INGLEWOOD SCHOOL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1921, Page 3

INGLEWOOD SCHOOL.

BREAKING-UP CEREMONY, DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) A very large gathering oi the pupils took place in the Inglewood school yesterday afternoon, for the final event of the year—the prize-giving, speech-mak-ing, and breaking-up for the Christmas holidays. Mr. J. Thomas, headmaster, said that the prizes to be distributed were probably only a small part of the credit due to the pupils of the school. They had been allotted to their recipients on marks gained, but so close had those prize-winners been pressed that it had gone hard with the judges not to give awards to many more. Mr. Thomas referred to the year’s work at the school, which, taken, altogether, had been very satisfactory. The inspector’s reptJTts had been very good, and although there had been serious absentees amongst the pupils through unavoidable causes, sickness chiefly, good results had been secured. He very briefly thanked the teaching staff of the school -for their earnest and enthusiastic hard work and support throughout the past year. He referred to the loss the school had suffered through the death of Miss Riordan, who for so many years had, with yemarkably good results, controlled the infant division of the school.

Mr. J. R. Sutherland (Mayor) distributed the prizes, prefacing his labors by congratulating the teachers on the very good reports that the inspectors had given of the school. He mentioned the loss the staff had sustained by the retirement and death of Miss Riordan, who. had done wonderfully effectual wbrk with the infant side. He also referred to the promotion of Miss Leslie, who had been a hard-working member of the staff. Mr. Sutherland explained that because the final results of the proficiency examination were not yet officially to hand, the special prizes for dux 1 , etc., given by Messrs. Jan Grant, A. Kennedy, P. Glenie, and Mrs. Winter, could not be dealt with. PRIZE LIST. The prize list is; Primer 3. —Elsie Martin 1 (prize given by Mrs. M. Sutherland), Edna Petch 2, Bessie Rogers 3, Fred Blackburn 4. Lower division: Jack Longbottom 1, Eunice Peterson 2, Jean Paterson 3, John Hannah 4 (special conduct, prize given by Mrs. Gow). Standard I.—Boys: Victor Goodwin 1, Kenneth Peterson 2, Sydney Peters 3. Girls: Ruth Paulger 1, Ivy Frewin 2, Doreen Alleman 3< Special conduct prize, Eflward Ladbrook. Special progress, Malcolm Sutton. Special oral competition, Alice Ross. Special recitation (Mrs. Leslie), Sydney Peters. Standard 2.—Boys: Robert Thomason 1, Willie Yeates 2, Graham rross 3. Girls: Jean Rowan 1, Nancy Paterson 2, Cynthia Partridge 3. Progress prizes: Clifford Crossman 1, Jessie. Longbottom 2, Jack G-airillp 3, Ira Glenie 4. Raymond Ross 5, Connie Gudgeon, special prize given by Miss Tarry. Standard 3. —Girls: Beatrice Jones 1 (given bj - Mr. Manby), Mavis Sutton 2, Mary Nutting

3. Special for industry (Miss Tarry), Alma Kennedy. Special for sewing (Miss Tarry), Doris Manby. Boys: George Morton 1, Jack Alleman 2, Victor King, special for conduct (Miss Surrey).

Standard 4.—Girls: Emily Longbottom 1, Jessie Messenger 2. Boys: Mervyn Larsen 1, Royle Beadle 2, Henry Brown special by Mr. Bicheno. Special for passing standards three and four in one year (Mr. Bicheno), Patricia Partridge. Special for passing standards 3 and 4 in one year (Mr. J. Thomas), Vivian Clegg. Standard s.—Girls; Nita Bublitz 1 (special given by Mr. Kennedy), Gwen Ross 2. Boys: Leslie Caldwell 1 (given by Mrs. Caldwell), Niel Payne .2. Special for industry and conduct (Miss Leslie), Cyril Biler. Special for neatness (Mr. Thomas), Ellen Tume. Standard 6.—Gladys Hoskin (special for industry and behaviour given by Mrs. Gow). Sewing prizes (given by Mr. J. Sutherland) : Ellen Tume, upper division; Jessie Messenger, standard 4.