CENTRAL SCHOOL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1916, Page 6

CENTRAL SCHOOL.

BREAKING-UP CEREMONY. The breaking-up ceremony in connection with the Central School was held iu the. Good .Templar Hall yesterday afternoon. Mr. S. G. Smith (chairman of the Committee) presided. In hid annual report, the ae'tiug-head-master (Mr. McElroy) referred tc the war, and to the fact that a large nnni'her of old boys had gone to the front. There were few changes in the staff during the year. The side school at Vogeltbwn was being carried on in the Sunday Schools He was afraid no permanent school could be obtained for some time to come. There were 40 children on the roll at this school. The total roll number at the Central School and at Vogeltown was t>s4f the highest number in the history of the school. The average attendance was 500, or 02 pe> cent, of the roll. The Bible instruction, usually carried on on Friday afternoons, had been interfered witb'hy the changes in the pastorate of some of the churches, but it was hoped that 'ihf. work would be resumed aftei the holidays. The physical training 01 the children had been continued throughout the year. Thp Department's physical instructor visited the school in July, and was well pleased with the work done by the hcildren. On his suggestion, more advanced work had been undertaken, and ve;y good progress was being made therein

This summer had seen a revival of the cricket competition for the Whittle Shield, and the school team was to be congratulated on winning the first round.

Sixteen of the boys had signified their intention of joining the life-saving class to be held during the holidays at the Swinnningßaihs, and in the New Year a class~*Tor swimming and life-saving would be held during the warm weather, the North Taranaki Center having kindly offered to.provide an instructor. The ordinary work of the school, continued Mr. McElroy,- had been greatly interfered with during the year. The prevalence of various epidemics caused the school to be closed for a week in March and three weeks in July, but both teachers and pupils had done theii best to make up for the time lost; and they bad 'been rewarded by the very good report that had been recently received from ;the inspectors. The school had advanced in efficiency during the year, and the majority of the children had earned promotion to a higher standard. Sonjp had failed through indolence, while others, though doing their best,'had not been able to keep pace with theii 'ellows. Thev might take consolation from the fact that it was not always the brilliant at school who gained success in after-life. The steady plodder would win in the end. The Infants' School had continued to do good work under Mrs. Martin.

The Mayor addressed the children, and reminded them that this was Belgian He asked them to remera be;' the Belgians on Christmas Day, and to wish them to be as happy as N«w Zealanders were. The ceremony conclui}ed after an enjoyable entertainment had been given by the children. Certificates were presented as' follow: PRIZE-LIST, Standard VI. (Maximum marks CSO) —Bertie Boon (Dux) '543, Arthur Lovegrove 490, Will Bcrridge 405, Howard Webber 492, Nancy Peach 48S, David Penman 4SS, Kenneth West 457, Gladys' Hardgrave 485, Mabel Everest 470. Standard V. (possible, 000).—Edgar Coleman 485, George Ovenden 470, Horace Tweedale 470, Jack Wiley 405, Nc'son Winter 4GO, Leslie Dinniss 400, Leslie Andrews 4.55, Muriel . Benton 145, Frank Corkill 445, Myrtle Noble 440, Sidney Wood '4'35, Leslie Jenkins 428, Rita Bridgeman 425, Rose Davies 425, Monica Ching 425, Violet Doughty 425. Standard IV. (maximum ,fiOO).—Stanley Scott 4SO, Max Gray 47'G, Ethel Smith 4fiO, Eileen Honeyfield 455, Bertie Lee 455, Doris Cliff 450, Wilfrid Hamling 450, Leslie Shrimpton 450, May AfcLeod •CO, Arthur Richards 445, Bertie Simmonds 440. Sylvan Lealand 440, Cecil Honnor 440, Edna Wilson 440, Ned .Smith 435, Alice Fitzsimmons 435. Standard- 111. (maximum, 450).—Dorothy Smale :i73, Ethel Foreman 339, Ken Buttimore 355, Norman Lovegrove 343, Ken! Baker 310, Mollv Haldane 338, Myrtle Bell 335, Hilda Banks 330, Lizzie El'liot 330. Varley Hellyar 330, Arthur Kidson 330, Marjorie Cook 328, Gwen. Lindrum 320, John Hogg 325. Vivian Wocrldridge 325. Standard II (maximum, 500) —Bertie Moverlcv 405, Cecily Elliot 305, Basil Hirst :i")i>, Harold' lledley 305, Lily Frethey 3CC, Stanford Russell 300, Ken. Butchei 31)0, Lyn. Ward 385, Nettie Penman 355, Corah Hultquist 385, Winnie Gayton 330, Jack Harris 3SO, Clayton Shaw 375, Marjorie Boon 575, Minnie Gush 370, Nui Noble 370, Jessie Collins 370, Beryl Taylor 370. Standard I. (maximum, 450).—Eileen Shrimpton 305, Tui Scallj 305, Howard Barton 300, Ailsa White 350, Royce Ward 350, Leonard Skclton 350, George , Wells 345, Reggie Montgomerie 341"), Oswald Hogg 345, Stanley Andrews 340, Alma Mollison 340, Norman Lealand 335, Reggie Doeg 390, Bertha Coleman 330, Evelyn Way 330. The following were awarded attendance' certificates:—

