KARAKA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 462, 1 April 1919, Page 1

KARAKA.

| SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PICNIC. i GRASS COLLECTION PRIZES. I The annual 'combined picnic of J the Karaka and Te Hihi schools j was held on Thursday on Mr H. W. Gibbs' farm, a very large number of j children, parents, and friends being j present. There was a liberal supply | of prizes, as well as of creature comforts, and an enjoyoble time was spent. The teachers, the Misses M. h. Hewlett, C. Hunter, and Rohan, were most attentive in looking after the children, and they were freely congratuloted by parents en the excellent results attending their ministratious during the past year. Opportunity of the picnic was taken to present the prizes for an interesting branch of the work of the schools. Soa.e years ago Mr J. Batty offered cash prizes for the best collection of grasses and weeds. The children entered into the competition with commendable zeal, copy or exercise books being found to be suitable receptacles • The result each season has shown an impiovement. This year Mr Cockayne, of the Agricultural Department, who acted as judge, describes the collection of specimens as very excellent. The largest book contained considerably ov«r 100 varieties of grasses, most of them being correctly designated. The prizes varied from one guinea downwards for the senior children, whilst every collector in the primer classes received a small cash prizo. Mr Cockayne expressed his great pleasure iu examining and classiiying the work of the little ones. The! donors of this year's prizes wore | Messrs C. K. Lawrie, J Batty, J. i. I Montgomerie, and J F. Shaw. Iu making the presentation uf the j prizes at the picnic, Mr Hatty re-1 ferred to the practical educational J advantages of the competition For i the curient year, he suid he would; also give three cush prizes for the j best essays on " Kin>inesa to Atii- i mala. Thanks are due to Mr Cockayne; fi'r the deep int-rest ho displayed | and the assistance ho gave iu classi- i fying the children's numerous speci mens ot grasses and weed* The prize-winners were —Seniors : Dolly Bycroft, £1 Is; Alec. Mac ; pherson, 10s t»d ; Borne Ilill, '»s. ; l'rimers: Normau I'fitteroon, Netta ! Wallace, Averiil (iibbs, Kalph Char I les, Enid Grant, Cyril Brooks, Eileen j Macpherson, Uhve Benton, Arthur' Jamioson, and Turn Haelip, 2s oach.j