An Comunn Gàidhealach Publications > Gaidheal > Volume 26, October 1930--September 1931

AN GAIDHEAL
An Damhar, 1930.
Group D (1)—Fifth and Sixth Year Pupils—
Translation of English Prose into Gaelic—1, John
Nicolson, Portree Secondary School; 2, Angus Mac-
Dougall, Portree Secondary School; 3, Donaldina
MacPhee, Oban High School; 4, Julia MacLeod,
Portree Secondary School; 5, Catherine M. Robert¬
son, Portree Secondary School; 6, Alexander
Ferguson, Portree Secondary School.
Group D (2)—^Translation—1, Donald Cameron,
Oban High School; 2, Angus Matheson, Royal
Academy, Inverness; 3, Donald B. MacLeod,
Portree Secondary School; 4, Catherine M. Robert¬
son, Portree Secondary School; 5, Lachlan
Matheson, Portree Secondary School; 6 (equal),
Morag Martin, Angus MacAskill, and Mary Mac-
Aulay, Royal Academy, Inverness.
Group D (3)—Gaelic Essay—1, Angus Mac-
Dougall, Portree Secondary School; 2, Margaret S.
Beaton, Portree Secondary School; 3, Catherine M.
Robertson, Portree Secondary School; 4, Morag
Stewart, Portree Secondary School; 5, Donaldina
MaePhee, Oban High School; 6, Julia MacLeod,
Portree Secondary School.
Group E (1)—University or Training College
Students—^Translation—1, Catherine A. Chisholm,
Lochcarron; 2, Catherine Ferguson, Dunvegan; 3,
Katie M. MacQueen, Hosta, N. Uist; 4, Peggy Mac¬
Kinnon, Heaste, Skye; 5, Christina MacSween,
Connel Ferry.
Group E (2)—Gaelic Essay—1, Neilina Mac¬
Donald, Breakish, Skye; 2, Donalda Mackay,
Geocrab, Harris; 3, Peggy MacKinnon, Heaste,
Skye; 4, Marion Campbell, Dunvegaji; 5, Johan
MacCuish, Leverburgh. (All of Jordanhill Training
College, Glasgow; Mr Norman MacLeod, Gaelic
master.)
Group F—Continuation of Special Class Students
-—^Reproduction of Gaelic Story—1, Catherine L.
Rankin, Oban High School; 2, Morag Cameron,
Oban High School; 3, John MacLeod, Sir E. Scott
School, Harris; 4, Robert D. MacLeod, Sir E. Scott
School, Hams; 5, Nan Black, Oban High School.
Group G—Special Competition, Gaelic, Essay on
Life of St. Paul—(Boys) 1, Ronald Robertson,
Portree Secondary School; 2, Alexander Ferguson,
Portree Secondary School; 3, Calum Iain N. Mac¬
Leod, Knockbain Public School. (Girls) 1 and 2,
Peggy Lowe, Tobermory H.G. School, and Sarah
Kennedy, Tobermory H.G. School (equal); 3, Jessie
MacLean, Tobermory H.G. School.
PRIZES FOR TEACHERS.
Group A—Average—1, John MacPherson, M.A.,
Broadford Public School; 2, Angus MacDonald, Sir
E. Scott School, Harris; 3, Miss G. L. MacDonald,
M.A., Tobermory H.G. School.
Group B—1, John MacPherson, M.A., Broadford
Public School; 2, Angus MacDonald, Sir E. Scott
School, Harris; 3, Miss M. D. MacQueen, Oban High
School.
Group C—1, John MacPherson, M.A., Broadford
Public School; 2, Miss G. L. MacDonald, M.A.,
Tobermory H.G. School; 3, Donald Graham, M.A.,
Royal Academy, Inverness.
Group D—1, R. Chisholm, M.A., Portree
Secondary School; 2, Donald Graham, M.A., Royal
Academy, Inverness; 3, Miss M. D. MacQueen, Oban
High School.
Aggregate—Group A—1, Angus MacDonald, Sir
E. Scott School, Harris; 2, John MacPherson, M.A.,
Broadford Public School; 3, Miss G. L. MacDonald,
M.A., Tobermory H.G. School.
Group B—1, John Macpherson, M.A., Broadford
Public School; 2, R. Chisholm, M.A., Portree
Secondary School; 3, Miss G. L. MacDonald, M.A.,
Tobermory H.G. School.
Group C—1, R. Chisholm, M.A., Portree
Secondary School; 2, Donald Graham, M.A., Royal
Academy, Inverness; 3, Miss M. D. MaoQueen, Oban
High School.
Group D—1, R. Chisholm, M.A., Portree
Secondary School; 2, Donald Graham, M.A., Royal
Academy, Inverness; 3, Miss M. D. MacQueen,
Oban High School.
SENIOR LITERARY COMPETITIONS.
Adjudicators :—Nos. 33, 36—Rev. Neil Ross, B.D.,
Bowmore; James Thomson, M.A., Bayble, and
(33) Angus L. MacDonald, H.M.I.S.,
Kilmacolm. Nos. 34, 37—Donald Graham,
M.A., Royal Academy, Inverness; Rev. George
MacKenzie, B.D., Greenock. Nos. 35, 39—Rev.
G. N. M. Collins, F.S.A. (Scot.), Greenock;
John MacPherson, M.A., Broadford.
Winner of Gold Pendant—^Roderick Campbell,
Minard.
Competition 33 (Poem, any Subject)—1, Roderick
Campbell, Minard; 2, Duncan MacNiven, Islay.
Competition 34 (Essay on Development of
Economic Resources of the Highlands)—-John N.
MacLeod, Kirkhill.
Competition 35 (Short Story)—1, Duncan John¬
ston, Islay; 2, John N. MacLeod, Kirkhill.
Competition 36 (Gaelic Story)—.Roderick Camp¬
bell, Minard.
Competition 37 (Gaelic Dialogue)—Duncan John¬
ston, Islay.
Competition 39 (Essay on any Subject)—1 (equal),
Roderick Campbell, Minard, and John N. MacLeod,
Kirkhill.
Competition 68 (Musical Compilation)—Mrs A. C.
Scott, Plockton.
Competition 68a (John Sinclair MacPhail
Memorial Prize for Best Setting to Music, in Four
Parts, of any Gaelic Folk-Song)—J. Norman Mac-
Conochie, M.A., Glasgow.
Best Collection of Unpublished Lullabies with
Music. Prize £5, presented by Mr. Robert Mac¬
Millan, Glasgow—Roderick Campbell, Minard.
Design.
Design for a Book Cover, suitable for An Comunn
Gaidhealach publications—Prizes were awarded to
Robert Whiteford, Greenock; and Miss Lamont of
Knockdow.
A Card in black line and two colours, to convey
Christmas and New Year greetings. Dimensions
overall—6A inches by 4£ inches—A prize was
awarded to Miss Lamont of Knockdow.
Handicraft.
Needlework—^Reproduction in colour of Design
No. 158, suitable for Tea Cosy, Table Centre, etc.—
Miss Winnie Murchie, Ayr.
The official opening took place at noon on
Wednesday in the Burgh Hall. A repre¬
sentative platform party accompanied the
President, who delivered with his customary
power and acceptance the presidential
address, which we reproduce. The pro¬
ceedings opened with a Gaelic prayer by the
Bev. T. S. MacPherson of Campbeltown.
Provost Turner of Dunoon extended with