Distribution of Prizes to Lower Forms The prize giving of the lower forms of the Thomas Hanbury] School for Girls took place on Wednesday afternoon: and the exercises were so interesting that is was to be regretted that the size of the rooms did not permit the attendance of parents and other interested guests, Dressed alike in their rear uniforms of blue serge over: white blouses, with green hair~ ribbons, the little girls went through.
varied programme in capital style, The Tre "Bed in Summer" pupils recited poem: Pupil" and "What I Shall Form I sang "The Elf and the Dormouse;" the Kindgarten sang. I ended with a drill smartly performed, Mrs. G. Hummel presented the prizes for excellence in Engi arithmetic, "good progress" and the form prizes and made an appropriate little address to the pupils. She was afterwards presented with pretty basket of flowers.
One of the interesting feature of the afternoon was the presentation of certificates of excellence: ent out by the Royal Drawing' Society of London. The art work ut the pupils was sent on to London for the first time Inst term and the Society awarded certificates Galla Koutakaya, Marie Kavanagh, Masako Gotow and Nellie Kingman, a capital showing for a school so far away from Home.
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