OHANGAI AND TOKAORA

Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1933, Page 16

OHANGAI AND TOKAORA

SCHOOL AGRICULTURE AWARD CUTHBERT AND TISCH SHIELDS. HONOURS BOARD TO BE PROVIDED Open for competition among primary schools in the Taranaki education district of grade 3 and upwards, arid awarded for excellence in all branches of agricultural instruction, including effort in improvement and edre of the school environs, the Cuthbert Shield has been won this year by Ohangai school, the teacher at which is Mrs. M. Sangster. The Tisch Shield, awarded to schools of grade 2 and under, was won by Tokaora school, at which Mr. J. V. McMahon is the teacher. The bases of judging were:—Arrangement of grounds, including shrubberies, flower gardens and general scheme, 50 points; care of grounds, including recent improvements,' maintenance and finish, 50pts.; indoor work, including experiments, records and nature study collections, 50pts.; outdoor work, use of garden, forestry and other experiments, 50 pts.; instruction, club work and interested attitude of pupils in science, 50pts.; total 250. The results were:— CUTHBERT SHIELD.

In an accompanying report presented to the Taranaki Education Board yesterday the senior instructor in agriculture, Mr. Duncan Mackay, stated that for some years the top schools in competition for the shields had been, so difficult to separate that some. change in the method of award was thought necessary. That was largely due to the schools which had won still remaining in competition with those schools progressing towaras the same , high plane. The . purpose of the shields was to stimulate agriculture instruction along with improvement to environment. Once a school had been judged a winner the purpose of the shield so far as that school was concerned, at least for the time being, had been served and it remained in the competition merely to complicate the judging. It was proposed to place winning schools on an honours list .for a period of three years succeeding their win; further extension being at the discretion of the judges. The system would, it hoped, obviate much unnecessary assessment of schools very much on the same plane. Mr. Mackay recommended that the honours list at present be:— Cuthbert Shield: Ohura D.H. School (1929), Waitara school (1930), Okaiawa school (1931). . Tisch Sheild: Kiore school (1929), W al “ taanga school, Makaka school (1930), Opua school (1931). > . The maiiual and technical committee recommended that the institution of the honours list as suggested be approved, and the recommendation was adopted by the board.

a <D 2 O t a g 50 2 u 50 o o c *50 6 o 3 5 o 50 .2 ra C 50 3 £ 250 Ohangai •.. •< . 49 48 42 45 44 228 Pungarehu . 48 48 40 44 43 223 Riverlea .. 46 46 41 44 43 220 Mahoenui .... . 46 45 41 44 42 218 Lr. Mangorei . .. 42 46 42 44 43 217 Awakino . 48 47 39 40 40 214 Ngaere ...... .. 46 43 40 43 41 213 Stratford . .... .. 40 45 42 42 43 212 Mokau . ,. 46 43 36 42 40 207 Manaia .. 43 39 40 42 42 206 TISCH SHIELD. Tokaora .. 49 48 41 43 42 223 Waikaka .. 49 49 40 42 40 220 Whareorino >. 45 46 40 43 41 215 .. 47 46 38 42 40 213 Niho Niho ,. 48 47 36 40 40 211 Bird Road .. 45 45 34 44 36 204 .. 44 42 38 42 37 203 Mokoia .. 45 40 40 35 42 202