The Prize-giving.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 20 December 1917, Page 3

The Prize-giving.

The annual distribution of prizes took place at the school at 10 o'clock this morning. The children assembled in the school-ground and Avere briefly addressed by the chairman of the Committee (Mr Thomson) Avho, assisted by the headmaster, handed the valuable prize's given and subscribed for by local citizens to the Avinners- First caifie the competency and proficiency certificates, based 011 the annual examinations, then the attendance certificates and finally the sports prizes and special aAvards.

In the course of his address Mr Thomson mentioned that it was four years since there had been a picnic, and the committee thought it time the children had another outing. They were unfortunate in the weather, but all had enjoyed themselves, and they were fortunate in having so many fine prizes to hand out. He referred to the excellence of the handicapping, carried out by Mr Harding, for the sports. Last year when the school broke up they had all hoped the war would have been ended by now and that tlie children's brothers would have been home again, but it seemed now as if their fathers would be called on to do their part, and lie knew they would not fail when it came to their turn to keen the grand old flag flying. (Applause). Mr Thomson then handed the prizes to the winners- In our next issue a full list of the promotions in all standards, and the winners of attendance certificates, together with'the donors to the picnic fund will be published.

EXAMINATION RESULTS

Certificates were presented to ; the following Standard 6 pupils j Proficiency.—Leonard B rough- . ton, Edward De Cossey, William Duncan, Carl Frecliling, Hector Hook, Sidney Hall, Donald McLeod, Leslie Sliarman, Joseph Smith. Lillian Burrell, Ella Bertram, Constance Charinings, May Conder, Myrtle Crowe, Grace Dunford, Ethel Griffin, Muriel Jones, Morfydd Jones (Morvith), Eunice Marsh, Ellen Nash, Annie O'Donohue, Edna Pink, Ida Tomlinson, Flora Walton, Gladys Jenson, Frederick Groome. Competency. —Ronald Corson, Thomas Hughes, Martin Houlihan Herbert Leger, Nellie Burt, Phyllis Broome, Winifred Broome, Maysie Collier, Yalerie Hislop, Marjorie McCallum, Winifred . Robertson, Margaret White, Kit-j ty Wehipeihana. |

SPECIAL PRIZES. Albert Poad and Rita Astridge were presented with the headmaster's special prizes, neither having missed a day for four years. The "Chronicle's" prizes for essays on "Printing" were won by Harold Dufresne (boys) and Francie Pyke (girls).

After the prize giving the sch= 00l broke up for the summer holidays, first giving cheers for the teachers' and school committee and singing the National Anthem.