GISBORNE SCHOOL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6543, 9 December 1892, Page 2

GISBORNE SCHOOL.

BREAKING UP AND PRESENTATION

OF PRIZES

To-day was a happy day for the youngsters at the school, for they all were freed from scholastic trammels for six weeks and also tccaived the rewards of merit which most of them have during tho past ten mouths been striving for. In the morning at the infant school the Mayoress (Mrs Townley) attended and each little one was called up to receive a gift, the girls having their choice of dolls, necklaces, picture books, and other much prized articles, and the boys took their pick of toys, whips, trumpets, and a miscellaneous collection of good things to the juvenile

In the afternoon there was a large assemblage of children and their parents and friends in the playground. At two o'clock, the hour at which the presentation was to have commenced, children and spectators were grouped under the shade of a huge willow tree, and then for half an hour the patience of the youngsters, with the prizes on tables in front of them, was sorely tried. The delay was because of the non-arrival of the Mayor, Mr Townley, who was to preside. His Worship said the time had come round again for teachers and scholars to part again for a short time, and he had no doubt they were all glad the time had come. He hoped the boys would remember that they had been at the Gisborne school, and that wherever they went their good conduct would be heard of, the labors of the teachers thus being not spent in vain. His Worship then awarded the prizes, and had a large contract in doing so, for a very big pile of books was distributed.

Below is the prize list : — ■ Attendance,

Special prize : Hugh Morrison (Standard V), who lias attended school every day for five years, received a special prize, presented by Mrs Townley. Prizes and First-class Certificates. — Standard VI : Boys, H. Faram, H Humphreys ; girls, Grace Evans, Isabella Thompson, Louisa Jeune, Alice Taylor. Standard V : Boys, G. Tiirnbull, J. Adair, L. Steele, J. Shirley, 11. Morrison ; girl, Daisy Taylor. Standard IV : Boys, B. Quigley, R. Skeot, H. Soinervell, A. Coleman ; girls, May Rowley, May Hall, Jane Colly, Ruby Boykiu. Standard III : Boys, B. Adair, G. Somervcll ; girls, lima Somervell, Kate Turn bull, May Beat tie. Standard II : Boys, C. Turnbull, L. Gray, M. McLeod, G.'Ogden, H. Parnell, L. Sheriff; girls, Louisa Rowley, Eva Robb, Daisy Hall. Flo. File. Standard I : Girl : Berta Good.

Second Class Certificates. — Marion Bull, H. Hud, E. Skillicorn, W. Coombs, M. Cuthbert, Emily Miller, Kate Skillicorn, (..-. LeMarquand, R. McLernon, W. Hall, 0. Swarbrick, J. Henzler, C. Petersen, Beta Jeunc, Winnie Wallace, Hilda Cox, G. Peterson, G. Brooking, M. Craig, R Henzler, E. Jones, P. Bushnell, D. Goldsmith, R. Fi-aser, Lucy Parnell, Fanny Friar, Maggie Gault, B. Johnstone, F. Parnell, S. Humphreys, D. Hay, Lena Shelton, Freda Cox, Alice Robertson, Edith Gault, Ada Phipps, Mary Mole, Flo. McClive, Ethel Pliipps, Edith Wallace, Hilda Primrose, Harry McLenion, Ruth Swarbrick, Myrtle Good, Isabel Humphreys, Jessie Wilkinson. Special Phizes. Standard VI. — Class Lists : Boys, William Hamblett. Girls, Louisa Morgan. Neatest Exercise Book : Boys, Harry Faram. Girls, Isabella Thomson. Special prize for Arithmetic, presented by Mr Adams, Charles Buscke. Standard V. — Class Lists : Boys, Willie Coombs. Girls, Cella McLernon. Neatest Exercise Book : Boys, M. Cuthbert. Special prize (headmaster's) for Mapping, Murray Cuthbert. Standard IV. (Miss Bouillon). — Class Lists : Boys, Bertie Quigley. Girls, Ruby Hoylau. Neatest Exercise Book : Buys : Dan Beere. Girls, Jane Colley. Standard lV. (MrHaughey). — Class Lists : Boys, Roy Thompson. Girls, Susan Moore, Neatest Exercise Book : Boys, Kenneth Thomson. Girls, Hilda Cox. Stancakd lll.— Class Lists : Boys, Robt. Fraser and John Nasmith (equal). Girls, Maud Moore. Neatest Exercise Book : Boys, Percy Bushncll. Girls, Kate Turnbull. Special prize for marked improvement: Nellie Harding. Half-yearly Examination : Boys, Percy Bushnell. Girls, Maud Moore and Lena Bennett. Standard 11. — Class Lists (Upper): Frank Coombs, (Lower) Charles Searle. Girls, Daisy Hall and Drucy Jones. Neatest Exercise Book : Boys, Robert Porter. Girls, Nellie Gannon. Standard I. —Class Lists : Boys, William Coleman and Alick McConnell. Girls, Hoana Tautau and Jessie Wilkinson. Good Conduct : Boys, Reggie Goldsmith. Girls, Mary Goldsmith. Infant School. — Best Behaved Girl : Ella Brewer (Mrs Brown's prize), Alice Read (Mrs Townley's prize). Sewino. Standard Vl.— Alice Taylor (presented by Mr J. Dunlop). Standard V. — Daisy Taylor (presented by Mr J. W. Nolan). Standard IV. —Jane Colley (presented by Mr J. Woodbine Johnson). Standard 111. — Eva Craig (presented by Mr Townley). Standard II. — Single Quigley (presented by Mrs Browne). Standard I. — Cushla Boy lan. Playground Monitors : Alice Nasmith, Ida DeLautour, Louie Shelton. Mr Morgan, chairman of the school committee, s;«id the committee were well satisfied with the work done during the year, but not with the attendance. If parents would only consider!; he importance of attendance in regard to the working of the school he was sure they would have butter musters at their school. Upon regular attendance depended the obtaining of another teacher and also the securing of moneys from the Board to keep the school going. It had been said that now Mr Morgan was away, the Napier school would wrest the laurels from Gisborne. He urged the children to show that they could not do it Let them show that they could uphold their reputation. Mr Bull said that regular attendance was necessary and urged parents to see to it. He asked them also to help the children in their home lessons. They tried not to overtask them, though sometimes they were obliged t-j put the children through the mill or else they would lose their reputation. If the two matters of regular attendance and home work were attended to there would not be the necessity to cram so much as examination time drew near. — Addressing the children, Mr Bull told them that they would be dismissed for six weeks. He hoped that in that time they would not forget all they had learned at the school during the past year, though they generally managed to do it. He asked them nob to come back with their heads a perfect blank. He didn't know what they would do with the holidays. They would only be plagues to their parents, bub lie hoped that they would enjoy themselves, and when they came back that they would strive to keep the school in the proud position. Cheers were then given for Mr Bull, for His Worship, ajid for the Committee, and the gathering then dispersed.