EAST CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLS.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1251, 11 March 1878, Page 2

EAST CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLS.

ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. The annual distribution of prizes at the East Christchurch District Schools took place on Friday in the presence of the school committee and a large number of ladies and gentlemen. Mr E. C. J. Stevens, M.H.R., distributed the. prizes, and among the most prominent of the spectators were the Rev. H. C. M. Watson, of St. John’s, the Rev. H. B. Cocks, of Colombo road, the Rev. I. Zachariah, the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr H. Thomson), and Messrs G. L. Lee, E. Mitchell, W. Pratt, W. Jameson,, and F. Hobbs. The proceedings began shortly after ten o’clock, when the committee and others were taken by the head, mas ter, Mr Loughrey, to the girls’ upper room, where Mr Stevens, after distributing the prizes, delivered a brief address, in which he expressed, on the part of the committee, the gratification which «as felt at the excellence of the work done on that side of the school during the past year. He hoped that the work of the present year would prove equally satisfactory. He concluded by asking the headmaster to grant a half-holiday that afternoon. The next apartment visited was the boys’ upp r room. Here a special prize—a silver watch—the gift of his Worship the Mayor, for the best boy in the school, was a special feature. This was gained by F. Bowler, whose popularity in the school was made evident by the applause which greeted him from his fellow students as he resumed his pi ice among them. Another prizetaker in this division, who deserves particular mention, was W. Craddock, who had gained a Scholarship during the past year. After the prizes had been distributed the boys sang several rounds in correct time, and with attention to piano and forte, which showed good training. The next room visited was the second and third class girls’ schoolroom. Afterwards the rooms containing the third standard boys were visited, the process of distributing prizes and delivering a brief address being repeated in each. The infant school was next visited. Here the prizes consisted of toys and illustrated toy books. Before the prizes were distributed the little ones saug several songs very nicely, one of which, a somewhat humorous one, accompanied by suitable action, was evidently greatly relished by the young executants. Among the prize winners hero one was pointed out, a little fedow about six years old, who had to his credit as many as 388 attendances, the largest number of any scholar on the roll.

The Christchurch East School District has on the books 1050 children. Darin? last week theaverage attendance was 1257, and the number who attended school was 1436. In the Gloucester street school the number on the books is 1120; the average attendance last week was 883.4, and the number actually attending was 990. The discipline maintained in these schools is excellent, and must conduce greatly to the remits which the committee consider so gratifying. Evidence of the thoroughness of the discipline appeared yesterday in the exceedingly neat appearance of the children, and the clean condition of maps, exercise books, &c Among the exercise books may be reckoned the specimens of book-keeping which were open for inspection. Some of these were characterised by the inspector in his last report as more like the work of skilled accountants than of school boys. In the girls’ department similar neatness was shown in the specimens of needle-work, useful and ornamental. Very noteworthy, too, were the orderly manner in which the pupils entered or departed from their respective school-rooms avid! the military precision with which various movements were performed at the order of the superiors.

The following is the complete prize lisu : hots. Sixth Class—F. Bowler, W. Craddock, S. Coo nor. W. Haddrell, W. Clarkson.

Fifth Class—J. Gilmour, J, <iachariah, T. Com7>ton, W. Livingstone, E. Wagner, A. Hobbs. Fourth Class—W, Willsteed, W. Mmid.v, F. Kerridge, C. Jonea, F. Jackson, A. Wagner. Third Class-A. Parry, O. Stacc, A. Hawley, A. Clarkson, W. Wagner, S. Duncan, W. Smellie, IR. Wallace, C. Dunlop, F, Deakin, E. Symoudsi A. Rowe, J. Nicholl, G. Schneider, P. Hobbs, T. Newsome, S. Andrews, A. Maxwell, J. Lane, H. Thompson, T. Fuller, R. Wagner, A. Childs, W. Farmer, E. Brooker, T. Smith, H. Haydon. Second Class—W. Larcombe, J. Havel, T, Dalw'ood, C. Rowley, J. Duncan, W. Hyde, J. Clark, B. Brook, H. Brunette, T. Gadd, A. Bates, j. Martin, F, Lake.

First Class—E. Childs, F. Toiler, C. Borland, C, Johnston, W. Clovers, K. Ross, F. Armitagc, W. Hofmeister, S. Loe, H. Patten, C. Dixon, H. Jones, A. Milner, F. Kay, }\. Price, J. Parrv, A. Hullett, R. Hallimore. T. Welch, F. Lee.

eiKts. Sixth Class—E. Ifwersou, C. Ifvversooi, L. Mably, L. Erskiuo, A. Jones, C. Harvey. Fifth Class-A. Leaver, A. Waters, C. Waters,JE. Kerridge, J. Dunnage,

Fourth Class- E Pawnor, K. Brooker, M. Campbell, A. Anders,ui, S. Campbell. Third Glass-A. Parry, A. Gilmour, E. McCormick. K. Hobbs, L. Willsteed, E. Price, J. Garrett, S. Fuller, A. Davis, C. Otley, J. Saucer, M. Blakely, J. I', lyric Second Class—E. Clarksou, M. Barker, D. Swanstou, M. Moncriof, F. FitzHc-nry, M. Lloyd, F. Brightuiore, F. Wheeler, C. Bennington, E Mably, A. Burnell, K. Scott, E. Hulbert, J. Elmslie, L. Bedford, F. Wood, H. Phillips, L. Cohen, M. Whiteside, G. Wjn>soue. First Class M. Stewart, R. Harvey, A. Hyde, K. Gilmore, A. Jkiisley, A Lye. K. Rowe, !•’. Franks, A. rv»vis, T. Ctd’K, C. Blakely, G. Clark, A. Eagle, M. Livingstone, E. Ryan, li. Be van.