FOURTH EDITION

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 231, 19 December 1927, Page 13

FOURTH EDITION

SCHOOL ESSAYISTS RECEIVE BANNER CORNWALL PARK EVENT PRESENTATION CEREMONY For the second time since the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association presented the Anzac Banner for annual competition among schools in the Auckland province, Cornwall Park School essayists have won it. It was presented to tile school at a large assembly of pupils and friends this morning,- by Colonel Slnclair-Bur-gess, chief of the general staff, who came up from AVellington for the purpOtiG. Cornwall Park School secured 534 marks out of a possible 600, Belmont School, which has held the banner twice previously, being next with 531, and Papatoetoe next. The Cornwall park writers and their marks were Mark Death 05, Phyllis Ross 91. Mervyn Carter 90, Jack Ross 89, Barbara Ilanlon and Olga Watson each 86. The subject was: “Field-Marshal Lord Allenby’s victorious drive In Palestine, and the part played in it. by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles.” Colonel Burgess was accorded a guard of honour, and was welcomed by 3lr. W. Birss, 8.A., headmaster of the school, who expressed the school’s pleasure at winning the banner. They won it with pleasure because it was won by a team, and not by one child which might be a freak, and because the school would do all it could to preserve the memory of the Anzacs. lie •rave much of the credit of the school’s win to the work of Mr. Tunnycliffe. Mr. Sexton, vice-president of the congratulated the school on the high marks gained. Colonel Burgess, presenting the banner and prizes, said he thought the Cornwall Park School had achieved a fine thing, particularly those who won the essay prizes. In Palestine the V.W Zealanders marked their service with loyalty and fine work, and they played the game. Of all the difficulties and hardships none had more than the troops in Palestine. Those who thought the Western Front was worse were quit© wrong. lie congratulated the R.S.A. on having instituted the competition. Following the ceremony the visitors and parents were entertained at tea by the headmaster and staff, while the fifth and sixth standards put on a special feast for the prize-winners from the other schools, and hero at least Lord Allenby and the Mounted Rifles were very quickly forgotten for the lime being.