ESPERANTO

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 143, 13 March 1939, Page 3

ESPERANTO

Wellington Club Meets The usual meeting of the Wellington Esperanto Club took place last week, The president, Mr. E. A. Hornblow, presided. Mr. 11. F. Franks, who recently returned from Australia, and Miss Fairweather, who is home from a two years' tour of England and the Continent, were given a hearty welcome. During the tuition hour, the new rota system of instruction was put into operation, and the instructor for the year will be Mr. Hornblow. lu past years the progress of the elementary classes has been retarded because of the inclusion each’week of new members. This difficulty will be eliminated by the new system under which from now on newcomers will take this

preparatory rota course of self-con-tained lessons til! the class quota of 15 members is reached. They will then commence the normal Esperanto course, and a new rota will begin. After classes M. E. I,anti, of France.

who is an author of international fame among Esperantists, and a i>erfect speaker of the language, gave a colourful account of Japanese mythology. The circumstances giving rise to Beethoven’s inspiration in composing the “Moonlight Sonata." formed the theme of a one-act play presented by Mr. Nelson Hill. Miss Dorothy Spinks taking the part of the blind girl played the “Minuet in G”; Mr. Graeme Ayson as her brother played a roudino by Beethoven (violin) ; Mr. Ernest Sharp as Beethoven played “Six Eccosaises” and "Moonlight Sonata”; Mr. N. Hill took the part of a frieud of .Beethoven, j