KAKARAMEA.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 974, 20 December 1882, Page 2

KAKARAMEA.

(from our correspondent.) Tuesday. The children who attend the State school assembled early on Friday.afternoon for the purpose of celebrating their annual fete. Sports of various kind were carried on with great spirit both by the juveniles and several ladies who were present. At five o’clock, an adjournment was made to the school, and the children sat down to a first rate ten, which had been provided by the ladies of the dis trict, who deserve the greatest praise for their gifts of enjoyable edibles. After tea, some of the more advanced pupils competed for the prize for mental arithmetic given by the teacher, Mr Brown. When this was decided, all the children were called in to witness that interesting proceeding so dear to children—the distribution of prizes. The Chairman of the committee, Mr E. Payne, after satisfactorily explaining the manner in which (he prizes had been awarded, called up the successful candidates. . In Standard 1., the recipients were— Henry Clovei, Willie McKenzie, Margaret Boyle, and Emma Shears. Standard ll.—John Williamson, Gertrude Burke, Lavina Hansen, Evelyn Brown, and Jessie Williamson. Standard lll.—Walter Powdrell, and Annie Williamson, who both passed with full marks. Standard IV.—John Burke, Ist prize, having made 268 marks, and John Boyle, 2nd prize, 254 marks. Standard V.—Annie Stanford. Walter Powdrell gained the special prize . for mental arithmetic already referred to, and Mary Brodie special for drawing. The Chairman then made a few pertinent remarks to the children respecting the need for regular attendance &c., &c„ ami called for three cheers for the teacher, which wore rendered in a hearty manner, Mr Brown then called for the same - for the chairman, and the ladies who had contributed so largely to the success of the entertainment, and then the parents and children dispersed, after spending a very pleasant afternoon. Thanks are due to all who subscribed to the fund for the prizes.