"BREAKING UP!"

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2955, 15 December 1916, Page 10

"BREAKING UP!"

STATE SCHOOLS CLOSED SOME INTERESTING GATHERINGS The State schools throughout the Wellington district went into mid-summer recess yesterday. _ On such occasions the spirits of the children are wonderfully buoyant. Gloomy faces and sulky dispositions are undiscoverablo among those that look forward so eagerly to a change from the beneficial, monotony of school life. As usual the occasion was taken to present tho successful children with thoir proficiency, competency, and attendance certificates at. the different schools, which were attended by the members of tho respective 6chool committees, TE ARO A list of certificates published in yesterday's Dominion', under tho • heading of To <Aro School, should have been under the heading of Clyde Quay School. Certificates won by Scholars of tho Te Aro School and the Mitchelltown School, which is run in conjunction with the Te Aro School, are;— PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATES. Standard Vl—Boys: Kenneth Almao, Leslie Crane, Neil Currie, Lionel Davis, Erie Foothead,- Robert Grono, Horace Grove, Gordon Hislop, Keith Hood, Harold Isaac, Norman Jelley, Eric Kraft, John Kendrick, Ales. Lawson, Percy M'Comish, Campbell M'Lennon, Doiiglas Miller, William Nicolls, Edgar Richards, Thornton Stevens, James Denneliy, Joseph Bentley, Gordon Blackwell, Richard Giles, John Ogilvie, and Cedric Fuller. Girls: Violet Allan, Mary Atkinson, Rhoda Bennett, Marion- Burns, Sidnio Cranmer, Constance Dowling;, Violet Everett, Constance Grono, Elsie Jep6en, Flora Martin, Marinda Thew, Ngareta Taylor, Dorothy Tiller, Ethel Wickens, Annie Wallis, Effie ' Wallis, Irene Smith, Mary Wood. COMPETENCY CERTIFICATES. Boys: John Brown, Edward Carey, James Duncan, William Payton, James Vidulich, Louis Hilton, Philip Lye, Albert Watson, Bernard Wolf. Girls: Lily Chin Ting, Eileen Exton, Gertrude Helper, Ellen GoTdon, Iri.'A M'Millan, Muriel Petersen, Holly' Power. ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES.' In Te Aro Main School attendance certificates wore awarded to:— Standard I—Robert Cricbton, Robert Allen, Martha Poterson, Constanco Miller, Ernest Willis, Douglas Roche, Gertrude Brickman. Standard ll—Mary White, Frances Newton, Elizabeth Atkinson, Leslie Stead, August Peterson, Frederick Par- > ker, Peter M*Lean, Edward Morgan, Horace Millar, Harry Jone9, Clifford Jelley, Leslie Geary, Claude Devereur, Lewis Asher. Standard III—Boys: Harry Brickman; Kobert Coulter, Edward Corin, Robert Dnncan, Edward Fulirmann. Ralph Hyman, Walter Rooks, Foster Wood. Girls: Mabel • Bradley, Daisy Cliing Ting, Gwladys Ching, Sarah Garshook. Elsie Johnston, Ena Leatherwick, Pearl March, 'Evelyn Marshall, Ivy Stead, Myrtle Thew.' SLandard IV—Boys: Gordon Jelley, Eric M'Carthy, Ernest Stead, Leslie Bnrley, Norman Bnrley, Oswald Quinn, Albert Bolton, Norman Geary, Gordon .Tohnston, -Herbert Longhurst, Jame3 Mason. Standard IV—Girls: Ellen Allen, Edna Gilbert, Lilian Guilfoyle, Ena Hanson, Ida Haines, Violet Levy, Mabel Leatherwick, Florence M'Carlie, Louisa Pearce, Rewai Taylor. Standard V—Boys: Arthur I'etric, James Stevens, Morrie Pitkowski. Alfred Unsworth, Herbert Clarl?, Frank Stanbndgc, Walter Leak, Reginald M'Lennan, James M'CaTthy, John D-vyer. Rao Adair, Arthur Taylor, Albert Isaac, Harry Isaac, Stanley Airth, Gladys Wood, Eva Tofiks, Muriel Mabon. Olive M'Comieh, Cbrissie Mason, Doreen Hampton, Matilda Brown, Vera Bullock, Kathleen Beaver, Mary Cooley, Standard Vl—Boys: Ccdric Fuller, Robert Grono, Eric Kraft, Percy M'Comish, William M'Lellan, Campbell M'Lennan, .Tames ViduLch, Joseph Bentley, Roy Petrie. Standard Vl—Girls: Mary Atkinson, MuriM Petersen. Sidnio Cranmer, Constance Grono, Gertrude Helper.' Flora Martin. Marintla. Thew, Effie Wallace, Irene Smitlv, Ellen Gordon. MITCHELLTOWN. Standard lll.—Winnie Cooley, Elsie Elm, Myrtle Wright, William Brown, William Dwyer, James Linford, Percy Churchill. Standard ll.—Arthur Olsen, William Cooley, Evelyn Brown, Evelyn M'Gillivray. ' Standard I—Dorothy Mason, Alice 1 Dwyer. Primer, 111. —Hettie Dwyer. Prizes gained for highest marks in .examination—Standard III—Boys: J. Linford; Girls; Elsie Elm., Standard ll— Boys: L. Jones; Girls: Lily Hickson. Standard I—Boys: H. Anderson; Girls: Ella. Armstrong. Primer IV—Boys: F. Bitossi and G. Hemmens (equal); Girls: D. Chalk and L. Boyd (equal). Primer III—Boys: V. Kendrick; Girls: Thelmn, Boyd. Primer II—Boy?t: J. Barcham; Girls: D. Proudfoot. Primer I—Boys: B. Reynolds; Girls: Jean Ellis. In the main school the prizes award ed were:— Standard Vl—Boys (Dux) Harold. Isaac (proximo accessit), Keith Hood; Girls: (Dux) Mary Atkinson proxime accessit), Flora Martin. Standard V—Herbert Clark and Eileen Geary. Standard IV— Leonard Southward and Margaret Barcharm. Standard III —William Matson and Elsie Johnston. Standard ll—Edward Morgan and Gladys Hurcomb. Standard I—William Canham and Edna Griffiths. Ghuznco Street School:— , - Standard I—Jack Pearce and Joyco Butcher. Primer la—Morris Hayvice and Jessie Hennessey. Primer lb—Edwin Raven and Annie Dowdall. Primer ll— Isidore Dnbscheck and Louiso Reid. Primer lll—Douglas Jelley and Norah Thompson. Tho prizes in connection with the above were given out by tho chairman of committee, Mr. H. A. W. M'Kenzie. After the singing of tho National Anthem, the headmaster and the chairmail addressed the children. Tokens of esteem from the scholars were received by tho teachers.

