CARTERTON SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1283, 20 January 1883, Page 2

CARTERTON SCHOOL.

MSTRJBirrfON QF fBI^ES. This gathering is always a fete day for old and young in the district, and Thursday. was no exception to the rule.! Tlie old Town Hall been rqost tastefully decorqtgd by 2kfr and assistant teachers, assisted by samp qf tj)f) elder children, and in iteelf ; made qiiite an'attractive appearance in its old age.' The backof tbe stage was draped with flags, a floral motto—" Knowledge is power," and other devices in ferns and evergreens. Tbe side walls wei'e festooned with greenery from the bush, and the gallery, was also relieved with flags and ohaplets of leaves. In the oentre of tbe stage was a table covered with the prizes, and three vases containing very handsome bouquets of flowers. A full list of. prizes is given below, bnt those ' awarded for'regular attendance deserve especial notice, not ohly for the good attendance made, but fronj f|)e foot that the truth of the remark made by. Sir Mayhew that ib nearly all cases the ohildien who were mast regular in attendance were those; who, in tbo .exaoiiDition, they had profited most by the eduoation offered—bad "carried toff ,nearly ill tbe; prises—was exefftplifiedi' . The highest j)osaible:.nuniber of Attendances that could be mado was 438, a&d tbe fu|l'nurab.erwa& recorded in favor fif Henry Mfore and Robert Darrock, who each received a prize and first claas certificate from tbe Board of Education, a seconS class certificate also being jlw'aMed .^rde'jier ( ,wlSo came nejct on fhe lisf' with' attendances, These tjjree boys also took the following prices Standafd Y, IJobeft Qapock Ist; in Standard }l{ : fyqd; thp yritfp? l ' prjze, Percy jn Standard V, Ist in drilling, and tho houor of being elected by the girls ai the most papular boy in the sohool, after,having;.won the same prize last year, when he was elected, by the boys, so that'alike with his blasters pd hit comrades he holds' H' popular position, pi} from whs| p know of him outside heijijlrqugljly'l honors .a^argei}' Tfjp. seleglion .by the boys for thp.hiflat popular, gtrl fell on Mis; Elizabeth Eggjpj gnf} applause she received on CQiuingiforward to receive her prige thp. selpctior) seemed ratified by pne anj] all jn the sohoql. The prises wei'fi distributed by Mr Fajrbrother, the Chairman of the School Committee, and though Mjf W, O.j Buchanan, who was 'to'have given thenr away, is to be regretted, we know of no one better fitted to bare filled the office,

