VEN. BEDE’S SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Shannon News, 23 December 1924, Page 2

VEN. BEDE’S SUNDAY SCHOOL.

The prize-giving of the above Sunday School took place ‘.at the. childrens service on the afternoon day, the Mst inst. In addressing tne children before presenting the P^ lz< rf« the Vicar drew the. attention of the scholars to the advice of the w liter of the Book of Proverbs (Chapter IV;, which had been read as the Lesson during the Service, Learning and wisdom were, two essentials m me nSffing of’ good -citizens. the aim Qf tne. Sunday fechooi vorkTne clay school system taught the children some things which .wore of utmost importance m the framing , good citizenship, but unfortunately that system omitted the all foundation upon winch true wisdom were* built namely the religious aspect. -He asked them not to forget tliut their teachers willingly gave up a portion of their Sunday afternoons, lor the purpose of teaching them this neglected aspect because they realised h<sw important it was. He .trusted that in the coming year the. children would show their appreciaton of. their teacher’s sell-denying work -by giving attention to their lessons—'the. results of. which would -be shown at the next, prizegiving. He further want on. to explain the. system adopted for the pnzegivinjg, stating that the teacnrers and himself had deeded upon it after lull discussion at a meeting. The attendance prizes were awarded according to ffie number of scholars m ihe class—where there, were four 's.cjioiars or under one prize was awarded—eight or under two prizes-r----over eight three prizes. The progressprize was awarded, one. to each class rot- the ’scholar shewing the best promise of work lor the term he had been superintending the Sunday School. The examination" was has.ed upon the lessons given since he took over (he ’Sunday /school. The. results were he considered, .very satisfactory,’particularly as he understood *t was. the first examination Of its kmd that the scholars had ever had. The examination , marks, were then /read, there being only tliree failures, in the whole school. A special prize for the examination (donated by Messrs Bennett and Co.) was. awarded to Dallas Jones, who topped the list. PRIZE LIST— junior and senior.

girls. Class I.— Attendance; • Dorothy .Extoil 1 'Joyce Merwood and Mollie Jenkins (equal) 2. Progress: Mona King. Examination; Ray Brann. -t Class ll.—Attendance: May Exton l, Dulcie Small and Evelyn Wiggins (equal) 2. Progress:' JiQan. Booker. Examination, D.ulcie Small. Class Hl— Attendance.: M. Sathmey and Lorna Jenkins (equal) -1, Coral Tippler 2, Progress: Lola diaries. Examination, -Dorothy. Davis. Glass IV.—Attendance: Jean Dayis and Jessie Thomson (equal). Progress; R. Christopliersen. Examinauon: Nance Balfour. BOYS. Glass I.—Attendance; Vincent Picard 1, Victor Tippler 2, Progress, Harold Burrows.. Examination, Victor Tippler. Class ll.—Attendance: Dudley Drake v 1, Vivian Richards. 2,» Denis Christian «i! Pi ogress, Mervyn Taylor. Examination, Dudley Drake. Class 111.— Attendance; Edward Exton l. Progress; Cyril Booker. Exajmluation: • William Wotton. Qass IV.—Attendance; Lionel. Mer- ■ wood l, Oswald Tippler 2. Progress: Edgar Christian. Examination; Lionel Merwood. KINDERGARTEN DEPARTMENI. Class L—Edwin and Les Bresnahan (equal) 1, Noel Davis 2, Richard Sdmes class ll.—Phoebe Siudll 1, Rheban Bresnalian 2, Doris Tippler 3. Class 111.— ‘Pearl Satherley 1, Rhonda Harding 2, Betty Richards 3, Ada Gray 4, Joyce Ellwood 5. Class IV.—George Exton .1, Jimmy Thomson 2, Robert -Mudgway 3, Har/oid Haley 5. - Class V.—Clorine Picard and Meg Jenkins (equal) 1, Barbara Richards and Beryl Haley (equal) 2, Olive Veale and Evelyn King (equal) 3, Dons McLeod 4.