SCHOOL GARDENS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1921, Page 4

SCHOOL GARDENS.

jiKSt'i.'T UK COM I’KTI 1 K iNS. l-'ur smiih- Pin. 1 pi.-l. Air H. S. Ji 1 tin- Amit u!ti-i:il Orpin'lin.-niC Insi u " 1 ■ l '' a 11<l fti-1 motor for West land (lio.rirt 1 ] s , t s l.uoii 11]:<■ ri:1 1 1‘(i< 1 iii<_; ini' ii' si, m - linn <sl Ci" s.-hnbiis lU nil West Coast sclnmis iiclwimii Total'll i‘! 't and W.iihn in unnli'iii'ifi and study of or.mses. Sun:.'' limo 10:0 n don:iLion nf CIO was given by Mr \V. .1. Butler (Hokitika) towards prizes lor whirl] those riassrs have lirhl rc mpetitiuiis, and the rr-ailt |,,n 1,0011 most oiHouraoina;. Kspeeiallv omMiirayiiip; lias boon the ■ vork of the pupils al I lie here, AraImra l!oad. 'i'ntara Flat, ibis- and l'ppov Kokaiahi Solum!', though proof ionllv ..very toast Stale win I>l lias li-on encaged in the work of school Harden- j lug. The individwnl work of sHi'dar- j in oollooljin' and dosorihiiii: species of grasses has in lint a few oases proved also of a vrrv hia.li order, denotin'’, quite ail exceptional talent on the pup;! , part. Pv p'-i/es for the best individual colled ions and description of i'P-'o. have been awarded as follov - l-l. Master (•. i'ainri ( \ rah lira I£l 10-.: M io--lor bred Hill (Nirahero Sotmell. M-U r i Dan Tiimp" (Moss', and Ma-t-r !b elm- ' .Ala-on f \ raliura ibiad i-om oil "ere | jointly placed soioial and I'i'ri'' l ' I' l - ’ , :rh. 11l addition Hub" girl st ud.eni - sceiired prize- lor Hurd place of ; 1a eh they Is i„g : Mi-m bile Hayden j (I'aroai, K iHdocit Mel "an (Amhuri' and 1 V;gv Pitely (A r 1 lon >' -1 n lids [ ( 0p.,. 1 it ion I lie 1 Ojiolots a I 1 tie - ell" I--1 sold P’d their leading nniiiU i" enter r,,i the nriv.. A p eeial suh-eomndr • me. , mnm i-nn. lime I). AM‘a-ki]l, !!idh \ and \V. Muller in mntmil of 11 . e eonipel itimi. [II Ihel .: 11poi il ion for the bc-l yr 0" oardens. .>:! soilools son, enieiod. nd lim i 1 o'- i pii'.o of p! Hi- wont l” N lain, ci v. ]n. 1.■ M is- Dixon t-■ aeh l r. has done . xooli-at Work in ami-tin;; in I la- ii -truet am. The tire;, and Hu- |; ij j ka si lino!- are not. on iho same v ,or!. as dm .'oiintrv .-elmoi-. si. were 11,11 eoinprtdoi'. Arshin's Ibsel .'chnol obtained a -|s'eiel prize for th.' qnalilv of its work, whieli im bal' d a very vorv interesting pii slao'.iii; the ovtolil and time 0! -him Hi of hail a doyen gra.-.-c-. 'Hie 1. nb -ho . ■ ■.! the exeepi imial and i VI. •neivt'i of Coelmlooi. while Indian liv .dso inured veil. Tim granli de--11 1!,,. moot!; oi April, and in ike -iie1,,■ 1 1 ;isn.mi' It* il" HU this month. Araho ce. -s haoi's work was also pood, while ( | I Kok ilahi had lira I.—t eolhetiuii ~f V O -is. Total a Flat school is deson ill" of a special prize al-o for its ■,corl<. The committee have licon greatly pleased by tin' work generally. Individually the trra.s- colloetions _ were notable lor tie' varying tendencies ,>f llio pupils. Master Taium's inrlimi--11011 v.a. mwanls liutaiiising, wliil-t Master Hill's was Inwards aeoit nil! inn the palatibllily or haul valu« of the nra-so--. The former’s school in its warden hid ver l!(i spoeios. while tin\ga lie re School had 28 kinds planted in (he sj eei •11 y doso.'liod idol- which liie Direcior -1 i;; t*.la l• 1 1 enabling chocks and change- to f,e made. Mr Hailey -Into.l that 1 here va- a Mending priz. ■ of £1 each for pupil- wlm li-.- overed a new .spoeios imiaiimi oi grn-s. I.a-I ■ year Ma.-tee Dill'- hrolher won Hu's for a variation he disi overed. Con-id-

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