"MADE IN NEW ZEALAND."

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 198, 11 August 1908, Page 3

"MADE IN NEW ZEALAND."

SCHOOL CHILDBED'S ESSAYS. ti " T!' 'fmembcred that at the " JjoCal IndMtrie. offered t Prizes were uered by the faranaki Chamber ,f sfriJKMWw! uu aame&j. fi ie jiauiea 0 f n , vin h T ' lot , - Vet k " own > swsfo, If u pCS 1 lat are iu P«"* rri t^e eom l»ittce, fhe Judges' report i/aa follows:

JSL" a wh ?'r' tl» essays are disappointing, especially those written ',v L\laTvofJf 1S in > T °™ to Alany ot the essayists have ijuite failed to grasp the idea underlying the lioldnJ of 1,11 industries week. l n several oases the essay is 110 more than a doZ7' M l f » *»gle industry! The f'fff no difficulty in agreeing to fiiv •- C ' Ht 'P nze in tll<! 'J-'own Senior Division to the essay signed "Kaka " winch showed considerable breadth of view, while the composition was excellent and the writing very neat, accuracy of Statement being also a feature.. -More trouble was experienced in alloting the second prize, and cveutuallv It was decided to bracket "Clovclly" 'and A .

[ Among the Town Junior essays, that by "Spers Meliora" was easily first- indeed the judges desire to specially commend it for good composition, accuracy and neatness, as well as for its keen appreciation of the lesson sought to be taught. -Barley," whose essay was placed second, had evidently grasped th» idea of industries' week, but rather wandered from jt in describing something that was not seen but gathered presumably from what was heard- when. ' visiting business premises. j The essays from the country pupils are as a whole better than those from

the town, that signed "Tiii'' being regarded by the judges as the best scut in, as an essay, though the writing is not as good as many of the others. Still, its superior literary merits caused this weakness to be overlooked. "Hopeful," who was awarded second prize, fully grasped the idea'and expressed it we'd. The country juniors were a good class, the writers generally exhibiting close observation and taking a lot of pains with their work. "Peach" deserves a special word of praise for neat writing. The judges cannot help commenting on the fact that a number of essays in the country senior class displayed a similarity which is very extraordinary in a competition for original essays. They were very -neatly written, but they were all ruled out because they were evidently not original.

' W. J. PENN. T. C. LIST. New 'Plymouth, August 10, 1008. TIIE WINNERS. Town seniors—First, "K-aka"; second, "t'lovclly" and "A" equal. Town juniors—First, "Spero Meliora"; second, "Barley"; third, "Planet." Country seniors—First, "Tui"; second, "Hopeful"; third, "Interested." Country juniors—First, "Evelyn Everett Green"; second, "Lynton." (No third award).

[The names of the successful children will be published later, together with the principal essays.]