taken from PAPERS PAST


THAMES STAR - 14 December 1905


PARAWAI SCHOOL
(Thames, Coromandel)

.. There was a good attendance of parents at the above school, when the annual prizes and certficates were presented to the successful scholars. Mr J. READ presided, and in a few words congratulated the headmaster, teachers and scholars on a prosperous year. Songs and recitations were interspersed, and a pleasant afternoon was spent. Specimens of manual work, including brush work and paper folding by the children were exhibited and attracted considerable interest.
The prize list is as follows:

ATTENDANCE PRIZES

STANDARD VII
First Class:
Ada TOWERS

STANDARD VI
First Class:
Oliver DUNLOP
John STEWART
Matthew STEWART
Mary SMITH

Second Class:
Rollo PENK
John MILLAR
Jack GEMMING
Leonard THOMAS
Olive BAKER
Ivy GORDON
Dulcie HUDSON
Gertie MAYO

STANDARD V
First Class:
Leslie WHITE
Phoebe MACKIE
Leonard TOWERS
Laurie TOWERS

Second Class:
Arthur HUDSON
James CLARK

STANDARD IV
First Class:
Arley DUNLOP
Mabel MILLAR

Second Class:
Charles WHITEHOUSE

STANDARD III
First Class:
Dolly PENK
Leila TOWERS
Sydney GARRY
Lewis GARRY

Second Class:
Marjorie THORNE
Sydney AGNEW

STANDARD II
Jack FINDLAY
George FINDLAY
Russell BUCKLAND

Second Class:
Joe DIXON

STANDARD I
First Class:
Mervyb BUCKLAND
Emma LOMAS

Scond Class:
Einnie HUDSON
Clara HAWKES
Flora MILER
Caryl HAY
George MAYO
Norman MILLAR

PRIMER
First Class:
Reginald WRIGHT
Alfred BUCKLAND
George MARTIN

Second Class:
Eddie STEWART
Fred LIDGARD
Geoffrey MILLER


SPECIAL PRIZES

STANDARD VII
Examination: Paul WILLIAMS

STANDARD VI
Examination: Gertie MAYO
Composition:
Dulcie HUDSON 1; Isabe WHITEHOUSE 2
Matthew STEWART 1; Oliver DUNLOP 2

STANDARD V
Spelling: Lily LYES 1
Examinaton: Ernest ADAMS 1; Stanley DANBY 2
Arithmetic: Nathaniel McKEOWN

STANDARD IV
Spelling: Myrtle SMITH
Composition: Arthur JENKIN
Arithmetic: Violet MILLAR
Sewing: Mabel MILLAR, Bella FINDLAY

STANDARD III
Spelling: Marjorie THORNE
Arithmetic: Oliver DOIDGE
Sewng: Rit DODD
Good Conduct: Sarah DIXON

STANDARD II
Spelling: Catherine HANSEN
Examination: Sylvia HUGHES 1; Leslie MILLER 2
Good Conduct: Athol STRETTON, Alma MENZIES

STANARD I
Spelling: George MAYO
Examination: Bertie STRANGE
Good COnduct: Dot GUBB, Willie MENZIES