SCHOOLS BREAK-UP.

Evening Star, Issue 13000, 20 December 1906, Page 3

SCHOOLS BREAK-UP.

KAIKORAI SCHOOL. Notwithstanding the heavy ram which prevailed, a good number of parents assembled at the break-up of tho Kaikorai School, bold yesterday afternoon in the. Wakai-i Hall. " Tho infant classes bad received their prizes earlier in the afternoon in their class room, when each littlp cine was presented with a book and a bag of sweet.?. Apologies for r.nri-attendance were revived from Air T. Mackenzie, M.TI.R-, the. Hon. T. Fergus, and Dr Nisbc-t. Mr G. Moir. chairmau of tlw School Committer, cougratulaled the pupils, tlie teachers, and tho parents upon tire work that had been done in the school during the past year. Notwithstanding the cham<<* thathad taken place in the staff, the work had been carried on siicccjsfuUy. Thoy were very sorry indeed thai they had lost tlic> seiviees of 3£r Fitzgerald, but the Committee had every reason to rejoice at. ti»e cboioe they had made in appointing 31r Robertson and Mr Murphy, both of whom wero excellent, teachers. It. spoke w<>ll for the schoof tliar the dux of tire Girls' High School this year had received her primary education at the Kaikorai School. Whcrever schohics of tho Kaikorai entered into competition with those of oilier schools, they were always able to give, a good account of themselves. He hop-'d rfn* would serve to stinmlato the present ."eholars t<i uphold the honor and dignity of the achoo! ;uid be a credit to their and to themeelve?.

Jlr Spencer Brent said it. gave him a great- deal of pleasure to have rCLe'.ved an invitation to attend the break-up of the Kaikorai School. Tljo whole- of lits family had passed, through the school. and Ik: felt he owod a great debt of gratitude to tlie teachers of the school, both of the low*-r and the higher clasre*. When ho considered the duties of a teacher lie- -vrao amazed they were so poorly p;iid. The teachers of their youth were responsible for the foundation of the Empire—or at any rate of the colony. He wished the Kaikorai School would have all the prosperity to which it. could attain. '' Long life to the Kaikorai School, and long life also to its masters."— (Applause.) The Rev. H. L. Snow g»ve an appropriate address to the children, the. main thought being that- woik ;-hontd not bo altogether put. aside during the holidays, Trhcn there wore no more school ktssocs to learn. Tlver-o were many things ro be done which could be both helpful and TrsefuL He hoped in yeaxj to come fie would often be present at sucli pleasant gatherings as that was.— lApplanse.) .Mr W. AJhiutt, head-master, explained that, according- to tho present regulations, the head-master examined the children at iea.«t throe times in the year. It was jxiss;iblt that -some, boys and girls came to tho front just when tlic examinations cimc on. There wa_s another class, which was probably the better clans—the. plodders, tho diligent ones, who worked all the year round. The teachers gave class marl-.. pretty well for tlic whole year. New. tiut might catch the second clas.-\ fco they awarded prizes not only to tho3c who hud done well in the head-master's examinations, but to those who had worked hard throughout th<> year. As far as the dux boy and girl were concerned, they wanted to give both the sman- boy and girl and also the worker a chance, so tiiev added the tenehcrs' marks for Uie year to the headmaster's inarky, and the total constituted the dux boy or girl. Air J. M. K. Ciarrnw would speak of only one matter, and that was in reference 1<» physical drill and exercise,;. 'lliry would notice that he and another gcHloman—-Mr A. F. Roberts—were giving two gold medai.s for the best boy and tht. Bert grrl m physical drill. They had dore this because they considered the health of the boys ajid girls of the community was of the utmu-t valu-". Ho wished all the scholars :i very merry and a happy Xc»- Year.—(Applause.) Mr !\. Chisholm taid he h.';d always thought the Kaikc.nii School was- one of uic best schools in the colony—indeed, in- always thought it w;us the best, limning, of course, the high schools. He was i orry it had turned out a wet day for the breakriip. He was very pleased d> Ik' present t > <i i—tribute the -Nary league prize.-. It »iij

