Spelling Bee

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 7, 29 August 1930, Page 7

Spelling Bee

Interest at LYA and 2YA H® total entries received from the spelling bee to take place at 1YA on the night of the 26th is 28, All are very enthusiastic, and an. interesting evening is confidently looked for, A novelty in the course of the évening will be the presentation of an original manuscript on spelling bees from a well-known American author, which has nof hitherto been published: This will be interpreted by a leading Auckland elocutionist. The winner of the Auckland event will be: brought to Wellington at the expense of the "Radio Record," and. will participate in the competition from 2YA on Thursday evening. For 2YA’s evening the entries number approximately 50. At least one of the competitors, a married woman, is come ing from Taranaki for the event. For the benefit of listeners the procedure in the studio may be briefly explained. The judge will be separated by a screen from the competitors, the microphone ‘being at the screen. On the other side. of the screen the competitors, each of whom will be numbered, will be ar-: ranged in a circle, and each competitor, as the word is given him, will step in front of the microphone and spei! his word, passing on in turn to give room for the next competitor. The judge’s voice will pass over the screen and be perfectly audible to the com: petitors. Two failures on the part of: a competitor will eliminate. Competitors are required to be at 2YA studio at 7.30 on Thursday evening, in order that full explanation ‘of. procedure and conditions may be made : to them.