COMPETITIONS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 697, 23 December 1909, Page 8

COMPETITIONS.

: ;«MTJSiq,; • "UTHJA!raBE,V EIJ3OTTION. ;■ / : APPEOACHED. ; ; -T.he ; cpinmittee : ; eet,; up a''-. few nights. ago' to take-'iii'hand f "the;forjriation of .musical -and , dramatifi"competition^•Jpn.'^tho".lines;'-of .those in''Ballirat-iand Uunedin, are losing no time. (in trim. .One:.of the first acts/pfithe; committee :h"as been to"endeavour to "'interest.. the'v-Wellington. schoolmasters in fteo.projecif.-VTovthat^ehd^each l of • the 'head-; -masters-of local-schools'-'has received-' a copy 1 "C ;' '.".- \ • "Dear Sir,—lii A all the other centres a 50-' ■cietys,.has'/-been in'.existenceVfor ' 6ome time which ■ has.; held amateur. competitions in niusic, ;elocutiopj literaturej.and- , such subjects; haye^noi^'lorined 1 , a similar society, in \yeliingtbn;"; ana: my;' object in' addressing you is.to:ascertain, your views, and as to what support r .we: would ;bo -likely; to 'got. .from .the heads of'schools: in the matter of. cqinpetitipns fpic'schoql' children. .."..-Taking iDnnedin- ; as ■'an example,;;.'lasj:.;»-yeaf^,their ;-sbciety held competitions . covering ■ :.t*elve; dayS, ■: one" of :which was wholly-'.'giyen.- up rto .school children,. which was 'one"'o£ ■ the 'iiiost successful in the.- whole series. .•'Prizes .totalling;yE3s-.to. '£4H were; giVen. for',- singing, piano,» violin, .elocution, and calisthenics,-,'; Tho;.school children's . (jay .in the .south-haa -.proved-\an-unqualified success, and, ■ if.'tlie ;Wellihgton , Society '■ receives the' .same amount of support, from' sch'oolimasters , as they -shall...undoubtedly endeav-' ■'Oiir;;tq l follow*the 'southern::city's example. ■'■'it the masters will'■'■'a'sist ,by bringing.tho'cbm--1 petitions iinder; notice; of."the; "pcholars, I feel snrofthat"(;there,' would, bo no difiiculty. in our ;being."able, tpVget sufficiettt;entries to fill:in a. full! day^s;'"programme! ■/ /The . children's. day ■•■w'onW , '' l»' : a; ; .Saturday, -so that there wonld. be no.'interference" with ■ school work. VI shall be ■pleased'r'te''supply:'any. further information,. and hopeHo: get i! a!favpurable -'resporise' froni'you.—. :Yburq faithfully, >3V'..;'.Gf.. Talbpt; Hon; Sscte-. ,tary',;prp. ; /tem : Vr^.:; n ;' ? -i l;xk) ..; - •'-. •,-,;'