CALF=REARING AT SCHOOL

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1933, Page 12

CALF=REARING AT SCHOOL

TAINUI DISTRICT RESULTS IMPROVEMENT IN STANDARD. VALUE AS BROAD EDUCATION. , . ■ >£■ Prior to .the calf championship judging at Awakino the various school competitions were completed and representative selections of animals were made for presentation on the final day. Farmerjudges, assisted by Mr. D. Mackay, Education Board’s instructor in agriculture, judged the animals. Interesting judging competitions for the pupils were organised at several of the schools and won the interest of parents and pupils alike. Increasing interest was manifested in increased adult attendances, and the judges expressed the opinion that steady improvement both in the animal selected and the condition in which it was shown was being made. At several schools opportunity was taken of the presence of the parents to exhibit the work of the school in arts and crafts and the calf-rearing competition is. now regarded by school committee and teachers as a means of winning the sy: ipathy of the parents with the efforts of the school in providing a broad education for the children. Notebooks showed general improvement on even last year’s standards. The results are:—

MAHOENUI YEARLING CLASSES. Heavy breeds: Peggy Moir 1, Ron Summers 2, Nancy Moir 3. Light breeds: Jack Elliot 1, Peter Moir 2.

• LIGHT BREEDS. AHITITI SCHOOL. T C R Owen Collins .... 821 76 46 Alf Chapman .... 781 78 45 Maurice Collins 77* 74 45 Alfie Lovell 71* 70 — Athol Stratton 70* 70 43 Elsie Page 701 71 45 OKAU SCHOOL. Topsy Bezzant .... 77 78 34 Gordon O’Donnell'. 76 76 40 Ray O'Donnell 78 J 70 37 Audrey Jolly ..'... .... 74 74 42 Colin O’Donnell ... .... 71 73 42 Joan O’Donnell ,., .... 73 76 39 Winnie Bezzant ... .... 69 68 38 Eileen Bezzant ... .... 69 70 34 .... 67 68 39 Kep Bezzant ..... .... 67 75 37 Ivan Gray .... 60 76 42 Topsy Rattenbury .... 57 72 41 MOKAU SCHOOL. Arthur Pratt .... 78 87 40 Don Black ....... .... 75 74 42 Cliff Black .... 75 72 40 .... 65 70 42 Joan Widt .... 65 75 42 Carl Widt : .... 63* 77 42 Ronnie Widt .... 62 76 40 WHAREORINO SCHOOL' Gordon Coje ... 801 87 35 Ivan Wilkie .... 78* 80 41 Jean Ordish ....... .... 79J 76 38 .... 74 73 —- ■Peter- Thomp >on ... .... 66j’ 70 40 Jack Thompson ... .... 66* 69 40 Mick Ordish .... 66J 69 38 Harry Ordish ...... .... 711 76 — AWAKINO SCHOOL. Nollie Carrington . .... 77 83 44 Colin Bryant .... 80 82 — Bernard McDavitt . .... 691 81 45 John Herbert .... 791 78 — George Herbert ... ....' 75 78 42 Keith Lake .... 75 78 Clive Phillips ..... 72 — Kathleen Ccndon ... ....’671 71 43 Jack Condon .... 67 71 45 Jim McDavitt 58 70 43 Leonard Cummings .... 60 60 —• Phyllis Colerian .... 68 71 45 MAHOENUI SCHOOL. Joy Wass • .... 75j 81 44 Ron Summers .... .... 70* 78 46 Marjory Coleman . .... -771 77 46 .... 61 77 45 Jimmy Mitv. .... 58 i 70 Peter Moir n 73 43 Hallett Ridling ;... 674 75 x 40 MANu \TOI SCHOOL Arthur Rutland ... .... 82* 90 40 Len Sampson .... 81 85 41 Charlie Cartwright .... 77 83 39 Carol Sampson .... .... 67 78 38 Jean Sampson .... 67* 81 38 Trixie Cartwright . .... 75 83 38 HEAVY BREEDS. OKAU SCHOOL. Terry Carr .... 77 80 38 Eileen Carr .... 75 76 45 WHAREORINt ) SCHOOL. Bob Cole .... 81 78 40 Joyce Wilkie ...... .... 79 82 44 AWAKINO SCHOOL. William T. Lake .... .... 71 87 471 Rhoda Bryant .... 82 84 42 Mavis Herbert .... 74> 80 Cecile Carrington .. .... 804 84 45 Cecilia M-Davitt .... .... 61 67 40 Eileen McDavitt .... 64 65 44 MAHOENUI SCHOOL. Nancy Moir .... 784 74 46 Peggy Moir .... 75J 76 - 47 Russell Ridling .... 751 79 40 Doug. Ridling .... 761 78 44 Nora and May Bailey sent charts but no calves (43 each).