MORNINGTON SCHOOL.

Evening Star, Issue 12764, 17 March 1906, Page 6

MORNINGTON SCHOOL.

■»-'■..■ —; A show of flowers, vegetables, etc., at Ihe Mornington School, provided for the purpose primarily of interesting the children in nature studies, and secondarily for raising money to make a fives court for. the boys and provide rackets and rounder? appfances for the girls, was in the, school gyrmnasdum this afternoon and well- attended- Mr Davidson (headmaster), Mr Matthews (first assistant), and other members of the staff controlled the arrangements, and the Rev. W. Scorgie. (chairman of the Cqminrttee) attended to open the show. Mr J.' Rennie (of Port) judged. the flowers and Mr A. Meiklejohn the vegetables. The exhibits made a really fine show, especially the vegetables. Mr J. H. Seidelin gave a table of pot plants fpr sale, and Mr Peterson sent a fine lot of carnations, "whilst' the parents provided afternoon tea. The prize-list was as follows: Flowers.. —Flowering pot plant (inside) — R. Cox 1, M. Merrie 2, J. Turner 3. Foliage ppi plant (outside) —E. Dickson 1. Foliage pot plant (inside) —A. M'jnfyre" 1, R. Prout 2, H. Le Cren 3. Fern—A M'lntjre i, R. Cox 2, A. Waite 3. Tray of cut ilowers—H. L<? Cren 1, N. Thompson 2, R. Prout 3. Spray—Jessie Galiaway 1, Gertie Thomson 2, Atelhea. M'lntyre 3. Button-hole—Dorothy M'lntyre 1, Alethea- MThtyre 2> Rena Wootton 3. Decorated hat—Dorothy Mlntyre 1, W. Mpchan 2, Edith Turner 3. Vegetables.—Cabbage—H. Gray 1, C. Farland 2, H. Le Cren 3. Turnips—P. Stephens 1, B. Mackenzie 2, p. Farland 3. Carrots— B. Mackenzie 1, C. Farland 2, M. Harris 3. Parsnips—BY Mackenzie 1, O. Dickinson 2, H. Gray 3. Onions—C. Nicholson. Heaviest potatoes—J. Harris 1, I'. Nicholson 2, M. Growden 3. Tray pf potatoes—l, Nicholson 1, M.'Cherrie 2', R. Prout 3. Cookery.—Soone^—A.* Clark 1, M. Hope 2. C. Cameron 3. Plain Cake—D. Mlntyre 1, A. Wallace 2/Ri' Wpbtton 3. "Pastry—A. George" 1, D.'M'lnt-yrc/2. Handwork.— Merrie 1, E. Reynolds 2, N. Thompson 3. Girls—<K. Milter 1, D. MOirtyre 2, I. Bell 3. The writing ani drawing awards were not available^'" '