KAITARA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2280, 27 April 1886, Page 2

KAITARA.

(Fkom ocb own Coms?oNDE»i.) The presentation of prizes to'th© successful pupils in the late examination of the Kaitara school took place on Thursday last/ Nearly all the parents, and a number oF friends of the children were present to witness the interesting ceremony. Tho inemberi of the school committee who took part were Meesrs W, S. Wakelin (chairman), W-. Mitchell, T, Ward, W. Wood, and H. Waite. Mr W. S. Wakelin, in addressing those present, said it gave him th# same pleasuroto proside on this occasion as it did when they met last year. He said it' must be gratifying to all. to see the grett intorcet that was taken, and the encouragement that was given to develop the talentfl of the youth in every way, With reference to tins school-in. particular, the scholars were indebted to four gentlemen for the kind wiistance they had given which had been the means of their having most of the prizes they were abont to receive. The teacher also gave two prizes to induce regular attendance. He must fiwt men. tion Mr Coleman Phillips who, an most of those present were aware, lest year offered to give two prizes to induce the children to attend, moro regularly, i« #oma of them had not » very• good Mcord in thfeb reaped, The other gsntlemin wer» | Messrs Hation, Barter and Mitchell. It was through th» earnce# of th* two former in giving an iddreis which prowi eo euccoMful Snttnciftlljr,- «nd e liberal donation of th# latter Bentiemen tint th# Committee tor# ablate ptonde «o mon? pri«e», He had refonr»4 to tie jerricuj of tho (rontlemon in Bo miterially ajsijjbina in providing prise#, but certainty tho ladio# w ore entitled to equal honor hi thsit lib«a% in providing tlw Ytfiefchmont# vhieh noit of leoet tl)o juisnilo poiJion-Were «o Mfioao to dfecus«. fie had much pleasure in onllinA ou Mr Phillipj, trho had ogain kindly consenJed. to pr««ent th# prizes, Ooloman Phillips expressed the pleuur* it gave him himo to undertake th# office of distributing the prlres.' He had foji th# same gratification In doing so 1<»I> vear. It was not his Intention to mafce a long speech on this occasion, at tho tjms was getting on, and most of his young friends were anxious to hare their lunch; but at the samo time h» would li&e to makp a few remarks. It w» very complimentary Vj the teacher snd must have baen a special gratification to all concerned, that such a nigh percentage of passes had been obtained at th# recent examination, viz., 97 per oent. He would like to ask th# pupils if they had forgotten what he told them kit year, via., to lor# one another, and to ba respectful, kind, and well-behaved notonly In school, but during play hours. He was pleased to know that thurs wers two ipecial prizes fco be swarded thij jm for that purpose, and that they had been won by & young girl and boy,' He foulj advise them all to euultty the example, which would entitle of fcein »o a prize, and they would b# rejected generally Mr Wakelin then called for ? yotf of thanks for the two ladiee that bad oo kindly acted as judges of the tewing, arid whose deciilons h«id given each general satisfaction. Thanjis"wer#ifccordiM in® moet hearty manner, snd 2sr - Phillip on behalf of the ladieo acknowledged the compliment, The Cbair*#n pid he had the ploajur# to «k Kr Njtion kindly to f'ddrosa a few wordo.to tin youth pro»ant. He (Mr Kation) when sddreosing them Ijst year, had gifen them 9 v#ry intereofcing addreta on the history of tho threo P's, Perseverance, Progreoi, end Punctuality, and ho felt jure that thine preoent would be glad to hear him again on that or any other subject, Mr .'Mon, on rising, said the Chairman hjd refened to the account he g»vo on th» three ?'% Perseverance, Progress, end Punctuality. He (My Hation) would add another P for Patience, He had already impressed on them the importance of studying the thre#- first, and he would mako a feQ remarks with reference to the latter. He said some boy» wer# veryimpatienk if they did not get thel? ltisont right at once, and they gave it up and #aid "I can t do it." It'was this cla« that failed to make a nsne for themselves in the world and eventually be content with earning their living with their hand# instead of with their head#, is an illustration, if thef applied I or a situation as clerk in a merchant's office, ths manager would ask them to odd up this row of j figuros or fill in thi* tiheet of paper ir, their own hand writing. Well, after inspecting them he would say, " You wm't auitme! I your cftloylations are wrong, ttltl your writing clovenly;" Why vta this f Ho would ask the boys there procent, He Would tell tliem, because they were not punctual in attending school when they had thejohance. 'They did not porasvere when, they wer# there, they therefore made no progress, and wanting patience was the last straw of non-success. Mi Nation, at some length, described how some of our renowned men had risen from- nothing -through following out strictly to She letter that speoisl deslderasnwiifin:

detain;-thorn any..longer for, as Mr Phillips had said, : it,wa» iunoh time, H» sat down amid prolonged eheerinij. < - The Chairman! then rose: and asked 1 those present to accord a vote of. thanka to Mr Nation, for tho able and instruotlre ddrosa they had just'heard,; jlt * u •; fedponded to in the most Hearty manner. Mr Nation proposed- a rota of thank# for the teacher and sohool committee, Th# Chairman ■ Ihanfced' Mr Nation for hi» kiift sentiments. ■ ..It vas then time to make preparatiouifor lunch, whioh was carried out in .a ■ most by »'tbmmltUe of -b%ik' : hA{U|pJk v . tic© had been done to the good rided, ft move *u m«di to the playground, X ,#nd they indulged in yftrioui g»me» suit. 1 able for both eexeo till evening. The room wail again oltared for» dtnee trhioh proved moat enjoyable, the musia being tnpplled by Messrs Sarratt Waka' lin r *md Hodge.

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Fourth St«tidard.—Mw Barr&tt, Maw Wakolin, Jane My'rphy. Third Standard. - Bennett BriokelJ, John' Crow, Jrancij Barratt. Second Standard. Lydia Wakelia, Joshua Wakolin, 'Clara Leach. : first Stshdard.-Henry Morris,- Ad# Seers, Bans Midsen. Primer.—Annie-Diokj Walt« :Leaek, May Wood, ''

Sfinm, Psuu. Most popular boy in the playground and best behaved in the sohool,—MSnS) Mitchell. Most regular attendance,— j 486.ha1f-day» out 439!

A . complimentaty- prise '.was given by the teacher to Alice Gross,, who wa3 sooond'in lowing in'd in popularity, ; .S»ro?o PBUM. fifth StandtrdJ—Lilian Morris lst r Alice Groiti 2nd.

Fourth'SUndafd,—Mary ; WakeUn, Ist. Third Standard/—Amelia Hodge -Ist, Second Standard,—Clara Leach Ist. Lydia Wakelin'Shid,

Firat Standard,—M. McDonald lit', The Tery beat all round In the school was Lilian Morris who besides being th# best scholar, waj'the most popular girl iu the playground. ■ and ' one of the beat behaved in the school, had attended 101) half days, and wa» the beat in sewing of all the ichool.- , " •'