MAKERUA SCHOOL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 December 1926, Page 2

MAKERUA SCHOOL.

THE PRIZE-GIVING. ” (From “Shannon News.”) The annual prize-giving took place on Friday for children attending the Makerua School. Tuere was a fair ali.endnmo of .parents. Mr Anderson, chairman ,of the committee, presented the prizes. These consisted of a tine selection of nicely-bound books. Father McDermott and the Eev. A. F. Stewart, who give instruction in religious teaching at the school, were also present. After the prizes had been presented to the successful scholars, the headmaster. Mr F. H. Taylor, on behalf of their various religious classes, handed to Father McDermott and Eev. A. F. Stewart, nicely bound books as tokens of their appreciation. Mr Taylor stat- . ed these gentlemen came out tc conduct their classes often at great inconvenience to themselves and he was sure " goods results were being obtained. They were .indebted to the Committee, who realised the classes should be held. The chairman, on behalf of the Committee, said they believed good results Aveie being obtained. Such classes were necessary at Makerua, as they had no Sunday ■ School. Personally, he appreciated the service rendered by Father McDermott and Eev. Mr Stewart. Father McDermott in returning thanks, said it had. always been a pleasure to him to come to Makerua. He thanked the other children for their respect they had always shown to him; also the parents and teacher. In his opinion, in Mr Taylor, they had one of the finest men that could be got anywhere. He had the interests of the children at heart, both temporal and spiritual, and what more could a man do? • The parents and children were lucky to have such a man. The temporal teaching Avas no good Avithout the spiritual, he said, and Makerua had set a standard that could well be followed by other schools. Ee\\ A. F. Stewart also thanked his Bible class scholars for their token of appreciation. He paid a compliment : to the. scholars for their diligence and i progress in the past year's work, also , to Mr Taylor for the courtesy he had shoAvn him. Deferring to the spiritual Avork, he said that sometimes the Education Board spent money in the Avrong [ direction. They provided for mental and physical teaching, and left the spir- . itual teaching. Continuing he expressed the opinion that-as agriculture and ’ dairying Avas the backbone of the Do- . minion, some agricultural scheme should be brought down by the Government,

for teaching in the primary schools. In

conclusion he said that if he had been a help he felt gratified, and he thanked the children, committee and teacher for the courtesy shown him. The proceedings were then brought to a close by cheers for the teacher,, chairman and school committee. Following were the awards:— Standard 6. —Frank Judd (proficiency ... and dux). Standard s.—Mary Marlin 1, Joe Andersen 2, Florence Wood 3. Standard 4. —Year’s work: Joe Smith, Harold Coley. Standard 3.—Oliver Murdoch 1, Ned Judd 2, Alfred Wood 3. Year’s work: Albert Coley, Goidon Wood, Douglas Dalzell, Colin Dalzell, Chris Andersen,. Standard 2.—Sybil Lange 1, Euth - Andersen 2, Mavis Wo.od 3. Year’swork: Maurice Lange. Standard 1. —Elsie Murdoch 1, George Wood 2. Primer 4J —Hannah Andersen Maureen Judd 2, Pat Martin 3, Year’s work: Willie Coley, Marcia Murdoch, Norman Coley. Primer 2.—Joy Andersen 1, Leslie Wilton 2, Ethel Wood-3. Primer I.—Eonnie Wood ; Alva Andersen, Eose Wood, Morris Coley, Good Conduct. —Boys: Leslie Wilton; girls: Mary Martin. Attendance. —Boys: Chris Andersen, Oliver Murdoch. Girls: Euth Andersen, Hannah Andersen. Bennett and Co.’s Writing Prizes. — Girls: Mary Martin. Boys: Gordon Wood.