HOLIDAY TIME.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 692, 17 December 1909, Page 5

HOLIDAY TIME.

"BREAKING-UP" AT THE-SCHOOLS'.-' ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES.'" ';, • Yesterday afternoon the Stateschools in tho Wellington Education District closed for tlie midsummer vacation, sii weeks, to reopen on January 31. "Broaking-up" ceremonies Avcro' -nioro or. less formally observed at the; city and suburban schools, and' in '•' several' certificates: for: goad attendance ,wcre. presented. ' .

: ' •''•:■ Terrace. ••-.' -" :' : At the Terrace School, first-class certificates (not absent once) were received by tho following:- ' -"- Infant Department-William Fettcs, Geoigo J;ache,'-Cyril Kerr, Jack Mason, Constance Grmdloy. Standard -1.-Yera Rogers, Ronald Mowbray,.Eustace Mncfarlance, Leo Dobson.. Standard Jl—Ethel-.Laurpni-on,, Agnes, Muir, Caroline B-otlierham; Jphn .Dobson, Robert Scott, Gordon Seivwright.' 'Harold-. Duinbell," Hilda Licbeiv Standard,.lll-Alice Ballantyne, Mary Minr, Naida Schlrea, Willie MTJandall, Herbert Seaton, A'&ol M'Ewen.' Standard IV— I Geoffrey Austin, George Baldwin, Brio Cirrrie, Duncan .Cameron, Laurence -Dobson, Oliver lottes, Jack Jenkins, Thomas Miller,' Herbert Poole, Jack Pope, Robert Comrie, Douglas Richardson, Norman Smith,. Grace Lake, Eva Stockman. Standard V-Frank Dawson, Alan Richards, Cfecil For, Sidney Ward, Ralph JrßandalV Geoffrey Hillins, Horace Dumbel I, - Colin Higgle, William M'Carthy, Robina Avon, JJons. Grave,■.. Mary.. Jnmieson, Erna ; Lieber, htancy. Nutt. Standard: Vl-Viotor Ward,' .James o Fettes, Alexander Johnston. Eric Muir, Eric St^ George,.Phillis Austin, Mav Bnckc- . ridge,-. Helen Newton, Kathleen O'Connor,! Eileen U Connor,. Irene SiowmghClsa Fettcs. .Tlw following pupils .received, attendance certificates, of tho second-class (absent not moro ™"f. '"«„ half.days):-InfanU- Department.-. William^Haslemero,-Belle May„Enid Toiler, irenda ; Haslenioro, Elsie...Worb'ovs:...Standard I-Lily Mitchell, Hector Clouston,'Helen Macintyre. James Stewart, Walter Marris,' Arthur Whito.Esmond Newton. Standard II T7^ rj p le ,P oo^.' En ,l d;Ma y' Eilei =n Leslie, Dons Rankin,- Eno Harris. Morley Standard 111-AJick Macintyre, Wynpo Watkins, Sarah Gardiner, Cyril Littlcbury, Hilda' Berry, Isabel Paterson, Wilbert Nutt ' Doris Seaton, Jesse Rabe. IV-Jamea Hookham,. Jack Mason, John Paterson, MerJ sS k '. st nngw.. Harry Stringer, Eon■T^:^,u VttM &.S? ,m K , .! Cyrif Dowdy, Bernard AJson; William Whiteford, Gladys Leslie... V-John Dickie, KennethAthol Gibbons, Robert Macintyre,Stuart- Richardson, Willian. Scatchard, Denis Williams, Leila Berry, Eileen Coull,'Agnes Henshelwood, tfellift. Lloyd,: Helen May. Standard VI-EdgnrM'Eldowney,-Alfred Turner, George Gillespie, Fred. Davis, James M. .Comrie, Herbert Inkster, Mabel' Still, Vera Mowbray. >,- . : •Tho schcol chainpionsHp.cup for athletics was presented to Allan Donald McDonald: inzes were also presented -to the best rifle' shot in the school (Edwin Childs), and the who obtained the highest marks iii tho- proficiency, examinations..

