BALCAIRN SCHOOL.
The annual treat in connection with the Balcairn school was held on Wednesday. The children had races for small cash prizes and toys. In the evening the prizes were distributed by Mr McNamara, chairman of the school committee. The following ia the list:—Standard vii.—Violet Sellars 1, Alice Dron 2. Standard vi.—Annie Moore 1, Daisy Sellar3 2, William McNamara 3. Standard v.— Tom Fitzpatrick 1, Robert Moore 2. Standard iv.—Alf. Sutherland 1,
Arthur Bruere 2, Bella Moore 3, Georg« Douglas 4. Standard iii.—Berkeley Hickman 1, Frank Sellars 2, Emma Fitzpatrick 3, Jim Hutoheson 4. Standard n.—Ralph Ashby 1. Standard i.—Ellen Dennis 1, W. Smith 2, Fred BruereandJim Moore (equal) 3. Nora Hickman 1, Norman Ramsay 2,Frank Timms 3. Sewiug prizes—Standard vii., Annie Bailey 1, Alice Dron 2 ; standard vi., Annie Moore 1, Daisy Sellars 2 ; standard iv., Bella Moore 1; standard iii., Emma Fitzpatrick and Emily Timms equal; standard i., Gertie Hiokman 1, Nora Hickman, Bertha Bruere. Knitting prizes — Alice Dron 1, Bella Moore 2, Emma Fitzpatrick 3. Special prizes—Most popular girl, Annie Moore; most popular boy, Fred Watson ; highest percentage of marks, girls, Violet Sellars ; highest percentage of marks, boys, Tom Fitzpatrick; best conducted girl during sewing, Annie Bailey ; neatest boy in standard iv., Arthur Bruere ; best writer fn standard i., Fred Bruere, Norman, Ramsay, Willie Dennis, Belinda Plaisted ; best sewing standard iv., Bella Moore ; best sewing standard i., Gertie Hiokman; best sewing infants, Nora Hiokman. The special prizes were given by Mesdames Douglas, Dennis, J. C. Moore and Sellars, Miaae3 Lister and Riordan, and the quadrille assembly. Mrs Bruere presented a set of cricketing material to the boys and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9919, 27 December 1897, Page 2
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