OWAKI SCHOOL.

Clutha Leader, Volume XII, Issue 598, 1 January 1886, Page 3

OWAKI SCHOOL.

On Friday, llfch December, the Owaki School broke up for the Christmas. holi» days. On the walls of the room were neat specimens of writing, mapping, drawing, &c. At the beginning of the year, the pupils were promised a first and second prize to the' girls in each Standard, and the same to the boys in each Standard. The decision was to rest on how they passed the Inspector's annual examination ; if a tie occurred, then the one who had best attended school should win. . In accordance with those terras, the pi'izes were distributed by the. Rev. W. G. M'Laren, in the presenoo of several of the parents, who oume to see the distribution," and to examine the workmanship.. The prizes for sewing were decided by Mrs M'Laren and Mrs Harle. The following is the prize-list *.—? Standard YL— Jane E M'Phee, dux of school. Standard V.— Girl* j M. Tweed, 1. Boys :A. Meder, 1 ;' O. E. M'Phee, 2. Standard IV.— Girls : Isabella Tweed, 1 ; Jane Latta,. % Boys : Wm. Meder, 1 ; Wm. Reay, 2. Standard lll.— Girls : E. 0. Robinson, I ; M. M'Phee, 2. Boys. : Robert Scadden, 1 j Robert Tweed and N. Nelson (equal), 2. . ' ■■ . Standard ll.— Girls : H. Paterson, \\ Jessie Fraser, 2. Boys : D. Meder, 1 ; H. M'lnfcyre, 2: Standard I. — Girls : Sarah Tweed, ,1 { 0. M'Kenzie, 2. Boys : R. P. I/. Miller, 1 ; R. Crews 2. ; Prizes for sowing.— (No competition. in Standards VI and V.) Standard TV : Mary Lou an. Standard Jit > Margaret Loean. Standard II ';-• Adeline JJiiowles. Standard I: G. M'Kenzie.- \ The prizo far the besWiked girl was voted by the lads , to Miss J. M'Phee ; and the prize for the best-liked boy was. voted by the girls 0. E. M*Phee. X Best progress during year : Will jam ! Hayward. ; . ■„. . . , First-class certificates for attendance : - Adam Meder, Wm/' Meder, J)avid' Meder, Elizabeth Reay, Sa'mnjTxyeed. . ' i.; Second-class certifica|ej|O;/E.»M' f PlieeifAll the children^ in the,Li)afunt roouli received Christmas books. : ; . ";'.■'■ : A vote of thanks wiiis giyen : ; to- Sire M'karen. and Mrs Harl6 Jor BD^kindly j n'^in'g the eowinjg j a vote of ih^n'ik^.iio ■ the Chairman i' and; with three cheery for the teachers, the Gliildrep partcid to pnjoy^ tfeejr holidays.' / rj