Standard Vl.—Full attendance: David Penman, Bertie Boon, Clifford Hall, Mabel Everest, Connie Johnson. Not missed more than five times: Charlie Kidson, Arthur Lovegrove, Walter Stewart, Dhuleep Singh, Bertie Way, Howard Webber. Kenneth West, May Berridge, Maud Roper, Maggie Shepherd.

Standard V.—Full" attendance: X. Jury, K. Coleman, S. Wood, L. Jenkins, R. Davies, W. Young, R. Moody, K. Brown. Not missed more than five halfdays: K. 'Hoffmann, L. Andrews, fl. Tweedale, L. Dinniss, C. Tunbridgc, 3. Bridecman, V. Webber, I. Butler, M. Ni.'ion. Standard IV.—Full attendance: James Boswcll, Bertie Lee, Leslie Slirim[iton, Walter Sbarrock, Eileen Honeyfield, Winnie Smith. Not missed more tlian five times: Bertie Simmonds, Ned Smith, Alfred Smith, Kenneth' Taylor, Clive Vcale, Gladys Bond, Victoria Harker, May MoLeod, Olive Noble. Standard lll.—Full attendance: Doris 'Coad, Dorothy Hellyar, Rex Rcvall, John Hogg. Not missed more than five times: Owen Bullot, Bella Millar, Henvy Julian, Varley Hellyar, Ken. Bnttimore. Standard II. —Full attendance: Ken. Butcher, Marjorie Boon. Not missed more than five times: x Lena Millar, Kathleen Webber, Trevor Jones, Nni Noble. Gladys Jones, Harold .Waters, Ronald Tunbridge, Nettie iPenman, Wilfrid Groombridge. Standard, I.—Full attendance: Reggie Montgomery Not missed more than

five, times: Rovee Ward, Evelyn Way, Lorna Julia* Bessie. Terrill', Connie Healy. VOGELTOWN SCHOOL. Standard lll.—Dorothy Hodges 1, Limlscll Simcock 1. Standard 11.—Harold House 1, Bessie Jordan 2. Standard I.—Mavis Short 1, Jack Healy 2. Primer 3.—Jack llellord 1, Lily Hookham 2. Primer 2.—lda Hanwright 1, Annie Reid 2. Primer I.—Roy Elliott 1, Jim Bcrridge 2. Attendance Certificates.—Bert Hooker, Thomas Hookhnm, Keith Fox. COURTENAY STREET INFANTS. The Couvtenay Street Infants' School had its prize-giving .ind breaking-up ecremonv yesterday morning, the Rev. A. B. Cbappell presiding. Following is the prize-list: CERTIFICATES 3F PROFICIENCY. Prmiei TTT. —Eric Foreman, Melvile Pepper, Wilson Buchanan, Cecil Dillon, Harold Wyatt, Hazel Georse, Ruby Jordan, Lois Brooker, Basil Elder, Lionel Davis, Kcitlia Boulton, Mavis Pascoe, Cecil Smith, Phyllis Colter, Fred. Steffenson, Phyllis Ford, Harold Loesch. Molly Lovell, Marguerite Randall, Leonard Bennoch, Trixy Berge, .Margaret Shaw. Primer ll.—Roy Revell, Lois Wilson, Noel Way,. Bobbie Parkinson, \Fred iPadison, Laura Hammond, Albert Chappell, Sidney Revell, Anility Pulford, Allen Gray, Reggie O'Donncll, George Bagger, Walter Jones, Gwen Gillespie.

Primer I.—lvy Kay, Nora Hall, Ronald Davis, Ralph Girling, Adele Lints, Ken. >Vard, Betty Hagger, Ida Lovegrove, Eila Paddison, Gwen Dillon, Arthur Hoyylett. SPECIAL PRIZES. \ .Primer lll.—Colin Terrill, for full attendance for two years; Eric Foreman, and Cecil Dillon, best oval work. Primer ll.—Kelso Pulford, best oral work. ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES. Full attendance for one year.—Primer III.: Colin Terrill (two years), Carlio Julian, Andrew Bennoch. ■ Primei II.: Madge Julian, fiov Kevell, Sidney Revell. Missed jiot more than five times.— Primer III.: Ronald Fox, George Gayston, Olive Bell, Rita Hardgrave, Dell Roebuck. Primer II.: David Elilot, Frank Everest. Primer I.: Sidney Hartnell.