WAINUI-O-MATA SCHOOL.
. <! The annual picnic of the Wainui-o-mata School was held on Mr. J. Burrows s property, and the children and tiieir friends turned out in full force. Rewards tor diligence, with special prizes, for regu.ar attendance, were distributed to the scholars. Mr. Cowles, a retired teacher, who has had temporary charge of the school for the past quarter, made the presentations. He stated he had been agreeably impressed bv the up-to-date appearance of the new school and teachers residence, and the school garden. Thes/j were evidence of the interest displayed by the committee, the parents, and the. teachers in the welfare uf the school. This enthusiasm also extended to the pupils. Ihey had a keen interest in nature study and elementary agriculture, which he hoped would lead them to value country lite, with its health, freedom, and independence. Mvrtle Scliirnack and i-'elma (.mstafson gained Standard VI proficiency certificates, and John Wood a standard VI competency certificate.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19121224.2.7
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1631, 24 December 1912, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
157WAINUI-O-MATA SCHOOL. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1631, 24 December 1912, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in