THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1170, 25 December 1879, Page 2

THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL.

Thb annual examination of the children attending the above school was held on Thursday and Friday last, and conduoted by Colonel Lyon and the Revs. W. IS. de L Willis and W. ; Evans; The prizes awarded were distributed on Tuesday at 3 p.m., when most of the children were present with some of their parents. Colonel Lyon, on taking the chair, said that Mrs Lyon had been asked to give out the prizes, but he was sorry to say that she was away from homo. Ho regretted that Mr Willis and Mr Evans were not present, but he had received letters from them expressing their great satisfaction at the proficiency displayed by the children m all the subjects m which they had been examined. . He also was very much pleased himself at the result of the examination. their answers m the subject m which he examined them showed that they had been well taught and had attended to their lessons. After a few more remarks he proceeded to distribute the prizes as follows : — Fourth Class. — Boys: Robert McVeagh, first prize for general proficiency (prize presented by E. M. Edgcumbe", Esq.) ; James McVeagh, second prize for general proficiency; Fred Hosking, prize for arithmetic (also presented by E. M. Edgcumbe, Esq.) ; Charles Arnold, prize for goad conduct ; David Carnachan, prize for general progress. Girls: Elizabeth JNixon, first prize for general proficienoy; Julia Crumby, second prize, for general proficiency and sewing ; Frances Robertson, prize for regular attendance; Eliza Bartlett for good conduct. Thied Class. — Boys: Henry Wilson, first prize for general proficiency; Herbert Johnson, second prize for general proficiency ; Henry Oatnp', prizft for reading; Thomas Mynott, for writing ; George Henson, for regular attendance ; George Bowley, prize for good conduct. Girls : Minnie Morahead, first prize for general proficiency ; Eliza Henson, second prize for general proficenoy; Margaret McVeagh, prize for regular attendance ; Margaret Ryan, prize for good conduct (presented by Mr Webber); Mary Willoughby, first prise for sewing (given by 'Mr E. B. Reynolds) ; Caroline Nixon, prize for arithmetic aud reading ; Ti.Hy Lambert, prize for writing ; Jane Camachane, Mary McVeagh, Ellen Lam- ' I bert, and Blanche Carnachan, prizes for general progress. Second Class. — Boys: Hugh Ryan, first prize for general proficiency ; Samuel Hollo way, second prize for general proficency; Alfred Hall, prize for regular attendance; Hugh Pearson, prize for Arithmetic; Frank Weyman,- prize for writing ; William Riley, prize for good conduct; Fred Weyraan and Charles Ryan for progress. Girls : Maud Nixon, first prize for general proficiency ; Mary Morshead, second prize for general progress; Alice Forrest, prize for good conduct ; Emma Forrest, prize for regular attendance from a distance of tfcree miles. Enrly Mynott, for reading ; Alice Reynolds, for sewing. Jj'ibsi Class. — Boys: Fred Lambert and Edward Richardson (equal), first prizes for general proficienoy; Henry Arnold, prize ' for regular attendance ; •JCbomaq Rowley, pr«e for rgading; WU*

liam Heaney, Edward Reynolds, Albert Clews, prizes for progress; Jackson McCall, prize forgood conduct; Edward Armer, prize for arithmetic; Henry Mynott, prize for spelling and good conduct. Girls : Tilly Mann, first prize for general profioiency ; Kate Pearson, second prize ,for general proficiency; Jane Stewart, for reading; Martha Holloway, for regular attendance; Sarah Clemmy, .for reading* Infant Glass— first Division. — Boys : Frank Doolan, first prize for general profioiency ; Harry Morse, second prize for general proficiency; iFred Kane, for good conduct ; Edward Bane, for regular attendance. Girls: Jane Kenson, first prise; Anne Lambert, second prifco; Maud Mawson, for regular attendance; Ellen Forrest, for good, conduct; Maud Camp and Leah Hassall, for progress 1 . Second Division; — U©ys: Edward Lawrence, first prize; Sydney Clews, second prize; James Stewart, prize for regular attendance ; James Camachan, for good conduct. Girls : Agnes Littledale, first prize; Ohurlotte Brocklesby, second prize; Sarah Hollo wy, for regular attendance ; Theresa McVeagh, for good conduct. The prizes having been distributed, the head teacher made a. few remarks and then the children sang some rounds, &c, concluding with Save the Queen," and then dispersed. The school will re-open after the holidays, oii, Monday, the J 9th January.