SCHOOL VACATIONS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14716, 27 December 1909, Page 8

SCHOOL VACATIONS.

-*■ . YVAKARI. The Wakari School broko up for (ho I, .'.'hrblmas holidays on Wednesday. There 1 vas n large attendance of parents unci rionds of the school Mr \Y. T. Bunting h n-csidtul, and the prizes were distributed C )>■ Messrs T. K llarly and J. C. Pass- C nore A very fm; exhibition of brushvork, sewing, writing, etc., was set out ' n the class room;, and some of the smartest * mpils displayed their ablities as lightning ■aleulaloM in n way Hint delightodonu ut •' ;ho leading accountants of the Dominion. I'll" following is the prize-list:— ' Standard VI.—K. M'lntyre (dux mcdali a , M. M'Dougall 2. . Standard V.-G. Moir (dux modal) 1, J[. - t'outis 2, G. Ward 3, W. Millar 4, B. b tfowat 5, 0. Mowut 6. s Standard IV.—W. ('ou-iar 1, R. Cox 2, ° I. Hollows 3. H. Hutching 4. Standard 111.-P. Moir 1, A. Bovin 2, S. i isarl;ni:m 3 T. Long- 4,C. Mowat 5. Standard 11. -Bert Spiers 1, BabslM'lnt.yro md Dick Kecgh (roiial) 2, Melville Miller „ md Jack Mlntyre (ocuial) 3; geography, \ lurry Ilaigh 1; writing and drawing,WWi- t , red Long 1, William Cox 2; arithmetic, Jobert Gibb 1, Arnold Kennedy 2. Standard I.—Albert Long 1, Rat,,,, t darkby 2, Chnssie Miller and Tom Whelan v equal) 3; artlimelic, Cecil Barkman 1, iValter Gibb and George Soicrs (equal) 2; , •collation, Roy Miller 1; composition, (■' Harold Dixon 1. Sewing-Infants, Marv ( ; jOn T ?., a ," <1 „ Limk , W "rtl (equal) 1; Standard [, Hilda Grecivslado 1; Standard 11, Effio i Kennedy 1, Standard 111, 'Fhvllis Moir 1; \ jood conduct, S. Millar, A. Clarke, Cbrisriim Miller; 'attendance certificates, first 1 ;lass 1. t Sowing-Standard IV, Winnie Coupar; t standard \, Lottie Turner and Olive Mowat; Standard VI, Mary M'Dougali 1 medal). • t Special Prizes.—Athcmeum prize (general cuowlodgc), R. M'lntjro. Writing: Stan- c lard V-Alexandcr Stuart; Standard IV- « M. Stuart; Standard lII—A. Bevin ami - I Millar. . Most popular boy-R. M'lntyre;* Till- 0. Mowat. Mental arithmetic—G. I tVard and T Barkman, C. Barkman and D. u Keogh. Improvement—M. Whelan. I PORTOBELLO. t _ The annual break-up of the Portobcllo < School took place on the afternoon of the i 22nd inst. in the presence of a large gather- I hit? of parents and friends ot the pupils. Brief addresses were given by Mr D. c Seaton (chairman of conunitico), and Messrs ' I. Dickson, Rev. A. Gregg, and Mr R. Fergus t Ihead teacher). Previous to the distribution ■ 3f the prizes the children contributed songs S md recitations. Prize-list. < Standard VI.—W. Seaton 1, N. Seaton ' I, W. Lewis 3. i Standard V.-M. Dickson and B. Cor- ' mack (equal) 1, E. Cormack and E. Nelson (equal) 2, R. Dickson and J. Dickson leqiial) ' Standard IV.-G. Lea'tliley 1, F. North ! and J. Gorman (equal) 2, J. Seaton and I<\ ; Nelson (equal) 3. ' Standard UI.-J. Ryan 1, N. Forsyth '2. Standard lI.—G. Seaton 1, E. Gill and M ' Young (equal) 2, J Dougall and E. Leath- ' Icy (equal) 3. 1 Standard 1.-F. Broadley and J. Seaton ' (equal) 1, J. Dickson, R, Dick, and H Seollay (equal) 2, M. Chisholm, W. Geary, : M. Pero, A. Dick, P. Nelson, and W. Anderson (equal) 3. Recitation.-Standard VI, W. Seaton- ' Standard V, R. Dickson and E. Cormack'; Standard IV, J. Seaton; Standard 111 ' J. Ryan; Standard 11, G. Seaton; Standard 1, J. Seaton and \Y. Anderson. Writing.—Standard VI, W. Seaton 1Standard V, M. Dickson 1, J. Dickson 2 A. Dickson 3; Standard IV, F. Nelson l' : G. Lcathloy 2; Standard 111, M. Forsvth ' 1; Btondaid H, N. Gill 1, B. Dougall 2" G. Seaton 3; Standard I, M. Chisholm 1, < i. Broadley 2, J. Dickson 3. Sewing Pmcs.-atandard VI, N. Seaton I 3; Standard V A. Dickson 1, B. Cormack 1 1 t Tl ™ J &*s*** IV - F ' Ke«f«m ' 1: Standard 111, M. Forsyth 3; Standard ' 11, K Dickson 1, Bella Dougall 2 M • ' Young 3; Standard I, M. Chisholm l" ; "w^°r? ;P , 3 ' U Wi »«»n 1, R. Hinklc; &, W. Winton 3. ' Buttonholes.-B. Dickson 1, F. Nslson 2, ] B. Cormack 3. Attendance Certificates.-Nino firsts and • two seconds. PINE HILL. The distribution of prizes in coimrHio,, nth the above school took p u w ;m , Wednesday afternoon, 22nd inst Mr X Spoor occupied the chair, and a fair mini- ' bar of committeemen and parent* \vro i present. Several. songs and recitations were given by the pupils, after which the ' chairman called upon Mr J. Campbell, j Mayor of North-East Valley, to distribute the prizes. The following is the prizelist:— Standard Vl.—Nellie Fox. I Standard V.-Jcssie Keith. Standard IV.-E. Eaton 1, G. Rogers-and ' A. Westhead (equal) 2. ' 1 Standard 111.-W. Fox. Standard lI.—B. Campbell 1, W. Keith ] 2, L. Lamont 3. i Standard I.—J.' Eaton 1, 0. Rogers and I M. Campbell (equal) 2, E. Harrington 3. Special Prizes—Attendance: First class 2, second class 2. Conduot; E. Eaton and G. ' Rogers. Sowing: Upper Division—N. Fox 1 1, E. Eaton 2; Lower'Division—A. Robb 1, 1 J. Eaton 2, ]}. Campbell 3. Most marks; A. Westhead (upper classes), J. Eaton 1 (lower classes). Athenteum prize: E. Eaton. Prize for buttonholes: N. Fox. Prize for patching: J. Enton. Most 1 popular boy and girl: J. Keith and G. : Rogers. 1