CHRIST CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOLLS.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14147, 26 July 1916, Page 2

CHRIST CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOLLS.

■The annual prize-giving for Christ Church Sunday' Schools ..took place in the Parish Hall, She! bourne street, yesterday evening. ■ The ceremony was preceded by a bright little tntertain- ! ment, opening with a hymn. The pro-; gramme was as „ follows:—Pianoforte solo, Margaret Terriss; songs, Ngjaire LPagOj'H. Blechynden (and chorus of (boys), and Dr. Weeks; vocal duefc, j Ngaire Page and Cedric Terriss ; recitajtions, Margrarot Terriss, Sheila Cliappell, Helen Harrison, Vera Thoana.s. Eva Brown, T. Preston, and C. Terris.. The superintendent (Mr W .Thompson), speaking of the year's work, said a great change had been made by the introduction of the reformed system under the seadership of Miss Moore. A i separate l.jndergarten school, bad been established. This had a roll of 67, a«d there were 70 cbrldren enrolled at ShelJrmrne street, making a total of 137. There were also 40 children on the roll of the Wood School, under Miss Scaly. The senior girls' Bible class had been renewed, and the senior boys' class had tho benefit of the guidance of Bishop Mules. Chair j'' required for'~the new system of Sunday school instruction in small classes bad hcon intade by tho lady tiM<>hers, who had been helped in this work by some of the bigger boys. Copper plates bearing the, initials C.C.S.S. had been given by Mrs Terriss and placed on the chairs. The finances had been sufficient to pay for the prizes and carry something into the next jeai\ The sum reqiiired for tho maintenance of a Melanesian scholar had continued to be met. Mr Thompson also paid a tribute to the work done for the school by tho' former vicar (Archdeacon Kempthorne) &nd members of his"family.■ The.prizes were distributed by Mrs Weeks, who was handed a box:quet of pink camellia^ by Mfirjorie McKay, as a -gift from tho school, and a basket of violets by Cedric Terriss. The following are the prize lists: — Shelbourne Street School. Girls.—Class I.: Irene Cockburn 1, Alma Hughes 2. Class 11. : Nellie Barton 1, MJswnari Taylor 2. Class III.: Helen Harrison 1, Kathleen Phelps 2, Myrtle Parsons 3. Class IV.: Queenie Craig 1, Doris Knight 2. Kindergarten : Dorothy Parsons, Letty Sidford, Nancy Creasy. Boys.—Class I.: Basil Home 1, John Knight 2. Class II.: Harold Gibbons 1, Norman Phelps 2. Class III.: Geoffrey Rix-Trott 1, John Bush 2. Class IV.: James Knight 1, Harold Blechynden 2,\ Andrew Craig 3. Kindergarten : Kevern Rix-Trott' 1, Ernie Hughes 2, Bert Barton 3. The Wood School. Clfiss I.: X-.-V Estcourt 1, OHvo Lessels 2. Class II.: Vera Les?els 1, Coral Adair 2. Class III.: Marjorie Naylor 1, Lucy Madigan 2. Special prize (regular attendance), W. Bliek, who had not missed for seven A oars. » ■ At the instance of the vicar (Dr. Weeks), hearty thanks were given Iby acclamation to the Superintendent and teachers, and to Mrs Terriss for organising the evening's programme.