RICHMOND SCHOOL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19827, 19 December 1919, Page 8

RICHMOND SCHOOL.

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. Tho annual " breaking-up ” ceremony of the Richmond School took place on Thursday norning. Mr H. Langford, chairman of the School Committee, addressed tho children and presented the prizes and certificates. He announced that nest year a new school in brick Would replace tho wooden building now standing. Mr I). J. Sullivan, tho newly sleeted member lor Avon, was present and rayo a short address to the children. The following is tho prize-list:— Dus of the school, gold medal—Gertrude Batchelor. Dux boy, gold - medal presented by” the Hon G. W. Bussell—Cyril Montgomery. SPECIAL .PRIZES, Standard 6.—Highest. marks nest to the dux—Alexander Ballantino. Drawing, girls— Myrtle Anderson; hoys, Harry Collins and Douglas MTjCocI. onual. Standard s.—Highest marks: Boys—Geoffrey Salwood, Girls—Ethel Anderson. Standard 4.—-Highest marks—Beatrice Lomas. Greatest progress—Purcell Dodge. Attendance certificate#.—Preparatory department—Eric Appleyard, Willie Barcock, Ronald Ripley, Myra .lack, Gordon Coombos, Howard Johns,; Ola. M’Leod, John Glaason, William Seymour, George Burgess, Fred. Watson, Doris Stuart, Harriet Nicholls, Estelle Bush, Standard I.—Stewart Richardson, Jack Sweeney, Dick Waldron, Chas, Appleyard, Beth Burrell, - Rema Morrow, Alice Pentecost, Marjory Rac-. Standard 2.—Mollio Aldctaley, Harold Bnist, Clarence Dunlop, Robert Coombos, Gerald Anderson, Rosy Stevenson, Henry Crowhon, Erroll Borgfeldt, Frances Buist, Doris Cloak. . .

Standard I?.—'Voma Jack, Gladys Meadooroft, Isabella Kcilson, Geoffrey Allen, Desmond Pennell, Flfflb Coombcs, Dorothy Dakin, Gladys Holliday, Olivo King, Margaret Koilson,. Ivy Pentecost, Dorothy Sinclair,- Roy IVat.son,. William Amos, Clifford Bonus, Philip Birina, Patrick Cotton, Stanley Dakin, John Fraser, Ralph Graham, Melville Mitchell, Clifford Reaby, Kenneth Headman, John Waldron.

Standard 4. —Mavis Beardsley, Elbe Burgess, May Clarke. Doreen Cox, Vora Davies, Reno Kidd, Alma King, Beatrice Mahon, Florrio Abbott, Jessie M’Leod, Yera Ormandy, Lily Pentecost, George A'Court, Jack A’Court, Oscar Gaze, Norman Kellavroy, Cecil Kingaford, Arthur Taylor, Arthur Wat son.

Standard s.—Frank Bridgnns. Lyndon Christie, Raymond Hartigan, Stanley Jewiss, Allred Aldersley, Leslie Hawtin, Matthew Portefield, Geoffrey Sehvond, Muriel Davies, Belinda Ross, William Low, Maurice Simcs, Ethel Anderson, Vera Bi=hop, Rita Brown, Minnie Baraby, Hilda Taylor, Alloa Collins, Eileen Donaldson, Hazel Haigh, Elsie Johnston.

Standard 6.—David Donaldson, Gordon Harris, Fred Kingaford, Walter Kingaford, Clarence Mitchell,' Douglas M'Leod, Cyril Montgomery, Edna Harper, Cyril Morris, Godfrey Nuthall, Cyril Rose, Eric Smith, Gertrude Batchelor, Sheila Brown, Jean Maxwell.