"BREAKING-UP."

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1936, 19 December 1913, Page 4

"BREAKING-UP."

SCHOOLS DISMISSED FOR THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS-

PRIZES AND AWARDS.

r . Breaking-up coremonies took place at - many of tho State Schools in the WelfVlington district yesterday, when the "..■/pupils'wore dismissed for their sis . weeks' summer vacation. . Mount Cook Girls' sohool. At the breaking-up function at the • Mount Cook l Girls' School yesterday it : .was .'announced thai/word had been received. from; tho Education Department that.Agnes Burbidge had been awarded ~the.copper P'Wio given by the British :■ and I'oreign: Sailors' I 'Society for the best ■ • essay .by a schoolgirl in the North Island"Y Accruing .to the . Kingdom and its Dominions, on' ..tho o.no hand and to tho United States ?U i J 1 ! 0 , ?, thor from the Treaty of Peaco ill 1014. i / Attendance certificates and . awards were presented as follow:— Medals for full attendanco (from the head mistress)—Lilia Campbell (five' years ■ unbroken attendance,);' Venia . Greenfield (four years' unbroken attendance); Olive Smith (three years' unbroken attendanco). Special Prizes—Workbasket, Kath- ' leon \\ mstanley, for sewing (given bv Mrs. Fuller). - ■ Elocution— Olive Smith, 1: - Vera ■ Mason, 2. ' v- 1 '™ 6 ? JP T . , essa . v > 6' TC » hy tho , .''.ttomens Christian Temperance Union— itva CJii't, 1; Winnio Hewitt, 2. • _ Navy League Essays—Phyllis Adams, 1; Melvyn Wilson, 2. - n S i ta ? d^ d 6'Vcn by Miss xloltn) -Dux ? A\inifrpd Nash y improve- ' xT° n *i S ' u "t^ er .) ,neatness. Freda Worth, Emily Khouri, Frances' Pisani • spelling, Marjorio Mountier and "\Viniired Hewitt; h.omework, Lilia Campbell' . and Grace. Fries. Standard V (prizes given by Miss HaIloy)-i-Neatness, Ivy Hoarc: highest marks, Molvyn Wilson. Full-,attendance certificates for 1913 (not moro than five half-days absent) — Standard. Vl—Chloe Butler, Leila . Campbell, Gladys Campbell, Grace *niv Venia Greenfield, Rita Jacka Emdy . Khoini, Vera Mason, OliveKrn'th, Lathnli Stuart, Frances Pisani, Ahco Bennett, Doris Danks,. Gladys • . '..uilliains, May Hanler. • Standard V—Myrtle Guy, Ivy Hoare, , Agnes Newton, Ivy Snow, Flora Ups- ... ton, Eva Williamson, Doris . Hancox, victoria Payne, Fanny Kutner, Thelma Crawford, May Kelly. .Standard iV—Lily Simpson, Ethel . Sullivan, Ida Kirk, Kathleen Winstan- , lo\, Irene Mary Bealo, Ireno • Carmichael, Myra Hedgman, Myrtlo ' H(Sndcfseu, Maisio Smith,. Rita, WatBon. • .

. n Standard ill—jDileen M'Carthy,' Elsie, 4.t.i .Adams, Myrtle Jacob,- Irene Price, Ruby , ;v; .Ci'esswell; * Mel vi»' 'Hill, Rdfca' Swain, JessierSmart. • / ■ Standard ll—Annie Payne. J Standard I—Connio* Bealo, 'Linda ? r la , 11 \'J lin l lio M'Nair, Mirjory Coster,' ; Mabel Bayliss, Ruby Drury. Irene Parsv !f JoGv Rosio Asheiv Betty Nicholas, Ettie : Robertson. i - Miss Holm'iand- Miss Stevens, teachers of.StHiidai'ils \"I Ml IF restively, were oaoh: presented, by their ' pupils'' with souvenirs; of Christmastide. '

