WESTLAND SCHOOLS COMPETE! lON.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1924, Page 3

WESTLAND SCHOOLS COMPETE! lON.

ESSAY ON l.lMl

During a meat visit to South West- - and the Seeretai.v of the West toast Eni'mcrs Lime Company ollered a prize _ for tlie ihest essay on “Lime by tho >:ivs and girls ol the higher standards it Wataroa and llaiihari. Papers ol < •xceptional merit have siwe come to ( band from llariluiri Sebool and the ( natter contained therein rclleits great j •redit upon the teacher who must hate / ginie to eor.siile.raLie trouhle to get melt results. The first prize watt won iv a hoy named John Graham and the second prize by a girl Jessie Adamson. 'I liese essays will he published next week, and in the meantime we dcsi.i to seize a splendid opportunity of inviting the teachers of all the schools in j Westland in < lose proximity to the Railway to visit Hess on Saturday. October ‘doth. Upon this day we hope t„ open the new bridge to the i.-ime Works and for the benefit of the ficliol-:m-s of Standards -I, 3 and (i, we will ; throw open the Works, so that they may see 1.-ime treated troin quarry to the finished article. We desire to assist the- teachers to inculcate in the upper standards ol oill schools the value of Lillie in cultivation. and fully alive to the lint that an acquaintance with l.iine at its source is one of the most reliable I actors in acquiring an appro: ialinn ol that value, heartily invite you to visit us with your teachers and parents. Given a line day the outing will lie a red letter day for the scholars, as tea. milk ami sugar v. ill he provided free at the Totura Hall on arrival of the Greymutith train in Boss. 'Pile C tun puny are olfering piizcs lor the best essays on “Lime”. 'I hose essavs are to he written in S--hir.il on November 23th.. so tllta. seliolais vill lave one month in which to picpaio so bring your note hook and penci.s. Tiie first prize will be one ton of Lime; second prize ball ton of Lime: third prize quarter ton of Lime; fourth prize sa"k .Linic. AV C are asking »or Kxoursioii Fares oil the Railway and these fares will he advertised at a later date. Would teachers of the various schools let the Traffic Manager at Grcymouth know how many sehe’ars are likely to travel. Should Saturday the 23th. Jo too wet for the excursion then it will be postponed until tlie following Saturday. ... i , The Mavor of Boss has kindly placed the Totnra Hall at the disposal of scholars on that date. Air Pitt, headmaster of the Ross School and his teachers, as well as several others have kindly offered to assist scholars and make their visit a pleasure. We shall ho pleased to see parents and friends of the Company but as soon as the ceremony of opening the new bridge is over we will denote our time to show the scholars round.