RICCARTON SCHOOL.

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

RICCARTON SCHOOL.

The nnnunl distribution of prizes in connection with tho Kiccarton School took place, on Thursday afternoon. There ivae * good ftttendanoo of parents, and afternoon teawwaifj f provided by the elder girls. The chairman of the school committee, Mr 11. Manhire, presided. Every pupil in the school received a book. The following is the special prize list:—Standard Vl.—Dux, Alfred Shirley (gold medal, presented by Mr Chas. Taylor); most efficient cadet, Charlen Pi3her (gold ruedeJ. presented by Mr .1; C. Chivse); mos<C popular bo? in trio nchool, Alfred Shirley (Mrs Knglish); moat popular girl, Ada Wood (Mr English); eetrinff, Gladys Spackman (Mm Manhire); special prizes for industry, Edward Tucker and Hilda Holmes (Mr H. Manhire). Standard V. —Specie! prizes for industry, Stewart Kinross (Mr Bucknell), Annie Boon (Mr AnderGon); sewing, Alma Bowes (Mr Purvis). Standard IV.—Lesjie Sherwood (Mr S. Townsend), Myrtle Daviaon (Mr Purvis); ecwinc, Nora Hannafin (Mr Kidman). Standard 111. —Pat Anderson (Mr Kidman). Muriel Price (Mr H. Blakeway); sewing:, Olive Waldron (Mr Chapman). Standard ll.—George Hill (Mr C. H. Clarke), Phyllis Holmes and

Chrissio Slewart, equal (Mr Raxtrorthy). Standard I.—Willi* Droueh (Mr Newnharn), Isabel Tagjrart (Mr Newnham); sewmc Flonie Mntim«r (Mr Anderson). The rttix boy, on b«half of Standard AI. clces,- pr«ecrit.ed the headmaster (Mr H. English) with a gold-mounted fountain pen.