WEST END SCHOOL

Taranaki Daily News, 16 December 1921, Page 3

WEST END SCHOOL

END OF THE YEAR’S WORK. PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY. There was a large crowd of pupils and many parents and friends at the West End gymnasium last night, when the prizegiving ceremony in connection with the West End School took place. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs. S. G. Smith, M.P., and P. J. White (chairman of the Taranaki Education Board). The prizes in the infants’ classes were presented yesterday afternoon by Mrs.". Medley.

The chairman of the school committee (Mr. J. S. S. Medley), after extending a welcome to the gathering, proceeded to review affairs in connection with the school. He said they had had a very successful year, and the attendance had increased considerably. The committee had also done a hard year’s work, and a good deal of credit was due to Mr. W. H. Broome, who had succeeded to the secretaryship. Mr. Medley remarked on fhe success of the school concert, and he hoped that a function on similar lines might be arranged next year. The gala day and carnival queen had been responsible for adding considerably to the funds of the committee. The inspectors’ report on the school was splendid, Mr. Medley said, and he thought they could congratulate themselves on the fact that the school had made wonderful progress. The sixth standard had done particularly well, and out of the 48 pupils 46 gained proficiency certificates and two competency, there being no failures. The success was principally due to Mr. Rountree, who was in charge of the class, and he was deserving of hearty congratulations. The committee’s thanks were due to Mr. Evans, the headmaster, for his work in the interests of the school, and also to the other teachers. HEADMASTER’S REPORT. The report presented by the headmaster (Mr. D. P. Evans) referred to changes which had taken place ’in the staff, and said: “Owing to frequent changes in the staffing the usual standard of attainment was not maintained; nevertheless, the school inspectors have given a very favorable report on the work of the school as a whole. The roll number at the commencement of the year was 523, and it new is 592, the highest number during the year being 597. During the year the school has advanced from grade 6b to 7a, and will be graded 7b from the commencement of next year. Owing to reasons previously stated the percentage of promotions is not quite so high as that of iast year. However, we have arranged to promote certain pupils on trial, and by hard work on their part, and with the co-operation of the parents, we hope to see them attain greater success next year. “In swimming our pupils were successful in winning the Weston and McHardy Shields. In addition to this, 67 pupils gained swimming certificates. In football both the senior and junior teams were runners-up for the competitions in North Taranaki. Five boys were selected to represent North Taranaki against South Taranaki. In hockey our girls were placed third in the competitions, they being the only primary school represented in the North Taranaki competitions. The first round of competitions has been concluded, our boys winning four out of five matches played. “I feel that I cannot adequately express my gratitude to the staff for their strict | attention to duty, their hearty co-opera-lion, their courtesy, their efficiency, and their zeal during a year of greater trials and difficulties than I have pAviously experienced.”

