SCHOOLS BREAK UP.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 186, 24 December 1912, Page 5

SCHOOLS BREAK UP.

MAK3TAWA. (From Our Own Correspondents), The Norfolk road school celebrated the breaking-up for the Christmas holidays with a concert and dance on Friday, 20th inst., and prizes were distributed to the scholars during* the evening. The schoolroom was packed with parent* and their children and visitors from round about, and the programme submit- ' ted was much appreciated. Mr. J. Brows officiated as chairman, and his remarks were brief and to the point. . I should like to specially mention that the giving of a prize for singing by boys is a stei> in the right direction, and I hope other committees will note the fact. It was rather a set-back tonote.'in a report anent the New Plymouth High School football team that they could not take part in entartainments on account of not having training, and the Norfolk Committee lire to be commended, and the boys, Masters John Grylls,'and Percy who received the prizes, should be encouraged to persevere. ' The prizes were distributed as follows! —Dux prize, Margaret Johnston; second,' ■ Standard BL, Roy Drake, third, Elsie v Corney. Standard V.: Catherine John- ' V ston 1, Richard Thomas 2, Rowan Langhy o. Standard IV.: Eileen Coniev ' Loi Kivell 2, Sidney Langley 3.. Standard 111. (a largo class): Olive Price 1, Wilfred Drake 2, Kathleen Thomas S, Margaret King 4. Ena Johnston 5. Standard II.: Sadie King 1, Ethel Brown 2. May Thomas 3. Standard J. (a large class): Lilian Lever 1, Alfred King • Leonard Fischer 3, '.Tarry Hemes 4, Harley Price 5. In the garden orise* for boye, awarded by Mr. H. Tri'mble.Y Roy Drake, whose mate had left school, received first prize,' Rowan Langley and Richard Grylls 2, and Richard Thomas (mate also left) third. In the same class for girls (prizes awarded by Mr. R. Stevens), Eileen Corney and Kathleen Thomas received first prize, Elsie Corney and May Thomas second, Catherine Johnston and Constance Simons third, Loi Kivell and Norah Corney fourth. In the sewing for senior girls,' Margaret . Johnston was first, Florence West second; junior girls, Sadie King first and Ethel Brown second. Singing for hoys: John Grylls and Percy Langley. Drill prize, John Johnston. *

Attendance prizes were awarded to pupils who had made 400 out of a possible 414 attendances, and the following received first prizes:—Elsie Corney, Percy Langley, Rowan Langley, Sidney ' Langley, Ada, Nowh and Ethel Corney, Percy Goble; second prizes: Kathleen Thomas (half day absent), Harry Thomas (one day); third prizes: Richard and May Thomas, Harold Mantey, Roger Marshal; fourth prizes: Margaret King, Eric Corney, Leo Fischer, Nellie Hughes; and Eileen Corney received the fifth prize. Even the primer children were not forgotten, and in the upper division prizes were awarded to Eric Corney, Harold Corney, Kaspar Butler; and in the lower division Eileen Goble, Maud Price and Albert Butler. The items contributed by the children ' at the entertainment were excellent, and the adults who contributed to the evening's enjoyment were heartily thanked by the chairman for their help. Many of the items deserve special mention, but I'm afraid I've overstepped my allowance already, and the children deserve this little bit once a year. The programme was as under:—Piano duet, Misses Laurence and Marshall; song, pupils; song, Mr. L. Sutherland; song, pupils; song, Miss Simpson (encore); reading, Mr. Marshall; song, pupils? duet, Mrs. and Miss Corney; song, Mr. J. 'Sutherland; song. Miss G. Bridgeman; song, Mr. Dombroski (encore); song, Mr. L. Sutherland (encore); recitation. Master Percy Langley; song, Miss Simpson; song,' Mr. J. Sutherland; song. Mr. Arnold; .son", Mr. Dombroski} piano duct. Mioses Laurence and Marshall (encore); song. Miss A. Bridgeman. After suppur jhad been dispoMd .-,- -of a <ianee was nQtwithstan*-, JL :n g -thei .warmth. s>f, the nighj;,, »i%«Jgl||