PAHIATUA SCHOOL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 1, 11 June 1886, Page 4

PAHIATUA SCHOOL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

Tho first iiimuri prize ilN'tibu’iini in con wine with (he i'Vi.nlna school took place on Friday. There* was u good .a’.tendance of parents and children, ti’id although (lie weather was rather unfavorable great' interest was (akin in *!to proceedings. Ur Dim chairman «f the School Committee. occupied tli.i ciiair. and in a few' well th -sen vernal I,* introduced tiie subject of the day's proceedings, lie colled on Mr McCar'lle lo deliver the prize*. 'fr McCardk Tir.-.ikeil the Committee for h aving giving him the honor of distributing tin- pWe*. aivl believed it h.vl hern clone because ho hid Ism iiVntilkil with Pahiatua from tic- first, lie' looked ji) that school as one which would yet l>e one of the largest in (he district. Ho then distributed the prises. ripe ial p.i.'es were given bv Air A. \Y Stvleoio, Mi-s .Stale,do, Mr D. M. Yeats. Mr H. tvrucole mid Mr Ilnggs-ii. Ml Yeats's prizes were awarded lo those pupils who had made the higl vat aggrre.ite m irks in the quarterly examinations of their classes, while tiie prizes for the most popular bov mid girl in the school, were awarded on the votes of the children theniselve-. Amongst the boys there, wa* a tie 1-etivvcnJ Millet and S. McMillan but on t lie second voting the latter was the victor. The prizes having been distributed. Mr Yeats impressed on the parent- >:»l children the. necessity of regular attendance' if satisfactory results wen t • bo attained, and pointed out that the fault was often rather that of the parent--. Under the regulations they were supposed to turn out children like a batch of loaves.

Mi Millar proposed a hearty vote cf thanks to the teachers and said he had great pleasure in being present. He referred in a highly complimentary manner to the work done by .Mr Yeats si.ico he had taken charge of the school, e.nJ pointed out that he required not only tho sympathy of the children but that of tha parents in < ■-.loj to bo successful in his work. He oil great pleasure in rpcakuig highly of Mr !. its nul of his discipline. He was -lire the prizes had been awarded with full justice by the teachers. Ho asked them to give hearty votes of tk-anka to their teachers, MrY’cats and Miss Soiled*.

The vote, were earned by acclamation. Mr Yeats m returning thanks referred to tl'.e pleasure he had in teaching the children. .« On the motion of Mr ileese, three hearty cheers were given for the donors of special prizes, and thanks were returned hy Mr Haggen. Mr JlcCarvllo took tho importunity of referring to the memory of the late Mr Corbett, who had been for some time chairman of the committee and had worked np the concert which provided tho money for the prize*. He proposed a hearty vote ->f thanks to tho chairman and members of the .School Committee. The following is the prize list; — Task Pkizks.

Standard IV.—fsjttio Scdcolc, Jane Miller ami John Miller.

Standard lll.—Maud Crnup, Samuel McMillan, John Boyden, Edward Naylor, Walter Bancke, and Albert Dawson.

Standard 11.—Rose Skipper, Frederick Dew.

Standard I. —Sarah Ro-e, Jessie

McCardlo. Bertha Barlow. Alice McMil Inn, Jaiuc.s Scli'ob-. Aliek McCar.Ue Willie Millet Harry tir Hcj i v Tre week. Willie furceU fin-lav liariou Willie Kh>ux Spv.ci.it l’i:..;i.s.

Mr Y'cati, prizes for quarterly ■ xauim at ions

Standard \ .—Adam McCanllc. Standard IV.—Jane Miller. Standard 111—Sa'micl McMillan. Standard I.—David Sede-'li. Cjij<r Infauts.—Amelia Crone General Ihiiu-i'vuicnls. —Helen Crimp. Mr A 'V Seib-ole'a prizes (or good conduct nod ururness.—Lottie Sodi-ole. Thos. Hull (regular atteni|oi>ee a* well). Miss Scilculc's prize- for general neatcess : h utie lleeso. Alice Avery. Mr liuggeii’fs prize- for best lik.-d girl slid boy.—-lane Miller. T-anmci XlcMiUau.