BURNS CLUB. THE SCHOOLS’ BREAK-UP.

Evening Star, Issue 11120, 21 December 1899, Page 4

BURNS CLUB.

THE SCHOOLS’ BREAK-UP.

The Dunedin Burns Club held their monthly meeting in the Victoria Hall last evening. There was it large attendance of members. The president of the club (Dr Gordon Macdonald) occupied the chair, and in the course of a short speech mentioned that it was the intention of the Hon. J. M'Kenzie to attend the anniversary celebration of Burns’s birth on the 25th January. The programme of the evening was much appreciated by the audience. It was as follows:—Bagpipe music. Piper Hume; song, ‘ The long avenue,’ Mrs song, ‘ Robin Adair,’ Miss Davies; song, ‘ Doon the burn,’ Miss Ada Matheson ; song, ‘ The march of the Cameron men,’ Miss Oliver ; sone, ‘ Soldiers of the Queen,’ Master Teifer ; recitation, ‘ The diamond jubilee,’ Mr Carrol; I and part songs by the choir, conducted by Jlr W. R. Don. The pleasure of the audience was manifested >in the hearty applause and in the many demands made for encores. Miss E. Wright acted as accompanist. Mr J. Braithwaite gave a very interesting address, in which he recounted some of his journeyings on his recent visit to the Home Country. His remarks on that part of Scot-, land in which the poet Burns lived were especially entertaining, and the audience listened very eagerly to what he had to say on the present appearance of that part ai d other portions of the Old Land.

t ■ ...I« <1 >■ ■ m* « UNION STREET. The Union street School pupils were dismissed for the holidays yesterday afternoon, when there was a large attendance of friends of the school. The proceedings took place in the gymnasium, and were presided over by Mr P. Aitken, chairman of Committee, who was supported on the platform by Messrs G. Israel, G. Pleury, G. Lawrence (members of the Committee), the Revs. Messrs North and Heighway. Apologies were received from Messrs xMeggett, Ireland, Bull (members of Committee), M. Cohen, D. Wright, and the Rev. W. Hewitson. ' A short programme was gone through by the pupils, comprising principally part songs and choruses. These -were received with warm applause, especially ‘Soldiers of the Queen ’ and ‘ Sons- of the sea.’ A recitation was also delivered by Miss Hilda Hulston in a creditable manner. The Chairman, during an interval in the programme, stated that in looking up the records of the school he found that the results of the year were highly satisfactory, the percentage of pusses being even better than last year. The school grounds and gardens were in excellent order, and reflected great credit on the janitor, Mr Little.—(Applause.) The interior of the school building, however, required immediate attention. The Committee had been urging on the Education Board the necessity of this work, and as a result of their efforts he believed that before the school re-opened some very urgent work would have been completed. , In the teaching staff change had been the order for the last three months. Mr Mathews had been promoted to the Shag Point School. Mr Reid, who so ably filled the position of third assistant, was selected to fill the vacancy. Now they had to select another teacher to fill the position of third assistant. There was another change yet. Mr Line having applied for, and received, twelve months leave of absence,-Mr H. C. Jones, relieving teacher, took his place. By the promotion of Mr Mathews the school lost a popular teacher, who had gained the confidence of the children, the respect of the parents, and the approbation of the head-master. (Appianse.) Still, with all this change, they had the consolation of knowing they had still Mr Stewart, who so worthily filled the position of head-master.—(Loud applause.) He ventured to say that the large attendance at the Bible class—the speaker thought it was the largest in town —was in a great measure due to the excellent example and influence of Mr Stewart.—(Applause.) The presentation of the prizes and certificates was then proceeded with. They were distributed by Mr Fleury, the Rev. Mr Heighway, the Rev. Mr North, and Mr A. Wright, each of whom made a few appropriate remarks. Mr Wright, as an old “ Stone School ” boy, presented the old boys’ prize to the dux. The following is the prize list:

