KAIKORAI SCHOOL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17504, 21 December 1918, Page 8

KAIKORAI SCHOOL

RRIZE-GIVTNO CEREMONY. Tho children of tho Kaikorai School have reason to bo grateful for the enterprise snowri by the school committeo in arranging for the usual prize-giving ccremony to tako pl;v3o, while all tho other schools have dropped.' the old-established custom this on account of the disorganisation worked by tho influenza epidemic. The gathering was held yesterday afternoon under ideal weather conditions, and a very happy timo was spent by tho children and their parents. Mr Georgo Moir (chairman of tho school committee) expressed his pleasure at seeing such a largo attendance, and said that the committee had, after due consideration, decided that there was no reason to forgo the usual prize ceremony this year after it had been kept up through four years of war. H© referred to the gladness which everybody felt at the victorious conclusion reached, and regretted that the general rejoicings had been spoiled by tho advent of an epidemio which had brought sadness to many. Although the head master had been absent on sick leave, tho prize-list' had been easily compiled from the class marks and inspector's reports. Tho mistress J" charge of the infants had reported that they had all done very good work, so each of the 142 children would be given a book and a.bag of lollies.—(Cheers.) The Rev. Mr Gray Dixon also addressed the children in a few words appropriate to tho time and occasion. Special prizes were presented by tie Rev. Sft" M ra y, am l the others by Messrs Ritchie, Walden, and Wardrop. Ihe following is the prize-list;— Preparatory to Standard I.—Teacher's class marks: Mary Mono 1, Harold Morton 2, Una Sinclair 3, William Bews, Newton Taylor,, and, Tasman Davie 4, Gwendoline Dallas 5. Diligence: Oami Reid 1. John Ecclea 2, Edward Walden 3, Elizabeth Wardrop 4, Constance . Lee 5. Olrve Morton 6, Alan Holden 7. Special prizes for. diligence: May Watt, Ettrick isonntag. Certificates, 27. Standard I.—Class marks: Tui Allan and ; William M r Fadyen 1. Ivan Fitchett and Masierton 2. Elsio Winder,. Dolly Dnff,.. and Frank Taylor 3,. Violet Frew, Pybus, and Walter Bowiey 4, Alex. M Donald, Dorothy Marrii, and AW touthey 5. Special for. general excellence: ■Nfevilte Ashn, Elsie Malcolm. Certificates. 26. :

Standard TL—Ernest Sinclair 1. Ainslie Lawn. 2, George Baudinet 3; Winifred Hay Violet Anderson 2, Gwendoline Jones and Margaret Robert-son 3. Merit: Phyllis Kershaw, Gwendoline Reid, May Armit, Linda Barnett. Eileen Godby, ; Agnes Nicol, He/itor M'Alpine, Alex. Potbury: Attendance certificates, 28. Standard m.—Proficiency; Geo. Simpson, Geoffrey. Allen, Harold Glen. Douglas Millar, Annie M'Queen. Merit: Herbert TyreTl, James Beath, Amelia Smyth. Una "erry, Euphemia Lorrimer, Elizabeth Young, May Sinclair, Catherine Thompson. Certificates. 27.

Standard IV A.—Proficiency: David Sinclair 1. Arthur Holden 2, Ralph' Allan 3; May Wood 1, Joan Wood 2. Grace Walden 3. Merit: May Piggot, Laura Himmel, Audrey Millar. Attendance certificates, 16. Standard IV B.—Class marks: Lesley Wilkinson 1, Isabel Blackwood 2, Jean Wardrop 3; Eric Davis 1, William Watson 2, James • Armstrong 3. Merit: Gwen Humphreys, Isabel Anderson, Jos. Delahunty. Attendance certificates, 13.

Standard V. — General proficiency: Edmund M'Ara and Alexander Imrie (equal) 1, Ralph Park 2; Norah Bews 1, Elsie Watt 2. Special prizes (merit): Drossie Dallas, Doris Bell, Amy Malcolm, Mildred Walker, Muriel Bailone, Frank M'Queen, Alexander Forbes, James Mitchell, David Wraiglit, Harold Hart. Attendance certificates, 35.

Standard VI. —Frederick Ellis (dux boy) 1, Janet Munro (dux girl) 2, Mona Stark, Wilfred Woebling and Cyril Jamieson (equal) 3, Hazel M'Guire and Doris Davis (equal) 4, Mina Munro and' John- Dance (equal) 5, Doris Winder 6, Margaret Gordon 7, Ira Coughlan and Fred Gillies (equal) 8. Attendance certificates. 31.

SPECIAL PRIZES. Woodwork.—Standard VI: Walter Dallas (medal) 1, Randolph Reed 2. Standard V: George Baker 1, E. M'Ara 2. Navy League Essays.—Standard VI: Ira Coughlan 1, Irene Chadwick 2, Randolph Reod 3. Standard V; Ardrossan Dallas 1, Nqrah Bews 2, Edmund M'Ara and Ralph Park (equal) 3.

Temperance Essays.—Standard VI: Hazel M'Guire 1, Mina Munro 2. Standard V: E. M'Ara 1, A. Imrie 2. Standard IV: D. Sinclair 1, F. Williams 2. Cookery.—Standard VI: Janet Munro 1, E. Smith 2. Standard V: Elsie Watt 1, Mavis Thompson 2. Knitting: Mina Mivjito. Athenfflum prize: Donald Bowman. Long attendance Douglas Wilkinson (seven years), William Beveridge (nine year's).