ATTENDANCE MEDALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2460, 26 March 1909, Page 3

ATTENDANCE MEDALS.

DISTRIBUTED AT THE SCHOOL.

A number of parents were present at tho Gisborne School yesterday afternoon when' medals for good attendance were distributed to the scholars by Mr J. Somervell, Chairman of the School Committee. After distributing the medals Mr Somervell addressed the scholars. . He said it was what, might .be.termed a .red letter ..day in the school, and would long be remembered by both scholars and teachers. Some of the scholars had done well, others better, a good many excellent, and one or two par excellent. He was pleased to see so many smiling faces; they all seemed to be well fed and clothed, important factors in the attendance at school. They should prize their medals, which in years to come they would be able to look back upon with pride. He thought should be very thankful for the s®f of teachers they had, and they shoftd encourage them by putting heart into their work.

Mr Somervell then called for three cheers for the teachers, which were very heartily given. Mr Rowley on behalf of the teachers thanked the scholars for their cheers and also thanked all the parents present for their attendance. He then called for cheers for Mr Somervell, who had very kindly attended that afternoon, and also for Mr F. Harris, who had donated a handsome gold medal, which had been awarded to Master Albert Rhinesmith, Dux of the district, who had been fortunate and clever enough to win it. The following gained medals and certificates: Gold Medal, five years’ full attendance: Charles Allan, John Frazer, Pearl Hatherall, May M»ore, Elizabeth Frazer, Edith Wildish, Myrtle Church. Silver Medal, full attendance, 1908: James Forsyth, Benjamin Hawkins, George Redpath,' Redmond Sweet, Gordon Hickson,lAlbert Rhinesmith, Alick Trafforcl, Myrtle Church, Irene Moore, William Birkett, Edwin Evans, Humbert File, Leigh File, Julian Hansen, Cedric Hepburn, Ronald Lewis. Harold Moore, Leslie Morice, Douglas Menzies, Louis Parker, David Smith, Harry Stevenson, Eden Whitlock, May Bishop, Ethel Black. Ina Bushneli, Ruby Hatherall, Ruby Hooper, Ro.sina Johnston, Dork Le.hQuesne, Mary McConnell, Charles Birss, Charles Bull, Lancelot Daws, Cecil Ellei'v, Frank Hayes, John Le Harquand, Gilbert Godfrey, Edgar Jones, Percival Lewis, Samuel Mill, Linton Runciman, Edwin Robb, Leonard Skeet, Herbert Spurdle, Albert Wallace, Kate Ambridge, Frances Aylward, Muriel Church, Constance Dalryrnple. Winifred East, Jessie Ferguson, Clarice Gentles, Valerie Hansen, Dora Harries, Sylvia Heffennan, Zelma Hooper, Sibyl Lewis, Iranui Lunn, Elsie Morell, Ruth Poole, Ivy Parker, Mirialn Tlielwall, David Ballantyne, Frederick Crafts, Charles Frazer, Maxwell Fry, Raymond Hansen, Gordon Jones, Eric Le Quesne, Hamilton Lipsett)- Frank Mattthcwson, Archibald Morice, Owen Paltridge, Hepa Priestly, George O’Neill, William Wildish, Adelaide° Fail-lie, Jean Frazer, Dora Morice, Ivy Morrison, Dorothea O’Donnell, Jane Sealy, Violet iSmith, . Mabel Salford, Edith Wade, Harry Allan, Thomas Adair, Reginald Adair, Denby Bean, Alfred Coleman, Thomas Albert Fisher, Dean Haache, Wesley Johnston, Leonard Lentell, Leslie McKay, Samuel McKay, William Sawyer, Robert Thomson, Osgood Whitlock, Sydney Wildish, Albert Wliyte, Alice Ambridge, Olive Atkinson, Mary Bull, Eva Hepburn. Elsie Higliam, Alice Jones, .May -Kennedy, Ursula Lynch, Rose Schwabe, Lillian Sealy, Eileen Withers, Geoffrey Brown, Noel Lewis, Leonard Markie, . Andrew Murray, Jubilee White field, Mary Dempsey; Alice Frazer, Henrietta Hansen, EG a McDonald, Dorothy McKay, Mdue Adair, Muriel Miller, Thelma Williams, Frances ’ Davidshh, Gordon Camming, Norman* Fairlie, Nekofl>'Tbbotson, Gecil Rvan, Richard Stevenson, Frederick Schwabe, George Vigis, Minnie Hatherall, Olive-’Morgan, Phyllis iviaidenrs, Mav Mclveague, Harold Glassford, Artlui’r Pittar, Hazel File, Baden tlaache, James Lipsett, James- Oman names Priedlv, Edward Read, Ida Albiecht, Marv Murray, Helen Thomson, Charles Doffy, Manfred Maher, Myrtle Dickens, Ada Eaton, Eva Frazer, May Higliam, Cyril" Fisher, Harry Haache, Aubrey Lentell, Frank Ladd. Second Class Certificate, absent, not more than 5 lralf-days during,l9oß.: Leo Butler, Esther. Qxcnliam, Hugh Patterson. Norah Hamer, Reginald Scarfc,

Frank „ Bishop, Frederick Brown, Rcneta .Clayton, George Grant, Hamilton Black, James Dines, Alice How Chow, Penuel McDonald, Ethel, Glass-, ford, "Jessie Rait, Dora Scott, Margaret Simeon, Cecil East, Herbert Ibbotson, Itoy.den Johnstone, Adam Moore, Paul Schwabe, Allan Tarr, Denham Tarr, Wreford Wade, Victor West, Lillian Anderson, Doris Balla«ityne, Elsie Clayton, Freda Whitlock, Eng King How Chow, Albert Jones," Desmond Lawless, Lawrence Atkinson, Jolin Russell, Alix Blair, Ethel Yardley, Hugh Dalrymple, Frank Roche, Mary Davidson, Hazel Glassford,. John Henley, Alfred Martin, Edwin Smith, Gray Blair, George File, Thomas MacDonald James Priestly, Hector Franks, Jessie Harvey.