School Vacations.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12737, 17 December 1904, Page 5

School Vacations.

J WEST ENJ) SCROOIj. Tjiero was a large atteada ncoW in the, schoolroom on Thursday afternoc>n on tho occasion ot the break«i? v iip cLTPmony for the. hc'-ikluys. Mr Gilbert, tht- Clminnan . of the ' Commit too, welcomed the Mayor and ! other visitors. -, . • . A •-. j Hrs Uowling, U, o bead mistress of the; school, in n few preliminary re- j marks, stated that -s«y«saf special prizes Jiad been given. ! The Mayor ni a i>.a few remarks, j congratulating- Mt« Downing on tjie j success of tho scholars in their ex- . . . . . 1 Mr W. E. Spencer, the Chief Inspec- ! t()i% also made a short address. I Ihe Mayor pre^ontod tke~" prizes; I tlw\ list beiniv as follows ;i— ! ; - FILL AT r l KNinNGB. *' • " j undated VJ.— Yhln Garner. Mar- i jiiuvt i^h-Whirmey, Mary Dowling 1 . V.— Annio Trigger. < SWndai-d I V".— WiJlio - iriosr >.■ "WliiJo. J"> a Maisev. Standaitl Jlh-Jaclc AlborC Prcstncy, "Ruby Garner, Ivy flonoyfiVld.- Vi^tii GUKeft.' .' Standard 11.-Elsie. * White. % Doris Gilbert. . '■ . ; ,_ '.. 1.-JTarry Gilbert, EcTg-ar ..fimts.— Fnu? Hart. Jlaiold Gardiit, Jlnlcfanc Oavne'r. "Ida Gardner, Tvone Gilbert. Qlad^-s Gilberl.. Nellie White. ■ ' ' "•; ' ATTENDA^NCB. (Not missed' more than 10 .times.) Standard VT.— Carvel 1 EvetU^Alma i Gilbert. - •-; „' lj [ J standard ''V.—tosliV T)utton. J as . j Rlyde, f Jny Uumbleton, Olive Peddie-,-I\y Gilbert. Standard TV.— DoijglasyßjMnbfeW, - Uarrv Patterson. * YfaiViUon Way, Jia?ol Brolicnshire. Myrtle Evettsr Kl^e Gilbert. Winnie Morshead, Jessie .Cocker. .- - St^ndard^ 3lf.~Gjaude7 Jurj-. Bertie White, Uori^ "Tng^rcr, Gladys Honeyiield. " . * • Rlaudard ![.— Erifc A Lcpine^ Nellie lUimilton. Alba 'Reynell. f^taudavtl I.— Ken. .Siohr. Herbert Patterson. James "Ufaisey. Jim Inch. Bam Hart. Mary McWhtnney,. Jessie McTsaac. Lottie JJamilton. Tufants.— Willie % Zcg'm, I,yle D?imbleton, Quepnie Patterson. Edna Garner. PRIZES FOB ABILITY. Dux. Margaret McWlmmey ; Standard VI., Walter Patterson^ Standard V., Eric Ward, Reggie Thompson (tie), 3Caggic Bullard ; Standard IV., Percy Hobson, Elsie Gilbert j. Standard 111., Claude Jury, Gladys Honeyfield ; standard 11., Burns Fitzpatrick, Alice Cocker; Standard 1., II iv< >ns Maiider, Mary Tipla'dy. SEHJXG PR[ZES. SlaiMfeirrl V., Olive PocHie ; Standard ill.. Ruby Garner: Standard li.. Hilda Sollo -;- J\tatT^ard 1.,-] Jessie MeIsaac. SPECIAL PRIZES. Sewing, Mary Dowling : all-round pupil, Vida Garner ; best boy in playground, Carvell Evetts ; best girl in ]>layground, Frances Patterson ; helpfulness to staff, Horace Morshead and Evelyn Russell ; oral answering, Oswald Gsorg-e ; helpfulTiess to teacher, Bertie. White ; most improvement, JRinxrt Ward ; most careful pupil, Inez Collins ; best -bntshwork, Hilda Simmons ; mo^t improvement, Cyz'il 3lcGonaglc ; best bricklayings, Jim Ma'soy ; improvement. Ken. Stohr ; hest boy aud girl in P. TTL, Guy Bindon and Myra Ria ; best looy and Ljirl in P. IT., Doris Jury and JRay l>pine ; best boy and girl in P. I. Upper, Gordon Jury and Kathleen Tong ; best hoy and girl in P. I. Lower, fTenson Jury and Eileen. Johnson. One of the pupils^' Annie Trigger, ag-»>d 13, has never missed an attendance for seven years, and in recognition of this, Mrs W. E* Spencer Jbas forwarded to ihe Committee a special prize for presentation to th« girl. The children sang several part songs •luring- the afternoon, and the proceedings terminated by the scholars giving cheers for the Maydr, Inspector, and teachers.