MASTERON PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1565, 21 December 1883, Page 2

MASTERON PUBLIC SCHOOL.

DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZES. Yestsrday afternoon the Theatre Royal Maaterton, was crowded by some four orfive hundred children and poanibly two hundred 1 on the occasion of the annual prize distnbuhon.. Jhs stage was occupied by MrJ.C. Boddington, tho chairman of the oommittee, and several members of the committee, and visitors, Theohairn% in opening tho proceedings said the large attendance proved tho neces' jjrtyof- gathering in the Theatra Royal. Ihorewasnooneroora in the school itolf, in which all the ohildreii isiuld assemble/ leaving out the parents andivlsitor*. Uw* JWr M Wtlesa jntere ated to know that the Masterton School was growing year by year,-; Since number on the roll had increased'frotn, 393 to 804, and the average attendant fom 250 to 400. In the city of Wol]jngtou %ore was only one sohool with a'larger,roll than their own. Last year thoy, had Sf&dfy 80 per ceot of pwiM) this year (hey hadjnly obtained 86 lieu*.

per cent. However, the Inspector said the work m stronger and better this yew < in the previous one, and Mount Cook Schiol which had made so far the best puus ih Wellington had only recorded 84 per cent, In the Tate examinationhe had been partictt' larly pleased with the swing, which WL been declared by the e&pners to be of very high character. The credit of this was due to Uits Keeling and Miss Bemenschitei* der, !Thii year prizes for k musio were given, and the judges reported that'fKugn the competition was limited there w(» healthy signs of an intelligent interest. In conclusion 1 classev, which woufd enable their*children ! to completo their education without going to Wellington, to the proposed school library, and to the efficiency of the head master of the school and his teaching staff, IL school children then sang in a pleas* ing manner'' Try Again," Mr Grundy acting as conductor and Mr Waitta as organist, The next piece on the programme was a recitation competition for prizes in the junior and senior classes. In the former, Annie Spring, Bertha Dcidrioh, and Agnei Allen spoko olearly and well from the stage. Perhaps the only drawbrck was that somo of the pieces selected were a little too ambitious for young children. In tho senior division, Agnes Sage, Grace Johnson, Grace Walton, and Maty Pearson competed, and their performances wero heartily cheered by the audience.. The Roy W. K. Paige and Messrs Rapp and Payfcoii, who judged the competition, awarded the prize in the junior list to Bertha Deidrich, and in the senior class to Grace Walton, ( then distributed tho following prizes, tho various prizo takers being heartily applauded by the youngsters FbizeList. Infant Class, taught by Miss Rcmeu-ichneider-Myra Dixon, Florence Kingdon, Gilbert Jones, Dora King, Emily Johnson, John Holdawav, Florence Payne, Sidney Harvoy, and Alfred McEwen. • Standard I, taught by Mies Baillie-1 Ellen Carman, 2 Joseph Dawson, 3 Heart Langley, • Standard 11, taught by Miss Keeling—l Mabel Walton, 2 William Shute, 3 Beilie Pickering, 4 Amy Jago, Standard HI, taught by Mr Kay—l Catherine Donald, 2 Elizabeth Kingdon, 3 Samuel Mawhiney, 4 Joseph Wilton. Standard IV, taught by Mr Ford—l Clara Maxton, 2 Annie Spring, 3 Samuel Shop, hdrd, 4 Amelia Voltheim, Standard V, taught by Mr Waiito—l Fred Langton, 2 James Payne, 3 Robert Langton, Standard VI-—1 Albert Hosking, 2 Axell Komstedt. The former was loudly ohoered as the leading prizo taker. Prizes for passing Standard Vl—Archie Hosking, Jessie Galloway. Special prize in competitive examination -Agnes Sage. Mr Grundy stated that this prize was won by a girl who had fought her way to the top of hor class. Music prizes—l Jessie Corbett, 2 Jessie Galloway, " Good attendance prizes—Hector Munro, Charles Wrigley, Christina Mubro, William Fellingham, Sarah Wrigley, Joseph Boddington, Hans Hoffeins, Roderick Gray, Archie Richards, Speeial praise was given to Hans Hoffeius, wno lived the greatest distance from the school, and was. always a first arrival.

Recitation prizes—l Grace Walton, 2 Bertha Diedrich,

Sewing prizes (out of £5 specially voted by the committee^—Standard II: .l Ethel White, 2 Agnes Wilson, 3 Ellen Chapman, i Kate Bidding, 5 Jessie Felling. Standard III: 1 Agnes Allen, 2 Elizabeth Allen, 3 MarylJoKay, 4Eoae Chandler. Standard IV: 1 Ellen Wrigley, 2 Amy Payne, 3 Annie Walton, 3 Bertha Diedrich, Standard V and VI; 1 Johanna Munro, 1 Annie Yates, 3 Annie Gray, i Ellen Chapmau, Prize for tho most popular boy: George Nteol j girl: Edith Payne. After a little more singing and hearty cheers from the children for their teachers, the chairman, the committee, visitors, &c„ the holidays begun, .. /