ISLAND BAY The breaking-up ceremony of the Islaud Bay School took placo yesterdav. Mr, E. A. Wright, M.P., presented the prizes, proficiency and competency, certificates, also certificates for attendance, addressing to each of the winners a few well chosen words of praise. Tho roll of the old boys lighting for the Empire was called, and out of respect for tho memory of old boys—A. J. Hosie, W. E. Hosie, and H. M. Sinclair—who have laid down their lives for their King and oountry, all present stood in/silcnco. A. letter signed by tho dux. Alec Haslam, and also tho nest three prize-winners— Nola Iviroy, Ella Eobb, and Evelyn Mason—also by tho headmaster, Mr. Haslam, and tho chairman of. tho committee, Mr. Shorland, to tho Et. Hon. D. Lloyd George, expressing admiration, for his determination to carry the war to a triumphant issue, was a featuro of the proceedings. After Mr. Wright was thanked for his donation of prizes, tho ceremony was brought to a close by. the National Anthem being sung on the new property lately acquired for extra play-iug-ground spaced to which thoso assembled had adjourned. ROSENEATH AND HAT AIT Al Since last Christmas the operations of the Rosencat'h School have been extended to include a side-school at Hataitai. That fact, and the growth of the district was referred to at the "break-ups" o? the two schools by the chairman of the committee, ;Mr. H. Morrison) yesterday morning. The work done during the past twelve months at Eoseneath and since tho now school was established at Hataitai reflected credit on Mr. Robert Darroch and his staff. Tho proficiency, competency, and attendanco certificates were distributed at the functions.