ANNUAL SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6492, 17 December 1881, Page 6

ANNUAL SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

BIOOABTON.

The annual distribution of prises at this school took place on Thursday last, and was attended by a large number cf parents and friends of the children, as well as by other residents interested in the welfare of the school. It was pleasant to see many old pupils, some of them grown up to be men ana women now engagea in the ouey work of life, testifying by their presence on the occasion to the affrotionate Interest they still take in their old echool. The proceeding* commenced at 8 o'clock with a senes of wellcontested athletic excretes for the boys, including lunaing and walking races, jumping, vaulting, gymnastics, &o. tor the girlt a variety of skipping contests and othsr amusements were imaged, and between these attractions the attention of all was fully occupied until 6 o’clock, when the school bell rang for tea, which was served in the playground to the children seated in a eemi-eirofe three deep upon the grass, under ehelter of the trees. The number of school children present exceeded 150, ai d when the hunger ftud thiret of I hi* contingent bid been ip< peawd, more than an equal number of parents and friends were refreshed out of the abundance of good things provided. At 8 o'clock the children were marshalled by the head teacher, Mr Williamson, and marched in order into the large schoolroom, which had been decorated in a very artistic and effective manner with flowers, evergreens, and totgrass, by the hands of the teachers and scholars. Here several part-eouge and recitat one were g ven by the children, alter which the Bev 0. Bowen, Chairman of the Befool Committee, distributed the prises awarded in the various clause. Of these there was a goodly number, a book being given to every child who passed a standard in the Inspector s recent examination, and additional prises (or special subjects, such as writing, musio, &o. The Chairman drew attention to the very satisfactory position maintained by the school,. as shown by the results of the yearly examination, the percentage of passes bring very .huge throughout, in a school with a working average of little over a hundred scholars, six had been prosooted in the work of the sixth standard, and all had pasted, while in the important subject of arithmetic there bad not been a single failure among all the children preparing for the find four standard*, These foe s were very creditable to the scholar*, and etiil more to to their teachers', to whose zeal and earnest care for the well-being of the children committed to them, hath in echool hours and out, be could bear ample testimony. Prises were sabwtqucntly awarded lo the successful competitor* in the various games, and ths echool broke up

lot the Christmas holiday*, with «h**W for Mr Williamson Midi hi* assistant teachers.

KAIAPOI BOROUGH.

The annual distribution of P*i*f* •*****• school took olm* on Thursday. lb# following I* th# pnss lilti _ , Standard I. (lter#)-»l'r«l#riek Hemple* mao, 1| Bankl K-leher, fj John Priddle. St Charles Old ha. to, 4 (Oul*>— Sophia Ward, lj Jam ot*«e, *1 M'drogor, 3 j May Johnstone, 4 Standard 11, (Boy*)-Will£*ta Alexander, 1 1 Jam m O'Donnell, £» John Bale, 8| ; Frederick Sbearshy, 4 j Id win Gallagher, 6 , Robert ltd ward., 8> Hebert Harper, 7» Walter Weston, 8. (Oirl*)~Alka'Barnes, 1, Minnie Pilcher. 2; Khiabeth Karr, 8} Jane Crosier, 4 1 Klixafwth Johnstone, 6. Standard 111. (Boys)-lhome* Hoskins, It William Forsst, 8j James Mtiway, 8} Charles Alexander, 4; Richard Hiatt, 6 } George Herd I, 6j George Mathews, 7 j ! Robert Stewart, 8 j Ororg* Fomst, 0(Girl*)— -Sophia Wc*ton, 1 ; Ad* Hiatt, 2 j Charlotte »aUo», 3; RHea Hayman, 4 1 Isabella Leithhead. 3 \ Winifred Beswi«k,o| HonrirUa Oram, 7 % Mjri» Unwin, 8 » Rva Mihorn, 0; Bllen Harper, 10. Standard IV. (Boy*)—Michael Lynskey, 1 } Ralph Ramsden, 2 > Thoms* Brocklebsnh, 3. (Girls) —Fanny Hiatt, 1} Winnie Oram,it Edith Weston, 3. Standard V.-Cbarlcs Hiatt, Ij Kate Lynekey, S. Standard Tl. Horace Jfeete, If Herbert Pamham, 2. (Girl*)—Emma Id* rounds, 1.