i Mount Cook Boys, r. M i r- J - t S -, La ' n oerl-'. chairman of the Mount Cook :School. Committee, presided at - ceremony yesterday, and. - presented attendance certificates as follows-— _First Class.-Charles Worth, Eric Fogelberg, WJlmm. Forsythe, John Jeromson, Frank I,? 011 ? / Uan Spierling, Rowland Wilson/ Albert Blatcher,' Roy Cain™}'S* Evans, William Thomson, Al-fred-White, Leonard Williams, George' Bell, Cecil Adamson, Geoffrey Beaglehole, Robert eraser, Allan Quartermam, Walter Wood/ B. Amb r:° se ' T , : F; Brandeis, B. Bognuda, C. Butler, N.Fuller, L. Leslie, P.' Oliver H Porter L. Linley W. Armstrong, ,C. Tod, Norman Batohelor, Wilbam Carter, Ernest Davis, Ernest Davison, Arthur Duncan, Albert Gooday', Henry Hall,, Leo Henderson, Herbert StanH*' w a 7f lnl , e l' Thawley, Edward JLonks, Percy Carter, Henry G«y. Kobert- O'Neill, Hugh Koscoe, lhoinai Spencer,-Thotoas M'Ginity, Charles Jeromson, Edward Hughes; and George' Munro. tlf ? d , Beck, Henrj ; : Cameron, John : Carter, Frederick Bayliss,- Sidney Smith Caulton.i Harold Cooper vZ y A 1 •/' ,?l"nias Hedges, Edwin ■' Knight, Fred Eoid,- A; Baker,■:A. Wilson, C. Davis, i! Asher, A.. Cameron/ H/- Mountier, Reginald Anderson, William Baker, Oliver Binhic, Henry Davis, Martin'/ ' Charles'''.PetersßnJ kCanut e. Percy Oughtqn, Harold Tullett to h aln ?dt George Adams, Fred Bosher Walter Chamberlin,- Hori. Thomas; Roy Whitl tington, Malcolm-AVilson, Harold Kemp, Percy Charnian, Percy: Biggs, and 'William-'Petersen ■

