SUNDAY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 20, 23 July 1897, Page 2

SUNDAY SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

" T" 1 r The following are the results of the recent Sunday School Union Examinations of the schools in the Wellington district : — GRADE I. (Examiner, Professor Kirk). Prizes and first-class certificates.— Harriet Jenkins, Thorndon Wesleyan, 80 (also Mr. Allan's prize for highest number of marks) ; Henry Littlejohn, Church of Christ, Nelson, 78 ; Evelyn Richards, Ch. of Ch., 17. Secoond - class certificates. — • Annie H. Tasker, St. John's, Mount Cook Division, 67 (also Mr. Tiller's special prize for most original paper) ; Nathan Sinytb, Kaiwarra, 67 ; Agnes Johnston, Ch.of Ch., 66; Augusta Fitchett, Taranaki-street Wes., 64 ; George Day, Ch. of Ch., 64; Maud Estcourt, Ch. of Ch., Nelson. 64 ; Annie Guise, St. John's, Mt. Cook, 63 ; Sarah Turner, Ch.of Ch.,63; Florence Haggett, Courtena}-- place, 62; Agnes Mitchell, Kent-terrace, 60. Third-class certificates. — Margaret Sunderland, Kent-ter., 68; Leonard Home, Palmerston Wesleyan, 57, Lottie Osborn, Tar.-st. Wes., 56; Amy Foster, Tar.-st. Wes., 61. GUIDE 11. (Examiner, Rev. J. K. Elliott, 8.A.) James R. Frethy, Thorn. Wes., 91, also Mr. Hoby's special prize ; William Mason, Knox Ch., Lower Hutt, 89, also Mr. Meadowcroft's prize for most original paper ; Gertrude Richards, Ch. of Ch., 86 , Frances Bidmead, Ch. of Ch., 83 ; Ivy Scott, St. John's, 78 ; Millie Parker; St. John's, 77: Second-class Certificates.— Nora Dick, St. John's, 74 ; Maggie Tait, Knox Ch., L. Hutt, 73 ; Henry Hart, Tar.-st. Wes., 72 , Ruth Smith, Bowen-st., 66; Hilda Buchanan, Palmerston Pres., and Helen Sinclair, St. John's, 61. Third-class Certificates.— Bessie MT)ougall, Thorn. Wes., 59; Edith Stidolph,. Bowen-st., and Verna Anderson, Ch. of Ch., Nelson, 58; Ethel F. Gray, Ch. of Ch., Hilda Phillips, Bowen-st., Alice Hansen, St. John's, Alice Jenkins, Thorn. v Wes., and Arthur Poad, Palmerston Wes., 56; May Roberts, Bap., and Louisa Green, Ch. of Ch., 55 ;\ Herbert P. Mourant, Tar-st. Wes., 62 ; Nellie Turner, Ch. of Ch., and Bessie Munro, Kent-ter., 61. gbade in. (Examiners, Major - General Schaw, R.E., and the Rev. J. T, Notfc, M.A.) Prizes and first-class* certificates— Harry E. Chapman, Court.-pl. Con., 89; Lucy Field, Thorn. Wes., 82; Meta Gibbs, Court.pl. Con., May Stanton, Bap., Violet .Buchanan, Palm. Pres., 80; Gladys Haggett, Court.-pl. Con., Naomi Dallaston, Bap., 79 ; Daisy Mowatt, St. John's, 78 ; Bert Ilott, Bowen-st., 77 ; Clifford Smyth, Kaiwarra, 76 ; Lewis Jenkins, Thorn. Wes 75. , , Second-class . certificates — Thomas Johnstone; Ch. of Ch., 74,' Bella Ferguson, St. John's (Mt. Cook) ; Vida Armstrong, St. John's, 73; Percy R. Webb, Winnie Quinton, Muriel Pringle, Bowen-st., 72; Violet Edwards, St. John's (Mt. Cook), B. Taylor, Court.-pl., Emma Northcott, Thorn. Wes., 71; Annie Armitage, Petone Wes., 69 , Amy Williamson, Knox Church, Hutt, 68 ; Percy Brittain, Tar.-st. Wes., F. Lankshear, Bowen-st., 67; Chrissie Hunt, St. John's (Mt. Cook), Christina M'Bean, Kentter,, G. Mairs, Sydney-st., 66; Kenneth Bartholomew, Feilding Pres., 65; Nellie Coad, St. John's, 64 ; Percy Higginbottom, Tar.