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papers benefit by a pleasant, simple style, 

 and the fact that they were written without 

 recourse to note-books ; an essay on the 

 Snipe is specially commended. Few Schools 

 have made so good a start as Bradway 

 (Derby), where accurate observation goes 

 hand-in-hand with excellent composition 

 and handwriting, and with neat sketches. 

 Totley (Derby) is as usual a leading Team, 

 the children having watched keenly and 

 recorded intelligently. The Slindon Team 

 (Sussex) write in a particularly bright and 

 graphic style, and express themselves prettily 

 and naturally. Hinton Waldrist (Berks.) 

 had to work under difficulties owing to 

 illness, but maintain the high place gained 

 in former years ; the work is all first-hand, 

 the Trees particularly good in choice and 

 treatment and with clever coloured sketches. 

 Diptford (Devon) shows great improvement 

 on last year, observation, often naively set 

 forth, fortifying the pleasant feeling then 

 noted. The Mawdesley R.C. Team (Lanes.) 

 also make a notable advance on their first 

 effort, and their work does them credit the 

 more strikingly that three of the nine are 

 half-timers at a factory. Withnell is another 

 promising Team in its second year ; a 

 careful description of the flowers of Trees 

 is one of the good features of the papers. 

 Freedom and freshness of treatment prove 

 that the young students at Sheldon (Derby) 

 take their impressions straight from nature ; 

 and Greenhill, in the same County, also 

 does well. Among the new entrants are 

 Holt C.E. School (Wilts), whose work is 

 distinctly above the average of first attempts ; 

 Horton (Gloucestershire), with good evidence 

 of note-taking ; Pemberton's School, Heskin 

 (Lancashire), and the Bouverie-Pusey School, 

 Cheney (Berks.), both giving more than 

 ordinary promise ; Scarisbrick School 



(Lanes.), sending bright and pleasing little 

 papers ; and the Leopold-road School, 

 Willesden, whose efforts show that genuine 

 pleasure has been aroused in the study. 



Festivals have already been held in 

 celebration of Arbor Day at a large number 

 of Schools. At St. John's, Keswick, on 

 November 18, the Shield and prizes were 

 presented by Mrs. F. E. Marshall and Mrs. 

 Morley Headlam, the Rev. Morley Headlam 

 presiding, and a Weeping-Elm was planted 

 in Lower Fitz Park. At Ridge, on December 

 15, the Director of Education for Hants 

 was among the speakers ; trees were planted, 

 Mrs. Chichester presented the awards, and 

 Mrs. Suckling gave additional prizes. 

 Exford, Dosthill, and the Frome Boys' 

 School held celebrations on December 11, 

 Mancetter, Newburgh, and Privett (among 

 others) on December 23. 



The regulations and entry-forms for 1915 

 will be issued early in the year, and the 

 time for entries will be extended. 



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