School Vacations.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 346, 26 December 1911, Page 5

School Vacations.

OTAUTAU.

The break-up of school for the year is always a very important event to Young New Zealand as represented by the pupils at onr public school. The, anticipation of a spell of freedom from disciplinary restraint, the claim attendant on the distribution of prizes, and the prospect of holidays and fun all go to make up a period crammed full of interest. On Friday at the Otautau Public School, there was a large muster of parents and friends at the distribution of prizes. Despite the prevalence of mumps, there was also a big attendance of pupils, nearly a dozen of whom had heads bound up as a result of the epidemic. Mr W. Saunders, chairman of the School Committee, presented the prizes, with suitable reference to individual cases of exceptional merit. The dux for the year is Angus Macdonald, and the presentation of the gold medal to this pupil was the occasion of enthusiastic applause. My launders referred to the anxiety felt by the Committee as to the success of the year owing to the many changes m the personnel of the staff ; they were, however, delighted at the success attained, and at the manner m which the prestige of the school had been maintained, and they congratulated Mr Robertson and hia staff accordingly.

Short addresses were also given by Rev. G. T. Marshall, Mr J. Fisher and the Head Teacher.

Cheers were also given for the Committee, donors of special prizes and staff. Following is the PRIZE LIST. Standard VI — Angus Macdonald 1, Mary Macpheraon and Norman Lee (equal) 2, Sam Ford 3. Writing, Angus ButtoJph. Spelling, Koay Campbell. Mental Arithmetic, Reay Campbell. Drawing, Ruby Lindsay. Sewjng, .Freda .Qenckcr. Cookery, Priscilla Dimmock. Reay Campbell, Freda Dencker. Drill, John -Tapper. English, Mary Mac* pherson. Woodwork, Sam Ford, Angus Mc-

Donald, Tom Ryan. Attendance, Ist Cless, Norman Lee, Sam Ford, Walter Harrington ; 2nd Class, Reay Campbell. Standard "V — Flora Macdonald 1, Wm. Marshall 2, Jas. Dimmock 3. Writing, Norma Gordon. Spelling, Flora McDonald. Mental, Flora McDonald. Drawing, Fred Cleverly. Sewing, Elsie Chilton. Athletics, Standard IV, V, and VI, Leslie Cupples. Drill, George Grieve. English, Wm. Marshall. Woodwork, Fred Cleverly, Lewis Burnett, Jas. Dimmock. Home Exercise, Lewis Burnett. Attendance, lsjt Class, Flora McDonald, Ivan Chapman ; 2nd Class, N orma Gordon, Wm. Marshall, Len. Harringcon, Raymond McNamara.

Standard IV— M. McKenzie 1, Elsie Cupples 2, Annie Kirkpatriek 3. Writing, Elsie Cupples. Spelling, Mary McKenzie. Mental, Cyril Steele. Sewing, Helen Burnett. Cookery, Daisy Hamilton. Home Exercise, Daisy Hamilton, Attendance, Ist Class, Helen Burnett, Edith Durham, Nelly Harrington, Annie Kirkpatriek ; 2nd Class, Ivy King, Grace Walker, Allan Lee, David Templeton.

Standard 111 —Lance Clark 1, Jas. Camp-, bell Jack Bar Tell (equal) 2, Gladys Clever 1 .? 3 Writing, Martha Laidlaw. Spelling, Roberta Sfcenhouse. Mental, Archie Fraser. Sewing, Violet Corkhill. Home Exercise, Marie Bell. Attendance, Ist Class, Jane Durham, Kathleen Ford, Fred Harrington - 2nd Class, Violet Corkhill, Roberta Sten house.

Standard ll— Alex. Low 1, Mary Low 2, Kathleen Kirkpatriek 3. Writing, Olive Harrington. Spelling, Alex. Low. Mental, Arthur Marshall. Sewing, Helen Knight. Drill, Arthur Marshall. Attendance, Ist Class, Arthur Marshall, Cyril Hamilton, Emily Kirk, Kathleen Kirkpatriek; 2nd Claas, Cecil Bowen, Wm. McDonald, Ed. Dimmock, Olire Harrington.

Standard I — Fanny McDonald 1, ,Tas. Gordon, Jean Low (equal) 2, Myrtle Hazlett 3. Writing, Wm. Sounness. Spelling, fanny McDonald. Mental, Don__ld Campbell. t Sewing, Vera Kirk. Plasticine, Jean Low. Attendance, Ist Class, John Robinson. Jas. Gordon, Vera Kirk ; 2nd Class, Dorothy Kirk, Lindo Harrington, Donald Campbell. P III — Roland Manson 1. Writing, Violet Burnett. Spelling, Alma Smith. Attendance, Ist Class, Hugh Kirkpatriek, Chas. Williamson ; 2nd Class, Thelma Robertshaw, Winnie Arthur. Dux of School — Angus McDo»ald. SPECIAL PRIZES. Special prizes were donated by the following:— Mr M. Gonley (gold medal), Noble and Co., Retailers' Association, Anonymous (2), Messrs McDonald, Matheson junr., Tapper, Williamson, Mesdames Parmenter, Brooker aud Templeton.