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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2953, 16 December 1916, Page 6

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The presentation of, proficiency and attendance.certificates,was held yesterday in the 6chool'grounds, when the Union Jack and tho school flag were flown. Addresses were delivered by Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P., member of the Education Board, and Mr. D. R. Kennedy, chairinan of tho School Committee; Mr.' Wright, after remarking on the increased difficulty of the proficiency examinations due to the recent alterations in 't'he regulations (which, In his opinion, should not have applied to this year's examination) went on to present certificates to the winning ohildren, whose names appear below. The chairman bxhorted next year's Sixth Standard to work in such, a way that they should all gain profioioncy certificates, and that no competencies should be needed. The headmaster read extracts from a letter from Mr. W. G. Okeby, a teacher of the school, who is at present at tho front in France. , The ceremony closed with the singing of the National Anthem, and cheers for the "boys" at the front, the certificate 1 winners, committee, and teachers. ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES. Standard Vl.—William Mann, Edgar Ward, Cyril Allen, Robert Trail,, Edward Stace, Arthur Moar, Clifford Goodman, Jean Hopkirk, Winnie Hussey, Elsie Hill, Dorothy Mitchell, Agnes Maokay, Alice Hill, Bessie Hendriksen, Lillian Newman; Elsie Evans, Olive Johnston, Chrissie Hodson, Jessio Gendall, Violet Friis, Eileen Odlin, Jennio M'Dowcll. Standard V.—Arthur Bird, George Carpenter, 1 Jack Malcolm, William Montgomery, Douglas White, George Boddy, Arthur Cliatfield, Charles des Landes, Carl Kershaw, James M-'Ginnity,, Leslio Turner, Nora. Barrs, Agnea Costley, Edna Holcroft, Ruth Scott, Helen Short, Madge Sutherland, Violet Howes, Gwen M'Caull, Dorothy Newman. Standard IV.—John Currie, William, Cayless, Edward des Landes, Colin Elliott,' Churles Fretchling, Carl Hendriksfen, Norman M'Quistßii, Stanley Morris,' Henry Shaw, Albert Smelt, Ireno Broe, Lilian Bird, Doris Chandler,' Dorothy Dixon, Ivy Dudley, Hazel Johnstone, Ellen Kbllj, Edith Odlin, Euphemia O'Sullivan, Mabel Roberts, Thelma Tonks,. Ellen Whitcombo. Standard 111 (A).—Arthur Baldwinson, Bennett Ratcliffe, Richard Southern, Alfred' Marshall, Arthur Smith, Kenneth Webster, Phyllis Brown, Olga Cording, Vera Charman, Nora Gully, Mary Hood, Amelia Hudson, Jeannio Hood,- Jessio Hendriksen, Alice Grindrod, Marjorie Ker, Reva Mangin, Edna Murphy, Elsie Sixsmith, Mabel Turner. Standard 111 (B).— Ray Austin, Victor .Bennett, David Gold, Samuel Harris, Victor Hendriksen, John Hill, Bernard Kelly, James 'Mackay, Donald Newman, Jack Pottengell, Donnld R-atcliffe, Robert Southern, Tom Sutoh, Cyril Wilkinson, Allan Gendall, Sylvia Ohatftold, Eileen Doll, Jean Hawkins, Katie Konward, Edith.Nicholl, Ethel Rait, Isabel Thaw, Gwen Trail, Janet, Whyte, Thelma Hill.

Standard ll.—Oswald Hopkirk, .Tack Marshall, Clifford Odlin, Telford O'Sullivan, William Jones, Jack Ward, Desmond Pennington, Walter Perkins, Lavinia, MNally, Avorill Smith, Millie Hill, Lillian Cuddy, Nellie Love, William Sutcli.

Standard I.—Lawrence Bibby, Leslie Charman, Boy Charman, Richard Fretchling, Moreton Flaunty, Robert Hendriksen, Albert Naulls, Roy Redding, Noela Bailey, Edith Doardon, • Mavis Kolly, Mavis Wilkinson.

Preparatory.—Arthur Elliston, Fred Smith, Goorge Henesy, James Trail, Leslie Gibson, Cyril Moar, George Parkin, William Redding, Ivy Campbell, Frances Hill, Nora K«lly, Barbara Roberts, John Bait, Cyril Piatt, John Shaw, Thomas Turner, Evelyn Jenkins, Margaret Currie, Amelia M'Nally, Gladys Cooki Edna Bailey, Neil Wilkinson, Edward Turner, ■Harry Burton, Stanley Payne, Mervyn Archer, Gladys Smith, George Dudley, John Coles, Muriel Deslandos, Violet Naulls, Gwendoline Newman, John Payne, Marjorie, Sixsmith, ' William Shaw.