-st. Wes., Kathleen Hannah, Jas. Grey, St. John's, 63 ; W. Crump, Tar.-st., Robt. Edmeades, Petone Wes!, 62; Mabel Callam Ch. of Ch., Nellie Elliott, Court.-pl., 61 ; Alethea Harding, St. John's, Janet Mansill, Ch. of Ch., Frank Gamble, Petone Wes., 60. Third-class certificates.— Gretchen Geyger, Francis Glasgow, St. John's, Ethel Guise, St. John's (Mt. Cook), Chas. Caddick, Kentter., J. Chappell, Bowen-Pt., Amy Chandler Palm. Wes., 59 ; Edith Dixon, Tar.-st. Wes., Geo. W. Sixsmith, St. John's; R. Thompso,n Feilding Pres., 58; Sissy Tasker, St. John's^ H.. Parkinson, St. John's (Mt. Cook), Norman Leete, Bowen-st., 57; Fletcher Moxham, Thorndon Wes., 56 ; Ethel Muniz, St. John's, Blanche Murray, St. John's (Mt' Cook'), Harry Howard, Bap,, 55 , Archie Heffer, Bowen-st., 54 , Harriet Sims, Johnsonville, 53 ; Hilda -Palmer, Kent-ter., Wm. J. Simpson, Petone Wes., 52; John Graham, St. 'John's, ' Mabel Knox Church, Hutt, 51 ; Lena Kuch, Tar.-st. Wes.. Vera Dixon, Masterton Wes., Alice Vincent Petone Wes^ 50. v - GBADE IV. (Examiners, Mijor-Uenfixal Schaw and Rev. Jl T. Notfc) Prize? and first-class certificates— Richard J Larkin, Bap., 90; Annie M'Lear}', St. John's (Mt. Cook), 81; Miry. Grant, Palm. Pres., 78 ; Elsie Woodman, St. John's, 77 ; Gwendoline Darnell, Bap., 77 ; Grace Crespin, Bap., Clifford Stuhbs, Feilding Pres., 76 ; F, Barnes, Si John's, T. S. Lambert, Kent-ter., Walter Frethey, Thorn. Wes., Aileen Anderson, C. of C, Nelson, 75. Second-class certificates— Freda Schultze, St:Johu's(Ml. Cook), Ida Roberts, Bap., 74; Frank Sinclair, St. John's, 73; Lena Lennox, Kent-ter., 72 ; Barbara Graham, Bap., ■Tom Heffer, Bowen-st., 71 ; "Nellie Chowen, Thorn. Wes., Kenneth Smyth, Kaiwarra, 70; Marion Aldersley, Tar.-st. Wes. f Levi Lowe, • Cour.-pl., Annie Northcott, Thorn. -Wes., 68'; Nellie Caddick, Kent-ter., Beatrice Larkin, Hannah Johnston, W. iFeavßap., 67; John Johnston, Bap., Ettie, Clark, Sydney-st., 65 ; Charles Lamb,. Kenthter., 64 , Bessie Alexander, Court. PL, Francis Gra,nt, Palmerston Pres.. 63; Cecil Swallow, Court. PL, Carola M. Webster, Palmerston Pres., Elsie Edmeades, Petone Wes., 62; Clive Edwards, St. John 5*5 * (Mt. Cook), A. M'Dougall, St. John's (Mt. Cook), William Ellison, Court. PL, Warren Edmeades, Petone Wes., Evelyn Pascoe, Palmerston Wes., Lily Millican, Ch. Ch. .(Nelson), 61; Thomas Wilson, Bap t Nellie Hendle, Kaiwarra, 60. Third-class certificate?.— Jessie Chapman, Knox Church, Hutt, Mary Round, Kaiwarra, 59 ; Charles Lanksheax, Bowen-st ? 58 ; Eva Gibbs, Codrt.-p!., Norman Lambert, Bap., 57 •. R. Jenkins, Thorudon Wes., 56 ; Amy Howard, 8ap,.., 65 ; Edward A. Seagar, St. Jdhn's, William Poole; Bowen-st., Lizzie Milne, Andrevvßuf^anan, Palmerston Pres., 63, Charles Johnston, Palmerston Wes., 62 ; Colin Moxham, Thorndon Wes., Mabel Gardner, Kaiwarra, 51 ; Faith Calvert, Tar.st. Wcs., Bessie Howard, Bap., ; Florrie Harris, Sydney-st., Myrtle MaoClure, Johnsonville, Jessie Brown, C. of C, Nelson, SU. The maximum number of marks obtainable was 100.

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