TARARU SCHOOL.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3430, 19 December 1879, Page 2

TARARU SCHOOL.

In our report of this school in last night's issue we were unable to gire the prize list, which is as follows:—sth class—lst prize, W. Steel (Master's prize), 2nd W. Hall, 3rd W. Sinis. 4th class—JLat prizo M. Wilson, 2nd A. Steel, 3rd G. Sieednian. Honourable mention— .W. Backland, T. Short, H. Cri«p. ,&d class—lst prize 6. Buckland, 2nd G. Meredith, 3rd Lily Farmer. Honourable mention —Nellie Wilson, «T. H. Steed* man, B. Wonnrd Wolff. 2nd elate—lst prize (r. Wftite, .2nd Annie. Sims, 3rd Theo. Hollis. Ist class—lst prize, A. Lang, 2nd Bertha Wolff, 3rd C. Hall, 4th Lily Steedman. Honorable mention:, A. Wells, Mary Ann'Dabb, Good conduct: Ist prize P. Steel, 2nd W. Buckland, 3rd Nellie Wilson. .General improrement: Ist prize Maggie Wclff, 2nd Bernard Wolff, 3rd Fannj Kendall. Regular attendance: Prizes and certificate*—P. Steel, A. Steel, Lily Steedman, George Steedman; certificate!: Bernard Wolff,. H. Steedman, Frank Casey, A. Poalgraih. Sewing: Ist prize Maggie Wolff, 2nd M. Wilson, 3rd A. Steel, 4th (special prize presented by Mrs Fraser) Lucy Westbn. The following children received special prizes from their teacher, Miss Gott :— J. Steel, N. Taylor, F. Casey, A. Po«l----grain,. J.Logie, £. Crisp, M. Woods, K. Rae, B. Me Walters;;«E. Tierney, Aid Elizabeth Crisp. . Mr Steedman, the Chairman of.. the. Committee, referred to Mr Halliwell'a illness in terms of great regret, and.stjd he knew that had he (Mr Halliwell) bees' there he would hare felt all the pleMUja that (he himself experienced at teeingVtd many bright happy, faces around him* He also alluded to Mr Gray's appoint* ment to the Tarairu School, and was glad that Mr Halli well's place was so ably filled. He impressed upon the children the-necessity for strict application to theif, work, at the same time stating thatl* was glad to hear such good accounts of them from their head teacher. , '....} ' After the distribution of th» prim tfct Chairman proposed a Vote of thanks to the examiners—Mrs Frazer and the Rev. Mr Neill. This was heartily aoeorded, the youngsters entering heartily into the applause. . " Mr Thorbnrn, after some remarka proposed a Tote of thanks to the teachers who' had, one and all, worked so well for the adTanceia«ut ofthe school. Thoteehil* dreri, he said^ who did not think their teachers deserring of.thanks,werej not jio applaud. The applause that, followed-showed more plainly than anything else' that the teachers were all well appreciated by the scholars. ; -.■ „ . ;, t Mr Gray, the head teaefor, returned thanks on behalf of the teaching staff, and added some words of advice to to&~; scholars and their parents, 5 and after thY children- sung " God Isaye the .Owon," »U separated. . , " >-•-*■■ The school was tastefully decorated with choice flowers. - : „-_, h