ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH DAY SCHOOL.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14546, 24 December 1912, Page 6

ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH DAY SCHOOL.

The annual distribution of prizes at St. Matthew's Church day school took place on Friday evening, when the vicar, the Rev. t: B. Haggitt, presided over a large gathering of parents and friends of the pupils. In one room were displayed specimens of needlework, writing, drawing, and brushv/ork, done during the year. An enjoyable entertainment was given by the pupils, the chief items being a fancy dance by a number of cirle. and a musical sketch, •'Little Japs at Ploy." In hie speech the vicar referred to the eteady progress made by the school during tho last few years. The results of the. Government Inspectors' examinations showed that rhildren who had gone through tho school conrsc were more than ablo to hold their own on leaving to pursue hiyhcr studies. But ev«n a firet-claee knowledge of secular subjects was not enough. A child needed moral training -to use his knowledge- in the rijrht way. The vicar recalled to hia henrcre. the opinion of Huxley end other eminent men, that the Bible should be the foundation of all education. Never before had it been ?<> generally] recognised as to-day that tho best education is that of character. SuL-h an education the children of tho day school were receiving He concluded by reading the report of the Dioesan Examiner, the Rev. E. H. Shore, on the years-work in divinity. 0n« extract read: "The work in general is excellent. . . . The character of each child is trnderlv developed. The school i« doing a work of ii;ciJim»ble value, ani should it-cei.e tv« enthusiastic support of Churcti people." The prices, which were distributed by Mrs William Wood, were awarded as follows: — Divinity: Class 1, Margaret Dryburgh 1, Dulcie Hull 2. Marjorie Knight 3; Class 2, Enid Bowie 1, Reginald Ward 2, Duncan Ward 3: Class 3, Irene Shadbolt 1, Arthur SSfdholt 2; Class 4. Isabel Cull 1, Ivan Vuckor 2. Standard V.: Proficiency, Marjorio Wilson 1, Flossie Shepherd 2: arithmetic, Margaret Dryburgh; sewing, also epccial for fancy 6ewicg, M. Wilson: English. Dulcie Hull; drawing, M. Dryburjjh; writing, Marjorie Knight. Standard IV.: Proficiency, Myra Edmonds 1, Arr.old Basher 2; writing, Eric Voice; monitor's work. M. Edmonds. Standard III.: Proficiency. Enid Bowie; writing, Luvinia Oakes; iirithmctic, Iteggie Ward, Mabel Carter; eewing, Kitty Flood: spelling, Duncan Ward. Standard II.: Proficiency, Edna Mann, Verna Whitehead, Kathleen Craig: reeding. Irene Shadbolt; progress. Cyril Uoodc; sewing, V. Wii'.tehesd; writing, Ida Rcnn. Standard I.: Proficiency, Gladys Ward 1, Joan Oliver 2: writing, Osmund Baeher; readin™. Gwynnoth Baas; spelling, Hilda Bntson. Lower Sandard I.: Proficiency, Edgar Howie 1. Colin Bowie 2: Allan Oakes 3; iiroirrcs", Millie Li&wson. Ada Creeson, Sydney Freak: writing,. Norman Bell. P 3 : Tables," Clement Xeate; writing, Harold Kemp; progress,

Dulcie Fowler: reading, Mavis Lawrence; writing, Colin Reevee, Nellie Lawson. P 2: Writing, Clifford Edmonds; proßTose, Urosbie Rus.iell, May Kemp, Dorothy Cox, Goldio Wholan.