ANGLICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.

Shannon News, 19 March 1929, Page 3

ANGLICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.

The pieni-i of the Shannon Anglican and Mangaore Sunday Schools was held in the Vicarage Grounds on Sat " urday last under ideal weather conditions. Over one hundred children were present and a good percentage of par ents came along in the afternoon foi 'the prizegiving. The morning was spent in games. ' During the afternoon races were indulged in, the results oi which afe given below. The children for ,the cost of the prizes and pienic, which was very readily re sponded to by the residents. Hearty shanks are extended to all supporter* for the ready response given, especially in view of so many recent claim* being made upon them; also to the teachers and other adults who helped .in giving the (children their aunuai Sunday School picnic. The races resulted as follows: — SHANNON SUNDAJ SCHOOL. Kindergarten (girl?).—Melva Pope .1, Jocelyn Park 2, Eita Christian 3. Kindergarten (boys).—Delwyn iSands 1, Noel Davis 2, Earl Richardson 3. Class 'I. ,(,Girls).—JiU Hudson) 1, Phyllis Woodmass 2, Eita Easton 3. Class I and 11. (boys).—Noel Davis 1, Ronald Eichar'ds 2, Bert Webb 3. Class 11. (girls).—Pearley Sands 1, Elsie Eagle 2, Jocelyn Bass 3. $ ■Class 111 (girls). —Barbara Richards 1, Florrie Thompson 2, Beryl Haley 3. Class 111 (bovs).—Lloyd Small 1.

Class IV (girls).—Olaudie Pieard 1, Gladys Webb 2. Class IV (boys).—Basil Harris 1, George Exton 2. Class V (girls). —Jean Grey 1, Doris Tippler 2. " ' Senior Girls.—May Extcn 1, Betty Richards 2.

Senior Boys.—Bert Lockwood 1, Selwyn Ellwood 2. Teachers' Race. —Jean Davis 1, Ivy Astwdod 2.

Tyre Race (girls).—May Exton 1, Dolly Exton 2. Tyre Race (boys).—Bert Lockwood 1, Selwyn Ellwood 2. MANGAORE SUNDAY SCHOOL. ■Tyre Race (boys).—Keith Astwood 1, Selwyn Astwood 2, Dick Simes 9 .. Junior Girls.—Eunice Surridge 1, Pat Astwood 2, Auriel Chandler 3. Junior boys: Lionel Coates 1, Keiin Astwood 2, John Martin 3. Senior Girls: Cissie Shelling 1, Everel Chandler 2. Senior Boys: Selwyn Astwood 1, Eric Simes 2, Dick ISimes 3. Apples were handed out to each child at the conclusion of the races.' , 'The prize-giving timed as a fou; o'clock event, was presided over by the Vicar (Rev. A. J. Farnell). He

addressed for a short interval the crowd of children of both Sunday Schools and .the adults present, stress being laid upon regular attendance and and effort being made to show to those present how one Sunday's absence meant a loss of marks/ which were very hard to.caich up. 'The prize list of the Mangaore scholars has been mislaid and will be given in a future issue. Shannon results were :as _ follows Mr Bennett's special prize was awarded to Shirley Johnson (kinder-

garten class), for progress. Kindergarten (girls).—l Melva Pqpr(4l), g Phyllis Woodmas (37), 3 Eileen Lister (34), 4 Jill Hudson (32), 5 Brice Brown (29). Kindergarten (Boys): 1 Noel Davis (33), 2 lan Hudson and Earlßichardson (29), 3 Trevor King (27), 4 Norm Pope (26), 5 Jack Satherley and Delwyn Sands (24). T-e number given in "brackets represents the number of Sundays the child was present. Following the usual custom each child in these classes were given a prize, there toeing 13 other girls f and 9 boys.

Class I (girls).—l Pearl Sands (396

marks), 2 Buby Sands (394), 3 Elsie Eagle (386), 4 Joan Wbodmass (351) Special: Jocelyn Bass, Class I and II (boys).—l' Lloy-.l Small (401), dux of school; 2 Dan Ellwood (211); 3 B. Cronquest (169). Class II (girls).—l Kathleen Eagle (376), 2 Daisy Lister (359), 3 Nola Jones (331). Class 111 (girls).: 1 Katie MeEwen (383), 2 Claudie Picard (365), 3 Joan Bovis (313). Class 111 (boys).—l . Stanley Fell (253), 2 W. Ellwood (222). Class IV (girls).—l Betty Eagle (397), 2 Lily Wiggins (382), 3 Jean Grey (317). Cla3s IV (boys). —1 George Exton (317), 2 Basil Wilkinson (297), 3 Robert Brann (296). Senior Girls: Special First—May Exton (369), 1 Dorothy Exton (360), 2 Bettv Richards and Doris Satherlev ■ (338), 3 Pete Brann (332)'.' (Senior boys: 1 Sydney Eagle (378). 2 Mervyn Taylor (251). 5 Sehvvn Ki!wood (203). Attendance Prizes: Illustrated Bible, Tom Sands, Muriel Sands. Kathleen Eagle, Jill Hudson, Doris Coley, JoceJyn Bass; Patricia Sands, Joan Woodmas. Illustrated Prayer and Hymn Bood: Mary Drake, Maureen King, Hany Vcnle, Claudie Picard, Lloyd Small, William Ellwood, Betty Eagle. Tea was served at 5 o'clock and the very happy event, one of the most successful picnics the Anglican Sunday Schools hae held, concluded at 5.30, when each child received -sweets as ■ they- passed out of the gate, homeward bound. Judging from the cheery smiles a 3 the children left they alllooked well contented with their picnic of 1929.