GREENSTREET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2960, 29 April 1893, Page 2

GREENSTREET.

The annual distribution of prizes took place at the Greenatreet School on Friday, April 21. The chair was taken by Mr H. M. Jones who briefly addressed the meeting on the advantages of our present system of education, and congratulated the children on the liberality that had provided so many prizes-aa those they were about to recoive. Jach child then received a prize, after which came the following special prizes :— i Highest position in class.—Standard VI, Agnes Tait; Standard V, Grace Nicholas ; Standard IV, Louiaa Nicholas ; Standard I 111, Lily Nicholas; Standard 11, Adam }Hydes; Standard I, Mitchell Kuox. Perseverance.—Frederick Knox, Walter Bingham, and Cerise Nicholas. _ Writing.—Grace Nicholas and Mary Nicholas in the upper standards, and William Hydes, Standard 111. Arithmetic.—John Aiken, Standard V; Prudence Corbett, Standard IV. Drawing.—Standard IV, Jane Aicken. Sewing.—Girls under 10 years, Martha Stokes; girls between 10 and 12 years, Margaret O'Grady; girls over 12 years, Alice Black. The two former sewing prizes were satin-lined wicker work baskets, presented by Miss Doherfcy, and the last was a very handsome Japanese cabinet of considerable value presented by Mrs J. S. Bland, of Orton farm. Two prizes, presented by Mrs George Nicholas for the most popular boy and girl in the school, were awaided by ballot to Frederick Kuox and Jane Aicken. At intervals during the afternoon the proceedings were enlivened by some excellently rendered recitations. These gave great pleasure to the audience and reflected the highest credit on the training of the master. A prize for the best recitation of the afternoon, presented by Mr H. M. Jones, was gained by William Hydes.