THE HAWKES BAY DISTRICT. SCHOOLS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1505, 19 December 1881, Page 2

THE HAWKES BAY DISTRICT. SCHOOLS.

Special Prizes,

Wk are indebted to the Hawko's Bay Herald for the following information :— Mr. H. S. Tiffen's prize of a gold medal, for the beat pujjil at the public schools in the Hawku's Biy district has, been awarded, on the {recommendation of the Inspector, to Kate Dunn, of the Napier district school. Good conduct, age, standard, annual examination marks, were all taken into account, the b<>st general average taking a prise. The following also obtained remarkably high marks, and ran Miss Dunn very closely for the priae :— Nellie Macdonald, Rachel LeQuesne, and Andrew Quy, Napier ; and A. Weston and Oliver Goldsmith, Gisborne.

The prizes annually given by Captain Russell for the best specimens A sewing, darning, Ac, by children attending the public Schools in the Hawk«'s Bay district were awarded on Wednesday. The specimens of work sent in were exceedingly good, and elicited loud praise from the examiners, Mrs Russell and Mrs. Hill, It is evident that many of the teachers have carefully trained their female pupils in the most useful art of using the needle, and we venture to say that thero are many ladies in Hawke's Bay wlio might learn a lesson from the apscimons now lying at the Education Office for inspection. The awards were oa follows: — Seating pair of trousers, prize a Singers Sewing machine, maximum number of marks 100:— Nelly McDonald, Napier, JOO ; Rachel Lo Qtiesne, 98 (highly commended) ; Kate Dunn, Napiur, % ; Maria Puller, Napier, 96 ; Lizzie Gruchy, Napier, 96 ; Mary Mil lor, Napier 92 ; Mary Grubb, Napier, 02 ; Elizabeth Hall, Uisborne, 93 ; Annie Oatridge, Gisborne JM ; Lixzie Jones, Napier, 80. Making night-shirt and cutting out pinafore, prize, a lady's work box : Emily Sohaltz, Gisborne, 94 : Martha Smith, Ormondville, 93 (highly commended) ; Mary Hall, Gishorne, 86 ; Agues Crawford, Woodville, 78. D*rniug stockings, prize, lady's companion : Elizabeth Hall, Gisborne, 100; Susy Bunting, Napier, 98 (highly commended) Minnie Springs, Napier, 96 ; Minnie Nesbitt, Napier, 92 ; Maria Fuler, Napier, 02 ; Sarah Harding, Napier, 92 ; Agnes Crawford, Woodville, 80. Capt, Russell's prize for the beat map of New Zealand, showing railways, roads, telegraph lines, Ac., was gained by A. Ross, Gisborne, with 100 marks. There were three other competitors. Mr. J. J. Dennan was the examiner.

It is very creditable that out of tho four special prizes awarded three hare come to the pupils of the Gisborue School.