THE COMPETITIONS.
The programme'-of the Mastejrtcffl 'Competitions-; Society,;"- ! Kke^ : tiM%;.oof ■ similar- institutions ..'-the. Dominion, is not perfect/" 'Possibly the niftst noticeable! defect, if such it oatn be termed,, is that children are permitted to compete with adidtfcs m several of tibe sections. This places both the iudger and the competitors; at a disadvantage. '■•'.* Tfee obiect' of the Competitions should be to encourage the development of art in child and adult. This can only be done by comparison. It is impossible to compare the effort of an adult with that of a child, for the physical capacity of the two is so different. The*: Society would, we think, :ss> con"sulting the best interests of al competitors by confining children to their own classes, and allowing adults to compete among themselves..
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 23 July 1913, Page 4
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129THE COMPETITIONS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 23 July 1913, Page 4
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