PETONE CENTRAL SCHOOL

Evening Post, Volume cxxiv, Issue 148, 20 December 1937, Page 13

PETONE CENTRAL SCHOOL

The breaking-up ceremony of th« Petone Central School .took place on Friday in'the Labour Hall. "

The chairman of the committee (Mr. J. A. Ash); presided, and 5 a large number of parents and-friends were present. With .-Mr.-Ash on-the-platform were Mrs..Ash,-Mr/A._-McFadyen .(prin-.; ■cipal<of "the ■ Hutt • -Vall&y.;•'■-Memorial Technical':, Collegej,. Mri ..R^.C.dle ■ (late headmaster)- and-.Mrs..-,Colev.^he Rev. J. C. Loan.and Mrs.;-Loan,-,Major Long (Salvation-;Army),..|iliss- I :CrOdfrey Xinfant mistress), and the-headmaster (Mr, Suttpn). .■ . v .-. ..-.'.:': •;' .-' '"

Mr. Ash spoke of. the;.excellent results obtained -in- the school, and referred to the , wonderful co-operation between, the headmaster and- staff. ■•,: ■

Mr. Loan addressed the: children on the. importance, of religion- in school life. -. •' .-■ • . ■'.. ', .., ,--.■..

Mr. McFadyen spoke on-the importance of higherh education and of the facilities ■ for secondary education rathe Hutt Valley. :.: \ •■-..■: .---■ ■

Mr. Cole .and Mr.-Sutton- also ad» dressed the children and thanked Mri1 Ash- and 'the.-cOrAmittee fop-the--assist; ance they''had-given! •''.'^'.■^v:..- r:::

Prior to' vtKe ceremony*this staff wera. entertained-at morning :t6a: -by- Mr. and;, Mrs. Ash^-" -:: :' -■ T -^■•*-■'■ ■•-.■■- ;■

The following- prizes" were":presented by Mrs. AsH:—D'uxr'of'school (gold medal),; James Clellahd; ?Hofne; Mem-' •orial Prize, Joari Anderson;--p'roxime accessit,:-boy Nath.aini.el Craig,' girl1 June'Morrison; home • Science,.prize, Kath^ leen Yates; woodwork prize, William Evans; Mr. ThompsonV prize for project work. Kathleen Yates.