SCHOOL VACATIONS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 11, 24 December 1912, Page 3

SCHOOL VACATIONS.

DISTRI BI TION OF PRIZES. OTANE SCHOOL. The annual s.-h'nd picnic was licit <>:i Friday last in a paddock kindly Ont by Mr. Biit!e:i. Gaines, races, and various aiutisr nients were indulged in to a Ij-.tc hour. when thf rijstribution of prizes was made by Mr. G. McKay, chairman <,f the school committee. The following is the prize list: — Standaid VI.--Proficier.cy and attendance: Bert Elliot!. Stanley Jensen. Eileen Pugh. Attrn.!;.:. :>•: Cecil Baldwin. Dick Murlgw.ay. Marion F'etdier. Mary Hewitt.

Standard V.- Proficiency ami at t er.d.-tnce : Lucy Lorry. Ge urge Fie t < her. Annie We<’d. Attendance Bertha Baldwin. St.anrlard IV.--Pr<-fir-iency anti at :: r.dance : Tom Johnston. Pro f:c : o-. F-ilecn Wedd, Edwarr Graves. Attendance: Lucy Thomas. Standard 111. — Pirfirirniy a’.’.d al teml.anee: Emma Jobnslcn. Pro fi> i< jicy : Vera ( atchv■<.ll. Pro ficiency and attendance 1 : Maggie Scritr.gottr. Attendance: Mary Lory. Sunny Hamlin. Nu'a Knight. Kathleen Pugh. Standard 11.--I’rofictencv a,:d at tendance: Brenda Fletcher. Pro licit my: O. Riddel. Proficiency am attendance: Ngaio Thompson. At t.ndance: Be rt Jensen. Miro Pugh. Standaid I.—-Proficiency anti attendance: Roy Ewart. Proficiency Pitkti Thompson. Proficiency and .attendance : Murray Burgess. Attend ance : George Johnsto. Cecil Knight. Polly Wet’tl. Eric Mitdgway. Prep. lll.—Prdfieiencv and attendance: Gordon McKay. Prc.fi cieney: Grace Irwin. Attendance Charles Wedd, Elsie Fletcher, Myrtle Mitdgway. Ivy McKay. Maty Stevens.

Prep. 11. — Proficiency and attendance: Pittti Thompson. Proficiency: Zina Garry. Attendance : Edward Watts.

Prep.—Attendance : Leslie Mor-Sewing.--Standard VI.: Marv Hewitt. Standard V. (Mrs. Hewitt’s special): Lucy Lory. Standard HI. (Mrs. Hewitt's special): Emma Johnston. Standard 11. : Brenda Fletcher. Standard I. : Janet Wood. "Writing.—Mr. G. McKay's specials: Standard VI.. Cecil Baldwin : Standard V., Hilda Moulder: Standard IV., Rita Morley ; Standard 111.. Emma Johnston ; Standard 11. Rrencla Fktt-her; Standard 1.. P::ki> Thompson. Gardening.—Mrs. Jas. Tod’s specials: Sunny Hamlin, Jack Weed. His Jorgensen. Standard IV.-Miss Collins’ specials: Eric Knight, Hilda Mutig wav. Mr. Fletcher’s special for Puke bon children: Kathleen Pugh. Dux school (Mrs. Guthrie's told medal), to l>e decided on the "•■suits i f the syncronous examination. MANGATAHI SCHOOL. The distribution rf prizes at thi Mangat ahi school took place in the • resetico of parents and a number of.

i’rieniU. The affair took the form of i sixd"l. Sengs and recitations were r.«kn-I by the children. Mrs. O.iver also contributed two songs, vhleh were greatly appreciated, ifter which the piizes were distributed by the Rev. Mr. Paterson, of Marat-kakab.o. Refreshments were serif d and dancing indulged in until •diortly after midnight. Special orizes were presented by Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Stead. J. Wilson Craig and Co., and Mrs. Harris. Following is the list - Standard VI.- Proficiency: Boys. •Viliiam Jowscy. Girls. Oretta McGaffin. Lily Jackson. Hi’a Harris. Ruby Grant. Standard IV.--Proficiency : Boys. .”r:c Grant. Keith Suthcrinnd. Girls. il> <-:i .IPi.'.i"" . Standard. 111.-■-Proficiency : Raynond Jowscy. Jiauie Jackson. Standard 11.-• Proficiency : Harry L~. -k-o:i, Elsie JoW>tV. Prep. 11. lb,mid McMillan. M’ ra Sutherland. Prep. 1.-- ClifL'.'d Ciidl.y. May [ Y-’w’» wo: k.--Gn tt.a McGaflin ; tn I Raymond Jouscy. ' Gas derma;.-- Upper division : Eric I Grant I. Keith Sutherland 2! Gretta] McG.afiin I. Raby Grant 2. Lower j ’.iii'-im: li'iiiy J;ick~im and Elsie Liwscy. ] Sewing. - Rita Harris 1. Eileen! I«»w:-ey 2. Jennie Jackson 3. N«nt work.—Li'v Jackson and Vi'tl-I

