22 MAY 1971, Page 20

COMPETITION

No. 651: Worthy parts

An acting career is in prospect for the school- boy who refused a caning for an allegedly improper essay. Competitors are asked to compose a letter from a casting director to anyone who has figured in the recent news, offering a suitable (or unsuitable) role in a film or television commercial. Limit, 150 words. Entries, marked 'Competition No. 651', by 4 June.