SOUTH SCHOOL.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 145, 18 December 1908, Page 5

SOUTH SCHOOL.

The presentation of prizes was made at the South School atf 9.30 this morning by Pastor Ries. >.'■'-. A number of the parents were present. - * Pastor Ries congratulated the children on their attendance, . and the good work they had done throughout the year. . .': , r All the children in the preparatory classes received prizes, whilst those in the standards from one upwards r.e^ ceived prizes according to merit. - The prize-list was as follows :.— Standard 6: Dux: Dorothy Bingham. Proficiency: Middleton Quigley, Connie Osborne, Doris McKenzie,, Rata McDermott. Attendance: Rosalie Tansley, Nina Fairhurst, Mai-y Golding, Middleton Quigley. Standard 5: Proficiency: Prank Simson, Frank Price,. Mavis Bargh, Ida Chapman. Attendance: Frank Simson, Chas. Melntyre, Marjorie Bain, Ida Chapman, Leah Duli&y, Elsie Fry, Eileen. Biggins.' Standard 4 : 'Proficiency : Heber Gebbie, Reginald Simson, ' Gwynnie McHattie, Eileen McDermott j attenr dance : Robert Brewer, Heber Gebbie, Bertie Loader, Reginald Simson, Minnie Drinkwater, li-ene Gilmour. Standard 3 : Proficiency : Alfred Mudgeway, Allan Walker, Harold Parker, . Betsy Mackenzie, Hilda Hutt, Myrtle Ingram. Attendance: ! Frank Magnusson, Robbie- Luff, May Drinkwater, Linda Dean, Sheila Bain. I Standard 2 : Proficiency : Alex. ' Arrow, Ronald McHattie, Douglas McKenzie, Gertie Bingham, Ella Craven. Attendance: • Jack Bingham, Lionel Houlahan, Dick- Mclnj tyre, Tim Cotter, Oliver Tilsou,.Lucy Fry, Ruth Gilmour, Mervyn Cral- ', lan. Standard 1 : Proficiency and attendance : Owen Houlahan, James Dean, Ray Brewer, James .Wilson, Dennis Mitrphy, Charlie Marshall, . Emily Luff, Ada. Law, Agnes Davis, Mary Tweeddale, Dorrie Falconer. Sewing Prizes: Standard 4, Georgina Lyall; standard 3, May Drinkwater ; standard 2, Violet Holden ; standard 1, Clarice Tyson. At the conclusion of the presehta•tion of the jjrizes to_ each class, the scholars cheered their teacliors, -and also the School Committee. The schoolrooms were prettily decorated with evergreens and flowers. .P. astor Ries complimented those children who did not receive prizes on the spirit they displayed, and said he. was sure that they would all work hard to gain' prizes next year, and. make up. for not receiving a prize this year. The position of dux of the school this year was earned by Dorothy

Biujgliamv who received very warm ap' plause on. jecoiving her prke. ArtSiur 1 Bayne received the silver medEaI r presented! by the Dannevirke ' Foot' ball Club for the best footballer Of the" school, , and was accorded warm applause. ' .(.The. Mayor iken called for cheers for the teachers and 'committee, and all those who had assisted in obtaining prizes, and hoped' the children \tould have a pleasant holiday. v Mr Harvey,,, the. headmaster then ''called for cheers' for Pastor Ries, which were heartily given., and tfi© classes were then dismissed for tlie> Christmas holidays. . '4.'