LIVINGSTONE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 843, 27 December 1878, Page 2

LIVINGSTONE.

(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) The annual prize-distribution at this school took place on Friday, 20th inst. Mr. Botting (Chairman of Committee) was called upon to present the prizes. The children sang, with marked precision, several pieces, among which was a trio, with chorus, an action song, and several marches, and subsequently acquitted themselves very creditably in a round of test questions on the routine work of the past year. Mr. H. L. Gilbert, in a very appropriate and encouraging address to the children, explained to them the object of the Committee in giving so many prizes, and said nothing could be a greater source of pleasure to the teacher than to see them passing rapidly up through the various classes, and opening their minds to the different branches of knowledge he was ever waiting to impart. In- the course of his remarks, Mr Gilbert (who has had frequent opportunities of observing the conduct of the school) paid a high compliment to the teachers in connection therewith. The schoolroom was decorated with evergreens, with " The Compliments of the season," in ferns. The children all left delighted with the result of the day, each having received a present of some kind. Subjoined is the PZIZE LIST. Good Attendance, Teachers' Prizes Michael Gallagher, Joseph Frater, Agries Pringlb. '• ' ' ' ' ' '' iiyiXGSTONE. Class I.—Harry Roberts. 'H.—Morns Prater, Mary Gallagher. Ill,—Ethel Epberts, Jas, M'Quade, Rbseb'a Prater. "\ IV.—David Kennedy. V.—Henry M.Quade. Vl.—Edward Carling, Bessie North, Donald Kennedy.

WEST MAEREWHENUA. Class I.—Jane Pringle. ll.—Agnes Pringle. lll.—Robert Pringle. - M IV.—William Park. H After the distribution, jthe "Emigj^^H Ship" was sung by the whole school, the chairman, declared tli'e school cl^^H till January 13th. °^H A meeting of the School Committa^M was held on Wednesday, 18th, vvlj^^H several accounts were passed for paymenj^H and arrangements made for thedistributij^H of prizes. The weather remains very dry.