Taonui School Picnic.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7790, 15 March 1904, Page 5

Taonui School Picnic.

Distribution of Prizes.

Tbe annual picnic of the T-ioiui School took place to-day in the school grounds, The weai.fa.er being fine there was a large attendance of pa-onts and children. During the afternoon races weie ran and various picnic g*i_:s indulged in.

The t-lungs nt ths recent concert amounted to £8 83. The exper.Hen totalled „2, which left £Q Ss to purchase prize?. With ibi-- amount. 82 books ware purchased, of which 43 w»re given as prizes to those »ho passed, in their respective standard?, while the remainder were distributed amongst tho unsuccessful scholar*, al>o thn-je below Siandsrd I. and ihe recent arrivals at tbe school, so tb<»t. every pupil received a book.

Special prizes are given as follows : Mrs Lovelock's prizes for best kept garden plot by girls : Addie Morris ;.nd May Nelson. Mesßrs G. H. Bennest and W. Park's prizes- 'for-best; kept, garden for boys: Ferdy FJyger and Leslie-Morris.. ' * .. Mr W. T. Wood's prize'for, dux of the school at last annual examination was gained by Amy Knight. The Chairman's (Mr E. Collins) special prizes for most regular attendance fell to Alvin Preston and Nellie Were. The following are the names of prize winners in the various StanrW3s : — Standard I. : Alex McColloch, Clarence Morris, Charlie Preston. Leonard Stevens, Kathleen Hughes, Catherine McCulloch, Doris Satberley. Standard 11. : Alvin Preston, Katie r handler, Ida Knight, Lucy Lovelock, Florence Nelson, Clara Stevens. at, ndard 111. : Claude ( oliins, Marshall Hansen, -Joseph Knight, Stanley Knigbv, Leslie Morris, Robsrfc McCullocb,Fred Paul, Irene Chandler, Jane Parr. ; Standard IV. : Fred Harris, Howard { Lovelock. Harry Thomas, Frank Verry, ' Ida Allerby. Winnie Bennett, Doris Fiy. l Rer, Dora Knight, Laura Morris, May Nelson. Standard V. : Eddie Collins, Ferdy Fhger, David Hansen. Herbert Nelson, LefconPa'ten, Victor Paul, Gaorge Piston, May Harm, Clara Johansen" Ad lie Morris, Eva.Mitchell; Hud* McCulioeh, Nellie Were,

Standard VI. : Warner Ko'ght, Arthur Lovelock, Amy Knigbt. At the presentation of p.-ix s to-ni»h; severel of the items tx'ivnn ud the recent. concert! will be repeated.