We would no invidiotffcflstidctiiii. but few haytfforked harder the wel*' fare of the and the eriovmeiit of the children thin himself ,»h®Mrß Fairbrother, and from his these meetings year after year he has ible to watoh the children passing , from Standard to Standard, and that he has done 1 so wub evident genial recognition of ; many who received prizes from him on . Thurnday..#fhoiuie. had r luiicessful competitor in the. school examinations - in- preceding a yjbars. His own children,have paßied4.hrou(!h:ther:sohool, and Rone out into the world, and become fathers and mothera, and among those who received wizes; at his hands on Thursday weresola's of the score of grand children he finds around; him in his old age. The children were miistered'inthe school yardß about 12.30 in, |heir several classes, and marched into the soboolrooni where Mr Mayhew distrihutfldßoine very ■ pretty Christmas oirds ondevery one of the little ones iu tile, infant olau, ■ and-lit Standard. He then read out the in the reoent examination in all subjects, and the list of prize winners, requesting the latter 1 to late the 'dtiler''ehd' -fif the forms in the Hall to avoid any .confusion in coining forward to receipt), their prizes. The children were thori rii.irAhed' fftto the Hall, the boys beinu on the right, the girls on the left, and the little ones in thfl gallery under the: eGpVifiiftetfdance bf' Mibs Robins: -TUere seventy .visitors present, among whom the ladies were • predominant. l Abput l;-30"tfe," Fairbrother took the cliaity aud those platform wa ,reoognised "were Messrs' Wolters,' E; Atfderion : T. Moore, Viokerstaff, (members', of'the Committee) and Wv ( -BoothVf Mr ''Fairbrothempressed the pleasure it gave hitn to*, meet the children there owe again, and it seemed that the twelvemonths had not taken long slipping round since-they had facad hira before. He ] was., glad to • see m< m Would like to see thegectlemenHoo, as it showed interest was taketein the soho'ol at present than had been the oase in days ( gone by, fit was not the first occasion by ; many that ha! had iein'; preset U attribute prizes such as he law on the table before him, which, he felt assured, had been well earned hy the .children by attention to thiiv stuuieaVand which was perhaps of almost equal importance—regularity. In. attendance. 1 The patter point was one he particularly .'wished parents and children, alike to bear in mind the importance-< of, If children •were irregularin; they could not expect. to take j'tizes, He understood that several jverfi 'leaving the achonl who, haviiig the' top of the tree; were now about '.to start in life.' He would reoommend them to take their coats off ahdHurh'their sleeves' up, and go to their work- with a'Tvill, and he wished them a pleasant 'journey, and every succeisi After the prizes were dij< tributed, they would be glad.to lip any; one who wished to speak.'ihd especially their head teacher, j|i the' taik ' of.V collecting snbioriptiopsland ophira *?';' * Q -Mr.Fairbrother then distributed! the prizes, with a few appropriate remarks to .each recipient, who, oh retiring, received hearty cheers from the other soholirs. _ Mr Mayhew said as ihe Chairman had intimated .that they expected, to hear something from him, lie behalf of the. teacliera.and children,- thahjk the many visitors presjjitf for att piling there that day. If parenla would.only realise how their presence,' not oiily oh occasions like the present,,but from time to lime in the school during. the progress of the daily studies, strengthened the handß of the teachers and acted as a spuy to tho children, he wm surj 'ipany iyou|d cpip ofterier than they did/ "IJq speak u hp the school at the end! of this month; bL|t k speaking for, himself he knew he was only expressing what was felt by many other teachei'a—tkat it.was eyer a, pleasure to them and the scholars to see parents present. He would also, point: out tho necessity of punctuality and regttlariattendaqoe, and ash parents and guardikha to assist the teachers as far as lay'in 'their power in obtaining these endsi -'Witli regard, to the prizes, lie could conscien* tously say that they had been won by tho most deserving recipients. He Sid not know how Mr Lee had allotted tile marks in the sixth Standard, but'.'the papers showiug the mnlts iq,the'other..Standards in all. branches .-were present there, if any would like to sep them.jheidrill prizes, four,in number, had been'awarded for competition by.Sergeant-Major Bezar. ■ Mr Booth said it waatuany.yeara'amca he was at sohool, but as far as be could remember, in those early days people had not the heart to gat up fetes andtreats for the'c(iit3rijn p i| Zealand. ! Aftey a tptilamußing* address to the children, he_ congratulated those who; had taken prizes on having won them. He | hoped they, would work ai hard- this y#a# as they had last, aud to those who had been non-successful he would say wqrlj harder thin they had ever done before, and try and leave the others out in the cold at the end tif'the year. He hoped they were not disappointed With M r Buchanan not being there, but he had only arrived from Christchurch in Wellington that morning, and had to attend to tho freezing of some of the produce,of the. district that was going Home.; but' hewas'sure'if he had have been able it would have given him much pleasure to have been present. But he was sure they were as pleased to see their old friend Mr Fairbrother presiding, as no one was so fitted or so deserving as bim,;or had done so ftiudlj for the good of the sohool; and they were all indebted very much to him and his family for what they had done in past years. While their school daya ,were probably the happiest period ;of their life, they must also remember that it'was about the most important, as it. was there'those who laid broad foundation by gopd conduot, diligence, and attention to' their ityd|ei were the most successful aud i]iej\|| members of their community in after life, He wished them all every happiness and success throughout their lives. Mr,Fairbrother - said, although -/MrSamuil was notjthere that da>, hejstill had the school in mind, and had obtained a prize from a .lady in .Christchurch for needlework, "They had not'had'iln oppor. tunity of oontpatine tor this at 1 present, but he ljad no doi)(i| it wool.] be %vai)abM ' At a fufur^.tim;■ v " • " " l! ' . Cheeys frer'e -piven for Mi; Samuel, the Chairman, -Tlr FairiirotheV,'' the vw'itors® Mr MavheW. and' the assistant teacher;! Mr Mayhew, io retuminsi thanti. ex. pressed his gMtijjoation' tkt the names of the. assistant' tfiap|efi) Ijtjq bgpn • coupled with J)l« qp, as ffithoqt their aid the J~ oft ¥% cqi) ld havobe^n

and Royal' Pamilyj the company du parsed : to the adjoining paddocks, where awmes were kept . in lull p Uy, roUlJ( j erg and otpv games Indeed in, aud me» and otqer apojtq kept gojt)g'fur mnnojr and othw prizfli until Vqlock'wheu J a n !'• r ' W cffildfoq 'lets «ito'.the i lull, ifo g j| and;.the:fiovp Bucfli-gding litem, after .whioh eoveralof theseoiors n]go <«( dawn to the well tables, The oaterinp was ample and yery Rood, and the thanks of all are due to the many Udies who first uroiided and t thin > aided IPS Rooj lhingii JTfle inner man refreshed, sports and games were agaip resumed,- and continued with an-

o'pipck, when dark-, v ■ new;;' 'jfafe/otf the scene,the ■ohool bell ring, and all aped to : thoif homes," 1 ■ <4 i ■j; . . , ~ v '•' ; " " ..PitfZE Lai,.. , .■ ;/> I Regular , Attendance,:— Heqry Moore, Robert Dar'fock, Percy Gardener, Grattan, Richard Bathudild,* Hftnry 'Mow,' Edith Carter. ~, Gardener, James Cntt. ••''Btfiijd»(d IV.—Thomas' Sandilandsj HarPefersV] fi! • " : '<y r ' ■"/ Standard lir,—Robert fiuroek, Joseph Wakojrn,. Amy v SmidilanJs, Standard If.—ltobSrt Barttett, Winifred, : • Armstrong,.Muriel riitherfurd.' r Btandarjl t—By. i White, Arthur Hunt,,- ' 'Alice Andrews, Mary Callister. / Infant).—Aliqe-. Jiurnett, Boss Dancy, l k ..Mary i'eal r Tietuatzy l)ioyßka,"Jehn Joh'u^ '.v;#tOD/;y, ; Writing.—Robert Parrock, Eniily Clarke.., Mapping.—Harriet Carter, Ceoil Palmer. , .Dflji.—Peroy Gardener, Arthur sMooie, ' I > Mwti 'Popular Girl 1 and Eagle aud Percy Gardener..