CHILDREN'S COMPETITION.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 131, 1 December 1906, Page 4

CHILDREN'S COMPETITION.

Over 1000 entries were received for the school competitions at the Wanganui Horticultural Show yesterday. In addition to the local schools, entiies were received from Mosstown, Westmere, Turakina, Wangaehu, and Rangiwahia. Flowers were the predominating feature, but the three exhibits of vegetables were distinctly creditable, especially that from the Mosstown School, which comprised o^er twelve varieties. There were 67 exhibits of baskets of flowers, and these, taken altogether, were very creditable. In bouquets there were 63 entries, and these also were excellent. There were 56 ladies spiays, which were all capital pieces of work. Buttonholes were the most numerous, there being no less than 241 entries. These, almost without exception, were excellently made, and the judge had no easy task in allotting the prizes. Pot plants numbered 19, and there were large collections of annuals and perennials. There was an excellent display of indoor school work. .This included 132 entries of handwriting. Iliere was also brushwork, drawing, etc., also a fine exhibit of hobbies, in which collections of stamps formed a j.iominent feature. When the show opened the President announced the result of the school gardens competition. The gardens of the D.H.S., Queen's Park, Sc. John's, Wangaehu, Kaitoke, Vest-mere, Kimbolton, and Mosstown schools were entered, and th-; fiist prize was awarded to the Mosstown school. The possible poinds v.tre 100, arid were divided for neatness (25), quality of flowers and vegetables (2-5), number of plants in bloom (25), and general effect (25) and will appear in that order 111 the prize list, which was as follows: — 1, Mosstown School 25, 24, 21 18 total 85; 2, St. John's Infant* School, 21, 20, 20, 18, total 80; 3, Queen's Park School, 21, 19, 1/ , 20, total 77; Westmere School, 18. 20, 10, 14, total 70; Kaitoke School, lb, 21, 14, 16, total 69; Wanganui D.H. Srhooi 25, 14, 12, 18, total 69: Wangaehu School, 19, 18, 12 : , total 66; Kimbolton School, 22, li, 10, 17, total 66. Challenge Banner, presented by Messrs George and Kersley. Judges, Messrs Weightman and Jnst.— Open to all children attending public primary schools in the Wanganui Education District. Collection of flowers, product school garden. — St. John's, 1 Collection of vegetables, product ot school garden.— Mosstown, 1; Westmere, 2; Kaitoke, 3. Best exhibit antirrhiniums—Turalina, 1; Kaitoke, 2 Specimen rose. — St. lohn s, 1 ; Qrcen's Park, 2. Three roses.— Queen's Park, 1 ; St. John's, 2. Collection pansies. — St. John's, . 1 ; Westmere, 2; Queen's Park, 3. Window-box from school. — Bess^ Bamler tQueen's Park), 1; St. John's, 2. . Thrte pot plants, giown in schoolroom.—Queen's Park, 1; St John's, 2. P.asket of flowers, children 8 years i'lid under. — Marjorie McFarlane (Queen's Park), 1; Percy Newport (Fs.itoke), 2; St. John's, 3. Basket of flowers (children 12 years and under)— Doris Rjburn (Queen's Park), 1; Mavis Holloway (Wanganui Infants'}, 2; Sybil Clark, 3. Basket flowers (children any age). --Tom Laird (District High School), 1 ; Ethel Bell (Queen's Park), 2; May McKinnon (Queen's Park), 3. Bouquet (children 8 years and under). — Myrtle Laird (St. John's), 1- Lily Murray (St. John's), 2: Doris Andrew (St. John's), 3. Bouquet (children 12 years and under). — Mavis Holloway (Wanganui Infants'), 1 ; Jeannie Franklin (Turakina), 2; Emily Barns (Tnrakina), 3.