WAIMATUKU NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 21893, 20 December 1932, Page 7

WAIMATUKU NOTES

SCHOOL BREAK-UP. (From Our Correspondent.) The annual break-up and prize-giv-ing ceremony of the local school took place on Friday afternoon on the school lawn before a record attendance of parents and friends of the pupils. The function opened with four races, prizes for which were donated by Mrs Stewart The winners were: Senior Girls’ Race.—Margaret Swann. Junior Girls.— Yvonne Anderson. Senior Boys.—Roy Slaughter, Junior Boys.—Fred Batt. Four items followed—a folk dance by the school, two songs by the senior room, and a folk dance by, the junior

room. The prizes were presented by the Rev. Mr Hodson, who gave the children a short address on “Successful Failures.” Mr Stewart expressed his pleasure at seeing so many parents present and announced that special prizes had been given by Mr A. Moore and by the local branch of the Farmers’ Union for agriculture. After the prizegiving, a presentation of a flower vase was made to the school by Miss Mollie Smith on behalf of the Standard VI and VII pupils leaving this year. Miss Leila Slaughter accepted the gift on behalf of the school. At the end of the function, a lollie scramble was held on the lawn, with a tin of sweets presented by Mr G. Galt The prize list is as follows:— Std. Vll.—Mollie Smith. Std. Vl.—Dux of school, Cecil Hayes

1, Frank Batt 2, Gilbert Anderson 3, Dave Swann, Jack McFadden, Archie Anderson.

Std. V.—Leila Slaughter 1, Lyall Fraser 2, Tom Muirhead 3, Ferguson Smith, Ernest Batt; Pearl Anderson, Nellie Murphy, Allen Anderson, Ernest Hogg, Stewart Muirhead. Std. IV.—Evan Rance 1, Walter Hoare 2, Monica Condon 3, John Matchett, Maurice Donaldson, Jean Duthie, William Anderson.

Std. HI.-Elizabeth Muirhead 1, Violet Hogg 2, Murray Anderson 3, Thomas Swann, Margaret Swann, Roy Slaughter, Rose Hill, Annie Murphy, William Thornton, Leslie Duthie, Bruce Girvan. Std. ll.—William Muirhead 1, Frank Thornton 2, Douglas Muirhead 3, James Anderson, Jack Muirhead. Std. L—Cathie Anderson 1, Connie

Buchanan 2, Harry Gibb 3, Lucy Condon, George Anderson, Fred Batt, Olive Anderson, Irene Hill, Frank Slaughter.

P.4.—Hugh Muirhead, Phyllis Hoare, Cliff Batt, Lawrence Fraser, Ruby Anderson, Lennie Batt, Ruth Muirhead. P.2.—Douglas Rance, Peggie Buchanan, Leslie Fraser, Malcolm Anderson, Daphne Hoare, Harry Drake, Thomas Murphy, Yvonne Anderson. P.l.—Doreen Buchanan, Constance Anderson, Charles McFadden. Attendance Prizes.—Olive Anderson, Irene Hill, Ruby Anderson, Connie Anderson, James Anderson, Jack Muirhead, Frank Thornton, George Anderson, Hugh Muirhead, Mollie Smith, Ellen Murphy, Lyall Fraser, William Anderson, Walter Hoare, John Matchett, Rose Hill, Murray Anderson, Annie

Murphy, Thomas Swann, William Thornton. Sewing.—Std. VII., Mollie Smith; Std. V., Leila Slaughter; Std. IV., Monica Condon; Std. 111., Violet Hogg; Std. 1., Irene Hill; primers, Phyllis Hoare and Daphne Hoare. Farmers’ Union Agriculture Prizes. — Std. VI., J. McFadden; Std. V., E. Batt; Std. IV., Evan Rance; Std. H., M. Anderson. Mr Moore’s Special Prizes.—Most progress during year, Olive Anderson; most progress in English, Stds. IVV., and VI., Stewart Muirhead.