HAMILTON EAST SCHOOL.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1476, 17 December 1881, Page 2

HAMILTON EAST SCHOOL.

The childreu attending this school were entei tained yesterday with sports and a tea meeting, on the occasion of the breaking up for the Christmas holidays. A long and varied programme of sporta had been arranged by Mr Maberly for the young ones during the afternoon, and at 5.30 p.m. they were entertained at tea in the large room of the school. The distribution of prizes took place in the evening during the progress of the concert at LpQucsne's Hall, which commenced at 7.30. The following was the programme gone through before a large and appreciative audience :— Chorus, " Merry Christmas ; " recitation, Helena LeQuesne ; chorus, "Winter King;" recitation, Ralph Potter; duet, "Convent Bells," Misses Hunter and Lees; chorus, "Love at Home ;" two recitations, Bella Manktelow and Jane Dixon ; round, "Who'll Buy;" chorus, "Bkck Cat," infants ; song, Miss Allen ; duet, "Little Brown Evus.," Bella Mauktelow and E. Hunt; ; recitations, Florence Hope and H. Winter, and Alice Palmer and Minnie Divon ; "Home is the Best." Paib II. — Chorus, " Skaters ;" recitation, "Maty, Queen of Scots," Margaret Hunter and Amanda Lees ; round, " Ding Dong Bell ;"' song, "Rosalie," Elizabeth Pioctor; chorus, "Warrior's Gia-ve;" recitation, Lizzie Cissidy ; part bong, "Murmuring River;" &ong, "Juamta,"' Bertha Steadman ; chorus, "Farewell to Study;" &ong, "Little Sweetheart," Lavinia Keep and Bella Manktelow; chorus, "Hungry Fo\'," infants; song, Mr Field; chorus, "Star of Peace/ song, Mi-sS Eva Allen ; recitation, Lavinia Keep ; round, "Good Night;" "God Save the Queen." The whole of the items in the programme weie well rendeied, though we may be excused if wo accord special praise to the song "Juanita," by Bertha Steadman, which was admitted by all to be the gem of the evening. During an interval, the prizes were distributed to the following pupils by Mrs F. A. Whi taker, who performed the duty in a most pleasing manner, addressing a few encouraging words to each of the children as they came up to receize their rewards :—: — PRIZE LIST.

Fifth Standard : Lena Gelling, general proficiency, lake regions ; Sydney| Manictelow, do., India. —Fourth Standard : William Gelling, general proficiency ; James dimming, general proficiency and attendance ; Winter LeQuesne, general proficiency ; Ralph Potter, neatness of work ; Helena LeQuesne, good conduct ; Margaret Hunter, general proficiency. — Third Standard : Colin LeQuesne, general proficiency and attendance j Alfred Steadman, general proficiency and attendance ; Albert Palmer, attention to study ; Ethel Beale, general proficiency ; Maggie Neilson, general proficiency and neatness j Lizzie Cassidy, general proficiency and neatness ; M. A. Quinn, attendance ; tfella Manktelow, attendance ; Jane Dixon, good conduct. — Second Standard : George Proctor, general proficiency ; Douglas Gelling, general proficiency ; Wm, McCabe, general proficiency and neatness ; Albert LeQuesne, attendance ; Alice Palmer, general proficiency ; Minnie Dixon, general proficiency. — First Standard : Herbert Winter, general proficiency ; John Gillett, general proficiency and attendance ; Richard Gillett, general proficiency, attendance, and good conduct ; Jane Davies, general proficiency ; Mary Honybun, general proficiency ; Bella Smith, general proficiency ; Florence Hope, good conduct. —Primers : Alfred darken, Robert Kelly, William Neilson, George Holloway, Cecilia LeQuesne, Elizabeth Davis, Alfred Bastable,—lnfants : James Delaney ; Alfred Potter, Catherine Saxe, Agnes Wilson. The prizes consisted of well-selected books, boxes of toys, work-boxes, picture books, dolls, &c. The whole affair passed off very successfully, and reflected great credit upon the painstaking headmaster, Mr Mabevly, the other teachers, and upon Mr T. A. Bell, the musical conductor, who have in their respective departments brought the children to such a high state of efficiency.

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