GREEN ISLAND SCHOOL COMPETITIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 18

GREEN ISLAND SCHOOL COMPETITIONS.

The Greejn Island School competitions in aid of the funds for the improvement of the school grounds, etc., were held last week. The following: are the namee of the judges and the competitors who took prizea in th© different events : — Elocutionary, items, Mr O. G. Smeaton; music, Mr G. Mirams ; elub-6winging, Mr GallaWjay ; knitting, sewing, fancywork, doll-dressing, etc-., Mesdames Freeman, Lee Smith, Miller, and Miss KirkJand; sweets, Mrs M'Kay ; baking, Messrs M'Lean and M'Mullin; woodwork, Mr J. Lindsay; prize essay, Mise Ross, M.A. (Gorton College). Prize-winners (children) — Piano solo — Daisy Kilp&triok 1, Julia. Ramsay 2. - Singing (under 11 jears) — F. Templeton 1, Jessie Smellie 2, May Tait and Gvrennie Green (equal) 3. Singing (over 11 years) — .Sheila Waiter* 1, David Govan 2, Amelia Dempster 3. Mouth organ—James M'Gill 1. David Govan 2. Recitations (under 11 years) — Vera Pringle 1, William Bndgmtn 2, Kenneth Norrish 3, Ivy Aitkinaon (judge's special prize) ♦• Recitation (over "11 years)— -Elizabeth Miller 1, David Govan 2, Violet Templeton 3. Dialogues — Alfred Atkinson 1, William Bridgman 2. Clubswinging—Sheila Watters 1, Ethel Atkinson 2, Ruby Smedlie 3. Skipping (girls) — Rosa Edgar 1, Agnes Gray 2, Rena M'Mullan 3. Skipping (boye) — Walter Weir 1, Thomas Kerr 2, Robert Crimp 3. Woodwork (plain) — Julius Geddes 1, Gordon Wilson 2, Robert Crimp 3, Harry Harvey h.o. Woodwork (ornamental) — David Tajlor 1, Arthur Jarvis 2, Gordon M 'Donald 3, James Deer h.c. Fencywork — Winnie Harraway 1, Emma Dempster 2, Ruby Alexander 2. Plain sewing — Jessie Miller 1, Mary Kerr 2, Maggie Liddell 3, Gwennie Green h.o. Knitting — Agnes Geddes 1, Olive Wi ldeal 2, Lilian Freeman 3, Jessie Poland h.c. Doll dressing — Ruby Alexander 1, Maggie Simpson 2, Winnie Kirkland 3. Making sweets — Bertio Alexander 1, Percy M'Donald 2, Maggie Simpson 3. Essay — Gordon M'Donald 1, Steena. Renz 2. v Baking, etc. — Spongecake — "Vera Pringle 1, Harry Sligo 2, Percy M'Donald 3; scones — Agnes Smellie 1, Gwen Johnston 2, Agnes Geddes 3 ; shortbread — Violet M'Master 1, William Barnes 2; oatcake — Gwen Johnston 1, William Miller 2, Agnes Geddes 3. Baking (adults). — Pound cake — Mies Benfell 1 ; oatcake — Mies Dempster 1, Mrs T. Thomson 2; sconee — Mrs Harraway, sen 1, Mrs Kilpatrick 2 ; sponge-cake — Mrs Nye 1, Miss Jessie Miller 2; sweet* — Miss Boofell 1. Knitting — Mrs A. Young 1 Pincushion — Miss Eaulds 1. Naildriving for Ladies — Mrs Wardrop 1, Mrs Adam 2, Miss Maggie Taylor 2. Comio Song— Hugh Miller 1, William Martin 2. Sentimental Sony (males) — William Wattera 1, Hugh Miller 2. Impromptu Speech (subject: "Is Life Worth Living?") — D. H. Waldie 1. ~HSong (in costume) — David Burt 1, David Waldie , 2. Song (sentimental, ladies)— Miss Valentine 1, Miss- A! Walker 2. Hafc-trimming (for men) A. Smollie 1, W. Wetters 2. Trades Display. — D. Weldio (representing Millipran, blacksmith 1, Ironworks (rewreeented by Walter Smellie, Peter jjmellie, and Harold Smellie) 2; J. Lindsay, .. builder (represented by Mies Sourdon) 3.