i gratifying to notice also thai two c,f tin ! prizes »if tile Society for t}ie •>: ! Cruelty to AnimaLs bad coma to the Kaii kcirai School. I 'l'iie prizps and cert ideates were pro- ! pented to (hi <lifl'erent d,i.-->cs bv the fnlJo.v- ---: iug Messrs W. *Wil.-iciu, 1). ! Scott. Spenroi- Brent. J. AI. K. (Janow, ,11 CUi.-h-jhii. the Kev. 11. 1,. Snow, andtlio Ciiairman. .V musical t:(in:-:i<t-ing of j-onirs. jKirl :o:ig.;. ajiil < huruse.--. rvu eairied out by the pupils »i SUmdanl VI. wore i;:vt ; Ji i<ir S:m-.v, (Jhisholm. and (iairew. and the proceedings terminated with the ringing' of 'lIuV. lintaniiJa' ajid a verso, of tlw National Antheni. The fallowing is the prize-list:- - Class P.—Div. V., V'pper : Win. Tcdd 1. Win. Thomas 2, Allan Croinbie .-:nd Charlie Westlar.d (e< ( nal) 3. Merit l>rizc.s : Ovnn Sutherland and liarrv Wilkinson 1, Ba.'-bara MilU-r 1. Margar. t* M'Pherson 2. Iltighina Cl'.isho'.m and Florence -fones 3. Merit Prizes : Gwendoline Morrison, Kvelvii M'Millan. and Pearl Ivnudseu. Div." V.. I.owe-.—James Hill 1. r>nc.-i, Dnwnes 2. Krie Love 3. Merit Prize : Wm. Davi.s and Jer-sic OiiTnn.l 1, Mabel Miller 2. Tlielraa 'l'Vevithick 3. Div. IV. Archibald Wsirdrop 1. Cec-r/e liei-rie 2, Kathleen Wahlen 1. Clnra Sni.TS 2. Hnth Nieolson ,i. Ate> ii !'n;e : ! Alav Vaughan. Div. TIJ. Leslie- SuthevI l-.inti .1. Sydney Haigli 2. X.vnn.-m Klii- Z, i Vera Knudsen 1. Margaret Bams 2. .Vice. Walker 3. Cla.->s ll.—Ktanh-v Chi-iioini 1, lithe! May Barnes 2. SUtndard I.— Head-maker's Ksaininalion : Amelia Bourke. Margaret ( i. Si-ne, Kilee.n Corcoran. Hnien Brandon, lv.eivn Taylor. Class Marks: Leslie Mart in and Amelia Bourke 1, Arthur Sheriff and .hira Prain 2, William Cullinan ;,nd Kihen Corcoran 3. Merit : Edna. Johnson. Helen Brough, Ann Wilson, .lames Strong. Douglas iNess, CJaremu' Fountain. (!rrural Progress : lioberr Baillie. Writing : Mabel Thomas. Sewing : Ann AVil*in 1, Bessie Millar 2. Three first-clar_s and t»a secoud-class attendance certifiralcs were distribuied. Standard ll.—iExamination Prixes; Christopher L'listrange, Edwin Finley, Ellen Love. Doris Mailer, Erie Dawse-n, Eric Ellis, Grace. Stratton. Class Prize-';; Christopher L'Estrange, Madge Peterson, Edwin Finley, Cirfu«-»StraUon. EDa M'Mil lan, Clarice Stewart. Merit Prizes : Henry Carter, Margaret Blackwood, Frank Williams. lx j na Bartlect. Irene Chapman. Drawing: Paul M'Carthy, Beryl M'CoD. Writing : Maxwell Park. Sewing : Maria Gerrie, Grace Stratton. Stamdard IH.—Boys—Hrad-masteT's examination : Robert " Prain ]. A iian Rx>y 2, Herbert Driver 3. OteHi irartei Frank Corcoran 1, Kenneth Phin 2. Robert Prain 3. Merit jimes: William Walker. Robert Sutherland, Joseph Newman, Ijeonard Morrison. Spccial prhres : Writing, Hicrrj- JarratL Home work, Conrad Beazley. Hand work, Arthur Sutherland. Six first class and fonr second class attendance eerthjcatefi Standard Hl.—Girts—Head-master's examination : Marion Macpoerson 1. Fanny Haig 2, Ethel Whyte 3. CTaioinarks -. Ethel Wbyte 1, Fanny Haigh 2, Doris Armit 3. Sewing: Elizabeth Yorston 1, Mary Burna 2 Writing: EUzabeth Spiei-s. Homo exercises: Jessie Pike. Drawing: Phyllis Bobertson. Paper designing: Marion Macpbereon. Attondance Six first class and ten second class. Standard IV.—Boys—Head-master's examination : Clair Sutherland and Bnseell Wocbling (equal) 1, Williami ThomKon 2, James Scoalar 3. Claaf mark*: Clair Sutherland 1, Lindsay Park 2, Hepburn Dick 3. Writing: Walker Kncrudcs and Lindray Park (equal). Arithmetic : Albert Weetland. Honw work and exercise-: Hisgbarn Dick. rieadiog and. Kcitatkni;

