GISBORNE SCHOOL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2378, 19 December 1908, Page 7

GISBORNE SCHOOL.

BREAI£ING-UP CEREMONY

Tiie matriculation .prices won d'urjHßng the year by scholars at the Gis|«orne School were distributed yesHKerday. Mr. iC. A. deLautour occupied the Iffljfwhair, and in the course of a short PSladdress to the children, he said he B in the principle of prize■Bffas it encouraged the children ■II to do their best. The present occas■B lion -was the last time they would 111Vneot under the old sysfem, and next |M|yeur there would he a change in the h|H| school. In future the Board, while IHinot making 'farmers, lawyers, or enHKgineers of them, would be able to give them an education which would Hlfi °f S rea t service to them in years |f|i to come, and a great benefit to them Hffi would be t-lie instruction in agriculIH ture and other kindred subjects. Ilaf There would be, of course, free-place IS students who would not have to pay, ti according to the present pros!j|! pectus all others would" have to pay IB a fee of £6, but it was also .probable Ml that this lamount would he reduced !||| to £3. ?V.i! The following were the winners of ■■[‘prizes:—Senior Division: Geo. RedIII!' path, Wm. Dumphy, Noel Bull. Jun■Bfcior Division: Nora Harper 1, Mary [llMorke James Forsyth (brackHBieted) 2. Prevention of Cruelty to Wm Animals Society’s prizes for best 18ft essays: jMary uVlorice and Colin An||i' fderson. ||| 'Mr. deLautour asked Mrs. Walker HI ta* convey to the Society their doepBB cst thanks for the encouragement ■ they had given to the children toll® wards .being kind to dumb animals. If M.r E. H. Mann said that he had ill, had the honor of starting the pres§j| ont school 21 years ago. He thought B that the present system 'had -done 111 good work, and he was sorry to see a 11 change, but the Board had decided || i on a more modern method, and lie f hoped that the new school would be a success. The speaker .paid a tri- ! ibute to the good work done by Mr. lvnidfjr and his assistant, Miss Hunt, anc?*askcd them to accord them a hearty vote of thanks. (Applause.) j Mr. F. J. Rowley said that he was sorry he stood before them for the last time as headmaster of the High School. He expressed a wish that the two .new schools would work together amicably, and with no friction. Cheers were given for Mr. [Rowley ‘ and Mr. Kinder, and 1 a vote of thunks to the chairman, proposed by Bov. L. Dawson Thomas brought the proceedings to a close. The following were the winners of the xieaeher’s special prizes in Standard VI. —General proficiency on I class marks: Doris LeQuesne and I Geoffrey Parker. Improvement on I exercise books: Janies Griffin and I Lizzie Wilkinson.

KAITI SCHOOL. This school also broke up yesterday moruing for the midsummer vacation. Mr. D. Fyson, chairman of the School Committee, presided, and expressed his regret that the prizes and medals were not available for distribution, but stated that they would he presented when the school re-as-sembled after Christmas. He wished them a;ll a very happy Christmas. .Mr. Bull, headmaster, referred to the diligence of the pupils, commenting on the fact that no fewer tlinn 40 ofAiliem had qualified for medals. With a few more pupils .and a better average attendance, they mould soon hope for a fuller stuff of teachers. He thought that the committee were to be congratulated for the improvements that had been effected in the school grounds. ~B2io prizes won in the Bible classes were then .presented by Mrs. Porter, after Rev. Wm. Grant had read out the list and spoken a few words commending the religious instruction to the children. Cheers were given for the ch»iirjiian, the committee, and the headmaster and staff, and the gathering terminated. The following is a list of the prizewinners:— . _ Standard. VI. —May Fvurhe 1; Rose Bradford 2. Standard 1 V.—T. G. Morgan 1, Arthur Fyson 2. Standard IV. —‘May Black 1, Ruth Fyson 2. Standard lll—Grlace Horne 1, Eva B Standard ll.—Ada Bell 1, Woodihorpe Bousfield 2. Standard I —Fred Harvey I, James Blanco 2, Ada Rowan 3, Jean Burgess and Mere Ranginia (cards). Attendance prize for full attendance, Nelly Fairlie.