REGIONAL SURVEYS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20186, 2 March 1940, Page 7

REGIONAL SURVEYS

SCHOOLS’ COMPETITION HIGH STANDARD DISTRICT SUCCESSES (Tor Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The results'of'the centennial competition among the sohools for regional surveys by the schools themselves and not by individual pupils, were characterised by the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, to-day as being a high standard of achievement. The competition, he said, had been one of the most successful features of the centennial celebrations, and he was sure that the 55 schools which submitted entries had derived as much pleasure from putting their entries together as the judges had in inspecting their excellent worK. It was noteworthy that the entries were nearly all of a high standard. The judges were Mr. H. C. D. Somerset, Feilding, and Mr. W. B. Harris, of the Christchurch Training College. “At the outset,” Mr. Parry stated, “it was made clear that the competition was for regional surveys to be submitted by schools and not by individual pupils, schools being divided into sections for the competition according to size and type. These regional surveys are the result of planned effort and co-operation between teachers and pupils. So much freedom was allowed in the choice of a subject that while some schools wrote studies of the history of their neighbourhood, others treated its botany, even including varieties of- seaweed, and one remarkable entry submitted by a girls’ school consisted of an accurate model in soap of four successive stages in the development of a particular urban area. Real Works of Art Most entries were attractively presented; many are real works of art. “The judges have placed prize-win-ning entries in each type of school in three classes,” added Mr. Parry. “In Class A is placed work of outstanding merit faithfully carried out and ably presented. One survey in each section was classified A. In Class B is placed work which might be classified as very good in conception and presentation. Class C contains work which the judges considered to be worthy of recognition.” Sections in which Gisborne district schools were successful were:— Native Schools. —Class A. Hicks Bay Native School; Class B, Manaia Native School, Whakarara Native School. Secondary Departments of District High .Schools, Grades C and upwards. —Class A, Kaitaia District High School; Class B. Huntly District High School, Waihi District High School, Te Karaka District High School Primary Schools, Grades I, II and 111. —Class A, Kairakau, Chatham Islands; Class B, Turiroa, Ruapekapeka, Naseby, Tahora, Matarawa, Kimbell, Manaroa. The Minister said that the prizes would take the form of books for school libraries to the value of the prize awarded.