The Brecon County Times Neath Gazette and General Advertiser for the Counties of Brecon Carmarthen Radnor Monmouth Glamorgan Cardigan Montgomery Hereford

[ SUPPLEMENT TO THE BRECON COUNTY TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1913. BRECON COUNTY I DAA • GREAT I COMPETITION FOR I School Children 20 in PRIZES FOR COLOUR WORK, CHALK or BRUSH. OPEN TO ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN BRECONSHIRE. Amongst the many changes made in recent years in Educational methods in our public elementary schools, none has been more welcome to the children than the introduction of pOLOUR WORK, which has already had a marked effect in lightening School Life and stimulating the child mind by housing its interest. In Breconshire, fostered by the Local Education Authority, the use of Colours, either with Brush or Chalk, has become general in the Schools, and the results achieved have been in toany cases quite remarkable for their excellence. In the hope that it will give the Boys and Girls an incentive Jo do still better in this fascinating branch of their studies the Brecon COUNTY TIMES LTD. have decided to offer Ithe sUm of i 4 £ 20 in PRIZES INA VA IA ]a A IL I EL I ML .Ikl t GRAND COUNTY COMPETITION I Jonfined to children in Elementary Schools, so arranged as to be practically a test in School Work. There will be in all 120 PRIZES divided as follows 40 FIRST PRIZES of 5' 40 SECOND PRIZES of 3'- 40 THIRD PRIZES of ThP-se will be given for Colouring, either with Brush or Chalk, Outlines of Nature Studies, Etc., Etc. Four different outline designs will be provided, and presented, one each week, with the "BRECON COUNTY TIMES" of THURSDAY, JULY 31st THURSDAY, AUG. 14th si AUG. 7th s, is 21st Competitors must retain their Sheets till the four are finished, and then send them to the "BRECON COUNTY TIMES Office, Brecon, not later than FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th. Any number of competitors may join in sending a parcel of completed sheets, to save postage pr carriage, and to ensure better preservation of the drawings. A competent and independent judge will be appointed to award the prizes, and the results will be announced as so en as ascertained. In order to make the competition as fair as possible for all, the county will be divided into groups of schools, town and country schools being placed in different groups wherever 0 it is feasible, and prizes will be allotted to these groups in numbers as near as possible proportionate to the number of children on the School Books. The grouping will be as fallows BhECON TOWN.—Mount Street, Llanfaes, Non-Provided, and Convent Lower School. BRECON RURAL.-Battle, Llanspyddid, Lianddew, Merthyr Cynog, Fontfaen, Upper Chapel, Llaiidcfaelog, Talachddu, Llanfrynach, Llanhamlach, Llanthettv (Talybont), and Castle Madoc. BRYNMAWR TOWN.—Council, Non-Provided, and ;>uman Catholic. LLANELLY DISTRICT.—Clydach, Darrenfelen, and Gilwera. y I BUILTH and LLANWRTYD.—Builth Council and Llanwrtyd Council. BroIITH RURAL.—Llandulas, Llangammarch, Garth, Llanganten, Llanynis, Llanfihangel and Lland- v i Aber- gwessin, Llwyn Madoc, f.tanafan Fawr, Maesmynis and Llangynog, Criekadarn, Gwenddwr, Llaisdewi'r Cwm, Llanwrtliwl, and Elan Village. URICKLIOWELL TOWN.—Council and Non-Provided. CRICKHOWELL RURAL. — Dyffryn Crawnon, Llanbodr, Cwmdu, Llangattock, Llangenny, and Llangynidr. DEVYNNOCK.- Cray, Ciliene, Landilofane, Senny, Aberpedwr, Trecastle, Llanfihangel Nantbr. 11, !;•ong, Devynnock and Pentrefelen. HAY and TALGARTH TOWNS.—Hay Council and Non-Provided, and Talgarth Council. HAY and TALGARTH RURAL.—Llanvillo, Penge.fiord, Llandefalle, Cathedine, Llanfihangel-Talyl1:)lL. Llan- gasty-Talyllyn, Llangorse, Bronllys, Glasbnry, Velindre, Llanigort, and Llyswen. CEFN.-Council, VAYXOR.—Yaynor, \antddu, Penderyn, and Ystradfelite. I YSTRADGYNLAIS.—Cwmtwrch, Cynlais, Gurnos, Pcnrhos, and Ynyscedwyn. ABE UC RAVE.—Glyntawe, Abercrave, Caehopkin, Colbren, and Pencae. Competitors must write plainly, in ink, in the space ic be provided on each sheet, their name, home address, and name of school. The "BRECON COUNTY TIMES" is on sale in ppaot Hy every town and villagein Breconshire. To be sure 01 ge:mg those four important copies—July 31st, August 7th, lltli and 21stMlorder from the nearest newsagent at once. SeilI to tIle Head Office at Brecon if you have any difficulty. a