SCHOOL YEAR ENDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 December 1942, Page 4

SCHOOL YEAR ENDS

LANSDOWNE’S CLOSING CEREMONY GATHERING THIS AFTERNOON. PRESENTATION OF PRIZES. The Lansdowne School held its closing ceremony this afternoon, in the presence of a representative attendance of parents and others. The proceedings opened with the saluting of the flag by the children. In extending a welcome to the visitors, Mr, A. V. Faulknor, chairman of the Lansdowne School Committee, congratulated the children on the splendid results of their work during the past year, under- hard and difficult conditions. He hoped they would have a pleasant holiday and a merry Christmas and would come back to school refreshed for the work ahead of them in the coming year. Taking the school motto, “L. 5. which did not mean “Lansdowne School” but “Learn to Serve,” the Mayor, Mr T. Jordan, said that motto should be the objective of all .education. From his experience during the last three years he felt that objective been achieved. There had not been, in his opinion, the response from many people that there should have been. Mr Faulknor presented the certifi-cates-to the winners. 1 Mr J. Robertson, M.P., complimented the children on their work and referred briefly to the fact that New Zealand and the Empire were still involved in war, though the outlook was definitely better than it was last Christmas. The threat to New Zealand, he said, was perceptibly receding. He..wished the children all the best for the coming year and expressed the .hope that when they met again next Christmas the war would be behind them. Mr Robertson, on behalf of the children, made a presentation to the headmaster, Mr J. W. T. Jones. Mrs Robertson presented the prizes to the winners. An excellent display of drill was given by the .children. The prize-winners were:— Dux: Joan McGuinness; second, Olga Bettelheim. Special prizes: Alison McKay 1, Donald Shaw 2. Special, Std. 4: William Pike, nature study project. MASTERTON WEST HEADMASTER ADDRESSES PUPILS There was a large attendance of parents and friends at the Masterton West School this afternoon when the annual break-up took place. Members of the school committee distributed ice cream among the children. Mr R. Graham, chairman of the school committee, presented various certificates and the 45 home gardening certificates won during the year. The special prize for the dux of the school was awarded to Brian Burridge. The headmaster, Mr J. P. Farrell, said that the pupils were leaving school in difficult times. They could help themselves and the teaching staff of the secondary schools they went to by settling down to hard work. Mr Farrell congratulated the children who left the school last, year on their recent examination successes at secondary schools.