PURPOSE OF THE WRITING COMMITTEE (By Wattie Watling) I came to Training College from Kaikohe, North Auckland, in 1952, and am now completing my second year there. I had five years at Te Aute College, and after a year at University decided to take up teaching. This play we are about to produce had its origin on the day I saw Mr Dennant, an English lecturer, about the difficulties which some of the Maori students were having with the English language. Together we discussed the aspects which had proved most troublesome, and from this discussion arrangements were suggested for possible classes for those requiring them. Out of this developed the committee on which several of us volunteered or were nominated to serve, and which discussed the play, ‘Ponga and Puhihuia’, suggested by Mr Dennant. We entered into this new experience with enthusiasm, and several fine written efforts by members, and much work and more script writing by Mr Dennant resulted in the first act before the end of the second term. All work was discussed, and corrected where necessary, by the committee. Casting was completed for the first act before the vacation, and on our return the script for the second act was completed. At the moment casting is in progress for this. My part is that of Elder I, with the opening speech telling our warriors to defend the pa against the visiting party from Awhitu.
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Te Ao Hou, Royal Tour 1953, Page 41
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