SCHOOL COMPETITIONS

Evening Star, Issue 14186, 11 October 1909, Page 2

SCHOOL COMPETITIONS

In tho Volunteer Hall on Saturday night tho Green island School Competitions were continued. The programme was supplied chiefly by the fmh-prizo winners of the previous two nights. The prize essay ‘ Coal,’ was read by tho winner, Mks S. Eanz. The Green Island Presbyterian Church choir, winners of tho Dunedin Competition, were ako present, and rendered the pieces which wore sung at the Dunedin Competitions. The lolly and flower stall again did good business, as ako did the refreshment stall. There were also a handkerchief tree and a Christmas tree, and competitions in sweets, scones, cakes, and other line-s of baking, also of knitting, sewing, fancy work, and wood work, dressed dolls, and handkerchiefs. Following is the result of .Saturday’s competitions : Impromptu Speech, ' Is it Desirable to Tax Bachelors ?'—D. H. Waklie 1, D. Burk 2, H. Christie 5.

llat-trjrrmiing for Men.—A. Smcllio 1, P. Thomson 2, 1. Tweed 3. Baking (adults). —Oven scones, Mrs John Miller (Burnside-) 1, Mrs W. Kirkland 2, Miss L. Wright 3; girdle scones, Mrs M Lanahan 1, Airs Kilpatrick 2: sponge cake, Mks Jessie Lindsay 1, Mrs M’Master 2, Mks Carruthors 3 : pikelets. Miss Sourdun 1, Mrs Jessie Lmdeay 2, Miss E. Dempster 3; mixed cakes, Mks Benfell 1, Mks Jackson 2, Airs M’Master 3.

Trades Display.—Mrs Wright (Free man’s coal).

Working Display.—J. E. Milligan (blacKsmith).

Baking (school children).—Plain sponge cake, Bossio Aliller 1, Vera Pringle 2, Winnie Kirkland 3; scones, Vera p'ringle 1, Hilda Simpson 2, Frank Barnes 5 ; shortbread, Wynnio Harraway 1, V. M’Master

Knitting, any article (school children) Ethel Johnston 1, Maggie Campbell 2. Hewing (open to school children).— Maggie Liddell 1, Jessie Poland 2, Ruby Kenyon 5, Nellio Barnes commended. Pancywork (school children). — Lilly Freeman and Wynnie Harraway (equal) 1. Sweets (school children). —Pereo M‘DonErceman and Lily Freeman (equal) 2, Bella Benfell and James Russell commended.

Sweets (adults). —Miss Benfell 1, Mrs Benfell 2.

Ornamental Woodwork.—Dave Taylor 1. Plain Woodwork.—Leslie Deer 1. • Dressing, hand sewn (school C ren^' —: Ja7le Milligan commended. Buttonholes (school children). —Robert Kedson 1, Bella Benfell 2, Beesie Miller 3, Ohyc Benfell, Edith Green, Ivy Edcrar and Neesie Miller commended. ° ’