MAXWELL SCHOOL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19727, 20 December 1926, Page 10

MAXWELL SCHOOL

CLOSE OF THE YEAR The annual prize-giving at the Al axwell School tuuK place un Friday afteruuou. A large number were present. • Alter the prize-giving the ehairman, I Air H. iSiddall, referred to the departlure from the school of the assistant Reacher, Miss Jones, who is shortly to Ibe married. Reference was made to the eiheient way in which Aliss Jones ; had carried out her duties, especially in I training the children for school concerts. On behalf of the parents and ! pupils Bettie Gorrell presented Miss i J ones with a beaaitiful entree dish and (from the Maxwell School Committee !Mr Siddall presented the departing ' teacher with a honey jar. The upper ' and lower divisions of the school then handed Aliss Jones two beautiful bouIquets. Mr Fullerton (headmaster) .rei plied on behalf of Miss Jones. All present then were entertained by [the ladies to afternoon tea. Cheers for (the teachers brought, a most pleasant afternoon, to a close. I The prize list is as follows: — ' Standard I. —Maurice Smith 1, Cyril Woodhouse 2, Annie Benson 3. • Standard IL —Molly Winter 1. Standard 111. —Alfred Brown 1, El- ; len Alatthews 2. Standard IV.—Edward Fullerton 1, Alvrtle Siddali 2, William Siddall 3. ! Standard V. — Ruth Jones 1, Nancy Darbyshire 2, Hughie Hayes 3. Standard VL —Bert Collins I (proficiency), Joan Matthews 2 (competenev), Dorothy Richardson 3 (competency). Monitors’ Brizes.—Girls: Dorothy iKichardson. Buys: William. Biddall. Sewing Prizes. —Standards V . and VI: Nancy Darbyshire and Myra Winter equal). Standards TH. and IV.: Nehia Teka. Standard I. and 11.: Molly Winter. Prize for general usefulness: Joe Evers. Agricultural prizes: Mangolds: .Maxwell School, William Siddall 1, Dor•othy Richardson 2, George Boswell 3. Education Department. Group 2: Alan- ’ golds, William Siddall 2. Carrots. — Maxwell School: Wilson Handley 1.