SCHOOL AGRICULTURE

Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1935, Page 12

SCHOOL AGRICULTURE

MAHOENUI AND MANG AMIN GI WIN CUTHBERT AND TUSCH SHIELDS. The Mahoenui School undor the direction of Mr. J. C. Moss won the Cuthbert Shield competition for 1934 while the Mangamingi School, Mr. A. J. Simpson, headed the list in the Tisch Shield competition, it was reported at the Taranaki Education Board meeting yesterday. The Cuthbert and Tisch shields are awarded annually by the board to the schools attaining the best standard in agriculture instruction and in the care and development of school environment. The Tisch Shield is for competition amongst sole teacher schools whilst the Cuthbert Shield is competed for byschools of two or more teachers. A school winning one of the shields is placed on the honours list for the three years succeeding the win, after which it may again compete. The award is made on the following (basis:—Arrangement of grounds including shrubberies, flower gardens and general scheme, 50 points; care of grounds including recent improvements, maintenance and finish, 50 points; indoor work including experiments, records, and nature study collections, 50 points; outdoor work, use of garden, forestry and field or other experiments, 50 points; instruction, club work and interested attitude of pupils in science, 50 points. Schools on the honours list at present Cuthbert Shield: Okaiawa, 1931; Ohangai, 1932; Lr. Mangorei, 1933. Tisch Shield: Opua Road, 1931; Tokaora, 1932; Niho Niho, 1933. Details of this years competitions are:

CUTHBERT SHIELD. A. B. C. D. E. Tl. 50 50 50 50 50 250 Mahoenui 46 46 44 46 46 228 Riverlea 47 44 44 44 44 223 Frankley 45 44 44 44 44 221 Manaia 44 45 46 44 41 220 Mokoia 48 47 41 41 42 219 Pungarehu 49 48 39 38 41 215 Wel'bourn 49 49 39 39 39 215 Fraser Road 46 46 39 43 41 215 Tariki 45 44 42 40 43 214 Awatuna ........ 47 47 39 40 41 214 TISCH SHIELD. A. B. C. D. E. fl. 50 50 50 50 50 250 Mangamingi .... 47 48 43 43 43 224 Kohuratahi 46 47 42 42 42 219 Waikaka 47 45 43 41 42 218 Kiore 47 46 41 42 40 216 Pukengahu 47 47 40 41 40 215 Ahititi 45 45 42 43 39 214 Kahui 43 45 41 40 41 210 Korito 40 42 41 40 44 207 Puniho 43 43 40 38 39 203 Hurt ord 44 43 38 39 39 203