COLLEEN'S LETTER

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 596, 29 July 1933, Page 7

COLLEEN'S LETTER

Dear Kiddies, — You kept the postman busy this week, kiddies; simply piles of letters and entries, and all extremely good. I am very proud of you ;all. And there wasn't one committed that terrible crime of writing on both sides of the paper. This week we have the first double suecess. Zeno Aurellia has won her second instalment of five points in the gramophone competition and she is now leading with 10 points. But the juniors are well represented by Franees Clay, who is only two points behind Zeno. This week, too, the points go to the juniors, so they should catch up again. Very close behind Zeno was Roxane, who sent in a most interesting and well-written letter. The majority of the letters were neatly written, but Roxane's was outstanding. It was really terribly hard to deeide between you. I can sea my first grey hairs just round the corner if you 1 continue to make the judging so diffieult. But I'm not complaining; I like it really. Slippery and Syringa were third and fourth respectively in the points competition, while Mitzi and Betty Boop, who were highly commended, were not very far behind. I wish that I had a big page like we had last week so that I could publish all your entries; they really deserve it. The gramophone competition has already become more interesting and I am publishing the first table of points this week to show you where you all

stand. Perhaps I may be able to arrange wtih Mr. Shalfoon, who has given us the gramophone, to display it in his window, so that you will be able to see your prize. The Juniors were most enthusiastic and as there was only one prize to be awarded, I had a very worrying time making up my mind. However, the • 2s 6d prize goes to Killarney, Old j Taupo Road, who described a most in- ' teresting family of pets. But there j were lots more of you who would have | got prizes if I had had them to give j you. Nine new members this week! That j is really splendid,- but I am sure we J can do even better than that. Let's I make each week even better than the j last. I am thinking about offering a prize for a poetry competition, but as I ! kriow how hard it is to write poetry J I want you to send me in some "trials" j first. Then we will know how many j budding poets we have among us. j I do hope you will like the competitions this week and I am looking forward to another fat mailbag again. Please don't disappoint me. COLLEEN. j P.S. — When the printer man came to look at .all your letters, there were so many over that we decided to publish , the balance of them on Wednesday. So look out for the extra page on that day.