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BKYDONE. Tin- hiiiiuhl break-up and picm- i,, CHIIICCtIOO with the iirydon*. School took place cm Friday, jho d av lwi hue, there was a good muster of childri'ii and parents. Mr Thus. Turnbull (.•iliHirinaii oi the School Coiumitti v); who presided, con«r.itni«tecJ both tenders and scholars on having liarl a very successful year iHitn-itlistiiiidiiifr tho tact that there had I been a lot ol sickness in the district to contend with. I .Mr A. \V. Archibald, a member of the I committee, and Mr j\ Kellv (head j teacher) also addressed the gathering j and alter Mr L. Cooney had kindly provided the young p<, o p] e viih a hmt ot tempting tilings an adjournment wai made to the Domain, where the picnic ; was held. The following is the list:--I GIRLS' RACKS. ! l'nder G years.—Al. Doogan ]. M Taylor 2, A. Daley 3. t nder 10.—X. Xolan 1, J. Parker 2 L. Ratbgen 3. 1 Cnder 12.—D. Cooney 1, A. Kellv 2, C. Rathgen 3. j {'nder lI.—K. Kelly 1, G. Sutherland 2, Q. Archibald 3. j Three-legged Race.—Edwards and (Archibald 1, Sutherland and Kellv 2, Taylor and Archibald 3. Short Skirts.—Al. Cooney 1, K. Daley ! HOYS' RACKS. ' Cnder (J years. —T. Turnbull 1, 1). , Turnbull 2, -J. Ooonoy 3. I ruder 10— G. Turnbull I, W. Slitherland 2, G. Kelly 3. l'nder 12.—C. McDonald 1, B. Archibald 2, D. Marshall 3. l'nder I(5.—W. Parker 1, D. Grieve 2, D. Daley 3. , Three-legged.—AlcLeod and Stuart J, Sutherland and McDonald 2, .Marshall land McDonald 3. t ADULTS. Young Ladies' Race.—Miss Alci<eod 1. Miss R. McLcod 2, Miss N. Taylor 3. 1 Men's Race.-]). Casey 1, (J. Jardin© 2, H. .Moore 3. ."';■ ■ -'-i Men's Race, for Air Cooney's prize.—W. iiycr« 1, B. Mtxiro 2, B. Moore 3. Chain-Stepping, for ladies.—Miss Hamlyn I. Miss W. Sutherland 2, Afiss Mcleod 3. Guessing a Distance, for men.—T. Turnbull 1, A. W. Archibald 2, X. R. Alarshall 3. Stepping a Chain; prize, a box of tea.—Afrs Cooney 1, J. \V. Parker 2. Double Harness Race..—E. Aloore and Miss .McQuillan 1, T. Daley and Miss AI. Cooney 2. Bicycle. Race, ladies.—Miss McQuillan 1. Aliss C. Cooney 2, Miss A. Sutherland 3. Slow Bieyelo Race, ladies.-Miss Wright J. Slow Bicycle Race, men.—Al. Marshall 7. High Jump.—Casey 1. Moore 2. Consolation Race. Cullen 1, Dugcan 2, McDonald 3. A dance at night was well attended and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. EDENDALE. Th.- h.eak-up of Edendale school took plac .in Friday, 15lh inst., in the presence of a large number parents and others interested in tho welfare of the school. Mr H. E. Xiven, chairman of the committee, in opening, congratulated the headmaster (Mr A. H. Hiddleston) and his staff upon the success that had attended their efforts, during the past year. (Loud cheers.) Rev. D. Alaeleunaii also spoke in a congratulatory vein, and trusted that the children would make full us.* of their holiday vacation, and thus return reinvigoratod for tho work of the ensuing year. .Mr Xiven at a liter stage, on behalf of the pupils of Class VI., presented Air Hiddleston with a beautifully-bound volume of "The Golden Treasury." Ho wished to state on behalf of the* youthful donors that they felt deeply indebted to Mr Hiddleston for the care he hod taken with them during the past year and; they hoped that ho would continue to do as successful work (hiring the future. (Cheers.) A!r Hiddleston briefly returned thanks Every child in the school received a Christmas gift in the shape of a book, and tho following scholars in Standard VI. were awarded special prizes: General proficicnev (prizes given by Mr A. H. Hiddleston).—Esther Milne, 1 ; Francis Aiilne, 2 English (prize given by Air H. E. Xiven).—Roderick Alaclennan. Arithmetic (prizes given by Alessrs John Sawers and D. Dodds).—Peter Bnllantyno and Esther Aiilne (equal). Diligence (prize given by Airs Gray). Alexander AfcDonald. .Attendance certificates were awarded to the following:— First Class.—Alexander AfcDonald, Stanley Jackson. Archie Hall. Elirai Cameron, Jane Cameron, Isabel Hall, Olive. McDonald, Imelda Tither. Sets end Class—Wilfrid Lomion. Alfred Oberg. Proficiency certificates (seven presented, seven passed). The following aro tho names:— Esther Afilne, Norman Compten, Francis Mime, Alexander McDonald Rioderick Afaclennan, John Beck. Peter Ballartyne. MENZIES FERRY. Owing to tlie recent death of the chairman of tho committee (the late Mr W. J. Winter) there was little or no formal ceremony at tho break-up of this school. Each pupil received a book from the committee. Attendance certificates were gained as follows—First-class: Sam Clark, Edward Clark, David Smellie, Mary Gibb, Harry Gibb. Second-class: Josephine Duncan. Miss M. A. E. Campbell (mistress) | presented prizes to the most popular boy and girl, voted for by tho pupils, and they went to J ohm Walsh and Robert Shields (equal) and Mabel Shields. ' Eight pupils were proesnfcod for Standard VI., and all gained proficiency -viz., Georgo Pow. David Smellie, Samuel Wylie, John Walsh, Josephine Duncan, Mabel Shields, Tom Winter and William Wylie. The last-named two had loft school some time ago, Tom Winter in July and Wylie in October, and practically had had no coaching aince