SCHOOL PRIZES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21973, 23 December 1936, Page 3

SCHOOL PRIZES

SPRINGBURN

The pupils of the Sprlngburn School were each given a gift book on the day of the break-up. The following were the special awards:—Roy Campbell memorial prizes: Enid Fagan (standard VI.), Michael Flynn (standard V.), Shona McFarlane (standard IV.). Lindsay Bruce (standard III.). Sewing: Yvonne Brown (senior). Joyce Goldsmith (junior). Attendance: Ina Aldridge and Alan McFarlane.

ASHLEY BANK The annual Ashley Bank school picnic was held at the Botanic Gardens, Christchurch. A sports programme was run off after lunch. The school prizes were distributed the following day, each scholar receiving a book. Special prizes were awarded as follows:—Dux medal, Nancy Lowe. Sewing prizes—Standard VI.; Nancy Lowe. Standard V.: Grace Macanu. Knitting—Standards 11. and I.: Raymond Wright, Revell Stringer. Sewing—Primer 4: Ina Irvine 1, Mona Mcßae and Mavis Macann (equal) 2. Primer 3: Elwyn Lindsay 1. The infant mistress, Miss E. Kitto, who has been appointed to the staff of the Oxford District High School, was presented with a paij* of crystal vases. Nancy Lowe made the presentation on behalf of the pupils, and Miss Kitto replied.

PREBBLETON SCHOOL

* PROGRAMME OF SPORTS FOR CHILDREN A short programme of sports for children was held in the Prebbleton School grounds after the prize-giving ceremony. The results of the races were;— Under Six Years—Keith Barr 1, Rex Yeatman 2, Patricia Anderson 3. Six to Seven Years —Girls; Shirley McCUntock 1, June Anderson 2, Margaret Dempster 3. Boys: Kenneth James 1, Cyril Yeatman 2, Stanley Pimm 3. Seven to Nine Years—Girls; Mavis Ridden 1. Carol Ussher 2, Betty Carpenter 3. Boys: Ivan Dickie 1, Ray Craythorne 2 Nine to 11 Years—Girls: June McClintock 1, Val Archer 2, Yvonne Dempster 3. Boys: Gordon Banks 1, Douglas Paulson 2, Jim Bunton 3. „ . „ . Eleven to 12 Years —Girls: Bessie Hands 1 Ngaire Varley 2, Brenda Hampton 3. Boys: Noel Barr 1, Alan O’Neill 2, Walter Carpenter 3 . „ , Over 12 Years—Girls: Mildred Easterbrook 1. Leila Pimm 2, Betty Barr 3. Boys: David Williams 1, Ray Gallagher 2, Ivan Smith 3. Senior Boys—Keith Ridden 1, John Carpenter 2, John O’Neill 3. Single Women’s Race—Miss M. Easterbrook 1, Miss P. O’Neill 2, Misses C. Smith and N. James (equal) 3. Single Men’s Race—E. Harding 1, A. Johnson 2, O. Williams 3. Married Men’s Race—E. Hastie 1, G. Ridden 2. Siamese Races—Girls: Peggy O’Neill and Nancy James; Boys: S. Greenslade and J. Carpenter. Men: R. Smith and A. Johnson.