JUDGES OPINIONS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2918, 2 November 1916, Page 7

JUDGES OPINIONS

ORAWING AND MAPPING,

Some interesting remarks were made fcy Mr. G. H. Elliott, who judged the drawing, mapping, and brushwork sections of tho Eublic Schools Division. Speaking of the drawing,- Mr. Elliott said that it, was best in the upper standards, and reached a vcry_ high level, especially in Standards V and iVI. It was the first tlmo lie 4iad given Standards V and VI a subject away ifrom plant form, the animal and fish iforms now given beinc much more aim'cult. The pupils had done exceedingly well. The Third and Fonrtfh. Standards were also very good. Tho mapping was not quite up to last yoar, with the exception of two or three particular ones. There was big competition. ■The man sent in by Victor Mayo, Serracq End School, was particularly 3ino mapping, and $ho others suffered • 'much in comparison. As to flowers or "other designing, there was more origin•aJity and less evidence of copying—a tvery good thing. Tho wholo competitions showed that tho schedule in tlio primary schools art classes wanted revision, bringing it moro up to date. It at present referred to ancicnt work, .-praotioally, and was not in. harmony jvrith the present work carried out ill fiho sohools. Referring to tho class [■wherein pupils were asked to draw tho ifront and side elevation of an original idog kennel or . pigeon Ihouso, Mr. Elliott said that tho exhibits sent in wero ,rather a poor lot. Both Mr. Cloro, who [judged the woodwork, and himself, •thought the class should be-withdrawn irom the sohedule. It was too big a tiling for ohildren Mid inculcated in !their minds a false attempt to produco .Vhat was asked. Tho drawing of some geometrical object would bo all right. She design of the construction of a >riog kennel or pigeon (house was beyond tha ordinary boy, and something fcould be substituted to show, knowledge of geometry or geometrical drawing.

In the brush-work the standard was mp to previous years. For the most ipart there was a little more undorjstanding as to tho bnishwork rendering of plant form as to what was re'quired. _ Thoro was evidence of more Originality too, and better workmanship. On the whole, the work in tho schools was distinctly improving. Tho iwhole scheme of competition was exceedingly ambiguous, said Mr. Elliott, |fche designs should be distinguished in "the schedule. Home Industries and Cookery. Mr. T. D. Cummins, of Wanganui, judged the preserves' and piokles of ■the Horns Industries Section.' SpeakBng of.the exhibits he said.they were »an excellent lot all round, and exceptionally good though not as numerous 'ps last year: ; The judge in the cookery classes t(Mrs. M. Woolf) said on tho whole tho iwork was excellent. The children's iclasses spcciallv showed a great imiprovement and cQprpnrcd favourably [with that of the adults.' Tho sweets Were of high standard and the first prize exhibit was equal to the professional product. Broad and biscuits wero also goCd, but uneveness in baking spoiled entries which, would otherwise the prize-winners. "Tho work on the !whole," said Mrs. Woolf, "compares jVery favourably with what I have seen [anywhere. It is a good exhibition, and is well sot out, tho children's work especially boinz of a high class." Art and Technical School Work. The display of work in the Art and technical Schools Classes is ono of exceptional merit, and all round there are jmany fine of work to be [seen. For the first timo in the history jof this section Auckland School of v!Arte pupils aro exhibiting, and several ihave heen successful. Wellington is not represented. Tho standard of work is wfell maintained this year said Mr. J. L. Watlan, the judge, during a conversation with a reporter. The designs of ihe secondary school pupils are especially good. _ Mr. Watki'n remarked ih'ow pleasing it was ; to. see. the high standard of excellence maintained because the. greater majority of the older jart pupils bad gone to the war, and jfihows had to fall back on the younger ones. Tho modelling work sent in from the local Technical School pupils /was especially good, Mr. Watkins said; ffle also commented on Miss BuckEhnrst's (Christchurch) study of a head 'from life, in colour. This Was the head tof an old man, and Mr. Watkin said [the subject was woll treated, and the fcxhibit especially good.