. "Normal j School, . ' At the "breaking-up" yesterday' af-. ternoon various troobies and certificates were presented by Mr. J. S. Teimant, •i;.r!i:ffi. mc !Pal'^of J>ho Training College, .and ; W.?.-'cHldren,.wero..dismissed- with'the good-wishes for .tlio. holiday sea*i .-.son. v. Appended •is .the prize-list:-— , _ Navy League Prizes.—Neil M'Arthur, Pearl "Wright,Vivian , Jones, Lionel • Bramley, Jean Alexander, : vAthl®t{c Championship.—Bovs: Henry Harris, .gold ..medal, presented' by the ••■-- headmaster. Girls: May Tracv,' gold medal, by Mr. J; S. ' Teniiant. Special pi'izo,' presented bv Miss , M Rao for physical drill, May Straiton. ■>;, , . • Proficiency Certificates.—Roland Ab- • bqtt. Lionel Braralcy, Harold Desmond, • ' Freeman, William Goddard, 'j; r ' Percy-Hunter, Vivian Jones. Maxwell ■J» Lawson, -Ernest Morgan," William Ware,' i'x; Muriel Auger, Hazel Abbott, Ida Gray, Eva Henderson, Ivy Izett, Leura Lynch, Moana Mackie, Doris M'Man-

■ .nway,. Agnes Mason, Thelma Nimmo, i .Hilda O'Connor, .Iris Orange, Una' . ... Quintou, Muriel Seaton, Jvita Stentoe, Chrissio Taylor, Eileen Windsor, Ruby Clingberg.; Standard G Competency Certificates.— Leonard Jellie, Roland Seaton, Wini- . . fred Barrett, Evelyn Saunders, Florence' Hobbs, May Mirfin. Attendance certificates wero awarded as under:—

■ First ; Class. —II.S! Division—Mary Barclay, Dorothy Hedges.

Standard Vl:—Gilbert Abbott, Lionel Bramley. Vivian Jones, Ida Gray, Hilda O'Connor, Iris Orange, Eileen Windsor. i Standard V.—Leslie Cairns, George Gav, Albert Gordon, Corn Id Gregersen. Robert Smith, Victor Stolir, ■ David. Thompson. Phyllis Elvines.

Standard IV.—Alex. Gray. Cecil Latimer, 'Ivor AVntkins. Elsie Evans.

Standard IV- —John . Gav, Horatio Hutchinson. Norman Trilford, Ray AVallis. Arthur Wallis. Marjnrio Freeman, lola Lirermorc, Doris Turner. Standard ll.—Frank Elvines, Edward Whitcliousc, Nellie Gambv, James Marsh. Standard I.—Robert Wheeler, Sydney Wounoeott. Jack Wallis. Model: —Harold Desmond. George Wilson. Herbert. Thompson, Zelda Rankin". May Wheeler. May 'Guthrie. P2.— Gambv. ■Seco"d Clas=. fj.S. Division.—Nelson Dalv, Herry Tlarn.s, Isabella Hedges. Standard VI. —None. Standard V,— Hp'-old Barrett, 'AlWt Workman, Doris'Evans, Marion Wilson. ■ Standard IV.—Hector Cairns, Doughs Nickless. H»mW Stw. Fmest Thompson. Edward Watts, Eileen Hum-pli-ies. Do-otw Wayr". - Standard lll.—Leslie Curtis. Tvo Stedir"'i. 'T/nicrd Norton. <"'eeil Kicrli'an. Edna Conoland. Mar Rcpnlon. Standard I' —Mex. Ward.. Oji'-e Mimt, Sydney• Bridger. Richard Nickle.o:. • .. 'Standard T.—J"ek Kelly. . Cecil Trilford.' Guv 'Abbott, Phillip Thnmpinn,. Violet Smith. JV?. —Bertie Chapman, Howard Kelly, Daniel Moore. Mount Cook Boys' School. The following bovs attending tho Mount Cook Boys' School made full attendances 'for the year:—H. Newman, C. .Teromson; R. Shnrpe. L. Palmer, T, M'Ginitv, F. Kent, C. Isaac, P. Ciiarman. T). Cameron, J. Beaglehole, C,. Adams; R. Allen, H. Andrews, A. Colledge, A. Hanton, A. M'Lean, C. Rnh<-t.«.' ('■ Sohvay. ,N". I!in?., F. Brierley, R. Brierley, W. Tucker, E. Chilas, Wm. Day, N. Higham, F. Key, E. Kinc.-.IT. M'Allnm, J. M'Cnrthy. T<. M'irillan, R. Parker, N. Rowlands, W. Toiiks. G. Baker, L. Barker, A. Clark, T>. Cunningham. L. ITnncox, J. Ogier, C. O'Neill. C'. Smith, Walter Day, M. Duncan. Wm. A. Price. W. Davies, C. Shaw, S. Piper, M. Ellison. The boys who woro absent not more I'-a" fivo'timeH for the.year:—H. Hall, T ".''f'urcl' W. Carter, W. Frankenberg, e! Hey ward, B. Knapp, S. Loveless, V. M'Guire. A. Sullivan. C. Wostwood, E. -JSpTfilfitt-i'; K. -Beaglebole, Bufliidge,' A. Jacobson, F. Mumford, • IT.- Potersen,- 0. Robertson, C. Rom. Nl "Smith, L.' Spencer, - W. Turvev, ,H. Siveraon, A. Hedgnian, W. M-'GinHf, J..:M'Laughlan, M. Roberts, W. Thorne, L. Johnston, J> Lqb.Sj. if-.