'.'. Mount Cook Girls'. !.■,:/ Yesterday afternoon.:at''.''Mount' 1 Cook• Girls'benool, tho. biggest classroom was packed with as; many, of the girls' belonging to. tho elder classes.as,it could hold. Mrs. W. Fell' presented the silver'medals; for attendance; .the attendance certificates, and two special'prizes given., for' brushwork. Mr.'. T.' S. Lambert,' chairman of tho committee, 'presented, tho proficiency and competency certificates.' The girls sang several songs very; .nicely,' and Miss Holycr gave a brief address;-and then the proceedings closedwith cheers given by tho girls for Mrs. Fell, the teachers, .and' tho ■' chairman. : ■ • • .--,■■ ,- The following received silver, medals for attendance.—Ada Barker and' Lulu Donnelley, fivo years'- full attendance; Elizabeth Gray.and Elsio Grant, four years' full attendance. These medals wero presented by Miss Hclyer, headmistress. .Two books presented by-Miss-Helyer for brushwork wero won by Elizabeth Gray, 1; and.Gertrude.Warren;-. 2.. .. :.-■•...- .:.,-. Prizes won ' at', the ''Manawatu' A. and P. Show were presented, to Miss Mona Porter—a iiTst prize—and second-prizes to Clare Palliseiy Mary Nixon, and Evelyn--King. Geometrical drawing and design: Maggie Anderson and' Doris Wells. Merit- cards; the highest'reward for _6owing, were awarded ; to Clare Pallisei, Lelia Campbell, MinnieHewett, Isobel- Campbell, Mona. Witt, and ';Gladys Dawc. ';.' ' Fall, Attendance .Certificates.—Standard It: Grace Barbor, l!STen M'Larren, Nellie Gage; Leila' Campbell, Eva'Williamson;'.; Standard III:. Elizabeth Armstrong,' Venia Greenfield, Lathall Stuart, Viola Turner, Nancy Wilson; Standard IV i Hilda Bealc.'Kita Camwell, Elvira Mizracki, • Gladys: 'fuller, Elsie. Turner. Standard V: Helen Androws, Muriel Andrews, Moana Kemp, "Mabel 'Leslie," Ruby;' Pleasant, I'ui Poutawera,••'• Olive- Quartcrniain, : Alary Snaddon, Doris Wells, Eosc Pisani. 'Standard VI: Ada Barker, Elsie Grant, Hcttio Calvert, Louisa Donnelly, Elvina Nilsen, Lizzie Tucker, and Pearl Wilson. '■'■". """'.". ■Second. Certificates (not' missed more, than five half-days).—Standard II: Gladys Campbell (1), Eva Blair (4), Agnes' Dean (5), Mary Harris (3), Miiry Hanley (1), Winnio Hewitt (3), "Ivy- Knight (5), Edith Kyling (1), Jessio M'Cartliy (1), Clara Pallise'r'(3), Gladys Young-, mon (5.) Standard III: Ruth Barry (5), Elsie Atkinson (3), Lily Kitchen (2), Isabel Campbell (i). Standard IV: Mary Daubney (4), Ellen Quinlan (1), Myrtle. Hash'(2), Dorothy Hedges (5), .Mary Bingham (1). Standard v:;Mona Parker, Audrie Gillraan, Alice /Jacobscn, Amy Cairns, Dulcio Goddard, Evelyn Hitcnon,.Graco Barry,.' Violet Barber, Daisy Bolton; Kuby Donaldson, Elsie Howitt, Maggio Joyce. Standard'Vl: Buby Crawford (1), Lizzie Daubney (1), Agnes Fulton (3), and Gertie Warren (1).

South, Wellington. ' Thero was no formal'"break-up" at the South Wellington School. 'Tho gold, medal presented by Mr. H. Crongel for award to tho pupil who obtained, tho highest marks• in tho proficiency c.-oimination was awarded to Arthur l'lnx. Don Matheson-was awarded Mr. Hosie's silver.medal for.tho best riflo shot in the "school..-' ,

Newtown. ■' All the senior scholars of the Newtown District High School were assembled in tho.main room for tho "breaking-up" ceremony yesterday afternoon. Mr. K. A. Wright, M.P., delivered a iehcitous speech, and afterwards presented tho Dus cold modal (donated by Mr. li' Crongol) to Frank Luke. Maris Castle, next in order;of merit, being ono point loss, was awarded a prize book. Mr. J. Martin, chairman of tho committee, was also present. Cheers wore afterwards given by tho children, who were then dispersed.

Mitchclltown. Tho school •children', at • Mitcholltown celebrated tho e\o of their holiday timo by holding a successful concert on Wednesday evening. Yesterday afternoon, tho children wero assemblod togethor for tho "breaking-up,"; and in accordance with an annual custom wore oacli handed a bag of sweets, a Christmas gift from Mr. Mitohell.

Brooklyn. Pullford's Hall Was the, 6cono. of the " break-uig-up" ceremony of tho _ Brooklyn School. After somo words of aducc and encouragement from tho headmaster, the . following pupils received certificates of proficicnoy won at tho recent examination' —Clarence Backhouse, William Ballanbne, Charles Clift, Irvine flryden, Stanley Dcwdney, Reginald Johns Harold Kooblc, Alfred Mabm, Noel Mather! John O'Brien, Chailee Russell, Konnetli Reeve' Ctcil Tan, IVank Thomas,, Claude Woodward, Anoru Bair. Boioth) river, Dorothy

