SCHOOL VACATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 17542, 23 December 1920, Page 6

SCHOOL VACATIONS

WAKARI. The annual break-up of the Wakari School took place yesterday, when the lower standard and infant room prizes wore distributed in the afternoon, and those for the higher standards in the evening. On both occasions there was a very largo attendance of parents, friends, and visitors. The Chairman (Mr R. S. Brown) congratulated the staff and scholars on the success that had attended their efforts during a year of exceptional difficulty. Tho pupils provided an interesting programme of recitations, songs, and dances, six selected pupils of Standard VI. giving an exhibition in mental arithmetic. Tho results were so uniformly excellent that Messrs J. Wallace and J. Horn, M.P., members of the Education Board, who wero present, gave four prizes in addition to the two given by Duncan and Simpson for this subject. Prize-list:— Standard Vl.—Dux; James Milne (medal). Dux girl: Doreen Sell (medal). First class; J ; Milne, W. Dick, G. Williden, D. Sell, M. Young. Second class; W. Brown, M. Black. Third class: L. Johnston, J. Pledger, A. Young, E. Andrew, E. Haigh, E. Tweadie, R. Woodhill. Athenaeum; D. Sell. Navy League; M. Young. Sewing: M. Brown (medal) and D. Sell (equal) 1, E. Haigh 3. Attendance, 5. Popular boy: J. Milne. Popular girl: M. Young. Proficiency certificates, 11. Competency, 1. Standard V. —First' class: B. Young, D. Spiers. Second class: H. Dick, K. Burgess, D. Milne, M. Brinstlon, J. Cubitt, R. Burgess. Third'class; C. Isaacs, H. Hoare, C. Armour, M. Black. Navy League: B. Young. Attendance, 6. Sewing: D. Spiers and H. Dick (equal) 1 M. Black and K. Burgess (equal) 2. Improvement: H. Edwards, E. Kerr. Standard IV.—First class: Mary Jarratfc, Andrew Laing, Daniel Mohr, Violet Richan. Second class; Claries Clark, Robin Hood, Winifred Millar, Margaret Thomson, Leslie Wood, Arthur Young. Third class: Olive Bain, Lilian Campbell, Noreen Edwards, Robert Kedzlie, Clifford Still, William Vince, Mabel Watt, Dorothea Waldie. Diligence : Mona Bathgate. Sewing: Violet Richan, Mary Jarratt. Brush-work: Dorothea Waldie. Attendance, four. Standard lll.—First class: Elsie Joyce, Margaret Milne. Second class: Beatrice Andrew, Hazel French, Lena Moir, Ruth Richan, Edna Rostieaux, Irens Sime. Third class: Eric Addison, Wm. Johnston, Leslie Joyce, Netta Millar, Wm. Reynolds, Allan Ronald, Constance Williden. Sewing: Margaret (Milne 1, Lena Moir and Rona Eestieaux 2. Brushwork: Eric Still. Attendance, two.

