PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Levin Daily Chronicle, 6 December 1917, Page 3

PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL

The Leu.n Presbyterian Sunday School brought its Anniversary celebrations to a successful conclusion on Tuesday evening. The children assembled for the customary tea at 5 p.m. A liberal supply of sandwiches and cakes of every variety had been supplied l by parents and friends and these were done fui'i justice ;';o by tlia-e present. At 7.30 p.m. a move was made into the Church building where tho annual reports and addresses were given and rcwaird books distributed to those who iiad succeeded en gaining -them as the result of their year's work.

■ The Rev Mr Harris confined his remarks in the main ;io the Sun-day Scrool teachers, emphasising the importance of their duties and offering encouragement far the year entered upon.

Rev. G. B. Stephenson also spoke, referring to tlio children as being important agencies in the- Church, as it was upon them the 'Church depended for its future. Mr Stephenson also referred briefly to his projected depa rturo from Levin and hoped his association with tho Ministers of oho other denominations in Dannefirke would bo found' as congenial to liiin a-' those he was leaving behind.

Mr ,11. iE. Keys, Supt., read his report covering the year's activities in • ilie school and exhorted parents )-o see to it their children attended regularly. The roll was not expanding in a manner commensurate with the numboi of Pdb-byterianis coming into the district. The treasurer's report showed a balance in hand oP £4 16s Bd. During ,oho evening the choir of chil. dron under the baton, of Mr Keys again acquitted themselves crc&ttvbly in the rendering of seveml of the anniversary hvmns, and Missel-. Connie Blackburn and Doris Dempsey, Mary ■ Keys and M:ay! White repeated the duets given by them on. the previous Sunday. A much appreciated item on >'-he programme was the duet "liicd by Mrs Eggelton and. Mrs .las. Stevenson, which was very pleasingly rendered Miss Leone Hughes sang very sweet, lv "Just a Tittle Pansy. The recitation compotitfons evoked cotnl-idorabla interest. The contestants had been allowed to select their own pieces and owing to the variety of these the judges (Messrs K. Aitken and W, Thomson) founcl their task no sinecure. At the conclcsion of 'bhe competition,® Mr Aitken announced the following as prize winners: — Ages 8 to 10: Edna Hughes Ist. Ages 10 to 13 : Alberta Young 1, May Keys 2. Harvev Thomson 3, -(special prize). Ages 13 to I<>: Ivy Middleiniss 1, Jack Key.-' % PRIZE LISE. Tlto ' prize list for Sunday School work for the year is as follows: GIEILS. Senior Girls: Eobina Gibson '1, Connie Blackburn 2, Ella Bertram 3. Intermediate Girls: Nellie Stevenson, Maggie Whi'X', Stella Gibson (equal.) Junior Girls: Eileen Bagrie 1, Mav White 2, Jean Eraser 3. Primary Girls: -Jean Thomson 1, Agnes Stevenson 2. Edna Young 3. BOYS. Seii'or Bovv: J. Keys 1, J. Steven--8(311 "2' lntcinncdiate Tiovs: Leslie Harris 1, Harv-ey Thomson 2, Ivor Bertram 3. Junior Boys: George Stevenson 1, Dannie McKain 2, Arthur 3. Special prize "Willie Malmanche. Primary Boys: Arnold Bagrie 1, Arthur White 2, Charfc Dempsey 3.