Beatrice Hunt, Eva Manlcy, Elizabeth Make-- : '':l:f ham; Myrtle Macdonald; Gwendoline Eeyling,' Kathleen .Simpson, Constanco Tebbs..: Alice -"'■'-';? Ward, Ivy Ward. '.'■". - . .. ;;;/.'>.•■,>.':{:;, Tho pupils separated with cheers for tho : :'? committee, for the teachers, and for' those .'v : pupils who were, bidding a final farewell to : :;. tho-school. ;'":■-:'■: ~: ■' .'"To Aro.."■■■'•'..-■■. >'.-■-y.^ .Attendance certificate were presented': to Aro ■ School yesterday before, tho scholars'-,":■'-'>."■ dispersed for tho holidays. The list is as lows;—. ,;'■ . . ~.;.> ■■ -Standard Vl (first olassl.-lionant Macki'i'V, O< F CJ ' c 'apcott, William Allen, Rosalia hhotlandor, Elsio Ross, Irene Tandy,.: %< .Uaudifi. Jones, /Abigail ;, Levy; -.- iiecond "■£■ closs-Doris Perry, Andrew Barras.. Stan-" ',i!dard -V- (first classy-William Cook,:" -'1= ™W Hammond,. David ■' Johnston, Cecil,"!,S: KclMt, Charles Tattle, Hector Wood, Freder- :-/ let Johnston, Ernest Upton, Margaret Piper, 'i; Olive Jennings, Elsie l'earcc; second-class-.' ''V-": Mo rtcoj- Fuller, George Hogan, George Lusk, i' ( ' Eydia IMrrett. SUndai : d ■ IY-(first' clasP,' ; t ■SI S ro, n he, r, EUa ; Borer, Dorothy, Farmihar, Otto Kuch.lUvmoid • Porteous, Harold. Loddcr, ' Stanley. :- Moloney, Frank Petrio, George '-^ •J™ l S r; .sgconf class-Mary Brown, Vida' tejo Sm -^ U V, Emmh. Payton, Ernest :V* Kft thur rr H ? llolva - v - 'Harold O'Connor,.' Harold Watson, Hector Armstrong, Jbhn Monl'- &■ gomerv. Standard IU- c^^nct." (fcf■ j d fi Armstrong, ' Ireno ' GO- - • ; ? fordr Dons f Hart,- Myrtlo - JeniiS 9 mL' "^ wdl I,Zr' -&&*&?• Violet-White, M aJ > 'It 1 T& 1 WiUiam Fly. r'"Sv™n ■£$}-• '■'■ T Al , f ™d- Hutohings, Leonard; ' Robert t i„v i i'r gar A M ?arlane, Clove and M'Gintv.-'--.Lloyd Moore Charles Payton.KederickPwr^-b 1 Wood K?