FLOWER SHOW

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LX, Issue 15, 24 February 1939, Page 5

FLOWER SHOW

FIRST VENTURE SUCCEEDS

LEESTON CONSOLIDATED

SCHOOL

Gradually the activities of school children are being extended to spheres at One time considered beyond the reasonable range of school work. A case in point occurred at Leeston Consolidated School yesterday when the school's first flower show was held. So successful was it. and so keenly interested were the children that it is likely to be the forerunner of many more. The show was held in connexion with the agricultural club work in which two of the projects included flower growing, but the schedule of the show classes included many more varieties of flowers, fruit, and vegetables. There were 26 classes in all—eight were in the agricultural club section, while there were in addition a decorative section of six classes, a flower section of six classes, and fruit and vegetables, each containing three classes. There were many entries in each class, the total reaching 250 and occupying two of the new class rooms. The display was very creditable indeed and indicated the keenness of the interest taken in it by the youthful exhibitors. The competition was very good indeed, and was very pleasing to the judges, while the quality of some of the blooms was up to that seen at the larger shows. Included in the display, for exhibition only, was a splen- ! did spike of gladiolus, "Miss New I Zealand," exhibited by Miss Steinmetz. Mr and Mrs A. J. Inwood judged the club section, flowers, fruit and vegetables and Mrs E. Hanna the decorative classes. Afterwards the judges addressed the children, complimented them on the display made and gave them some suggestions regarding show work. THE PRIZE LIST The list of awards follows: Agricultural Club Section Sweet peas, one colour—Cynthia Fletcher 1, Richard Cartwright 2, Joan Amyes 3. Sweetpeas, three colours—Joan Amyes 1, Margaret Chambers 2,, Richard Cartwright 3, Pamela Dalley h.c, Patricia Scarlett c. Sweetpeas, champion bloom— Betty Page; reserve, Joan Amyes. Zinnias, Betty Page 1, Beverley Free 2, Patricia Scarlett 3, Marie Free h.c. Zinnias, champion bloom—Marie Free; reserve, Betty Page. Gladioli— Douglas Young 1, Pamela Dalley 2, Patricia Scarlett 3, Douglas Young h.c, Mervyn Welsh c. Potatoes, Margaret Chambers 1, Ken Johnson 2, Christine Lyons 3, Oscar Henderson h.c. Carrots, Douglas Young 1. Open Decorative Bowl of flowers, Std. 5 and 6— Eileen Ridden 1, Nola Mercer 2, Irene Beck h.c, Irwin Anderson c. Stds. 3 and 4—Dorothy Parkin 1, Richard Cartwright 2, Christine Lyons 3, Peggy Fletcher h.c, Ottalie Osborne c Std. 2 and under —Jean Donald 1, James Batt 2, Ronnie Hudson 3. Vase of flowers, Stds. 5 and 6 —Betty Page 1, Margaret Chambers 2, Graham Pearoe 3, Gwennyth Morgan h.c, Ailsa Lewis c. Stds. 3 and 4—Joan Amyes 1, Richard Cartwright 2, Christine Lyons and Ottalie Osborne 3, Betty Beck h.c, I Margaret Atkinson c Std. 2 and under—David White 1, Neil Donald 2, James Batt 3, Judith McLaughlin h.c, Margaret Scarlett c. Flower Section Three roses—Denny Pashby 1, Ottalie Osborne 2, James Free 3, Molly Reid h.c, Beverley Free c. Marigolds—Richard Cartwright 1, Graham Pearce 2, Neville Ward 3. Petunias—Bertram Clausen 1, Margaret Chambers 2. Asters—Beverley Free 1, James Free 2. Sweet peas— Ottalie Osborne 1, David White 2. Any other flower—Junior: Shirley Higginson and Richard Cartwright equal 1, David White 3, Denny Pashby h.c, Anne Ford c Senior: Maurice Ward 1, Beverley Free 2, M. Ward and Molly Reid equal 3, J. Free h.c, B. Clausen c. Vegetables Potatoes—David White 1, Ada Smith 2, Shirley Chappell and Colin Johnson equal 3, Nola Hoskins h.c, Ronald Hudson c. Carrots—Margaret Chambers l, Bertram Clausen

2, James Free 3, Shirley Chappell j h.c, Eileen Ridden c Any other! vegetable—Colin Johnson 1, Pamela Dalley 2, Ottalie Osborne and Noeline Ridden equal 3, Ngaire McMillan h.c, Molly Reid c Fruit Apples—Molly Reid 1, Murray Giddens 2, Marie Hurford 3, Donald McMillan h.c, Bill Dalley c. Pears— Bertram Clausen 1, Colin Johnson 2, Ronald Hudson 3. Plums—Christine Lyons 1, Bertram Clausen 2, Olwyne Long 3, Ottalie Osborne h.c, Molly Reid. c.