WESTERN RANGITIKEI SCHOOL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11418, 22 December 1917, Page 5

WESTERN RANGITIKEI SCHOOL.

The annual picnic of the above school wi s held in Mr J. McLean’s bush on 12th December, and there was a good attendance of parents and children. A very pleasant afternoon was spent by the children in running races and games, and afternoon tea was dispensed by the ladies. Mrs S. Coombe kindly presented each child under school age with a box of chocolates and a crepe de chene handkerchief. Each senior girl was presented with a brooch, junior girls with a hair ribbon, senior boys with a tie, and junior boys with a kh ;ki handkerchief. Owing to the absence of the Chairman of the Committee, the prizes were presented by Mr Jack Brice, a member of the committee. PRIZE LIST. Standard YI —Una Johnston drawingb ook and attendance. Standard V —Edna Gye, Ist in class and drawing book. Nellie Coleman 2nd in class and attendance; Charlie Henderson 3rd in class and senior boys’ conduct. Standard IV—Carry Johnston Ist in class and attendance; Isabel Gray, 2nd in class; Beryl Lourie, 3rd in class; Doris Lourie, 3rd in class.

Standard lll—Gladys Bishop Ist in class and exercise book; Connor Carolan, 2nd in class-and copy book; Clifford Coombe, Brd in class; Fay Coombe, 4th in class and senior reading; lan Price, 4th in class. Standard II —Marian Henderson, Ist in class and senior girls’ conduct; Sydney McJarrow, 2nd in class and handwork; Jenny Johnston, attendance and junior reading. Standard I —Horace Whale Ist in class and arithmetic; Mona Brice, 2nd m class and drawing; Glassford Gray, 3rd in class and writing; Leonie Bishop, 4th in class; Jackie Waters, sth man, 6th in class and attendance. Primer IV —Clarence Whale .writing and drawing. Primer lll—Nancy Lourie, reading. Primer ll—Nancy Brice, attendance and junior conduct; Nora Waters, writing and attendance; Rita Whale, writing; Keith Coombe, number work; Gordon Gray, number w6rk. Primer I—Selwyn Whale, writing; Wallace Coleman. ' . Thanks are due to Mrs J. Brice and Mrs S. Coombe and other ladies for their help and interest in amusing and entertaining the children also to Mr J. McLean for-his kindness in placing his grounds at the disposal of tne committee.