™ 1 Übs™ Job*"; ■ | «ood, Clun Ting, ... Annie Forbes-' ;;! i n " la^&^'? ■S ' i j^SrVJ? II, JoI "i Wall, Cecilia Daniel ?i tit V:|: iajton, Alfred 'Aldred, David WilHamson'. - ' second class-William Connony; .ff Gif- ; ' (ord Richard Topp, William Tow Sev, Ror r *i i^r 15 ' Aubro * Bert' Wcldon '-><'& Ross_ Wilhamson. <■■ Preparatory (first daS- '■ : '■' K BuSoT 11 '; F -;: C^%,,NJIIa S held ° T^kA 1 SchboV sports : ni«i^^ 11) 100 yards.-H::Edmonds,- [ ™r& B V : J - ;(Dnder yias-W. Rassmnssen,-. 1; F. , 'Clancotf 2•-'■•'•'•* tington ! i- F T - J2 > ) 2 °o. Whitt-'# in .»n' 1, ,- t 'v l Jac «bson, 2; loung, 3. ' (Under • '- 1-i) 220 yarus-A. Owens, 1; A. Jop<*n "WH^--^ heat.).. rhread the,neci e-A. Vile. .1004-uA : --^ v/.-i • Vl i e, „ 2; Et) >'Alnnson, 3.'• Higli-iumii-t- -M' 5 '; V e and; Geary, dead heat). , Long' ump-t-Vile.- and , C < dM d Jioati/.■,Poia^-SS^fe;^ 2 s ; 1< May'Parso n i;V;-'i| ?.' , h< ?S' h ' LH-ndor 9)-S. M'Caha-l- R- .'-" Bromley, 2rM. M'Cleland 3. (Underlo— ';- ; mo Simmonds, lj,L St6wart, 2 .Njßate and'*-3 E Dawden. (dead ; heat),' ,3.,, -(Under UWVioM ; " $ White^. 1| IvyJDoreen, 2 M. HiU ■Wd'S' Tin V ; !-«; Three-legged 10J-N.. M'Comish and K. M'Crorie. Thremlf S* the- needle-Myrtle ■ Jennings.- Boot' Oxenhan,,arH,-Chuxchwar^'2 i Tßl^^p v>: Kaiwarra, •'•■■ i '■■V.-'-viv-;.'^ ! .Prizes/for attendanccr- ■ neatness "in ;; wort and , B ood;„.SndSct:: awarded at- the;,Xaiwarra- School before the ; ' : . sl as ■ f0 " W W ! : Wfe! Attendance: First Class-Artlinr -'Fredrio:- 's■ Earlo Pope, fcorriss Wainwribht S Second Class-Leonard: HendV Chal Wdk ' S" d Haws-Thor Lynnebergj TVilltai W og^j;- >? fe^:^,!? I *'!^ Standards V''ani-'VT.f : -':i pndl^irls-Bertha:DdaneS(^rW£^fei V " berg, Rita Dingwall (all equal . m ; - Boys-Eldred IW,. \/'■• LeotarTH^dle™ Ze '-' GDnCral ;:: P^^^^ be^ccifttinierf 01 , FloraiiPopc. ■''' "•'■'•■; ; -.v''>' .:.lhenanio;of jfames, Leddy'should have'bceii'i-' ! shed list of-.pronciohcy M cerhheate,;holders which.: appeared'™ffi Dominion■ yesterday. ■; ;: ■':-■.'•.--,-;/." *^>-.-fr.

