CARTERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 366, 17 January 1880, Page 2

CARTERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL.

The annual fete and distribution in connection with the abovo school, which had been adjourned,from the 13th insi, owing to the inclemency of the weather, took place on Thursday, the 15th inst,, The children assembled in Mr Vickerstaffs

paddock, which had been kindly lent for the occasion, at about 2 o'clock p.m., and thence till half-past four the youngsters indulged in cricket, rounders, swinging, kise-inthe--ring, and other games, when they were formed into procession, and marched down to the old Town Hall to tea, and after an hour or so allowed for the disposal of the good things that had been provided for their repast, Mr Burton Boys distributed the prizes. He alluded to the compliment paid him by the Committee hi being asked to preside on the occasion, and the pleasure he felt in doing so. Possibly others were' better adapted for the office, but he had resided in the district for twenty years, had taken the greatest interest in and done his best to advance the interests, of the locality, and he felt it was chiefly on this account he had been called on to fill the'position lie assumed that day. He referred to the state of the district years back, the stru?«lcß the parents of the children iii'-emMed before him had had to face, tin; d.llicnliy they had had in establishing a sclnwl at all, ami the brilliant 'pnsiiiuii wli.ch it liml nlitiiined' at the reci-nl Kiaiuliird exMiiiiiaiimis, not only as - .i-;i|.;i, bui the whole of ihe l'n'Wiit'i'. lli> urued U |i (in those cliklivii.h'i.mu'imiml prize take s not to l'i' jralmisiif ihi'ir mimic successful c::in-i-.iiit-sr"' n! t" Pirii;;.»u--]];iriJ ■flumijr fbeui.sii iii.; \>:u lu li« winners at the next prize niueliiig. mid n> secmd the efforts.nf Mr Kiclifirds, Mrs Jones, and their other tcarlieis liv lieiii..' mderly and attentive to iheii-studies. \] e i„-» e( i jwrents to take iidi-milii-eiif llm pwent -State aid given I to .isdu,:atiuhid..purposes, as■ probably ere I long this might be altogether withdrawn

or considerably, 'decreneed. )With; ji- few iipprnpriati/words to each;-child 1 lie, then dißtiibutedltlieprizes allotted-':'—■ -'• Standard' Ylr-John Moore, 'Harriet Giles. ... f .... ■'.-■:■ ■:■ Standard V—Thomas Rathbone; Arthur Diamond J Wilfred Rut thetfprd, darter, Edgar Rutherford, Herbert Eathbone, -. ..-, Standard lE—Edith Carter, Norman Rutherford, Harriet Carter. Standard' ll—Marion Garter, Esther Cadwallader, Donald McLaren. Standard fc-Ah'nie Bassett, John Zeal, AmuVZeaL" ■•••> - ... ~

, Infant Class—Charles McLaren, Edith Richards.; "extra" prizes',' Mental Arithmetic—Thomas Moore. Music—Edith Giles Sewing—Kate Carter. Mapping and-Drawing—Arthur Diamond. . The sowing prize waß a very handsome work box and fittings presented: by.Mrs. Giles, and attention was drawn to how thoroughly it had been earned by Miss Kate Carter. V ■■'<■ •'"■- •<••- After all the prizes had been given Mr Boys said he had omitted to refer to one point—the success of Robert Fairbrother in carrying off one of the scholarships at the examination held a few months since. He said he had known the boy from early childhood, and whenever he had visited his parents home he had found the boy dnep in some book; and it was to his indomitable industry and application, and the advantage he had taken of his instruction given him in the school he had won this position he held. The speaker concluded by hoping that this was but the prelude to the future prospects of this boy, and urged them to take example from him.

MrO. A. Richards then thanked the teachers and children for the assistance they had given him in the past, and hoped as they went together again for studies on Monday, they would pull together as well in the future. They each formed one link of a chain, and the necessary thing would be that every link should be strong in in its place, The prizes had been allotted on the year's work and attendance, and after a two years' experience he thought this the best plan. He thanked the donors for the prizes, they had given, and thought they had done quite enough, as a prize should be something to be fought for, and won, or otherwise they might as well call the children together and make each one a gift. The donors of prizes were Mrs Giles, and Messrs Boys, T. Moore, Gole, R, Armstrong, Fairbrofcher, Harrison, Parker, and Callister.

There was one incident in the distribution of prizes that shows the high standard of honor among the children inculculated by Mr Richards. Thomas Rathbone, on being called forward, stated that he was not entitled to the prize, as another boy had made a larger number of marks than himself. Mr Richards, on being referred to by Mr Boys, stated that Rathbone referred to the examination of the school by Mr Lee, the Government Inspector, where Adam Hughan had scored the highest number of'marks in the school. The prizes, however, were allotted on the year's work and attendance and not on the Government eliminations, and Rathbone had fairly won the prize, by over one hundred marks. After any amount of cheering and Kentish fire, children and visitors, which included a large number of their parents, separated, about 8 o'clock. . The election of the school committee for the ensuing year takes place on the 26th inst.