GERALDINE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2163, 14 February 1891, Page 3

GERALDINE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

DISTBIBUTIOtf OP PEIZES. The annual distribution of prizes in connection with this school took place in the long room of the school on Friday. A considerable number of parents and friends of the children, mostly ladies, accepted the invitation of the committee to be present. Messrs W S Maslin, C E Sherratt, and J W Pye, members of the school committee, were also present, The chairman vt as unavoidably absent in Timaru Shortly after three o'clock the children, to the number of 214, were all marshalled in their places, and a very bright and interested lot of little ones they looked. Proceedings were commenced by the children singing the first song in the kinderspiel, " Eip Van Winkle." The prizes were distributed by Mrs E H Pearpoint, who addressed a few words of congratulation and encouragement to the recipients of the larger prizes. The following is the prize list: — Infants Preparatory (I) GirlsLizzie Coppin, Florence Maslin, Emma Dean, Thomasina Scroggie, Maggie Maloney, Eose Gore, Jane Shiers, Jessie Allan. Boys—Eobert Newport, Ernest Howard, John Pye, Leonard Heney, Bertie Walton Preparatory (II) Girls —Kate Biordan, Honorah Burke, Maggie Finlayson, Eose Stringer, Ophelia Ward, Sarah &cott, Isabella ttennie, Annie Towzer. Boys—Ernest White, John Bowkett

Standard I Jane Pye, Annie Hammond, Alice Heatley, Lily Chapman, Mabel Burridge, May Morrison, Lizzie Sugrue. Boys—George Booker, William Heney, Alex. White, Harry Whittaker, James Farroll, Thomas Aitken, Geo. Sherratt Special prizes in Standard 111. (presented by Mr A Bell)—For general excellence : Bridget Burke and Stanley Willoughby. For writing and general neatness, Mary Scott and John Eiordan. For sewing, Maggie McLeod. For the best solo Ada Hoskius, Prizes presented by Miss Pearson Certificates of regular attendance—2nd class: (those absent not more than 5 half-days during the year): Andrew Eennie, John Eiordan, William Fyfe, Alfred Willoughby, Eobert Scroggie, Fred. Wallack, Geo; Bloomfield, Geo. Sherratt, Alfred Berry, Katie Eiordan, Hatty Wallack, Maggie Scroggie, Jessie Eennie, Jeannie Fyfe, Annie Finlayson Ist class: (never absent once) : Harry Walton, Stanley Willoughby, Arthur Chesterman, John Finlayson, Bertie Walton, Ophelia Ward, Gertrude Ward

Prize for neatest kept books (open to the whole school), £1 Is, presented by Mr White—Jane Fyfe Medallist—Competed for in Stan-; dards V, VI, VII, (open to all comers in these standards), Seymour Willoughby Prizes for sewing, etc., first prize in each class given by the committee from the concert fund. Standard I, Mable Burridge 1, Kate Burke 2, (Prizes presented by committee) Standard 11, Katie Clouston 1, Mary Shiers 2, (prize presented by Mr Aitken) Standard 111, Bridget Burke 1. Annie Eamble 2, (prize presented by Mr Pye) Standard IV, Fanny Jones Standard V, Jane Fyfe 1, Alice Eiordan 2, (prize presented by Mr Pye) J Standard VI, Mary Burke 1, Maggie Scroggie 2, (prize presented by Mrs Dunlop) Prizes for button-holing (open to all comers), given by Mrs Hawkins— Jane Fyfe 1, Mina Dunlop 2, Prizes for patchiug, given by Mrs Pearpoint—Eanny Q-ibson 1, Maggie Scroggie 2. Diligence and improvement in sewing, prize presented by Miss Pearson—Mina Dunlop. Lizzie Berry, Alex, Quin, and Mary Farrell also received small cards At the conclusion of the ceremony Mr Maslin, on behalf of the committee, thanked the donors of the special prizes. Be explained that the committee were unable to give prizes as heretofore, owing to not having sufficient funds, but he hoped that in future years the old course would be followed. He also thanked the ladies who examined the sewing The competition had been so close that they had had a very difficult task. In conclusion, he proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs Pearpoint, who, in the unavoidable absence of the chairman, had so kindly come forward and presented the prizes The vote was carried by acclamation, and the children were dismissed.