CENTRE BUSH

Southland Times, Issue 24001, 16 December 1939, Page 22

CENTRE BUSH

SUCCESSFUL SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC PRIZES PRESENTED TO PUPILS The teachers and pupils of the Presbyterian Sunday schools of Otapiri and Centre Bush were t the guests of the parents at a very enjoyable picnic held in Mr C. R. Shand’s grounds at Centre Bush. The weather was ideal and the races, which were keenly contested, resulted as follows:— Infant girls: Cecilie Smith 1, Pamela Hawkins 2, N. Woods 3; boys, Gwilym Anderson 1, Bruce Henderson 2, Alex Anderson 3. Primers: Girls, Joan Payne 1, Betty Gerrard and Joy Porter 2eq., Fiona Anderson 4; boys, Wallace Stirling 1, Lester Diack 2, G. Wilson 3. Std. 1 and 2: Girls, Nancy Morgan 1, Marjorie Wilson 2, Eunice Morrison 3; boys, Std. 1, Raymond Jefferies 1, Eddie Hawkins 2, William Grant 3; Std. 2, Eric Morrison 1, Gordon Stirling 2, Arthur Woods 3. Std. 3: Girls, Noeline Porter 1, Audrey Peck 2, Coral Pemberton and June Nicoll 3eq.; boys, Alan Thomson 1, Lindsay Stirling 2, Jim Lockerbie 3. Std. 4: Girls, Ruth Peck 1, Emily Cooney 2, Gwen Evans and Dawn Anderson 3eq.; boys, James Grant •'l, Samuel Hawkins 2. Std. 5: Girls, Dulcie Thomson 1, Audrey Blanks 2, Olwyn Anderson 3; boys, Colin Payne 1, George McLauchlan 2, George Stirling 3. Std. 6: Girls, Jessie Diack 1, Cathie Cowie 2, Dorothy Hawkins 3; boys, Ivan Pemberton 1, Robert Anderson 2. Under five: Molly Stirling 1, Joyce Owen 2, Isobel Grant 3. Primers: Tony Watson 1, Noel Blanks 2, Jenkin Anderson 3. Bible class girls: Betty Peck 1, Ailsa Thomson 2, Doris Tippett 3; boys, W. Gerrard 1, A. Lindsay 2, D. McNaught 3. Young women’s race: Winnie McLauchlan 1, Moira Peck 2, Eileen Tippett 3; young men’s race, L. Calder 1, A. Cowie and I. Lindsay 2eq. Married women: Mrs Owen 1, Mrs S. Payne 2, Mrs Stewart 3; married men, F. Porter 1, J. Caughey 2, G. McGillivray 3. Grandmothers’ race: Mrs Thomson 1, Mrs Porter 2, Mrs McNaught 3. Girls’ three-legged: Ruth Peck and Dulcie Thomson 1, Letty Woods and Doris Tippett 2, Betty Peck and Ailsa Thomson 3; boys, Raymond Jefferies and William Grant 1, W. Gerrard and I. Lindsay 2, R. Anderson and S. Hawkins 3. Teachers’ novelty obstacle race: A. Cowie 1, Miss Ellen Tippett 2. SCHOOL PRIZE-LIST After afternoon tea the Rev. J. MacGregor presented the prize books won in the Sunday school during the year. The following is the prize-list:—

OTAPIRI Infants (Mrs Smith’s class) : Roger Blanks 1, Noel Blanks 2, Joy Porter 3. Class prizes: Wallace Stirling, Bruce Stirling, Eunice Morrison, Cecilie Smith, Ronnie Owen, Aldons Morrison and Molly Stirling. Stds. (Mrs Porter’s class): George Stirling 1, Audrey Blanks 2, Noeline Pouter and Rona Shand 3eq. Class prizes: Lindsay Stirling, Gordon Stirling, Eric Morrison. Special prize: Neat work, Audrey Blanks. CENTRE BUSH Infants (Miss M. Anderson’s class): Fiona Anderson 1, Jenkin Anderson 2, Tony Watson 3. Class prizes: Joan Payne, Gwilym Anderson, Pamela Hawkins, Lester Diack, Eunice Diack, Rennie Diack. Isobel Grant. P. 5 and Std. 1 (Miss Ellen Tippett’s class): Garth Wilson 1, Peter Cooney 2, Ewen Nicoll 3. Class prizes, William Grant, Eddie Hawkins, Ray Jefferies, Greg Wilson, Alan Pearce, Warren Leckie, Mervyn Harris, Sylvie Harris, Norma Ham. Stds. 2 and 3 (Miss E. Kettle’s class): June Nicoll 1, Marjorie Wilson 2, Nancy Morgan 3. Class prizes, Coral Pemberton, Hazel Anderson, Enfys Anderson, Audrey Peck, Arthur Woods, Alan Thomson, June Swale, Jim Lockerbie, Gordon Pearce. Std. 4 (Miss S. Lepper’s class): Leona Lockerbie 1, Dawn Anderson 2, Gwen Evans and Emily Cooney 3eq. Class prizes, James Grant, Samuel Hawkins. Std. 5 (Mr A. Cowie’s class): Olwyn Anderson 1, George McLauchlan 2, Dulcie Thomson 3. Class prizes, Margaret Woods, William Leckie, Robbie Harris, Colin Payne. Std.-6 (Miss Clinch’s class): Dorothy Tippett 1, Robert Anderson 2, Winnie McLauchlan 3. Class prizes, Cathie Cowie, Ivan Pemberton, Dorothy Hawkins, Jessie Diack. Recitation of Scripture: June Nicoll 81 per cent. Examination prizes: Dawn Anderson 87 per cent., Winnie McLauchlan 861 per cent., Olwyn Anderson 86 per cent., Robert Anderson 82J- per cent., Cathie Cowie 75 per cent., George McLauchlan 61J per cent., Leona Lockerbie 661 per cent., Gwen Evans 65 per cent. Examination passes in Stds. 2 and 3: June Nicoll; .Nancy Morgan, Marjorie Wilson and Hazel Anderson.