Dux of school, Georgina MKay (old boys’ prize). Standard Vl.—Boys, William Scrymgeour (Mr C. Edgar's prize) ana Robert Hills (Mr Ireland’s prize)!, Donald M’Kay 2, Eric Edgar 3; girls, Annie Buchanan (Mr Dagger’s prize) ],Thyrza Bull 2, Minnie Hood 3; gymnastics, Minnie Hood (Mr Moller’s medal) 1, Muriel Hurley (Mr Moller’s medal) 2; shooting, Walter Adamson 1, Cuthbert Ravvson 2; drill, .Ernest M’Kinlay 1, Samue' Strang 2. Standard V.—Boys, William Munn and Claude Leo (Mr G. Edgar’s prize) 1, Hugh Crawford 2, Bertram Rodgor'3; fjirla, Alice' Wilson and Mary Burt (Mr Ireland's prize) 1, Marion Cunningham 2, Muriel Oirter 3; gymnastics, Allan Higgins (Mr M'Callum’s prize); drawing. John Hendra. Standard IV.— John Douglas and I'eter Walker 1, Bonnet Lowry 2, Robert Garbuttl); girls, Annie Yolston and Ethel Collins 1, Isabella Hills 3, Mabel Guy 3. Standard 111.—Boys, And. Beatson 1, Jno. Angell, Alex. Johnson, and Robert Rutherford 2, William Bennett 3; girl-’, Elsie Charnley and Emma White 1, Esther Monk and Eunice Lawrence 2, Ida Woodyatt and Anna Burt 3. Standard If.— Eitie B-eby and James Briggs 1, George Austin and Rose Foster 2, Ernest Collins and Esther Bennett 3. Standard I —Arthur Oalland and Kate Cunningham 1, Vernon Edgar and Lily Hendra and Alice Colston 2, Cyril Lowry 3. MORNIMGION. The Mornington School broke up this afternoon. Tne following is the prize-list;— Standard Vll.—Dux of school (gold medal presided by Mr Kyh-), Anna Nelson ; Eva Cyders 2. French, Anna Nelson. English, Nellie AnFrson. Mathematics, Daniel M'Kunzie. Standard VI. Girls. Dora White 1, Violet Lewis 2, Alice Wood 3; boys, Charles Lainchbury 1, Ernest M’Crorie 2, Aubrey Moyle 3. Standard V. —Girls, Winifred Dugdale 1, Isabe la Farquharson 2, Hannah Lyders and Ethel Growdm (equal) 3 ; boys, Joseph Huleau 1, George Wares 2, Harold Thomas and Victor Lve (equal) 3. Standard IV.—Girls, Isa Ifolgatel, Gladys Dugdale 2, Kate Dunn li; boys, Murray Ten net 1, Percy Coike 2, Warren Johnston 3. Stan iard ill.—Percy Greenfield and May Wyinks 1, Gordon Abernethy and Honora Mornsou 2, James Thomson and Mary Craik 3. Standard If. Harry Laiuchbury and Lilian 'Melvin 1. Fred Lepiiu and Isabella Schmidt 2, Russell Male and Elaine Mnnro 3. Standard I.—Allan Siwtll and Grace Murray 1, Cecil Smith and Lottie Emmerson 3, Aubrey Stevens ana Ruby Hardy 3. Infants.—Class IV.: Leonard Low’en and Evelyn Craig 1, Charles Crawford and Alice

