CHILDREN'S COMPETITIONS.

Otaki Mail, 6 August 1923, Page 2

CHILDREN'S COMPETITIONS.

ESSAY. (Gladys Sautli). ' children under 12 years:- I ■•What 1 would' like to be when fj an, grown up. and why,'" When J grow up 1 shorn i .'ike to b* . a farmer's wile, becuusi is the most) 11-- ful life, r think a farmer'- wife j 1- ■.ever Joindy, beeau-. ; -n. ; has -,, iu ar.y ; db'eic-nt things 10 think of, both in' and out Of door-. The farm would con- J sis: of tw, aty acre, of land, with some • pretty bu-h growing „,i it. There i w idd be an orchard which would cover! a a acre of ground, and among the fruit \ tree, 1 would have rows of bec hives. L ihe front of the house thorn would' be a iaw;.;. aud on cither -ide llswerj v. actable garden. With tWenly ducks j and the -aiue a-nab-, of 'fowls I : would rear poultry for the muiker. It, ' suma.er there wuuld lie plenty of rioe ft-,..;, r ,gg s :,, ,„.,[;,, „;,.,. f . :i e,.. un j ai«-e things to eat thitt the people liv- ' ■ , ( ..... „ , , . ( .j i. , l nleu-ii.g. The vourjo wiitor :.n- -,,-,-.-.•. he laiie of her imagination, and or, his -he win-. ESSAY. (By Doia Harper). When I am grow;, tip 1 -hoohi like o be a lady-doctor. i-'ir-t i would ave 'o study for sc-VPTftl Veij- ai :j... Jniyersity in iluioeiin. then to Loa- < Oil ■,. I y-J -., :-.. .:• e or t,. : j. t ~.v , . ~.,,-. 'or some months 1 would make a trip .mud the wo:id going to ail the clever i veto:- to learn s<>uie of the latest leas. 1 would then sf-ttle down and 'art a practice in Otaki. When I 1 ud made enough money l wouid buy piece of high land which would get I ib sun most oi t he day. Then f ould erect a large hospital with , : v-rv "i mvenience. The principal room I i the children's ward.'where I would E ive all ,-ort- of lovely toys for the con- I descent children to rlay with, M; T tasoas for being a doctor ure. that if V> £ good work doing your best to cure - sick and it is & rerr interesting jeupMion.