Burley, J. Edelman, R. Brierloy, L. Burley, R. Childs. B. King, R. M'Ginityr A. Leaguo, P. Wilson, E. Humphreys, G. Neal.

Karorl School. Mr. B. G. H. Burn, tho cliairman of the committee, presided over a verylargo attendance at tho break-up yesterday afternoon. After expressing the committee's great appreciation of the work of the 6taff of tho school,' ho impressed upon parents tho importance of the regular attendance of their children. Thanks wero given to tho donors of special prizes, viz:—Mr. Burn, Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Nimmo, and Mr. Richards. At tho conclusion, hearty cheors were given for tho committee, tho teachers, and the headmaster. All tho teachers wero recipients of tokens of regard from their respective classes. The prizo list is as under: — Dux: John Palmer Forbes. Standard VI: Boys, John P. Forbes, 1; James Russell, 2. Girls: Elsie Sunley, 1; Doris Frost, 2.

Mr. RichardsY special prize for sports: James Russell. Mr. Burn's special prizo for progress: Ruby Burns. . Standard V: Boys, Charles Sutton, 1; William Forbes, 2. Girls: Agnes Lambert, I; Edna Tingey, 2. Standard IV: Edgar Rains, 1; Leonard Randell, 2. Girls, Grace R&ine, 1; Grace Dean, 2. Sewing prizo: Rube'ena M'Callum. Mrs. Nimmo's special reading prize: Graco Raine. ■. Standard III: Boys,-Harry Foster, I; Oscar Smith, Donald M'Gavin, and Edward I-loskins, 2. Girls, Marjorie Hodge, 1; Vera Lissington and Doris Smith, 2. Sewing prize: Gwen Kil•mistor. Mr. Sutton's conduct prize: Hilda Edmonds.

Standard II: Boys, Alfred Smith, 1; Walter Mills and lan Nimmo, 2. Girls, Gladys Moore, 1;' -Amis Halliday, 2. Sewing prize, Gladys. Moore. Mrs. Burng's spcoial'prize for conduct, Marv Griffin.

Standard I: Boys, Frasor Shortt, 1; Wesley Birch, 2. Girls, Henrietta Wills,' 1; Hilda Crawford, 2. Sewing prize, Euphemia. Hilston. All below Standard I received a picture book. Mrs. Burns's conduct, prize, infant' room: Rose' Whitliaii 1 . Conduct prize Primer IV class Daniel Gregg.: Attendance certificates were awarded as under:—First-class: Ruby Burns, Fredk. Dean, Grace Dean, Alex. Forbes, Grant Forbes, John Forbes, William Forbes, Euphemia Hilston, James Hilston,. Thomas Hilston, Ethel Leonard, Walter Mills, Edgar Raino, Grace Raine, Edward Hoskins, Lily Dean' Socond-class: Annie Baker, Edith Baker, Rita Barnes, Harold Cox, Alfred Foster, Mary Griffin, Doris Horwood, Cecilia Jennings, Jack Kilmister, Lawrence Kilmister, Vera Lissington, Willerton Lawer.v, Violet M'Callum.- Rubcena M'Callum, Donald • M'Gavin, Charles Moore, William Newcombe Henry Newcombe, Lily Reid, Harry Kobertson. James Russell, Orcar Smith, Charles Sutton, Thomas Watchman, John Watchman, Stanley Nicholls. Nov/town School. The breaking-up proceedings . at • iht, Aewtown School yesterday afternoon were marked by great enthusiasm, the majority of -tlief committee being present, and'also many parents. Several infant classes wero iirst visited, and the children were addressed iby Mrs. Evans and Air. J, Castle. The senior scholars wero then assembled in the large schoolroom. M''..vastlo, in a brief speech, congratulated the teachers and scholars on the jvorlc done during the year. He specially referred to the large number of firstclasd ■ attendance certificates—namely, ft), awardedito pupils'who had attended, every time school was open during the year. Seventy-tivo, second-class certificates were itlso awarded to thoso who had not been absent more than five half-days during the year. Thero were' f Aproficieiif.y .presented. The" otix of'.the girls 1 division'proved to be Nellie Jones, who rejeived a gold medal, presented-by, Mr. J. Castle. Tim boys' dux .this year was John M'Phee. who also received a gold medal, presented by Mr. H. Crengel,. Mrs. Boxall; president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, was present and called upon Mrs, Evans to present the prizes given by the union l for the temperance assays, which had been judged by the Rev. W. A. Evans as follows: — Girls: Minnie M'Cauley, 1; Ivy Bain, Boys: Edwin Wilson, 1; Gilbert Parkinson, 2. Tlio headmaster, Mr. Parkinson, • also spoke, and, inter alia, mentioned that ho was pleased at the revival of interest in the game of tennis. Ho told the children that~during the holidays another tennis court, would be laid down, which would make in all four courts for them to play upon.