George# < Class III.; Jack M'Fairi and Farqulmrson 1, Frank Reynolds and Mary Ellis 2Writing Prizes. Standard: -VI., Emily. Provo, and Richard Notman ; Standard V.,Wiuifrod Dugdale and Archie Wilson: Standard IV., Daisy White and Pick Porter; Standard ip., Janet Guy and Hugh Henderson; Standard 11., Ada Naumann and Eric Clarke. Sewing Prizes.—Standard 1., 0. Jones 1. Sigrd Lyders‘2; Standard 11., 0. Growdenl, N. Beaumont 2; Standard 111., Daisy Mason 1, Ethel Craigie 2; Standard IV., Emma M'Leod 1, Gladys Dugdale 2 ; Standard V., Ethel Growden 1, Dag mar Nelson and Winnie Dugdale (equal) 2 ; buttonholes, Bella Farquharson ; good conduct, Hanna Lyders. Standard VI., Alice Wood 1, Sarah Clarke 2; knitting, Christina Johnston 1, Florence Smith 2 ; buttonholes, Emily Provo ; darning. Edith Ford. Forty-nine first class and fifty second class attendance certificates were granted. HIGH STREET. The scholars of the High street School were dismissed this afternoon. The prizslist is as usder StaudardVlL—Edmund Smith 1, Lydia Robertson 2, George Mitchell 3. Five attendance certificates. Standard Vl.—Boys, Eardley Fenwick (dux) 1, Lennox Findlay and William Black 2; girls, Elsie Breen 1, Margaret Prentice 2, Edith Clatwortby 3. Drawing prize, Elice Tucker; writing prizes (Mr Montague’s prize), Muriel Tapper 1, Laura Facey 2; mental arithmetic, William Wishart; composition, William Wishart (Park memorial gold medal): conduct, boy William Black, girl Emily Hall (Mr Favquhar’s prizes). Merit certificates (in order).—Boys, R. Foster, W. Marsden, N. Jack, J. Carswell, 11, Hay; girls, 0. M’Farlane, M. Laidlaw, M. Tucker, L. Hughes. Seventeen attendance certificates. Standard V.—Boys, Charles Hall 1, Leslie Lilly 2, Frank Lomas 3; girls, Clara Hall 1, Dora Plrair 2,-, Sophia Me or i 3. Certificate* of merit (in order): Boys, Percy Shaw, John Watson, Frank Hanna, Percy Breen, and Ferguson Forrester equal; girls, FlOfSie Kingston, Margaret Rollo, Milly Andrews and Mary Brown and Vera Carroll equal, Bessie Todd and Ethel Park equal. Mental arithmetic, Charles Hall; composition, Charles Hall; writing, Millar Caradus; drawing, Robert iloberlson; fives (whoF school), Lomas and Black 1, M. C-radas and C. Anderson 2, Fifteen a* tendance c. rtificates. Standard IV.-Bays, Alexander Robertson 1, William Prenrice 2. Stanley Park 3; girls, Myra Montague 1, Ethel Given 2, Jessie Wishart 3; writing, James Connor; drawing, Ernest Jackson ; mental arithmetic, Alexander Robertson ; composition, William Prentice; sewing, Ethel Lomas 1, Florence Pinker 2. Standard Hl.—Boys, H. Hcddcrwick 1, J. Elvidge 2, W. PatridFJ; gills, Elsie Cooper 1, L. Faithful 2, G. Carroll 3. Certificates of merit: Bovs, 11. Cohen, J. Hey, D. Taylor. H. Mackisack; girls, L. Deuchrass, M. Leggett, M. Christie, A. Johnson. Writing, Roy Munro; drawing, D. Sainsbury; mental arithmetic, H. Cohen; composition, M. Hughes; sewing, L. Deuchrass 1, A. Fish 2. Teu first class and six second class attendance certificates. Standard ll.—James Bohm and Milly Gross 1, Edwin Tapper and Rose -Ellis 2. Merit certificates : Bovs, Leslie Shaw, Willie Findlay, Charlie Burnett, Harold Monson, Gordon Hamel, Charles Lello; girls, Isa Hughes, Vera Forrester, Jessie Brown, May Lemon, Dorothy Todd. Marian Lang. Mental arithmetic, Arthur B. Moore ; writing, Edwin Tapper; drawing, Dora Morrison: sewing, Bella Wi-hartl, Lizzie Patterson 2. Fifteen attendance certificates. Standard I.—Enid Grant and Islay Robertson!, Martha Gilmour and Charles Ellis 2, Hannah Winter 3; mental arithmetic, Charles Ellis; drawing, Ethel ‘Potts ; writing, Hannan Winter ; sewing, Enid Grant 1, Dorothy Keith 2. Merit certificates: Alice Macfarlane, Isabella Watt, Nellie Lappan, Gladys Holmes, Alfred Allen, .Albert Ke«st, Alexander Watt. Twelve attendance certificates. mfatki Department.— Attendance certificates First class, Thomas Kills. Willie Ireland, Clarence Macfarlane; second class, John Deuchrass, Harold Hall, James Simpson. Eva Baker, Ruth Sullivan. Prizes: First class, Michael Weir 1, Clara Patch ett'2 ; second clas j , Mary Clark 1. Lilly Moyes 2; third class, Victor Nicholson 1, Rosie Roberts and Ernest Hi y (equal) 2. Sewing Prizes.—Standard VI: Winnifred Cross 1. Margaret Tucker 2, Muriel Tapper 3. Standard V.; Mildred Fi.-h 1, Norah Coates 2. Darning Prizes.—Standard VI.; Annie Holderness 1, Margaret Tucker 2. Standard V.; Clara Hall 1, Annie Gourley 2. French Prizes (Mrs Fitzclarence Roberts, teacher).—Senior division ; First prize, Lizzie Caradus; second, Percy Vallange; special prize, Jessie Wilson. Junior division: First prize, Connie Monson; second prize, Lawrence Vallange. Music prizes (by Miss Henry) —Division I: O. Monson, 100 per cent., 1; I. Findlay, 98, 2; 8. Simpson, 97, 3. Division II: A. Carswell, 100 per cent., 1: M. Gilmqur, 98. 2 ; M. Ireland, 90, 3. Division III: I. Witt, 97 per cent., 1; A. Beissel, 90, 2; M. Allen, 94, 3. Division IV: A. Gilnmur, 90 per cent., 1; G. Powley, 95, 2. Division V; A. Jeavons, 1)7 per cent., 1, Prizes for industry: F>. Reid and T. Jeavons. Prizes for practice: E. Williamson. J. Cadzow, and J. Bohm.