Radio Record Spelling Bees

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 6, 22 August 1930, Page 4

Radio Record Spelling Bees

Entries Approximate Fifty GREAT interest will be taken by listeners in the "Radio Record" Spelling Bees, which are being conducted at 1YA on Tuesday, August 26, and 2YA on Thursday, August 28. Splendid prizes are offered, particulars of which have been given in the "Radio Record." The adjudicator at 1YA will be the well-known lecturer, Mr. A. B. Chapnell, M.A., and the judge at 2YA will be Mr. J. Norrie, chief librar.an at Wellington Public Library, Everything is being arranged so that competitors need have no qualms or fears as to the fairness of the competition, and every detail will be weighed most carefully. Many people would doubtless be afraid of entering into such a competition if they had to appear,fin -public, but on this occasion their only seen audience-will be their 4 fellow-competitors and the station officials. Arrangements are planned so that even the adjudicator will not be. seen nor will he be able to see the competitors. This competition should prove of very high entertaining value. The winner at Auckland will provide a competitor for the finals, which are to be conducted at 2YA. The winner of the competition at Auckland will visit Wellington at the expense of the "Radio Record." The entries for the Wellington event approximate fifty. Miscellaneous concert programmes will be broadcast in addition to the "Spelling Bee" competitions. . Preceding the Spelling Bee at. 1YA will be an elocutionary item by Mr. J. M. Clark, entitled "The Spelling Bee at Angel," by Bret Harte. This is an amusing incident of the early days of San Francisco, when the sole survivor is supposed to be the speaker. The rest of the competitors went "the way of all flesh," involuntarily, Competitors in this competition need have no fear of such a calamity befalling them. A further elocutionary item will be given by Mr. J. M. Clark, Mark Twain’s "Story of the Old Ram."