■ Soyeral patriotic songs were thou sung by the and hearty cheers given for tho committee, headmaster, and staff, and after the singing of the National Anthem tho children dispersed for their lout; vacation. Kalwah'a School. The animal distribution of prizes at tho Kaiwarra School took placo yes-cr-day afternoon, when the chairman, Mr. Clias. Bowden, presented tho prizes provided by the School Committee. The following is the list of prizo-wmncrs:— Attendanco Certificates.—First-class: 13 gva 11■' Rico, Wray Hall, Jack Wood, Harold Dixon, Edmund Koll.v, Ethel King, Moira Casey, Tlios. Millikin, Horaco Barber, Violet Barber, Gcorgo Burns, Vera Purdue, Phyllis Dawson, Mavis Harris. Second Class: Jno. M'Caskill. Proficiency Certificates. —Jno. M'Caskill, Hazel Harris, Moira Casey. Competency Certificates. —Bevan Rico, Marjorie Wainwright. Progress.—Standard VI, Moira Casey; Standard V, Ethel King; Standard IV, William M'Caskill: Standard 111, Geo. Burns; Standard 11, Violet Barber; Standard I, Cecil Smith. Good• Conduct. —Upper Girls: Mar.iorio Wainwright; boys, Edmund Kelly. Lower: Girls, Annie Stcffert; boys,' Fred. Dobson.

Improvement in Writing.—Upper: Girls, Iris Pierson: boys, Jack Wood. Lower: Girls, Rita Wilton; boys, Gcorgo Harris.

Sewing.—Standard VI, Hazel Harris: Standard V, Oona Watkins; Standard IV, May Harris; Standard 111, Mavis Harris; Standard 11, Isa Dixon; Standard I, Rita Wilton. Neatness.—'Upper: Girls, Eileen Pope; boys, Harold Dixon. Lower: Girls, Ivy Palmer; boys, Wallaco- Wilton. Northland School. The prize-list of the Northland Stato School was as follows:— Dux of school—Dorothy Bowcock. General Proficiency :—Standard Vl— Dorothy . Bowcoqk, Thomas Lewis, Phyllis Read. Standard V —Walter Burncy, Hector Donaldson, Charles Shapcott, Ivan Eton. Standard IV— Arnold Clark, Doris Frisken. Standard III —Madgo Nisbet, John Newman, Cyril Kerr. Standard II —Beryl Cameron, Vera Nisbet, Charles Clark. Standard I —Thomas Barkett, Frank Woodcock, Greta Panting. . Preparatory Class—Helen AVators, Harry Woodcock, Stewart Wickens. Progress—Lizzie Gatroll, Alick Bowcock, Mario Holdsworth, May Barclay, Mildred Flindle, Jack Cooper, Stuart Fleming, William Haydon, Harry Konnard, James Wilson. Pauline Hogarth, Boryl Holdsworth, Elizabeth Claugliton, Jack Fleming, Max Bumey, Joyce Paterson.

