ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF EVANS FLAT SCHOOL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 316, 27 December 1873, Page 3

ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF EVANS FLAT SCHOOL.

(From a Correspondent.) Our Government, in their wisdom and liberality, have brought education (so far as ( it is possible at present) to every man's door #j consequently, there are many schools amongst the mountains and gullies of the province - which are not known to the public, and which I •are not heard of except upon these annual occasions. They have not that prominence j which offers au inducement to clergymen or other visitors. There are none of the "upper ten" to patronise these institutions, or to hold up the hands of the teacher. Their only patrons are the plodding, hard-working •eons of toil ; and yet the schools, as a whole, prosper under the patronage of the fathers and the mothers of the children. One of these isolated schools I came across on Wednesday last, in the course of my travels; for, to let your readers know, lam one of the firm of Brown, Jones and Robinson, and you can call me Brown, if you like. Well, it happened to be the day of their ■annual examination. I found 37 children present. There were also present: — Mr. Harraway, Chairman of the School Committee; Messrs. Brooks and David Evans, members of Committee ; Mr. M'Lelland, Blue Spur; and eerersX af the mothers of the children. The teacher (Mr, Duthie) - assisted by Mr. Harraway and Mr, M'Lelland, conducted the axamination, Mr, Harraway delivered the prizes. The following is a list of prize-takers :—: — Ist Cxass. — R. M'Millan, Ist prize for .-geography, arithmetic, history, and Teading \ J. Hopkins, Ist prize for geography and mapping, 2nd for history; 'H. Harraway,' - • epeeial prize for general improvement throughout the year, presented by the Chairman ; H. , M'Millan, 3rd for reading and geography ; George Smith, 4th > for reading and writing ; H. Harraway and R. M'Millau, equal in reci • "tation and the reciting of poetry, a prize -each. 2nd -Class. — John Kameay, Ist prize for heading, -writing, arithmetic, and recitation"; Thomas Hogg, 2ndj Joel Boulton, 3rd. Honor Hbre, John Munro, Jane Ramsay, and j,' Margaret Ferguson, were all prize- takers in - ".fhia class. Lilian Dunikowski; special 'prize for good .conduct. , ■ , • „,i ( 3rd Class. — Catherine Thomas, Ist prize"; Oliver Ferguson, dud. Er&n Evans, James H«raw*T, and Maggy Brook*, -were praeV 'takarrin fchii class. ■ , •.. '..-•!. -I ) ' " : "' :; 4th -Club. — George Munro,' Ist; *W. Hore, ;/1 tnijti. • c^- i Miichai, Srdj Agnes Ferguson, ' ChairaMft^ intltumik -address, compli-

mented the scholars on their progress and proficiency since' the present teacher had the oversight' of the school. He believed that Mr. Duthie'was an 'earnest and painstaking teacher, and he had -great pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to the teacher. A cordial vote of thanks was also proposed to the ladies. The children then repaired td the playground, where an ample' spreacl was provided by the following ladies: — Mesdames M'Millan, Harraway, Brooks,' Munro, Duthie, Hopkins, and Smith. The Committee are now erecting a new school arid sehoolhouse. Through the kindness of the Wesleyan body, they have had the use of their chapel for a school ever since the school commenced until now.