An Comunn Gàidhealach Publications > Gaidheal > Volume 52--54, January 1957--December 1959

MOD PRIZE LIST
LITERARY COMPETITIONS
Adjudicators—Professor Angus Matheson, M.A.;
John A. Macdonald, M.A.; Lachlan Mackinnon,
M.A., F.E.I.S.; John F. Steele, M.A.;
Donald Grant, M.A., B.A., Ed.B.; Donald Mac-
allister, L.R.A.M.; Rev. C. Maccorcadail, M.A.
Junior Section
Group “D”—Gaelic essay on the life of Daniel-
Boys—1, John Livingstone, Bowmore; 2, Donald J.
Macleod, Sir Edward Scott School Girls—1, Sepnaid
Anderson, Bowmore; 2, Joan Glencross, Sir Edward
Scott School.
Group E, 2—1, Maggie Anne Macdonald, Sir
Edward Scott School; 2, Catherine MacPhee, Sir
Edward Scott School.
Senior Section
Silver Cup (presented by the Earl and Countess of
Cassillis, awarded to prize-winner gaining highest
aggregate marks in stated competitions) — Rev.
Colin N. Mackenzie, Kilwinning.
Gold Medal (presented by Miss Miliar-Weir,
awarded to the prize-winner with highest aggregate
marks in stated competitions, former winners debarred,
■—Rev. ColinN. Mackenzie, Kilwinning.
One-Act Play—Rev. Colin N. Mackenzie, Kilwin¬
ning.
Short Story: The Hugh MacCorquodale (Fingal)
Memorial Prize — Rev. Colin N. Mackenzie. Long
Story: Prize presented by the Gaelic Society of
Glasgow—Kenneth Finlayson, Glasgow.
Essay on any subject—Rev. Colin N. Mackenzie.
Three original songs for children (Robert Mac¬
millan Prizes)—1, James Mackenzie, Glasgow; 2,
Rev. Colin N. Mackenzie; 3, Mrs. Katherine Douglas,
Kilmour.
Arrangement in harmony of a Gaelic song (Angus
Robertson Memorial Prize)—F. G. Thompson, Man¬
chester .
Poem on any subject (Bardic Poem)—1, Rev. T.
M. Murchison, Glasgow. 2, John A. Macleod, Dundee.
ART AND INDUSTRY
Adjudicator—Miss Jean Lindsay.
Section “A”—Home Industries. (1) Samples of
wool vegetable dyed—Mrs. Catherine Brown, Dunoon ;
(2) Diced hose for kilt wear (An Comunn Gaidhealach
Trophy)—Mrs. Catherine Brown, Dunoon.
Section “B”—Design. Original Celtic design for
trolley cloth, table mats, or metal work—Miss Mary
H. Crawford, Dunoon.
Section “C”—Quaich, ladle, etc., made of wood.
Capt. Hay of Hayfield.
Section “ D ’ ’—Any article embroidered with
Celtic design—1, Miss Mabel M. Rowan, Bender loch;
2, Mrs. E. Mather, Dunoon ; 3, Miss Mary H. Crawford,
Dunoon.
Section “F”—Any article in wood with Celtic
design—1, James MacAloon; 2, A. R. McGuire; 3,
John Cairney.
Silver Cup for best exhibit in Section " F ”—
James MacAloon.
TUESDAY
Junior Section
Oral Delivery
Adjudicator—Donald Grant, M.A.
Reading Prose (12-16)—1, Mary Macmillan, Oban ;
2, Marion C. Beaton, Portree; 3, Rhoda Maciver,
Glasgow; 4, Janet Anderson, Portnahaven; 5, Mary
Ross, Portree.
Reading prose (under 12)—1, Iain Morrison, Mull*
2, Mairi Mackellaig, Morar.
Narrative—1, Marion C. Beaton, Portree; 2, Jeanl
A. Macleod, Portree; 3, Donald F. Mackinnon,|(.-
Portree.
Reciting from memory (boys) — 1, David W
Macleod, Loch Awe; 2, Donald C. Macfarlane, r
Glasgow.
Reading at sight—1, Irene Potter, Oban.
Reading from memory (Comunn na h-Oigridh)—1, fr
Sine A. NicLeoid, .Portrigheadh; 2, Morag C.l
Pheuton.
Conversation on three subjects (Comunn na h- If
Oigridh)—1, Morag C. Pheutan, Port righeadh; 2,1
Sine A. NicLeoid, Portrigheadh.
Adjudicator—Rev. T. M. Murchison, M.A. If
Reciting from memory (Prizes presented by the jj 1
Cruachan Branch)—1, Mary Livingstone, Port ||
Charlotte; 2, Caterine Macmillan, Port Wemyss; 3, I!
Mary Macmillan, Oban.
Reading at sight—1, Mairi MacDougall, Oban; 2, J
Marion C. Beaton, Portree; 3, Janet Anderson, Jj,
Portnahaven; 4, Jean A. Macleod, Portree; 5, j|
Sandra Mason, Oban.
Conversation—1, Mary Macmillan, Oban; 2, ! '
Marion C. Beaton, Portree.
Adjudicator—James Thomson, M.A., F.E.I.S. |1
Reading—1, Sheena Mackay, Oban; 2, Catherine |
Carter, Oban; 3, Mary Macgregor, Bowmore; 4,
Kirsteen Grant, Glasgow, 5, Irene Potter, Oban.
Reading (under 12)—1, David W. Macleod, Loch j!n
Awe ; 2, Catherine C. Maitland, Loch Awe; 3, j
Katherine A. M. Ross, Lochinver; 4, Jenny Macleod, ;
Lochinver; 5, Donald C. Macfarlane, Glasgow.
Reciting from memory (Girls)—1, Catherine C. r
Maitland, Loch Awe; 2, Katherine A. M. Ross, .
Lochinver; 3, Jenny Macleod, Lochinver.
Verse-speaking—1, Oban High School; 2, Islay j
Group “A”; 3, Islay Group “C”
Adjudicator—John Mackay, M.A.
Reciting from memory—1, David M. Macleod, | i
Loch Awe; 2, Sheena Mackay, Oban; 3, Murdo j i
Macdonald, Glasgow.
Instrumental Music
Adjudicator—Miss Edith Caunce.
Playing a Gaelic air and march on the pianoforte—
1 , Anne Gillies, Oban ; 2, Elizabeth Campbell, Bow- j1
more; 3, Jean C. Chisholm, Bearsden.
Vocal Music
Adjudicators—Gaelic: Lachlan Mackinnon,
M.A. Music: Sydney Northcote, D. Mus.
Solo singing of ‘ ‘ Gun chrodh gun aighean” (Girls). Ilj
Silver Medal Competition—1, Anne Gillies, Oban I
High School; 2, Margaret MacLaine, Portree High I
School; 3, Fay Grant, Portree High School.
Solo singing of “Hi ri mo chuilean’’ (Boys). |
Silver Medal Competition—1, Angus Maciver, Glasgow; jl]
2, Donald Smith, Woodside S.S. School; 3, Murdoch [I
Mackinnon, Castlebay.
Solo singing of an unpublished song—1, Christine |
J. Grant, Glasgow; 2, Fiona Maclean, Portree; 3, I
Christine Campbell, Port Ellen.
Solo singing of ‘ ‘ lomair thusa Choinnich Chridhe ’ ’ jl
(Boys)—1, Iain M. Graham, Giffnock; 2, David j|;
Macdonald, Ayr; 3, Christopher Anderson, Bally- |
grant.