Handwork—Thomas Brown, Flora Russell, Ivan Eton, Stanley Hunt, Victor Forsyth, Ngairo Boyes, Mollio Patcrson.

Necdlowork —Flora Russell, Mildred Stewart.

Shooting—Clarencc Aston, Thomas Lewis.

Standard VI Proficiency Certificates— Thomas Lewis, Hector Rankin. Andrew jiialop, Dorothy. Bowcock, Ph,vjlig Read.

I'lora linssell. Standard VI Competency Certificate—Lillie Urawn.

Attendance: First-class Certificates— I'homas Lewis, Margaret HigarXsford, May Wilkinson, Charles Shapcott, Hector Donaldson, Thomas Brown, Colston Swilt, May Barclay, Dorothy Hnoson, James Wilson, William Brown, Medley Swift-, John Brown, Ivy Hudson, .I'auline Kcgartli, Jack Barclay, Eric Hunt, Rov Kerr, James Barclay, Gordon Gate. Sccond-class—Alva Twist, Cyril Kerr, Stanley Hunt, Robert iVeili, George latham, Madge Nisbot, Henry Donaldsou, Gordon Kerr, Henry Johns, Edmum] Johnson, Thomas Thomson, Elizabeth Cooper, Mavis M'Kay, Clare O'Brien. Navy League Essay—Thomas Lewis, Hector Rankin, Charles Shapcott. Special prizes were donated by Mrs. Eton, Mrs. Georgo Gapes, jun., Messrs. Gapes Bros., Mrs. Gapes, sen., and the headmaster. Normandale School. The annual distribution of prizes took place on Wednesday evening at the Norwandalo School when a very interesting programmo of songs, dialogues, and recitations was gone through. The little school was taxed to its utmost to find seating accommodation for parents, scholars, antl friends. Mr. Adams, ehairiTinn of the School Committee, distributed the prizes, and in doing so dwelt upon tho value of education not only from tho commercial aspect, but from the more noblo and elevating pleasures to bo derived from a knowledge of Nature and science in all their phases. A most enjoyable evening was spent and the school broke up with the united singing of the National Anthem and three lusty cheers for the teacher, Miss 0 Rattle. Tho prize-winners were:— Greta. Knight, A. Knight, C. Arnold. B. {\rnold, V. Austin, D. Barnes, 31. Barnes, H. Adams, ' J.' ■ Adams, E. Adams, A. Dodd, J. Doyle., Maranui School. There was a largo attendance of .parents and pupils at tho breakirig-up of the ' Maranui school. ' In / tho absence . of the ■ chairman of tho School' Committee, Mr. Matthews presided, and spoke in' terms of high praise of tho work of tho school and the staff. The certiJicatos and prizes wero presented by Mrs. A. C. Blake, at the request of tho School Committee. During the afternoon the pupils provided an entertaining concert programme, and the in-, fants, under tlio direction of Miss Roberts, rendered in a pleasing manner, the operetta "To ( yland Town." The prize-list was:—

Dux of school (sold medal presented bv Mr. H. Crengel, stationer, Newtown): Jack Gillatly. Two prizes for essays 011 Temperance, presented by the Wellington W.C.T.U.: Jack Gellatly and Fred. Gentry. Attendance certificates. • First class: Alan Bollons, Hinemoa Bollons, Thelm.i Crockett, Lionel Easson. David Edginton, Florence Gilmer, William Gooch, James Inncs, Lavina Jennings, Grace Jennings, Charles Jennings, Mavis Loo, Constance. Lister, Ruxton Matthews, Amelia M'Millan, Florence M'Gregor, Rov Purdey, James Robertson, Harry Stone, Benjamin Williamson, Hilda Waterliouse! Second class; Ettie Carrick, Eva Collyer, Stuart. Cowie, Kathleen Critchley, George Edginton, Benjamin Edginton, William Gilmer, Lucy George, Ernest Grcgson, Kenneth 'Johnson, Lionel Jones, ircno Lawton, Gordon Lewis, Marion Lewis, Esma Mawhiney, Victor M'Dojiald, Ellen Robertson, Gladys Oldfield, Frank Pope-Harris, Agnes Robertson, . Owen Robinson, John Stewart, Frank Stone, Ada Thompson, Jack Edith. Thompson, Harry Townsley," Elsie Walker, Alexander Waterhousc, Frederick Williams.