Island Cliff School.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXX, Issue 8683, 7 January 1905, Page 1

Island Cliff School.

On Saturday evening, the 17Ui Dcocmber, a number of the Island Cliff school children, with their teacher (Mlsh Bum side), the Committoe, and .1 iV-w Lndic.M, paid a surprise visit to Mr Gardiner, when Master Albert Ponnison, on li.-li.iii' 01' t l . scholars, presented Mr i'.in'ini-i- w'h gold pen and pencil-car >r ;i.- Liiiojh-'-i in providing prize-boot- 1 /.-;• .1, ii.'iiKv oil years. Mr Gardiner i!i-..:i<<-d * ■ 'lvikh-s for their nice gift, and ;ut-' 1 .111 a. fow words of encourage-in 1 i; ; . Af'i paj of refreshments, tb<- .-■ii'pauy pent, a fcry enjoyable evening. '. i-.i- chili!;- 11 .uid athcrtt contributing a number '.l' '--ngu. Aitav singing "Auld "■ mg f-yne ' '''"' -ompa.tiy dispersed, wishin...-- Mi (>:.-.i ; i, ; long lifa ' and prosperity. On Wednesday, 21st, "i-he s'-Uool brolcei up. The chil-lrin met 1:1 ilm school ad 9.30, when Air Mender "i. the Chairman, presented rho prize.-- .nd <ivery scholar ■with a book kindly pr-'s-nt-i.d by Mr Gardiner. About 11 a.m. tin; special conveyance provided by Messrs Richardson a:i.i2 Henderson, -with traction engino anol' wagons, left for the scene of the annual picnic, held in a. paddock of Mi- Gardiner':.-, nicely situated and sheltered with trees. After refreshments the usual games wnro carried out and well all seeming to enjoy themselves. After the races, there was a second rouoid of refreshments, and before leaving for home Mr Henderson, on behalf of the residents, called the) company together and presented Mish Burnside with a handsome gold watch, lit the course of a few words ho acknowledged •Miss Burnside's services. 'Messrs Howden, Haugh, and Dasler also made a fowl remarks as to Miss Burnside's abilities, and wished her success in her future <:;«- reor. Miss Burnside- suitably replied!.. Tlnee cheers being lustily given, tlio special and other conveyances were boarded ami a, start made for home, everyone bciiifj pleased with the outing. In the evening :i very enjoyable danco was held in the- school-• room. Votes of thanks were passed l-o Vl'r Gardiner for the use- of the paddock, audi to Messrs Richardson and Henderson tor conveying th© company to and from t'liof picnic. Following is tlio prize-list: Infants.—Mary Wyllie 1, Winifred << hfion 2. Standard I.—Myra Haugh 1, G'von Robertson 2. Standard IT.—Vida Howden 1. Roh«!ti Haugh 2, David Mackay 3, John M'Don.i.Ul 4. Standard lll.—Annie M'Donald 1. Standard IV.—George Jardine 1. Elwm Wyllie 2. Standard V.—Elsie Howden 1. Angua ■M'Donald 2, Nellie Mackay 3, Lizzie Haugh 4. Standard Vl.—Albert Dennison 1. Prize for -writing.—-Elsie Howden. Prizes for class work. —Standard V.':! '• George Mackay 1. James Jatdine 2. Stain >}. dard VI.: James Haugh 1, Gilbert Pippin * 2. ■ • ■ ■ . -u'