j i iiam Jowscy. [ Brush- w < > > k. — E i I een J < ■ w s ' y. 11 Mapping. —lily Jackson. . i Attendance (full).--Rita Harris i riii Har: v Jackson. ■ s ! TE AUTE SCHOOL. i J The p: :zi> were distributed on 1 i:- ; lay afternoon by the chairman (Mr. . i : I. Paton) in the presence of a nit’lld >i r c-f parents and friends. Mr. D. | Sil:-on. a member < f the School '! Committee. addressed a few words j o the children. The prize list is as 1 follows :— f Senior division. — Attendance : I First class. Clarence Ellison; second | class, Tana Reihana ; third class, j Minnie Collins. General profii ,-iency : Standard V.. Victoria Stew-! ■ art ; Standard IV.. (Tart nee Ellison ; [ -Standard 11., John Tyr.ek ; sewing. ! Mari Stafford. I Junior division. — Attendance: j First class. Arihi Ellison. Owen | Paton ; second class. Lucy Cannon, j Mick Timti : third class. Stewart Barker, Maurice Barker, Doris | Dixon : sewing, Ethel Monk. Genj ,-ral proficiency : Toia Timtt. I Each child received a boc-k as a ; [ Christmas present. j I Tb.e T< Ante children and theirj ■>:eiui- contributed £2 0 I to tire? j Clyde Redshaw Fund. During the [ I vear they subscribed and collected! [ about the same amount for the Fresh • i Air Fund, and as a Christmas gift! :o the Napier Children’s Heme have. ‘ seat a tin of sweets. i ELSTHORPE SCHOOL. ! ; . . i : ; T’.-.o annua! m connew.c’i : ; i w.ih the Elstlii,:p<- schorl took ph: , last Thursday. The day was fine. , j and there was a good attendance of ;

children and adults. Sports of a! kinds were held, and Messrs. Priest .and Macaulcy worked hard to make the outing a success. Mesdames Maeauley. Haycock, and Priest, as sisted by several Ladies, had cb.argt !of the refreshments. The chairmen; | (Mr. McNeill) <> Idressf d the ehilj <lrcn and distributed the prizes. ■The piize list is a.-, follows:- ] Standard VI.-- Proficiency : Samson Pepper 1. Hilda. Stephenson 2. Standard V. —James McQuade 1. Dorh Cheer 2. Edith P< pper 3. Standard IV.-Agnes Watson I. Myrtle Pepper 2. Clarence Hnycoek i Standard lll.—Leonard Stimpson i 1, Phyllis McQuade 2. Laura Peppc.r ' Standard IL--Jean Greaves 1. Guy i Linen'll 2, Sidney Leyland 3. Standard 1.--Lucy Pepper 1. I Marion Watson, Charlie McQuade P’ | Prep. ll.—-Minnie Sinclair 1. Hee 1 tor McXti’l 2. Harold Lt viand 3. j Prep. I. -Utcil H.aycmk. Willie Stephenson. Eva Lincoln. Li'v Me Grath. Hector Maeaulay. Willie McQuade. Hector McQuade. Artlni' - Ley’and. ,

Attendance.- First c’ass. Hilda Stc phen«o:i. Phyllis McQuade. Gertie Sinclair: second class, Jean (•reaves, Mvitle Pepper. Stanlev Macaulay. Gardening.—Bist kept garden plots. Leonard Stimpson and Stanley Macaulay I. Doris Cheer and Hilda Stephenson 2. Monitresses (special prizes given j by .Miss Burns). —Senior. Ruby Macaulay ; junior. Eileen Lincoln. Most popular boy (by vote).- Sam--1 son Pepper. : Most popular g.’rl (by vot;). —Gert rude Sine!ai*-. TE POHUE SCHOOL. Appended is the prize list: — Standard Vll.—General profifieicney : Vera Mackay. Diligence and good conduct (special): Vera Mackay. Standard V.—General proficiency: Alex. Mackay. Standard IV. — Merit: Ethel Nichol 1. Roy Nissen 2. Charles Honking 3. Progress: Eileen Nissen. Bruce Groenaway. Highest cxaniii: ation ntaiks: Roy Nissen. Standard 111. —Merit: Fv.a Mackay I. Lena Parslow 2. Willie Paid 3. Sewing : Eva Mackay. Standard ll.—Progress: Arthur Beits, Allan Nissen, Mabel Parslow. Emily Palmer. J.ttcr.dance: Fred Gaßien. Standard I. -General proficiency : Ernest Cadi. Erie Powell, Ada

°a’mer, Reginald roweil, rJsiei Maekav. Attendance: Eileen Cal ; * I Infants. — Progress: Eric Beets. | '.'ilbert Nissen. Eilrnl P.ars'ow. Dorrs i Beets. Dorothy McDonald. Mavis, NLstn. ;