[ Alex. Stevenson. General itnprororoej i Ernest Sinclair, Herbert Stark, Ful Sutherland. Eight first class and .1 second class attendance certificates. Standard IV.—Girls—Head-master's .-amrrstion: Margaret Sinclair 1_ Jauo £>cnn Rita Allnntt 6; class marks, Marga Sinclair 1, Rita. AOnntb 2, Oliso Gibb drawing and progress, Isabel Stevai writing, Elfctabeth Swtrnston; sevi Winifred Kinnear; merit, Catherine Bo Isabel C. Smith. Attendance oerfcificsU Three fust class and three second class. Standard V. —Head-master's marks ; Ji Hill 1 Dorothy Allnntt and Edith Da (equal) 2, Lydia Olivier and Emma B (equal) 3, Katie Mac Donald and Sydi M'Doogall (equal) 4, Stephen Carey • a Leslie "Latimer (equal) 5, Alexander II colm 6; class marks, Sydney M'Doogall May HiH and Doris Slis (equal) 2, Lei Latimer and Maurice RobVon (equal) '■ i merit, Marjorie Qswin, Geida Kerr, BeS | Farley, Chrissie Duff. Lily Miller, Vei Johnson; diligence, Florence Taylor; cai board work, Willie Richards-; neatest «>ri cise book. H3U Scully; sewing, Katie Mi Donacll 1. Rita Burgess 2; danring. Ha Brent 1, "Dorothy AHnntt 2. Atteodazi certificates: Eleven. Jksfc Jeurie second class. Standard "VX—Profeaemg>~: Girls, Winr AHnutfc (dirt) 1, Everya Smith 2, Cecil Cnxtms o : boys. Prank Hamel (dux) ■ Stanley Waite" 2, Spencer Sbrinrpton j Head-masters F»xaminaticm: Winnie A nutt 1, Evelyn Smith 2, Alexander Can* ion 3, T?lorenco Tnxnbull 4, Stanley Wai i and Spencer Sbrinrpton 5, Dorothy Mafh I eon and Frank Hamel 6-, music, Ritchie; English cramma and compoi turn. Florence IVrrnboll; writing and ne. work, Rowland Todd; merit* Ronald Pari Edward Stewart, FExaboth. Eonnan, IBJc Wright, Alexander Sinclair. Attendant ceiiificaijcs :* Fourteen last class and eigl second class. standard TlL—Robert Hill 1, Qyl Latimer 2, Alex. Balston 3. Progress Thos. Pack, Arthur Thomson,-Annie-Pa quhaisan. —Special Prizes. — Exceptionally Long Attendances .{new absent). —David Stewart, 9 years ( watch); Alex. Sinclair, 7 vests; Lmnax Wraiyht, 7 years; Lily Herd, 7 yeaa May Hill, 6 years. Carpentry (Examine. Air Sheriff) : Alex. Cameron 1, Le Paterson 2. Cookery (Examiner, Mb Miller) : E¥elyn Smith and Winifred Al nutt (equal). Cadet Work and ercises : Sergeant Ralston, Ccrporal fia ciair, Corporals Todd and Kenned) Physical Exercises for Girls: ttargsrc Bai-tlett, Margaret Kennedy, and Tc Green. Best Riflemen : Ronald Pack. Sei gcant Thos. Park, and Corporal Sonr tagg. Naw League Prizes.—Best Shot i No. 2. Battalion : Ronald Park, 40 point (the -'possible"); Examination (Subject "Baile of Tbu Shima ") : Robert Hill Cyril Latimer, Thos. Park. Society fo Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Pria Hssjiy ; Kv-elyri Snxith.. The staff «msist of the head-roaster, M W. C. Atlnuii ; first assistant, Mr J.-Re bcrison, B-A.; Bocond assistant, Mr H. P Kelt; Uiird assistant. Miss M. iPEwan fouith assistant, Mr F. Murphy; fifth as sistant, Miss I. Wilson; sixth assistant Miss 31. CalVcnder; sevonth assigJairrtyMJE G. -Maegregor; eighth assistant. Miss A Dow: ninth ;issistant. Miss W. Reid; ana pupil-teachers—Misses Scully, ttlm and West, and Masters Hunter and McDonald The present roll consjsta of 238 boysanc 276 girls; total, 574. Averages for tiw quarters.: March, 652; June, coox; SepteE* ber. 526; December, 457. Tho bead-maeta reports that tho •opening of tho MaoriJH3 School took away 108 pupils, and this 3»l suit,-combined with the measles and-adgxy in" cottjdi epidemics, wooW haxoseacmij affccle<l tho staff and tho^ salaries of those remaining, boi that tho Education Dcpzcb n.cnt recognised tho unfairrjesß of duciions. and permitted such calcnlaSotn of ,-tttond'ancc to be mado a3 will not inter fore during 1907 with either staff. CT-ssOa, '1 !k> CommUtao express their fliantj* 'M. all those who subscribed rnoney to enaSk prizes to Ijo purchased. To Mpskps A. G Bc-e. G. Moir, L. Komnftz, Alex. Rrforrfcfr and" J. M. K. Garrcw, for tboir sedftlß, special thanks are due. ,