Standard H.—First class: Grace Dick, Irene Young. Second class: Eddie Young, Aloxandar Black, Oswald Jarratb, Zelma Vince, Norman Pledger, Frank Eeatieaus, Eileen Craig, Georgs Laing, Heather Kerr. Third, class; Molly Isaacs, Stanley Pledger, No«I French, Joyce Wood, Colin il‘Dougall, lan Morrison. Progress: Lilian Thomson, Catherine Bain, Robert Martin, Stella Rudd. Sewing; Grace Dick 1, Heather Kerr 2. Brushwork: Eileen Craig; special prize for brushwork (Miss Collins’s prize), Norman Pledger. Four attendance prizes. Standard I.—First class: Arthur Burgess. Second class: Hazel Laing, Ina Black, Bella Ives, Fred. Joyce, Jack Dick, Mona Vivian, Bertie Brown. Third class; Lily Jarratt, Reggie Barnard, George Pledger, Olive Woodhill, Isobel Pezet, Rose Resticaux. Progress : James Bain, Ivy Bain, Marie Michelson' Alan Trainor, Jack Sharp. Adam Hill. Sewing : Bella Ives 1, Olive Woodhill 2. Brushwork : Hazel Laing. One attendance prize. KAITANGATA. Appended is the prize list of Kaitangata. The gift hooks for the infant department and the prizes for Standard I. and Standard 11. were presented by the “ex-girls.” The “old boys” provided the gold medal for the dux of the school: Standard I. —Boys—Allan M’Millan 1, Leonard Grimshaw 2, John Espee 3; girls— Mavis Stephenson 1, Doris Brown 2, Lizzie Mackie 3. Merit certificates, sixteen. Attendance certificates, six. Standard ll.—Boys—Stuart Allan 1, Ronald Hay 2, Herbert Illingworth 3; girls —Bridget Rogers 1, Mavis Black 2, Alva Myers 3. Merit certificates, sixteen. Attendance certificates, eight. Standard lll.—Boys—Norman M’Millan 1, Robert Ramsay 2; girls—Hazel Morrison 1, Elizabeth Braidwood 2. Progress; Patrick Rogers. Mary Newborn, Stanley Lowe (special for passing two standards in one year). Merit certificates, eight. Attendance certificates, ten. Standard IV.—Boys—Brendan Ratcliffo 1, Stanley Eockliff 2, Samuel Fletcher 3, Jack Gage (special for passing two standards in one year: girls—Olwen Shaw 1, Frances Sharp 2, Margery Allan 3. Merit certificates, eleven. Attendance certificates, nine. Standard V.—Boys—Albert Tripp 1, Richard Hughes 2; girls—Miriam Smyth 1, Mavis Smith 2, Jean Carter and Emma Harrison (equal) -3. Merit certificates, six. Attendance certhiCates. six. Standard YI. —Dus of school, Frank Cooke, who has gone through the standards unbeaten (gold medal presented by “ old boys”), .Plyhlis Oliver 2, John Gribben 3. Merit certificates, nine. Attendance certificates, three. Navy League prizes: Standard VI., Mary Harrisoiv. Standard V., Miriam Smyth and Emma Harrison. Swimming (school championship, silver medal presented by Otago Swimming Centre), Inane Weastcll. WEST TAIERI. Prize list as under: Standard Vl.—First class; Logan Bell and Myra Williams. Standard V.—First class; Madge Harvey, Ida Reid, and John M'Kenzie f second class, Ella Williams and Mabel Mann. Standard IV.—First class, Gladys Timms; second class, Molly MTntosh; third class, George Ferguson, Arthur Timms, Alex. Robson. Standard lll.—First class, Willie Williams; second class, Lillian Gallon; third class, James Cookson and Rifca. Robson. Standard II. —First class, Georgo Harvey; second class, John Cookson. Standard I. —First class, Allan Mann; second class, Jack Williams, Jean Maxwell, Ivy Maxwell; third class, Joyce Sawers and Tom Robson. P. 3.—First class, Christina 'M'Kenzie. P. I.—First class, Irene Robson. Special prizes: Navy League essay, Myra Williams and Gladys Timms; drawing, Logan Bell (senior) and James Cookson (junior); brushwork, John M’Kenzie (senior) and Lillian Gallon (junior); writing, _ Ida Reid (senior) and Lillian Gallon (junior); neatness, Madge Harvey (senior) and Willie Williams (junior); sewing, Mabel Mann and Ella Williams (senior, equal), Joyce Sawers (junior); attendance, Gladys Timms. Proficiency certificates: Standard VI., Myra Williams and Logan Bell. The special prizes were donated by Mrs Petrie, Mrs Mann, sen., Mrs W. W. Reid, Mrs Joseph Mann, Mrs Robert Harvey, Miss Gillcspi©, and Mr Williams.