SCHOLARS OF LILLIPUT

NZ Truth, Issue 1151, 22 December 1927, Page 1

SCHOLARS OF LILLIPUT

Extract from the Political School Journal (December, 1927): '". . •. . A most successful break-up ceremony was held last week when the boys and girls of both Houses, gathered prior to their term holidays.

"COME very nice things were said by the head teachers and, m farewelling the elder pupils who would not be coming back to school, the Director (of Things-in-General) said they would be missed although there would be very deep satisfaction m the knowledge that they would, be doing better for themselves and probably for the School they represented, where they were going. ". . . The year, m many ways, (particularly for some pupils), bad been highly successful, m spite of the fact that the present school was almost unwieldy m its numerical representation." The following are most of the best

pupils who received books for the year's progress at school: Gordon Coates (primus), Standard (?). Book, "The Castaway." Thomas K. Sidey (Standard III.) Book. "The Light That Failed." Joseph Ward (Standard £). Books. "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained." Alexander D. McLeod (primer). Book. "If I were King." "Tiny" McMillan (Tauranga High). Verse. "Ode to a Fairy." Tommy Wilford, special long term honor. Book. "Theatrical Tricks and Stage Settings." Harry Holland (Standard sick). Books. "Hope" and "Love's Labor Lost." V.H.C. Charlie Statham (special form). Book. "The Great Silent Spaces." Downie Stewart (monitor). "Very special prizes. "Platitudes" and "The Figure that Lied." Harry Atmore (Top of the class). Special prizes for most progress. Books. "The Lone Hand,' "The Speed that Kills," and "Where'er- I Walk." George Forbes (Standard I — a.m.). Books. "Leave it to PSmith" and "Children of the Wind." Maui Pomare (special night class). Technical Book. "The physical, psychological and political significance of Snores." Jimmy Parr (Absent m England). Books. "Homing Pigeons, their upbringing and maintenance" and "Talk's Cheap but it takes money to buy strawberries."