■'-'C;\;;,> /■• ; ; ;^^^;^.■^E|*un^i':■:!!A^!iV^ : ;.Tho,Epuni.Sohool broke up for:tho midstmv mer.' : hohdayß on December. 16. : 'Prizes > wero "W presented, to. all who had passed a standard - l -■'•.' and> gifts to the. infants and others.'. Special--- 1 prizes-wero,awarded l 'as follow:—'.'• .'•«.,:: W;f . Best pass iiteach,Standard.—Standard I'F ■'--'■ Conroy; Standard 11, Graham Vaughanj Stand" l '--- ardlll, Albert-Swain;'Standard IV; Alm.. Os-• "^ ;S borne; Standard.V, .Arthur Wilson;' Standard- -K VI, Isi M'Caw.. .;. ;,:' -' ;: -'V-'.-■.:■■ \ .■■.''•'•'v Best, garden.—W.,Conr6y, ; '1; Ethel' 'Enß-i-'O' land,-2. .■ ".■'.-'. '.;.-.,; ■■;:■;:'*■■: -\ •.■.■--v.-^-Pfe Best .set of books.—Ruby 'Birch)". 1; : M'Caw, 2. -.--. :''''.;, : .- : \, ■:->;■;«; ■ Most improvement.—Elsie' Thorpe, 1;, -Lane* ' : v/ 1 Hall; 2.,"',:■..'••.. '.'-■;■ i .•;';.'■; ; •'"■:■ •.-. ..'••.. ;-..;■'/; :■.••■.:'.;•.,;!;:'; 'Brush-work.—Seniors, Vera .Watson; 'juniors; U : 'i, Flo.'Potter.:;' ',; ■■/•'"■.'■.':;'' '"''*>'■'' '.':' : ,'';C' ; > : >-\ i!-Rapid .'.arithmetic.—Seniors,' .. M. '■.!';. Swain; ■'?'" juniors,' G.Sundgron.-:;' , '■...-.''.''.::?.;'/; ■; : After l : tho. priw oiistribuMon,' Miss-Ei iPriestjV r. x v : who. is'leaving %.attend tho iug College, was presented by thei.achoiars-'witji!.-.":' l '/.' a' beautiful gold, brooch as: a' token.--of goodwill and esteem.'; . ? - ''. :^-.':^":^4i . Tho prizes /were presented by- the : .Ray^ ', j. -.#$ M'Caw,' and 'at the conclusion of the proceed-^.';i ! ings cheers were'.Biv«u ; 'for..tho-.co'mmiti!eei-..th<jw.jci: teachers, and for all thoso'.who'eo generously;'?;: [supplied;.'. the funds—somo Xl2-r-to,. buy,' ■ tho prizes; '.•' ■'•■';•'■;:-'.."'" ■:'■•- -...■':■' ':''".''•,',;•• ,■■;'.-■ \■■ !•";>%!. •:...:. .'Valedictory Prbscntatioris; : L ; ; .'As' is vusually tho\ case at .tho-end of ■ tko. 1 ..'!;.' school:' year, a. number, of. teachers'; their counectiohs, with tlioir, respective; to tako up,: appointments iu;'othcr .schools; af- r.i'/;:: ter ;the recess. .Several valedictory tions took, place during...the ..','breaking-up".'..;•!;"<: ceromonies yesterday.-... •■; -.',; ...:'.;'..■:...!.■:■>!:•, ;,;'.', '.. 'At,Newtown, Mrs.. Jordan,'for many.years-aa.';.';'* social«l,:with .tho, school. as- infant mistress,-.•;;:•: was. presented: with a, puvso of sovereigns from\ ;■ !•;;: the ; scholars' and :leaciiing;stafl', on.tho occa-vE';;; sion of her', retirement, on suporannuation.Y j; : )f:/ ] i Mr. Wm. : Foster, headmaster; at -Mount Cook. ; ; ;■; School, who is taking up his new'appointment,;;;:;'.' as headmastur. of the Pctone District :ffigu ; ;':M School after the holidays, was farowellcd ' I his pupils and- staff, yesterday,' 'On' bohaltj?';;; of tho scholars, 1 Master C/Aamodt;- head' pre-',:5-' feet of the'school,',handed Mi% Foster: a'hand-•::"?:; some set oftablo cutlery. Mr.;]?. A. Hoinple^.';;['( man, first'..assistant-master, on behalf, of tho.'.'iv.v: staff, presented, him, with a case of 'silver victto ■ rings and ; a silver salad bowL■:. Fclici-"'':%' tous spoeches were .made by tho donors, :-.and 'SM jMr, Foster'suitably replied.. '■•-}:, ..'/.; ■■;';/■;.■.^:S^'i] Mr. J, L. Fanhiug,: second assistant-master; 'j;?fi '.'at Clyde Quay School,'.was-made tho.rccihiont.v'S?: I of a farewell , presentation' from the pupils ,ofy*; his olass 'on: the-occasion of his 'transfer similar position on tho, staff , at. South': lington School, ,"■■■-.•"' '■';'. ■'■■:/?.•■ :,;-::' ; .;^i;At- tho South Wellingtou .School: yestflrday;-'!'}* four members' of the ;pupil tcachor utaff—MV{'S: ICibblewhite,: Miss 'Haggett, and Miss.,-Wobli',4:i;» (who aro.entering;tho Training College),'and-'X;?. , Miss Hayes (promoted to TokomaruV-weroprc-".'S •' I sonted by Mr.rA. M'Konzie, acting-headmastcr r : '';'?- I with- suitable mementos.. ~ .t. ;i.'.".:;.:''