ESK VIEW SCHOOL

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 274, 20 December 1929, Page 7

ESK VIEW SCHOOL

DJST1UBUT10N OF I'JUZKS. Yesterday afternoou, parents and children assembled at the Esk View School to take part iu the distrilmtion of prizes. Mr Phillips, chairman of the school conimittee, presented tlie books, which had been selected by the teachers. He made rcferouee to the uniqne scholastic record of George Mollett, a lad in Std. 6, who unfortunately suficred from an accident and therebv was unable to conipete for dux hon- ' onrs. The boy then received a beauti- ! tui gold medal geneiously donated bv j Mr F. Rench, of Eskdale. _ • I Songs and rooitations were- given during tlie afternoou. I Albert Gompton, of Std. 6, pre- ! sented Mr Cockerill with a set of I earvers in recognition of the pains he 1 had taken in prepitring the pupils jcS Std. 6 for their exaimnation, at which they were so suceessful. A furtlier presentation of a fountain pen, suitabfv inscrihed, was made to Miss M. Saunders hy Mr Cockerill, on behalf of the pupils and teachers oi" the school. Miss Saunders this year eompletes her prohationership and pioceeds to the trainuig college next year. Following is a list of the prizewinners : — MERIT PRIZES. | Std. 6. — Fred Rench 1, Jim Burns j 2, llarold Fitch 3. Std. 5. — Jock Booth 1, Jack C'ullen I 2, deanette Nichol 3. Std. 4. — Kdward Mandv 1, Frank i Rencii 2, Riclnud Schaeffer 3. j Std. 3. — Doris Roscby 1, Tony Wilton 2, J. Lawson 3. J Std. 2. — Fred Curric 1, Lewis Bryt son 2. , Std. 1. — Alice Louden 1, Jack Nichoi J 2. I iP. 3. — Robcrt YVilson 1, John Rans- ! field 2. ' P. 2. — David Borrie 1, John Browui 2. 'P..1— Mollv Hook ing 1.

ATTEN D AN CE rKJZLS. Std. 6. — Annie Staffon, Pat Shirley, j Harold MeFarlane. 1 Std.- 5. — Jack C'ullen. i Std. 4. — Teddy Mandy, John Brawn, i Frank Rench. Std. 3. — Ellen Manuka. P. 3. — Thelma Stafford, Olive | Brown. j SPECIAL PIIZES. (Donated by Mrs A. Walker.) Sewing. — Std. 6: Y'era Hocking. Std 5: Jeanette Nichol. Std.' 3: Yita Foster, Doris Roseby. Std. 2: Julia Hunt. Std. 1 : Edna Haswell. Writing. — Standard 6, George Mollett; Standard 5, Agnes Wnterhouse; Staudard 4, Albert Book; Standard 3, Ellen Manuka; Standard 2. Lewis Asliworth ; .Standard 1, Edna Haswell. Prizfis for Gardening, donated by ; Aliss Saunders. — Plot-8, Jack Olsen and j Clive Davy. Special Prize for C'onduct. — Boys j (donated by Mr F. Lopdell), Claude ] Hart and Albert Booth. Girls (don- ' ated by Mrs Ha.vman), Vera Hocking. 1 Special Prize for Boys' Singing (donated by Mrs Arnolt). — Albert Gempton. Special Prize for Bardest Triei' (donated by Mr W. King). — Verdun Haswell.