SCHOOL VACATIONS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13355, 20 December 1906, Page 7

SCHOOL VACATIONS.

CENTRAL' SCHOOL.

The Theatre ; Boyal was, crowded with children on .Wednesday .afternoon when the prizes vvonV by. pupils at th« Central School "l" l v d<uring_'the past year were • presented. Messrs Maunder, Oa'tiraiv, Osborn-3, Collis, Freethey and Jackson of the . School'" Comniittee/were on the &tag>e, and when the Education Board adijourned some of the members , Morton, Tisch, A'diam and Trimble) were^. also present. The prisses wore presented by Mr W. A. Collis (chairman of the Committee), assisted by Messrs Dempsey (hea9in,aster) , t antj . Mii'il^. (secretary "of "the Committee). After the -prices -Wad be^n- present-, ed Mr QolMst* m«?de L^few/. .rem'arlc3. /; He heartfl^t^'ai^ed^6e pjarehts and;, teachers lor^e \&M r Wc 'atfd " vatv 'at- r tehtion they had bestowed on the entertainment which provided funds, for the' prizes '< just presented. The capitation grant given 'by the Educations Board was .only- enough eessary works at the school,/ ,^and tne credit for the prizes waa wholly due to the parents and touchers ' wid r had put: forth great efforte .j,tp^ make/ the bazaar the success it was. As.% fdrtlher result of that bazaar' it was intended to make improvements afr the school. The playground- was, tobe* asphalted and it was Intended *to. erect a bathing pool in the Recreation Grounds for thelusebfpupils.lt was expected that this , would- be rqady for use when the .school' reopened. •■ , „ :. Speaking moi*e particularly, Jbo'"^^ children, Mr Collia remind^'" /them''that they that day peached another mile-stone^ '.!ni '. tbems- --life's.; riustp^- . Mtoy 61 "tKem" werd f 'perhapsr receiving scWol prizes for the-Jast ;- time - r andhe urged*" them, vrh&fafetf' balling -theffr assumed^aUhe,, end t ..- oL tinej?. SP^ol,. days,-: l^©., devp.tei tb^it.J±he^Banxia'iJia.ts ? i tentipn and diligence they iiacji de-,vo^;s;.^;:its^vi.-;wWj y.-jKw*^ Mr. Demgsey ""always to^kf g3rcai interesf-' in the 'welfare } of thej chilfrien who- parsed, J through v Ms schxft ; and - : any^ $<fy or <girl» whlb weriMaway and was in the. need of ad w vicef^ould always got it from txim 1 . Hej wa^Jlso glad tb> &X& ®dW t&rine^ pup|S oi their, welfare. (Mr Collis coracludj*a by wishingl^4he' '^ldr#if ;"& M^i>* ry a, happy New. Year, aujd^ anV^joya<ble holiday.^a'^ T^~ gathering 4 hen broke up after Kingt* " r' /p £ f I 1 1> TS following pupifs, Scfeil have made full at^^ianoe :^ ! On^'; year. — 0. Hargraves, "•B. M'arti ;^»^CiM^rtfcur^^Wi n ards^^W-i. Slioa? t,ulft<JC«.ylor'n A. .flo.Q'k*. er, 0. -Fisher, W. llitchcbglc, \if.' Bichb, ardsoji, J-^^^^fe-y^M^. - ¥j - C: Kbrris.-. t r "w'K 1 -" Two y|o|f--W. Taylor^ '3E.' Buifc, E.Youn^i-: Sh'cii^'R." triylor,' m Salt, J.'j*fr|£n. - --* " '"')| Three yeiSJferrA. Four yearsV&jjjp, V.Sturn^y^-r.-^i.TiKros-sell, E. Throsstl^L Gropniljjridge^C. Bre^ver. J **£^' •- f ' A< * '\i?"""4 years.— Aiii^^ro\\-n, IvyH'ardgraves. *Wg£ - "^ "' Six years.— Berlie.!c^E|tylor ? , -Willie Webber. ' '-^Ijk .\ - ».. 'COURTETSrAY-STRIIEi^NFANTS. . » PRIZE LIS^: ■' P. 111. BoySt-^Mghest marks for the year : Ken Hutchison^ I .^'; Harold Fletcher, ' Arthur ' BlanchW^ Girls ; Alice MeAijtni^^.. „.'.(: M^ S| Full Attendance— Doris •' Richardson, Alice McArthuT;. ;■ Elsie Webber,|Nißita Martin, Olive Hard graves. $■*$'#, Attendance and Proficiency— Bcttest Way,' 'Eric Fisher, Alfred • Hoiiii^Ei Norman Blanchett, Regie Ho\^tt| Ken) Svtnsori, Fred Nicbblls, L6uS; ; Cavaney, Jack Clarke, Louis -On Keef Katie- : Loie Slhb^.DpM.S'A^uxniey^^,,;: I ._,\- ProficMjncy.— Joan Cooke, ' "Evelyn Riddles,,. Ai?thjur ißhipgs; Byftline 6oad^ Barbara 'Allen^^Koiv^Haw&g^ "*r •* 1 * Nature Study—N oel Fookes. o t . Rcgmlar Attendance .-^ Melbourne Harker, Donald Doile, George ' Corkin, Claud Lealand r Roy Harvey, /Violet. Groombridge, Atmy Waugh. v . .. Best Oral Work.— Cyril Young, Frank L«vegrove, Leonard Sole', Maria Waters, Alice Crone, Doris Calvert. Ex'hd'Mtion, Work.-;-; Composition 1 : Willie Elliot.'' Writing:' Ernest Waif.