HAWHJORKE RTHTDEEGASIEBE^ The schoolroom of All Saints' Qhawt was comfortably filled last evening, wibpl the Hawthorne Kindergarten and E*» nararory School closed for the yaan. Dainty fingers bad decorated the stag* and hall with greens in a maimer dUI jravo a verv pleasing effect. On tha-wagg. tr>o, were specimens of the scnofcacr >►"*&, in the shape of drawings and fancv needlework, paper folding, etc. The'school at present js in a roost paft pcrous condition, and the attetdaacajs large and increasing. On the rofl are the narues of fortv-*hree boys and girls, xj*g in"- in vcars from four to eleven. Jftrt donations towards the prize fond riant* am due to Mesdamcs Cahrert, Tcidd, Lase, Wheeler, Grav, A. Paterson, llntahisanj and Muses Donald and Macdonald. A long and invariably interesting procarried out by the little scholars with vmdaunted assurance. There were songs and choruses, rnarcbjirg, Indian dub and v.-and exercises, cuxie piiiies, pianoforte solos, and a nmaber of other 'iU-ms jtirt as interesting. At the conclusion of the pro<rrainn>e Mr Wm. Todd presented the prizes to successful scholars. On behalf of the parents present ho -wished to expreES to Miss Lees and to the scholars their very rreat, appreciation of the work which had been gone through.— The past year had been a disastrous one for -.cJiiJois on account of the- epidemics of" measles and whooping cough, which had almost decimated a number of the schoola. C-ertainry, in a school such as this, where ;1 |! were, taught together, it was very; difficult to carry on the work snccessCaDyj if scholars wre absent for any length of; time. It harl been very irunaxkablo to. watch the efficiency with which these little fines had carried through their physical drill. In a school like this ihey hail a combination of work and play, and hit considered that the children for th«J first for years received just as good aa; education at such a kindergarten as they: wt.alil get in any (iovcrnment school- Ho wonld like to express, on behalf of the parents and friends present, their grati-; tade to Miss Lees and to her assistants,! Miss Donald and Aliss Macdonald, for, their e::e.el<ent work during the past year.! lie hoped that in the year opening upon' tlie.ni the scholars would come hack re-J newod in health and strength, so as to' cn'vr into their work as ealhnsiaasii«3ly3 as ever.—(Applause.) The following is the prize list:— < Standard 111. —Class Maris-: Lilyf Paterson. Recitation : Doris Arnold.; 7'xn.cy Needlework : Lily Paterson. ( Standard 11-, Division I.—Arithmetic sj Olive Paterson. Drawingand Braahworlr:Olive Paterson. j Standard 11.. Dirision IX—Class Marks : Daisy Paterson. Arjtbmetic-; Maxjorie Bnrt. Drawing and Brushwork : Henry Sew Hoy. Best Exercise Book: Harriet Johnston. Plain Jieedlc. work : Gwendoline Smith. Singing and Hesitation : Daisy Paier.snn. Standard I.—Class Marks- Helena' Duncan. Heading and Spellings "Wini-; | ired Gilkison. -. ! Class IV. —Class Marks : Douglass Mac-.j don gall. Drawing and Brush-work : AmriVj : Moir 1, Donglacss MacdougaU 2. Writ-! iog : Morret Wilkinson. Spelling :\ Phyllis Cheeseman. Singing ancfllecita-i lion : Annie Moir. Class llL—Class Marks : Clifford Calvert. Drawing; Docoflry Paterson.; Kindergarten Work: Stanley Writing ; Phyllis Galbtaith. Class 11. Spelling : Trevor Gray.' Weaving - Molly Gray. Reading and Spelling: Herbert Napier, Nancy Shiel, Dorothy Law. Writing : Eric WilKams. Sewing and Writing : Leah Burt. Class I.—Class Marks ; WiSzcd Tod-, kin. Careful Work : Loma Smith.; Kindergarten Work : Ella VSQisaxa. Good Conduct : Freddy Hfiltnore. Kindergarten Sewing : Ellie Bztshie. Kindergarten Class (gifts).—Herbert Wilkinson, Amy Marshall, Nellie Douglas, Allan Douglas, Vahnai Bnrt, Lionel M'Governe. Willie Fogg. Calisthenics (Miss Majors prizes). — Senior Division : Olive Paterson 1, Annie Mohr 2. Inrproveinentc Henry Sey Hoy, a Junior TJtreisiaiijjjseae -Todd I_sSsl|xml I - '" <^J