The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, December 3rd, 1912. NOTES AND COMMENTS.
A good deal of controversy is going on in our Wellington contemporaries in respect to the recent New Zealand elocutionary and musical competitions, and the judges have come in for some hard knocks in respect to their decisions. Musical and elocutionary judges, like football referees, have to put up with much adverse criticism—particularly on the part of those who are defeated. Competitors who enter for these competitions should recognise that the judge is the sole arbiter, and «hould take his decisions with good grace. In elocution it is almost impossible to find two judges who will agree on points other than enunciation. Judges are influenced by temperament, and competitors, to be successful, should ascertain the judge’s idiosyncracies, and shape their efforts accordingly. There will always be diversity of opinion among judges outside correct pronunciation.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1034, 3 December 1912, Page 2
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144The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, December 3rd, 1912. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1034, 3 December 1912, Page 2
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