NGAERE SCHOOL.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1922, Page 7

NGAERE SCHOOL.

EXHIBITION OF WORK. ANNUAL FIELD DAY. The Ngaere school and district have shown a progressive spirit in many directions, and among their activities is the institution of an annual field day and exhibition of school work, which includes flowers, root crops, cooking, needlework and many other branches. The headmaster (Mr. W. A. Brown), has in view the object of making the school the community centre of the district, and his energetic instruction in extending the work carried out by the boys’ and girls’ agricultural clubs has had a marked influence on the district.

The field day and exhibition held at the school yesterday was a great success, a large number of children, parents and visitors being present. The autumn flowers made a beautiful showing, and the vegetable classes excited the most favorable comment from the judge, Mr. H. C. Johnson. The vegetables, Mr. Johnson said, were the best he had judged for some time, and were a distinct credit to the school. The seeds for the agricultural classes are distributed by the committee to the children, who grow the vegetables at their own homes.

A demonstration in cattle judging was given by Mr. F. Mills, of Hawera, in the unavoidable absence of M?. F. (Ranford, and the children's classes in calf-rearing were also decided. Throughout the afternoon competitive events were, carried out and keenly contested, the occasion being made a picnic for the children and adults.

Mr. R. Masters, M.P., was present, and., at the invitation of Mr. G-. Coleman, chairman of the school committee, declared the show open. Mr. Masters congratulated the committee on the results achieved. He warned the people of the district that their school was falling in grade on account of the attendance having gone down. It behoved the parents to send every child possible to the school, so that they might retain the services of Mr. Brown, their headmaster. Mr. Masters addresser! the gathering on the needs of the agricultural movement (elsewhere reported). Besides the school competitive classes there were a number of private exhibits of flowers and produce, and the whole made a most effective display. Following are the results of the school competitive classes: VEGETABLES. Beetroot. —Annie Johnson 1, Pattie Taylor 2, Russel Bocock 3. Eighteen entries. Cabbages. —I. Tarrant 1, C. Walker 2. Six entries. Carrots.—S. Edwards 1, 0. Thomas 2, H. Henn 3. Seventeen* entries. Onions.—G. Sparks I, 0. Thomas 2, R. Greig 3. Six entries. Parsnips.—Clarence Walker 1, Pattie Taylor 2, Fanny Taylor 3. Seventeen entries. Pumpkins.—G. Sparks 1, J. Bonner 2, C. Walker 3. Five entries. Potatoes, Robin Adair.—D. Brown 1, L. Harrison 2, R. Bocock 3. Eight entries.. Potatoes, Sutton’s Supreme. —D. Brown <l, C. Walker 2, G. Lester 3. Seven entries. Collection of weeds.—F. Taylor 1, E. Gilliver 2. Collection of grasses.—A. Johnson 1, B Pruden 2, A. Quarrell 3. FLOWERS. Dianthug.—B. Wheeler 1, J. Kofoed 2, G. Lester 3. Colliopsis. —B. Wheeler 1, J. Lester 2, T. Maxwell 3. Sweet Sultan.—M. Bocock 1, F. Taylor 2. Phlox.—T. Myhill 1, L. Lambert 2, R. Bocock 3. Snapdragon^—B. Wheeler 1. Collection of flowers.—T. Myhill 1, B. Wheeler 2.

COOKERY. Pikelets.—l. Tarrant 1, M. Tarrant 2, M. Bocock 3. Plain scones.—Fanny Taylor 1, F Dornauf 2, Eileen Gilliver 3. Plain cake.—D. Brown 1, Jean Tarrant 2, L. Lambert 3. Sponge sandwich.—T. Myhill 1, A. Johnson 2, M. Bocock 3. Shortbread. —A. Gibbons 1, I. Tarrant 2, J. Tarrant 3. Sponge roll. —M. Bocock 1, I. Tarrant 2, Fanny Taylor 3. Cocoanut ice.—W. Arthur 4, A. and R. Quarrell 2, D. Brown 3. NEEDLEWORK. Handkerchief. —Eileen Bocock 1, Jean Bonner 2, Edith Old h.c. Buttonholes. —M. Hollington 1, O. Thomas 2. Patching.—M. Hollington 1, E. Mehrtens 2. Seaming.—Jean Tarrant 1, N. Wilson 2. CALF REARING. Jersey-Ayrshire cross.—-C. Walker 1, F. McGavin 2, M. Bocock 3, Clarice Tecpfsky 4. Holstein-Shotthorn cross.—R. Quarrell 1, E. Bocock 2, A. Quarrell 3, F. Bocock 1. MISCELLANEOUS. Essay on manures, standard 6.—1. Tarrant 1, F. Dornauf 2, D. Thomas 3. Standard 5: 0. Thomas 1, D. Brown 2, W. Arthur 3. Plan of school grounds. —Standard 6: B. Pruden 1, T. Dornauf 2, R. Greig 3. Standard 5: J. Tonkin 1, B. Taylor 2, Annie Johnson 3. Potato graph.—Standard 4: S. Edwards 1, J. Tarrant 2, C. Tecofsky 3. Standard 3: N. Wilson 1, J. Betteridge 2, P. Dornauf 3. Map of New Zealand. —Standard 6: I. Tarrant 1, D. Thomas 2. Standard 5: D. Brown 1, O. Thomas 2, B. Taylor 3. Standard 4: J. Tarrant <l, S. Edwards 2, P. Taylor 3. Standard 3: M. Tarrant 1, W. Coppiestone 2, J. Betteridge 3. Article to cost not more than Is.—RGreig 1, I. Tarrant 2, I. Maxwell 3. Decorated article. —S. Edwards 1, D. Brown 2, J. Koefoed 3. Thirteen entries.