GONVILLE PRIZE-GIVING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12847, 21 December 1911, Page 3

GONVILLE PRIZE-GIVING

Thero was a largo attendance at the Gonvillo Town Hall on Tuesday evening, when the presentation of prizes in connection with the Gonvillq School took place. Mr F. Webb-Jones (chairman of tho Gonvillo School Committee) presided, and tho prizes were presented by Mr W. A. Veitch, M.P. Prior to tho distribution, soveral of the items rendered at tho concert given in aid of tho prizo fund last week were repeated, and heartily applauded. In calling upon Mr Veitch to present tho prizes, the chairman, on behalf of the Committee and tho friends present, extended the "heartiest of congratulations to the new member for Wanganui, and said he felt certain Mr Veitch would ever be found ready to assist the Committee in any applications they might have to make for additions to the school building. Mr Veitch,'who met wit«h a very hearty and enthusiastic greeting, thanked tho chairman for his kind remarks, and said it afforded him very great pleasure to attend tho interesting ceremony, which was quito a relief alter the strenuous campaign ho had recently successfully emerged from. Ho was pleased to note tho marked progress of* Gonville. Only about three years ago tho school had started as a- GO-school, and it had grown to such an extent that he had been given /to understand nthaf the Committee expected that when the school assembled after tho vacation thero would be a roll number of about 300. That would necessitate further additions to tho school, and ho would bo pleased if one of his ..first official duties was to^assist in securing a grant from the Department for tho purpose. The speaker then congratulated the prize-takers on the position they had achieved, 'and spoke some kindly words of encouragement to tho r;on prize-winners. Ho said it was quite n'child's mistake to assume- that because it did not secure a prize one year, thercforo it was.no uso trying the next year. 1A little reverso would do them good, i provided they mado up their minds to do better, and ho urged tho non prizetakers to mako a special effort next time. It was also a mistake., said Mr Veitch, to think that tho securing of ; prizes was simply a matter of intelliI genco and that tho awards went to tho i cleverest children in tho classes. The p.nmo principle applied life aa applied in school; success in life was fa matter of work rather than of brain power, and the secret of success was | thereforo not tho possession of brain i power or keen intelligence, but the application of the intelligence each possessed. Mr Veitch then proceeded to distributo the prizes to tho following:—

Standard Vl.—Proficiency, Tom McSweeney dux, Rita Richardson 2, Joe Dompsey 3, Iris Martin, Grace Dempsey, Arthur Lyall and Ivy Mailman;

writing, Ivy Mailman; industry, Grace Dempsey; English, Ivy Jones; good conduct, Joe Dempsey.

i Standard V.—lvy McNaught dux, James Lockhart 2, Ivy Jones 3; brushwork, Myrtlo Jones; neat work, Myrtle Loatherland; general progress, G. McElwain; arithmetic, Henry Bowater.

Standard IV.—May Arnold dux, Annio Martin 2, Lily Lockhart 8, Nelly TWnsend, Dorothy Symes; writing, liily Lockhart; .brushwork, Eva Jones; [sewing, Annie Martin; general j/rogress, George Dcnman and Russell Higgie; history and reading, Walter Madden ; industry, Nellie Townserid.

Standard 111. —Clarice Thayer dux, Ray Mailman, Kathleen Robb, Gertrude Lawrence, Lily Jarman; good conduct, Dons Faulkner,-Norman Fitchett, Gordon Gilberd; industry, Carl Gilberd; English, Sydney Kendal; reading, Doris Mouafct; arithmetic, Clarico Thayer.

! Standard 11.- —Eric Irvine dux, Gertie Martin, Sylvia Boyd, Violet Mantann; writing and composition, Jack Davey; . sewing, Tvlaggio Wakarua; spelling, Eric irvino and Sylvia Boyd.

Standard I. — Norman Kendal dux, ttoderick McKenzie, Myrtle Huston, Mawell Tabb, «;Ernest Penman; arithmetic and writing, Norman Kendal; spelling, Leslie Martin; writing, James Mayes. Swimming;—2syds, Charles Leatherland I, Carl Gilberd 2; 25yds (best in primer department), Allen Tilley; best beginner, Carl Gilberd; medal, 25, 50 and 75 yards handicaps, Hosmer Henley : 100 yds handicap, Georse Wallace (I7sec) 1, Arthur Lyall (scr) 2. Attendance. —Myrtle Jones, Norman Fitchett, Annie Martin, Florrie Lind, Clarice Thayer, Dorothy Symes, Sydney Kendal, George- Wallace, Norman Kendal, Leonard Irvine, Eva Jonas, Willie Leather land, Annie Whyman, Arthur Lyall, Violet Mantann, Jessie Townsend, Nellio Townsend, Ivy McNaught, Erie Irvine, Ruby McNaught, May Arnold, Jim Mayes, Charles Leatherland. In addition to tho above, every child hi tho primer department (.144 in number), of which Bernio Sharpo was dux, received a book nrize.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, a voto of thanks was accorded Mr Veitch for attending, hearty cheers were given for the teachers, and the proceedings concluded with the singing of tho National Anthem.

Tho Committee also desire to thank tho friends for forwarding special prizes and contributions to the prize fund, including : G. Jenson (2ghs.), Cosmopolitan Club (%lgn.), Mrs A. E. Mailman, A. Mailman, "A Veteran," G. Moss, Mrs C. J. Sharpe,C. H. Bowater, Mrs C. H. Bqwater, C. Halligan, H. I. Jones and Son, F. D. Gaffaney (medals),' B. Olds and the chairman.