SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 356, 16 December 1879, Page 2

SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

.; AKAROA PUBLIC SCHOOL.

-, During the .past week an examination of | this school was held at the request of the Committee—in 'the higher classes by the i Revs W, Douglas and H. Stacker, and in the lower classes by Mr A. I. M'Gregor. Mr H, Billens adjudicated on the drawing, pdMrrMc W°°d' oh the lfte ajid,, seeing were/juogediby. Mesdames Thomas and Penlington. The which was iir of ( the.mosiL. learchmg'descriprion, was continued over the greater part of the week and the reports of the examiners in their various departments were of the most satisfactory, nature.' "'"' '"."' ' "'

The prizes were presented to the suc7 cessf ul competitors Jby the Chairman; of the Committee, Mr W. Meech, who ; expressed the pleasure he felt in receiving, the, flattering theeXTMairiers,and: also in seeing the general order > and proficiency of the school. He especially 5 referred- to the excellent papers in letter writing, which were all highly - creditable, tad in respect to a few of the first it was 'difficult to say which was the best. He was sorry: they had notrmore prizes to give, but those given should be all the more valued on that account. To the boys and girls who had been unsuccessful; he would say—try a gain. Mr. jt M,ee.c.h . concluded by saying" that the Committee had, arranged to give all the children a picnic on Friday, the 19th inst., and requested them to meet at, the schoolroom at nine, on that day to miirch to the field of action, j The following is the prize list:— Arithmetic—Class V, E. Watkins; class IV, G. Dalglish 5 class 111, W. Yewen ; ; do girls, Minnie Penlington. " ~ Geography and'History—Class V, Ben. Penlington; class IV, Geo. Johnson. Spelling and Dictation—Class V, Ben. Penlington; class IV, Geo. Johnson; class 111, Jane Bruce. - General Proficiency in all subjects— Reading, Spelling, .Grammar, Arithmetic, and Geography—Class ll—Arthur Watkins,. 1 ; Arthur Tosswill, 2 ; Arthur Sims, 3. Class I—John Johnson, 1 ; Elizabeth Haylock, 2 ; CJara M'Donald, 3.. SUBJECTS OPEN TO WHOLE SCHOOL. Science —Gilbert Dalglish. Mapping—Ben. Penlington; Drawing—Boys, Geo. Checkley ; girls, Sarah Checkley. . Writing — Boysj, Frank Scott; girls, Sarah Checkley. Letter Writing—Ernest Watkins. Dictation—Arthur M'Gregor, 1; Ben. Penlington and G. Dalglish equal, 2. Needlework —M. Penlington, 1 ; B. Thomas, 2 ; Clara M'Donald, 3; Mary Higginson, 4. Attendance—Boys: Fred and Arthur Sims, equal, having attended/on every occasion on which the school was open during the year. Girls: Emily Vangioni. : Good conduct — Boys: E. Watkins. Girls : E. Haylock. This was decided by the votes ef the whole school by ballot, Mr Nicholls acting as returning officer, who declared the result as above. The prizes for singing were left overi the Committee not being able to give prizes. Mr Meech, after the distribution of the prizes, intimated that there would be four weeks holidays during-Christmas, and that the school would again resume on Monday, 12th January next. * 7* f i After giving three hearty cheers for the teachers, for the examiners, and for Mr Meech. and the Committee, the children sang $' God Save the Queen," and then separated. ' " 7

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; * -aurjual fcf prizes took tljia. sclj&l on ithfell2th ins£' The prizes.,were...giyen . by. Mr~R. Dawber, Chairman of the Committee,' 1 whb| in a short explained to them the-advaptpp«3 of'regular iattendance and attention to' their" studies, by which they might "expect to make' good progress. ' • ;! , Thft following received prizes ?—" Standard V—Alfred Dawber,! ; Frank Dawber, 2. . *.'' ' \ Standard IV—Gertrude Dawber, ,l|; Florence Dawber, 2. ; . '- i » Standard lll—Clara ; Helen .Hammond, 277.J7\ _./-,- J - -"- !, Standaid ll—MargaretiD^awberyl;Fred. Harrington ~ , , ,' \ Standard I —-Richard Ilammond, 1; Margaret J011y,'.2. "* "*• \ \ Prize given by Mrs Roberts for/best attendance—Clara* Dawber. \ "GiftHjoxiksVere" given to all other children attending the school. j "sewing.

-Class I—Girls 12 years and'upward— 1 ; Helen Hammond, 2. Class ll—lo and under 12 years —Clara Dawber, 1. % I fClass lII—B and (under ",10 years—Margaret Dawber, 1; Margaret Jolly,- 2. 7 ; Class IV — Uhder f 8 years—Charlotte -Hammond, general work, 1; Martha Hartley, hemming, % Clara Dawber, Alfred Dawber, and, Frank Dawber are entitled to 2nd class certificates for attendance. .

The school then broke up for the holidays, to re-open on the sth January. 1880.