END OF SCHOOL YEAR.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 18 December 1926, Page 9

END OF SCHOOL YEAR.

ST. MARY’S. An interesting breaking-up function was held-by the pupils of 'St. Mary’s in the school hall before large attendance of an interested public. The first part of the programme Avas in the hands of the infants, aa-lio performed their share of the entertainment very Avell, while the second portion consisted of a short playette “ The Golden Seam,” produced by the senior pupils. This Avas Avell enacted, especially by the principals, Marjorie Monaghan, Olga Hancock, Daphne Goodwin and the A'ery youthful Rex GoodAA'in. At the conclusion of the programme, the head teacher, Miss M. Clarke, distributed gifts from Avell laden Christmas trees, and in return the pupils made presentations of a beaten bronze boAA-1, to Miss Clarke and a toilet manicure’set to Miss E. Picken, her assistant. The ReAh W. 11. Monaghan congratulated the children on the excellence of the concert produced, and the tacliers for the- success of the year, Avhich, he said, had been greater than ever before.

Miss Clarke, Avho will be leaving the school as she has obtained another position at Hamilton, responded.

NORMANBY SCHOOL

The .school concert and breaking-up ceremony of the Normanby School was held in the Town Ha’-l, Avliere a crowded and appreciative audience gathered. A series, of interesting items of a high standard Avere given by the pupils during the early part of the evening, and the concert Ava-s generally voted a great success. The chairman of the School Committee, Mr E. P. Grant, presided at the breaking-up ceremony, and there were also present members of the committee, the headmaster, Mr G. W. Mitchell, and Mr A. Lees, member of the Taranaki Education Board. /

Mr A. Lees congratulated the children and teachers on the excellent concert produced. He congratulated the staff on the high standard of the work done during the. year. The committee had also done .good Avork in the face of difficulties, and great credit Avas due to the members. He urged the public to support the committee as much as possible. '

Tiie prizes were then presented as folows: Standard I. —Stewart Aim 1, James Bryant 2. Dora Slinger 3. Standard ll.—Ruby Short 1, Joe Bennett 2, Leslie Kyte and Faith Fletcher 3. Standard IV. —Miriam Antrobus 1, Vera Allan 2. Clarence Ley don 3. Standard V.— Ethel Norfolk 1, Keith Tippetts 2, James Aim 3. Standard VI. —Phyllis Sanson 1, Kate Ballantine 2, Kathleen Paine 3. Proficiency prizes. Retr. Duggan, Norman Hatchard, Leo Nicholson, Merton Pine, John Rowe, Ronald Thrush, Fun ice Aim, Katie Ballantine, Nancy Mills, Kathleen Paine. Phyllis Sanson, Mavis* Sharp, Gordon Mcßeth. Competency. —Eric Bennet. Attendance prizes—First class*: Keith Bennett. John Magill. Cordon Hopcroft, Frere Peach, Dorothy Bennett, Nancy Bennett, Violet Magill, Joan McEwen. Second class : Jh-jc Bennett, John Campbell, Clarence Ley don, Joe Bennett. Keith Coxhead Doreen L)oyd, Mary Morris, Mary Te Merei, Eileen Harrison, Margaret Honcroft. Calf-rearinitr prize, 1925 (silver engraved inkstand). —Erie Bennett.' Mangold-growing prize (gold, and silver medal). —Eric Bennett. Egmont A. and P. Association’s* junior, banner, for best team of four school ponies won by Normanby School. Appreciation* of the* work of the headmaster was expressed by the Sixth Standard pupils, who were leaving the school, a* youthful .spokesman of whom made a neat speech prior to making a p resentation. In rep y, Mr Mitchell referred to the pleasant relations that had existed beiad been the argest proficiency class tween his upper class and himself. It had been the largest proficiency class that he had ever taught, and lie intimated that his retirement from service wou’cl come before the end of the next year. The programme rendered by the children was as follows: Pianoforte solo, Tsobel Preston; “Christmas with the old Woman who lived in a shoe,” junior pupi’*s; chorus, “Floating,” junior pupils: country dance. “The Village Fair” • chorus, “The Lonely Road.” senior pupils; recitation, V. Magill: chorus,. “Yoho, Little Girls,” junior pupis: duet, “Let the* Great Big World/’ Tv. Hooper and K. Payne; recitation, J. Aim; chorus. “Home,” junior pupils: solo, “Jogging Along the Highway.” Mavis Peddie; drill, senior boys: duet. “Moonlight and Roses,” Tw Romganui and Rachael Rangi; chorus. “Adelai,” senior girls; so’o, “The Merry Maid,’’ Vera Allen ; trio, Maori girls; recitation, Eunice Aim; “Canoe Song,” and encores. Maori trio; chorus. “My Crinoline,” and “Goodnight.” senior mauls.