LOWER HEATHCOTE SCHOOL.

Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 3220, 27 December 1875, Page 3

LOWER HEATHCOTE SCHOOL.

The' annual festival and distribution of

prizes took place at the Bchpolroom on Thursday, the 23rd. The children (numbering over 300) assembled at 3 o'clock, and were amply supplied with cakes, buns, sandi wichesj biscuits, tea, &c, which had been | most liberally provided by the parents and | friends, and then adjourned to the school ; grounds.. In the evening the prizes were distributed, by Mr W. Montgomery, who gave I the'children a short address on the advantages of education. There waß a large namI ber of the parents present. ■--. The following is the prize list:—- ---| Class .1 —Ist boy in the school, Richard Snedden (prize, writing desk given by Mre Montgomery). Ist girl in the Bchool, Ellen | Davis (workbox, given by Mrs Montgomery). 1 2nd prize, John Boswell? 3rd, James Moody; ! 4tb, Louis MarqUet. •Class 2—lst prize, James Stevens; 2nd, I Jane Moody; 3rd, William Hay ward; 4th, Thomas Beresford. Class 3—lst prize, Jane Botrody ; 2nd, Mary Russell; 3rd, Herbert Taylor; 4th, John McKay; ' Class 4—lst prize, John McHsrg; 2nd, Oscar Johnson; 3rd, William GroSe-Edward Coif ell, Harry Taylor, equal. • Glass s—lst prizp, Lucy Astonr: 2nd, F. Borrell and A. McKay, equal; 3rd, John Toirfc: A -,■■; aX Glassn—*Each. scholar-was pTesentedTmh a small book;- , .. J . ."• Writing—Class 1, Louis Marqnet; class 2,-Arthur-Smith; class 3, Jessie Wilson;ela3S 4, Jane Pepper. - Mapping—John Boswell. ■ ;. . Latin' (given by Mr, division: Ist prize, Richard Sneddenj-Znd, John Boswell. : Second division: Ist prize, James Moody. squad, James- Moody 2nd squad, John Campbell. • Needlework (prizes given-by Mrs'Montgomerj)—lst prize, Annie McHarg ; 2nd, Dorcas Correll. Knitting—Jane Bonndy. * After three cheers for Mr and Mrs Montgomery and the_ teachers, the children dis persed for the Christmas holidays* '■■-'■ '--..'