Thanks were also expressed to the board, the inspectors, school committee, etc. The Mayor (Mr. F. E. #ilson) addressed some appropriate remarks to the children and congratulated standard 6 on their record, which, he thought, could hardly be beaten. He urged the scholars to take full advantage of their proficiency certificates. The presentation of prizes took phace during the evening, the list being as follows: INFANT CLASSES. Full attendance.—Primer I.: Rosc Mailman Tnmer 2: Margaret Christiansen. Esm-i Young, Sidney Holdt, Roy Charters, Colin Whitehead, Lockwood Fenwick, Will Jury. Primer 3: Narissa Baldock. Norma ChristofTel, Nina Coad, Catherine Royse, Earl Bailey Harold Christiansen, Gordon Frogeatt, Don’ aid Maclean, Gordon Tuffery, Francis Van de Water, Harold Yardley. Class Prizes.—Primer 1: Fi rst i n class, girj, Polly Hapara ; second girl, Gladys Reader. First in class, boy, Ralph GilloanKs; second boy, Eric. Lacey. Primer 2.—First in class, girl, Molly Keenan; second girl, Edna. Bensley. First In class, boy, Matthew Keenan; second boy Williaim Jones. Primer 3.—First in class, girl, Elsie Foye: second girl, Mona Clarke. First in mass noy Frank Findlay; second boy, Bobby Cattley. Every other child received a book. STANDARD CLASSES. Full attendance.—Standard I.—Myra Blyde, Bessie Marr, Jessie Nisbit, Maisie Saunders’ Phyllis Yardley, John Crombie, Charles Raddeley, Robert Broadmore, Hector Mackinder, John Rowe. Standard 2.—Elvie Aitkin, Jean Charters, Ivy Froggatt, Eunice Gilbert, Dehlia Hoskin. Dora Hodge, Evelyn Julian. Miriam Knott’ Avis Murphy. Una Ross, Nell Smart, Barbara Stone, Josephine Stone, Ida Whitaker. Eric Bensley, Ray Coad, Andrew Connet, Kenneth Deare, Loris Edgecombe, Walter Gore, Arthur Gore, Clifford Gooday, Claude Jeffries, Leslie Maine, Tex Pickard, Frank Roper. Standard 3.—Joan Coad, Vera Cocks, Ruby Cocks, Maud Gilbert. Isobel Mackinder, Winnie Maclean, Thelma Zastrow, Arthur Bell, Harold Downs, Cyril Dingle, Gordon Duff, Jack Hoskin, Douglas Hoskin, Cyril Jeffries, Rigby Lister, Malcolm Mackinder, Trevor Wright, Norman Wright. Special (three years without missing), Ronald Bailey. Standard 4.—Betty Broome, Kathleen Christiansen, Constance Ericksen, Evelyn George, Doris George, Mabel Xlore, ‘ Stella Jensen, Mayda Jones, Ella Thompson. Vida Lister, Alexander Bowie, .Howard Coad. Elric Cox, Clarence Gilbert, Raynal Jensen, Leo Jury, Fred Knott, Cecil Lobb, Charles Marris, John Pratt. Ronald Roper, Cecil Sorenson, Keith Whitehead. Special (six yea«s without missing), Zelda Jury. Standard s.—Eunice Brokensh ire. Eileen Day,.Eunice Eklgecombe, Ida Gilbert, Elizabeth Johnstone, Gladys Kruse, Rona Lewis, Leila. Martin, Valda Mclndoe, Eileen Morton, Margaret Watkins, Douglas Johns, Alex. Dunn. Edward Roper, Norman Hill, Robert Kttott, Norman Pelham. Specials height years “without missing), William BaWock; three, years without missing, Nellie Simmonds, Frctf Bensley. Standard 6.—Mary Garcia, May Goldwater, Dulcie Jury, Madeline Jeffries, Dorothy Morton. Venetia Madsen, Erice Mackinder. Jean Smart, Hector Christiansen, Basil Collinge, Argoyd Evans, Percy Holmes, Frank Krutz, Leslie Mackay, Frank Pago. Leslie Reed. Arthur Gudgcn, Fred Trueman, Allan Woodham, Theo Bailey. Special (three years without missing), Ashley Petty. CLASS, BRIZES. Standard I.—Proficiency ; First In class, Joy Bell, second Daisy Gooday, third Percy Pinson, fourth Jack Goodin; neat work, Jessie Keenan. Charles Bedford; progress, Eileen Malloy, Leo Fields; special prizes, Hazel Richardson. George Newell; sewing. Myrlie Dunn. Standard 2.—Proficiency: r'irst in class, Emily Hoyle, second Josephine Stone, third Barbara Stonq, fourth Hugh Mackay; neatTex Pseiaud; e»«ay, £ria

Bfensley; progress, John Wigg; sewing, Emily Hoyle. Standard 3.—'Proficiency: First in class, Malcolm McGrath; second Lawrence Darby, third Trevor Wright, fourth Arthur Bell, fifth Irene Christoffel; neatness, Noelline Magnusson, Leo Brains; progress, Madge Robinson, Harold Downs, William Thomson ; general usefulness, Lawrence Petty; arithmetic, Malcolm McGrath: spelling, Arthur Bell; map Af New Zealand, Douglas Hoskin; sewing, Edna Bruce. Standard 4.—Proficiency: First in class Ella Thompson, second Zelda Jury, third Constance Erlcks.on, fourth Cecil Sorenson, fifth Robert Trueman, sixth Mabel Gore; neatness, Mayda Jones, .Raynal Jensen; improvement, Joyce Beal, Leonard Jarrett; progress, Jean Ingram, George Ewart; helpfulness, George Simimonds; sewing. May Bartholomew. Standard s.—Proficiency: First in elitss, Margaret Watkins, second Thelma Stone, tnlrd Christine Barnden, fourth Alex Scott, fifth Trayton Darby, sixth Fred Bensley, seventh Ntjrman Hill, eighth Ellie Abram, ninth Valda Mclndoe; attendance to duties, Gladys Kruse; conduct. Olive Bricksen, Trayton Darby; sewing, Nellie 'Simmonds. Standard 6. —First and dux of school, Thelma Knott, second Percy Holmes, third Jean Smart, fourth Leonard Tuffery, fifth Dulcie Jury, sixth Mary Harrisou; impsev«u«at, Mar-

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jorie Ross, Basil Collinge; general usefulness, Arthur Clarke; history and geography, Venetia Madsen; sewing, Gladys Hill.