PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVIII, Issue 11462, 28 December 1897, Page 7

PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

BELFAST.' The annual festival of the Belfast schools was held on Wednesday, Dec. 22, in Wingfield Park, through .the v kind permission of Mr Cambridge. At noon, 380 children attended for luncheon, and then the. sports took up the time very pleasantly until 4.30 o’clock, when‘46o children enjoyed a plentiful repast on the front lawn of the school. The' adults present numbered from 250 to 300, and were entertained with refreshments at a garden party, and carefully waited on by the “old•'scholars" of the school. At six o’clock a general meeting on the lawn was held for the distribution of the school prizes, which were distributed by Mr Buddo, a member of the Education Board. At the-close, of the distribution hearty ..cheers wefegiven for Mr Buddo, for Mr E. Thompson, chairman of the school committee, for the teachers, particularly the head-master, Mr Ferguson,, and for the Queen. The following is the* prize list: — Standard Vll.—Mabel Adams, John Tipler.Xonie • Eaaterbrook, Stella Caldwell and Allan Com-, bridge. Standard VL—Emma Hannibal, Jessie A Hun, Xena Pepperell, Millie Bnssell, Leonard Hopkins, Felix. Johns, Maggie Ferguson, Mary McLean, Xdura. Wilson, Mabel Parkin, Letty Pattrick, Mormon Hopkins, P. Brown, Ted Hannibal, Bobert Clarke, Willie Ferguson, Walter Storer and Willie Bailors. . Standard V.'—Gerty. Cox, Blanche Bichaids, Annie Smith, Ettie Thompson, Gerald Burnie, W. Clarke, Arthur Grey, F. Halligan, Charles Morgan, John Smith, Alice Jones, Lizzie Kennett, Hettia Longman, Lizzie Eogers, Nellie Storer, EubyThompson, Emma Warwick, F. Drury, Willie Eerrnaon, Melrille Palmer, Arthur Trail and.Pency White. Standard IV. —Florrie Brown, Minnie Brown, Maud Clarke, Buby Caldwell, L. Hadley, Bora Mayer, Beatrice Meyer, P. Pepperell, Nellie Saville, V. Smith, Joseph Bell, Edgar Cambridge, H. Jones,. Willie Hopkins, Bobert Halligaa, Allan NicfaoUs, Walter Tisch, Lucy Brown,Lotty-Campkm, MaggieHistop, C. Lindsay, Mand Watkins, B. Blackhorn, H. Blackburn, A. Clarke, G. Bright, G. Stoner, C. Shepherd, M. Drummond, L. Johns, J, MTlroy and.F. Benand. •Standard Hl.—Lizzie Boak, Clara Henderson, Hilly Lange, 'Mary- Lange, Irene Meyer, JaneMiles. EvaJßichards, M. Pattrick, Nellie Fateman, tfimmla Sellars, Marion Thompson, May Watkins, Garden Brown, C. Campion, Jim Hadley, W. Maindonald, John o*CaUagfaac, Harry Wotton, E. HT Lean, Bose Bartlett, Clara Hsat, Olive o*Osdlaghan, Ethel Bichaids-and Muriel White. Standard. IX —Florrie Bartlett, Body Clarke, Winnie '-Biebert, Idly Ferguson, Nellie Hadley, Maggie Honsten, Nellie Leothwick, Ella MTlroy, Lily Morris, Nellie Wantivelle, Marion Price, Lizaier Thompsou, Eva Wbodham, Stuart Anderson, Willie Bartlett. Herbert Bell, Eddie Blackburn, Sam Clarke; Willie Crossau, Leo Gregory, Walter Halligan, Bobert Hunden, Bobert Watkins, Benry KoUuoau, Hercules Miles, Nathaniel M’Lean, Willie Price, W. H. T>, Price, Biohard Bugera, W. Smith, B. Traill, L. Thatcher and L. Watson. . The-Krst-Staadard and Infanta, numbering 130, received pretty pictorial gift books, presentedby the. commit tee. Sewing prizes ; Standard Vl.—Mabel Adams, 1; Mabel Smith, 2; Stella Caldwell, 3. Standard V.— Bnma Hannibal, 1; Maggie Ferguson, 2; Annie Lange, 3, Standard XV.—Blanche Bichards, 1; Edith Longman, 2; Emma Warwick, 3. Standard lll.—Lottie Campion, 1; Vickey Smith, 2; Mand Watkins, 3. Standard IL—Marion Thompson, 1; Nellie Batenuavlt; May Watkins, 3. Standard I.— Eva Woodham. 1; LQyMorrrm2; Nellie Leothwick, 9. Infante—AamiejKolkman, 1; Agnes Grigg, 2; Vera Parnrng—Bose Nesbitt, 1; Mabel ParMu, 2, Bvttonhalae — Louie Easterbrook, 1; MiUio Bussell, 2. Knitting—M. M’Leoa, 1; A. Patettng—Grace WHasn, BELFAST SIDE SCHOOL. Standaxd'Vl.—XottedC Nicholson, L Standard V-. —Ernest Imraod, 1; Sisaie Wilson, 2 ; Gerty-Fox. 3. Standard IV.—Bobert Wilson, X Standard 111. —W. Inrrood, 1; Gladys Wilson, 2; Carry Wilson, t. Standard IL—Ada, Flack, I; Bose Fox, 2. Sendai prizes—Lotty Nicholson, 1; Carry Wilson, Wilson, 4j Aon Unok,