PORT AHURIRI DISTRICT SCHOOL.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3573, 21 December 1882, Page 4

PORT AHURIRI DISTRICT SCHOOL.

The " breaking-up" ceremony afc the above school took place yesterday, a considerable number of visitors being present. The prizes were distributed by the Rev. D. Sidey, who also suitably addressed the school children. A number of maps and other drawings the work of the school children, were exhibited. After the distribution, the teachers and pupils presented Mr Smith with an inkstand, as a mark of their esteem. The following is a list of the prize-takers : — Standard VI.—E. A. Kracffc. Standard V—l, W. Mabbetfc • 2, W. Wylie. Sewing.—Mary Fox. Standard IV— 1, J. Cotton ; 2, 11. Russell.

Special Prizes open to Standards VI., V., IV.—Essay: E. A. Kracffc. Map: D. Wilkie and W. Mabbett. Freehand Drawing : W. Wylie and W. Mabbetfc. Standard lII.—I, Alice Denholm and Dotty Franklin; 2, Lily Denholm ; 3, Sarali Wylie. Sewing.—l. LeQuesne, A. Dunn, M. Dunn, and S. Wyllio. Standard ll—l. H. Wilkie -2, R, Oliver and A. Harper • 3, T. Arnold, A. Cotton and L. Cotton. Sewing.—A. Harper, L. Cotton.

Standard I.—l, H. Thomsen ;2, R. Rogers and W. Light *. 3, J. Gleadow and A. Russell; 4, H. Trask, A. M'Bride and J. Rolls. Sowing.—Ethel Gibson and Kate Wilkie. '

Good Attendance Prizes, given by the Rev. D. Sidey.—F. Denholm, H. Russell, H. Wilkie, M. Dunn, and Lizzie Denholm.