LONGBURN SCHOOL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 16, 16 December 1937, Page 10

LONGBURN SCHOOL

SPORTS AND PRIZES. The annual sports and prize-giving of the Longburn School took place yesterday under ideal weather conditions. At 11.45 a.m. the pupils' were assembled for their prize day lunch ;treat in the grounds in .front of the school. At 1 p.m. the sports programme was commenced and later the prizes were presented. I Rev. J. S. Holland distributed the prizes and addressed the parents and children. The children presented Christmas gifts to the members of the staff. Miss G. McMillan and Miss I. M. Reeve. The head teacher (Mr E. A. Searle), who is leaving for Dunedin, was the recipient of farewell gifts from the children and staff (presented by Bruce Wilson) and members of the committee (presented by the chairman, Mr J. Callesen). The proceedings closed after afternoon tea, which was served by an energetic band of committeemen and their wives. SPORTS WINNERS. The results of the races were as follow:—Std. 1, girls: Nancye Conway 1 Jean Prouse 2, Marjorie Brown 3; boys, Kevin Woodill 1, Frank Stev-ens-2, James Jackson 3. Primer 4. girls: Valerie Arnold 1, June Kennard 2. Edna Sales 3. Primer 2, hoys: Reggie Mitchell 1, Raymond Arnold 2, Ivan Learmonth 3. Primer 1, girls: Shirley Learmonth 1, Dawn Riches 2, Valerie Davey 3. Senior boys’ 75 yards: W. Christensen 1, fe. Stevenson 2, A. Swensson 3; junior, D. Bowden 1, S. Klenner 2, J. Holland and S. Hewitt 3. Senior girls 75 yards: J. Waldegrave 1,1. Gee 2, S. Dampney 3.; junior, J. Sayles 1, !>• Kernahan 2, P. Smart 3. Senior boys 220 yards: A. Lockwood 1, S. Stevenson 2, W. Christensen 3; junior D Bowden 1, P. Dampney 2, J. Holland 3. Senior girls’ 220 yards: J. Waldegrave 1, S. Dampney 2, Betty Bowden 3; junior, J. Sayles 1, V. Jackson 2, B. Kernahan 3. Seniors boys 440 wards: A. Swensson 1, A. Lockward 2, S. Stevenson 3; junior, D- Bowden 1. J. Holland 2, P. Dampney 3. Skipping race: Jocelyn AValdegrave. Threelegged race, hoys: B. Wilson and A. Swensson 1, V. Christensen and B. Mahoney 2; girls, J. AValdegrave and S. Dampney 1. Relay race, girls v. boys: AA 7 on by boys. Tug-of-war girls v. boys: AA 7 on by girls. Senior boys, cup, won byA. Lockwood; junior boys cup, won by D. Bowden; girls cup, won by Jocelyn AValdegrave. THE PRIZE LIST.

The prize list was as follows: —Form 2: B. Wilson 1, Jocelyn AValdegrave 2, S. Stevenson 3. Form 1: Irene Gee 1, J. Millward 2, A. Crow 3. Standard 4: R. Francis 1, A. Lockwood 2, U Cooksley 3. Special prize for monitors duties: Leila Fletcher. Standard 3: Jean Stephenson 1, Joyce Saylis 2, S. Klenner 3. Special prize tor bandwork : Joseph Holland. Standard 2: J. Gee 1, Patrica Smart 2, Dons Hill 3. Standard 1: L. Rowland 1, F- Stevens 2, Bonnie Bell 3. Infants, top boy: Iv. Woodill,- top girl, P. M. Brown. Sewing prizes.—Form 2, Connie Cal-lesen-and Betty Bowden (equal); form T Olga Callesen; Standard 4, Leila Fletcher; standard 3, Jean Stephenson ;' standard 2, Doris Hill; standard 1, Jean Prouse. Gardening prizes. (daptaih), A. Lockwood, I. Millward, A. Swensson.