SOUTH WELLINGTON.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2954, 18 December 1916, Page 5

SOUTH WELLINGTON.

For the year just ended at South Wellington School, l Smytho Hand secured the dux gold medal, presented by a, friend. Tho prizes for shooting were awarded as follow:—1st, Harold Preston (medal); 2nd, Harry Tilyard; 3rd Keith Croll; 4th, Alberfc Bentley. During the week the headmaster, Mr. Thomas, on behalf of tho staff, presented Lieut. Beechey, who has been a teacner at the school until March of this year, . with some useful articles, as a token of goodwill and appreciation on the part of his fellow teachers. Lieut. Beechey is shortly to leave for the front. Sixty-one children obtained proficiency certificates on the year's • work. Their" names are as follow: —Albert Bennett, Harold Clark, Leslie Clark, Clarence Cocker, Stanley Cooper, Keith Croll, James Dagger, Noel Dowd&ll, William Epsom, Harold"F/ux, Albert Futter, Ar-thur-George, Leonard Green, lan Greig, 'Henry Haigh, Hugh Hand, Percy Hester, beorge .Howe, Charles Masters, Harry Miller, Roy Miller, Reginald Moi-caii, Cyril Morton, William Mndge, William Perkins, Harold Preston, Jack Roberts, Maurice Sanderson, Harold Skerring, Harry lilyard, Thomas Hazelwood, Ernest Littleboy, Robert Lorenson,' Norman Miller, Charles Russell, William Scott, Edward Startup, Robert Varlow, Evelyn Blackburn Alice Bowker, Eileen Cocker, Margaret Connell, Muriel Daniell, Edna Uow-nes, Alice Gates, Lillie Gray, 'Gladys lioaie, Jessie HolJjerton, jVlanruerifco Mui'dock;, Winifred Murdnck, Linda Parimnter, Nancie Ward, Ada Waterhouse, Maude Williams, Elsie Wilson, Pearl Wrigley, A era. Chambers, Alice Christopherson, Clarice Leah, Linda Roberts Susie lurvey. The attendance during the year was excellent, one hundred and eighty children obtaining tho attendance certificate Amongst tho number, two boys established v hat may bo regarded as a record. George Howo has not been absent a singlo halfday for nine years. The School Commiti IS 1111 a s P ecif d prize for regular attendance. Thomas Bell has not been absent during the'past seven years.