Waiotahi Creek School.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3743, 23 December 1880, Page 2

Waiotahi Creek School.

The prizes were distributed in the Waiotani school room this morning by Mrs Newell Phillips. There was a lar«e number of friends and relations present, and the children presented a very pretty spectacle. At the beginning of the year there were only 116 names on the roll, but, thanks to the excellent teaching of Mr A. Colhoun, Assisted by Mrs Osboldstone and the Misses Hamilton and A. Cleveland, the numbers have increased from 116 to 165, a fact which of itself testifies to the confidence placed in the. teachers by the parents. The following is the prize list:— Uppeb Division. sth Class.—Eosa ii arerfield, James Renwick, B. McNiece, P. Hennessy, E. Hill, and M. A Cummings. 4th Class.—Maegie Coutts, Kate Cooper, Jeanie Mclntyre, and Laetitia Walker.

3rd Claßß.—Lucy Greene, James Huff, William McKenna, Cecilia Bond, Nelly Brodie, and Emily Moore.

JUHIOB DIVISION

2nd Class.—Jannet Crosbie, Henrietta Cummings, M. A. McLaughlin, Eliza Clarke, Charles Barton, Jane Coutts. Ada Miller, Jane Boxall, Alex. Brodie, Edwin Boxall, and Eobert Wishart.

Ist Class.—Arthur Cummiogs, Bessie Huff, Maud Mason, and John Moore. Infants.—James Johnstone, Ellen Hennessy, Beatrice Haverfield, Ellen Hill, Emily Morwick, Mary Eobinson, and Duncan Cameron.

Besides these, there were two special prizes—one given by Mr Finlay, entitled "The History of the Sea," awarded to Adam McNiece for geography, and the other given by Miss Stanton (formerly on the staff of the school), which was awarded to Jane Coutts for the neatest exercise book. During the morning, the following programme was successfully carried out:—"The Old Black Cat," song, pupils; "jLove One Another," infants ; recitation, J. W. Bennick; duet, M. and H. Cummins; "Our New Zealand Home," pupils;" Home is the Best," pupils; "Farewell to Study," pupils; " God Save the Queen," pupils. A vote of thanks to Mr and Mrs Newell Phillips brought the proceedings to a close.

WAio-Kue&a School. Th« prizes were distributed by his Worship the Mayor in the absence of the Mayoress, who had been invited to do so but who was prevented from doing so plough being absent from the Thames. Tne total number of boys and girls on the roll is 475, and the average attendance 350. The school room had been tastefully decorated with devices, ferns and flowers by the. teachers and elder scholars. There was a large attendance of parents and friends, among whom we noticed Messrs Wm McCullough, E. N. Smith of the Waiotahi School Committee, H. C. Lawlor, Colhoun and others. The examination papers, exercise books and drawings were laid out for inspection, and show a marked improvement on last year's work. Addresses were given by. the Mayor, Mr McCullough, and the Head Master (Mr G. Newell Phillips). During the afternoon the children sang " The Coral Insect," " Farewell to Study," and two songs by the infants. The following is the Pbizb List. Standard Vl—lst, Elizabeth Akers; 2nd, John J. Crawford; 3rd, Joseph E. Whitaker. Standard V—lst, Edward O. Flicker; 2nd, Herbert Cropp; 3rd, Adelaide Bagnail. Certificates of proficiency—George Meredith, Thomas Cahill, Walter Grundy, Arthur Bennett, William Hammond, Fanny C. Phillips, Margaret Akers, Emma Poulgrain, Susan Ellis, and Mary Herivel. Standard•: IV—lst, William Henry Adams ; 2nd, Annie Hall; 3rd, Margaret YVingate. Certificates of proficiency— William Smith, John Childerhouse, Edward Cooke, Emily McEnight. Standard Hi—lst, John Phillips. Certificates of proficiency—Neil Fleming, Janet Fleming, and Grace Gordon. Special Pjbizks. Head Master's prizes for the neatest exercise books:— Standard V—Stephen Harris, William Lewis, Susan Ellis. Commended—Adelaide Bagnall, Fanny Phillips, Abel Eowe. Standard IV — Mary Hutchison. Commended—Mary E. Corin, Eliza Hnnter, Edward Cooke, Alice Foster. Standard lll—Annie fieid, Dora Barber. Mr Webber's prizes foe Standard V— 1, Edward OTFricker; 2r*W Eowe;3, Adelaide Bagnall; 4, Herbert Cropp; 5, Samuel Eowe. DBAWING. Standard V.—l, John Brown; 2, Walter Grundy. Certificates of MeritThomas Smith, Margaret alters, William Hammond, Mary L- Phillips. Standard IV—Eliza Hunter. Certificate of Merit— Lyditt Moyle. Head Master's special arithmetic and history prize for the girls of Class V.: Mary Herivel and Fanny C. Phillips. Mr E. A. E. Owen's special arithmetic and history prize for Class IV.: Alice Foster. Miss McDonnell's geography prize for Class III.: George Lawrence. Good Conduct Certificates—Elizabeth Akers, Herbert Cropp, Elizabeth PatterI Bon, Edward Cooke, Margaret Eitchie, | John Newdick, Henry Cordes, Albert Hanlon,Mary Barclay, Jessie Ellis, David Hastings, Emily Phillips, Standard ll—lst John Eiohards, 2nd James McCuliocu, 3rd William Gibson. Certificates of Proficiency — Thomas Eichards, Amy Brown, Harriet Garner, Emily Meacham, Jessie Ellis, Florence Hall, Eliza Ximlin, Margaret Brown. Standard I—lst William Paul, 2nd James Stewart, 3rd Elizabeth Barclay— Certificates of Proficiency, Joseph Williams, Christopher Johnston.

Pbiiceb Clxss—Harry Brown, Harry Kneebone, Thomas Weir, Fred Tonge, Edward Addison, Margaret Law, Barbara Barclay, Lily Smith, Amelia Hqtphison. Good Conduct—William Bull, Annie Moorcrait, Alice Pattenon.

Infants—Robert McGregor, William Woods, Lcttio Williams, Margaret Kerr, Annie Bobinson, Bessie Catran, Ada Smith, Clara Goldsworthy. Music certificates awarded by Mr Grigg : — Elizabeth Akers, Margaret Akers, Thomas Cahill, Sibyl Day, Susan Ellis, Edward Fricker, Stephen Harris, Kate McGregor, William Maroney, Mary L. Phillips, Abel Rowe.