MAKERUA SCHOOL.

Shannon News, 21 December 1926, Page 3

MAKERUA SCHOOL.

THE PRIZE-GIVING. The annual prize-giving took place on Friday for children attending the Makerua School. There was a fair attendance of parents. Mr Anderson, chairman of the committee, presented the prizes. These consisted of a fine selection of nicelv-bound books. Father McDermott and the Rev. A. F. Stewart, -who give instruction in religious teaching at the school, were also present. ■After the prizes had been presented to the successful scholars, the headmaster, Mr F. H. Taylor, oh behalf Oj. their various religious elasses, handed to Father McDermott and Rev. A. F. Stewart, ‘nicely bound books as tokens of their appreciation. Mr Taylor stated these gentlemen came out tc. conduct their classes often at great inconvenience to themselves and he was spre goods results were being obtained. They were indebted to the Committee, who realised the classes should be held. The chairman, on behalf of the Committee. said they believed good results weie being obtained. Such classes were necessary at Makerua, as they had no Sunday School. Personally, he appreciated thjp service rendered bJP Father McDermott and Rev. Mr Stew&rt.

Father McDermott in returning thanks/salid it had ‘always been-a pleas lire to him to come to Makerua. He thanked the other children for their respect they had always shown to him; also the parents and teacher. In his opinion, in Mr Taylor, they had one of the finest men that could be got anywhere. He had the interests; of the children at heart, both temporal and spiritual, and what more could a man cjo? The parents and children were lucky to have such a man. The temporal teaching lvas no good without the spiritual, he said, and Makerua had set a standard that could well be followed bv other schools. • < ' Rev. A. F. Stewart also thanked his Bible class scholars for their token of appreciation. He’ paid a compliment -to the scholars for their diligence and progress in the past year’s work, also to Mi- Taylor for the courtesy he had shown.him. Referring to the spiritual work, he said that sometimes the Education Board spent money in the wrong direction. .They provided for mental and physical teaching, and left the spiritual teaching. Continuing he expressed the opinion that as agriculture and dairying was the backbone of the Dominion, some agricultural scheme should be brought down by the Government, for teaching in the primary schools; In conclusion he said that if lie had been a help he felt gratified, and he thanked the. children, committee and teacher for the courtesy shown him. The proceedings were then brought to a close by cheers for the teacher, chairman alnd school committee.

Following were the awards:— Standard 6.—Frank Judd (proficiency and dux). Standard 5. —Mary Martin lj Joe Andeysen 2/. Florence Wood 3. Standard 4.—Year’s work: Joe Smith, Harold Coley. Standard 3.—Oliver Murdoch 1, Ned Judd 2, Alfred Wood 3. Year’s work: Albeit Coley, Goidon Wood, Douglas Dalfcell, Colin Dalzell, Chris Andersen. Standard 2. —Sybil Lange 1, Ruth Andersen 2, Mavis Wood 3. Year’s work: Maul-ice Lange.

Standard I.—Elsie Murdoch 1, George Wood 2.

Primer 4J —Hannah Andersen ly Maureen Judd 2, Pat Martin 3. Year’s work: Willie Coley, Marcia Murdoch, Norman Coley. Primer 2.—(Joy Andersen 1, Leslie Wiltoli 2, Ethfel Wood 3. 1

Primer 1. —Ronnie Wood, Alva Andersen, Rqse Wood, Morris Coley. Good Conduct. —Boys: Leslie Wilton; girls: Mary Martin. Attendance.—Boys: Chris Andersen, Oliver Murdoch. Girls: Ruth Andersen, Hannah Andersen.,

Bennett and Co.’s Writing Prizes.— Girls: Mary Martin. Boys: Gordon Wood.