COMPETITIONS SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1673, 13 February 1913, Page 2

COMPETITIONS SOCIETY.

Judges and their fees was the-'-chief item for discussion at>a meeting ot'tab committee of the New /calami'-Competitions!' bociely,, presiultl. over' by Mr. \V."" H; Atack, last evening. In response to auvertiseiuents.for judges of■ the vocal and elocutionary sections inserted in Australian papers, two oilers wero received ir'om Melbourne (to judge the'-music), (trom Mr. Waiter Bentlcy, lornierly' a well-known actor) to judge the .elocution, hi reply to a cuininuuication ironi the secretary (Air, James Dykes); .answers' were received from-two New < Zealand', judges, who have officiated at several competitions in the Dominion.. One was considered 'a' "good' spbrting\ oft'ciV' ''biit'Titv was decided that the .worlc lie proposed to' do (to judge both the Vocal'and elocutionary ficctiijiis) would'not tend to tnnkoitlie day programmes smooth-running, and it was ..decided that ■ the > one' judgo.Tsh'ould not take the two sections-mentioned. The committee,' alter a discussion,' decided to offer these - gentlemen a lump 'sum forliieir services, one to tuketlie. elocutionary and dramatic sections (with probably the debating and.oratory classes), and thd other the instrumental and vocal sections. An offer is, also to bo nindo to a third persoiito'judgo'the strings. A rough, draft of the syllabus for this year's'.competitions was presented. ..It is proposed''to'out, out 'several: classes to which there was.'little or,no response last year,: and to substitute, others. One proposal; is',to "have a vocal solo with instrumental' ' and another provides that the, inei'it of both singer and own accompanist shall count in tho marks. : Another udea ;i>tit forward -was that there should';be'.two. choir,, ; contests— one.: for small" ctfurcu choirs;' 'and one for'.'.'the numerically, larger .choirs, in order to givDi,the'',inany'cicell.ent small choirs an opportunity!, of competing in selections suitable-'jtb their.strength.. The wholo question, of this year's syllabus 'is-to bo : subject for .discussion,at\the ■next meeting 'ot'fhd.'cilnmittee. ■■::■"■'■■■'■:::.':'.■■ '?(.