SCHOOLS COMPETE

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21051, 1 March 1940, Page 11

SCHOOLS COMPETE

REGIONAL SURVEYS CENTENNIAL CONTESTS PRIZEWINNERS IN CLASSES (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Thursday The results of the Centennial competition among the schools for regional surveys, by the schools themselves and not by individual pupils, was characterised by the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry, to-day as representing a nigh standard of achievement. The competition, he said, had been one of the most successful features of the whole Centennial celebrations, and he was sure that the 55 schools which submitted entries had derived as much pleasure from putting their entries together as the judges had in inspecting their excellent work. It was noteworthy that the entries were nearly all of a high standard. In view of that excellent result the judges in the competition, Mr H. C. D. Somerset, of Feilding, and Mr W. B. Harris, of the Christchurch Training College, had wisely decided to recommend the spreading of the £2OO prize money made available by the Government as widely as possible, to allow every entry which showed genuine effort to receive recognition. Three Classes of Merit The judges have placed prizewinning entries in each type of school in three classes. In Class Ais placed work of outstanding merit faithfully carried out and ably presented. One survey in each section was classified A. In Class B is placed work which might be classified as very good in conception and presentation. Class C contains work which the judges considered to be worthy of recognition. The classification of the prizewinners is as follows: Technical and Secondary Schools.—class A. Wellington Technical Collog-e; Class i». Otag-o Girls’ High School, Rangiora High School. Tiniaru Bovs’ High School. Feilding Agricultural High School. Wellington Girls’ College; Class C. South Otago High School, Balclutha. Waimate High School, Otago Boys’ High School. Waitaki Girls’ ' High School, Rotorua High School. St. Joseph’s Maori Girls’' College. Napier. Native Schools.—Class A. Hicks Rav Natlve School; Class b. Mnnala Native School, Whakarara Native School. Secondary Departments or District High Schools. Grades A and R.—Class A, Roxburgh District High School; Class b, Owaka District High School, Wyndham District High School. Secondary Departments of District High Schools, Grades C and Upward.—Class -\ Kaitaia District High School; Class B. Huntly District High School. Waihi District High School, Te Karaka District High School. Primary Schools, Grades I, 11, and Ilf. Class A. Kaikrakau. Chatham Islands; Class B, Turiroa, Ruapekapeka. Naseby. Tahora, Matarawa. Kimbeit. Manaroa; " Class C.* Waihi Beach. Maxwell. Tinui. Ilae Te Moana’, Albany, Ilinakura. Glengary. Primary Schools, Grades IV and V. Class A, Rowaka; Cla*s B, Pungarehti, Moturoa. Thames Central, Tinwald, Rrightwater. Primary Schools, Grades VI and Upward. Intermediate Department* and Schools.—Class A. Waitaki Girls’ High School Intermediate Department: Class B Shirley Intermediate. Dargavillc, Te I'apapa’ Belmont. Miramar South. The Minister added that the prizes would take the form of books for school libraries to the value of the prize awarded. Prize-winning schools would receive notification in the near future of the amounts awarded to them and of the arrangements governing the selection of those books.