PARAWAI SCHOOL.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1863, 22 December 1874, Page 2

PARAWAI SCHOOL.

The Christmas examination at this school for.,!prizes gijSn by^tlie local comand residents of the, district was brought to a conclusion on Friday last, beia^ the forth,^ay' of the exaj]pn¥tte£ lj tjLt 3 o'clock p.mi there were aitembled a considerable number- «f^ tyisitolfsui ' 0f the local committee but two could be present, r\ti, Mr AUoin.T ;the?Chairman, and Mr Spencer,,;-We also pbser?«d Mesdaxnes ]M[ackayr Spencery \ ' Stillwell. O'Seeffe, * Stevensbn, 'West, Bagnall, and Skeen.; Misses Allom, Spencer, and rStevenson^ heißev.^Mr Lush, Major Cooper, Mr Stillw'eli; *Mr Braithwaite and* others r > > /f z[ sr r f r

The proceedings commenced by*|Mr Coburn explaining the mode ofexaminatiou as carried out undeV the san'cttbh and superintendence of the local committee, from, whichdt appcaredrihat the following (subjects' were taken ju, writing and on paper, yiz:—txrinlme'rV Geograyhy, and -Arithmetic (excepting, of course mental), the questions being prepared by the Teacher, and the papers looked orer and rallied by him for the Committee's approval and award. TJhe,-remaining subjects were conducted orally by the Committee and Teachers, in the/ presence of such friends of the school as desired to attend. Themumber of pupils in attendance was 86J the total number on the school roll rDeingH3. Mr Allom then explained that it would be 4necessary to complete certain business before the prizes could be .awarded, and at the request of the Committeefthe Kefi Mr Lush aisistod them in deciding ties for reading and dictation' in several classes. Frizes for writing were also awarded in a similar manner, and also for recitation. The latte? sTlbjecfc being purpoesly left so that the children could be heard in public. At the request of the Chairman,' Mrs Mackay distributed the prizes to the senior class as follow*. :-?• } ...;,.'. , Beadirig^l, W. B.O'SeeffeY % E. C. Butt. Writing—l, E. C. Butt; 2, C. J. O'Keeffe. AritHmetic— 1, W. Skeene; 2, W. B, O'Keeffe. - Grammar:—l fJ W. >keen; t El C. Butt. Geography— 1, W. Skeen; 2, E. ,C. Butt. Dictation— 1, W. Skeen; 2, W. B. O'Keeffe. Eecitatiottr-1, vW. B, ,t>'Keefie ; 2, W. Skeen;"'" ' "'"

t (; Prizes in. the 3rd? Class ifer# distributed by Miss Aliom, as follows :— : Beading--*;; G. ; jSfc Wright;. 2, J. Inglis. Writing—l, A. Tookey; 2, B. Yon Bernewitz. i Arithmetic—l, A. G. Allom; 2, I. J. Scott. Grammar— 1, Taramana (native); 2, A. Tookey. Geography—l, G. W. Cropp; 2, A. G. Allom. Dictation—o. W. Cropp; 2, C. D. Wright. Recitation—l, C. W. Cropp; 2,1. J. Scott. ' '' Mrs Spencer distributed the prizes in the remaining classes as follows:— Second Class. —Reading—l, E. Inglis ; 2, %. Clarke. Writing—!, W. Oaks (native); 2 r C* Stevenson. - Arithmetic— 1, W. Oaks (natives); % Maria Smith. Dictation—l, P. Stevens; 2, H. M 4Lach. lan. Eecitation—l, Lily Lambert; 2, Firimona (native). First Class.-—Beading—l, Agnes 2£ilgour; 2, Fanny Stephenson. ; Arithmetic —1, Agnes Kilgour; 2, Honi (native). Dictation —1, F. Le Manquis ; 2, Bosalie Lambert. Becitation —1, Kate . Brown; 2, Henry O. Allom. • f The Chairman stated that'the prizes for Geography and Grammer were specially given by Mr P. C. Dean and Mr Stillwell respectively, • and that these gentleman together with Mr M cßoberts, had iniated the prize fund by promising their subscriptions at the last' annual meeting. ;-- - 7 After a few remarks from Bey- Mr Lush, Mr Spencer distributed a few prizes for good conduct to her class being roenv bers of the Church, of Englaqtl-attending religious instruction^ , under Mr Lush's superintendence. „ . Mr Allow then reaid the list of contri-

butions to the prize funds amounting to £7 4s Bd, and was happy to state that if more money were required in this district for thier or any similar purpose' it could always be obtained. Hd begged to thank the rabscriber for their liberality—also the visitors for their' attendance, and especially those ladtei who had kindly coftsentea to distribute the prizes. On the suggestion of Bey. Mr Lush, three cheers were given byythe children for tKose who have ittbiejribfa' towards the priies. Afterwards three ringing cheers, and one cheer more, even given for Mr Coburn, the- Teacher, ,a complim«Bt whioE *he well deserves*. Refresh- - ;*n«ats were then given to th*.children in • :idw^b^iyß#Jnwav nlfe«. Jbmbernes and ;' and~~it* is to Be hoped that none of them has suffered from the energy with which ibis concluding portion of the . work was performed. - _