WRITING IN SCHOOLS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8110, 15 May 1906, Page 2

WRITING IN SCHOOLS.

SUCCESS OF THE WEST END PUPILS. A few week ago ono of the colony's leading dailies devoted a large amount of space to tlie necessity for improvement in the quality of the hand-writ->ug in the schools of tho colony. A News representative had a chat with Mr W. E. Spencer, Chief Inspector of Education in Taranaki, and he said there could be no grumbling about Taranaki children's handwriting. He produced at random samples of writing from town and country schools in this district, and certainly there was no fault to find with the work shown. Further proof of the excellence in this department is shown by the fact that several pupils at the West End School, New Plymouth, are high up in the list of winners of prizes offered by Messrs Collins Bros, for competition by scholars in any school whero tho drill's copy-books aro used. Miss Jessie Cockers is second on the list for the colony. Messrs Collins Bros, have written lo Mrs Dowling, the head teacher, congratulating her upon the success of the school, and enclosing cash and bookprizes for the successful pupils. .Books were awarded lo AV iunie Morrison (2 awards), Rosio Rea (2), Elsie, Gilbert, and Claude Edwards. Cash prizes were as undor; Jessie Cooker 10s, Rog. Thomson 3s (Id, Percy Hobson 3s 6d, Guy Dumbletoti 3s 6d, Eileen Richards 3s (Id, Nellie Barrie 2s (id.

Mrs Dowling and her staff deserve heartv congratulations on tho success of the school.