Widnes Examiner. — 1907-12-14 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

PRIORY SCHOOL.  Annual Prize Distribution.  The spacious assembly room of the Conservative Club, Sankey-street, was filled to its utmost capacity on Tuesday evening, the occasion being the annual prize distribution and concert in connection with the Priory School. Much praise is due to the Misses Williams for the excellent way they had trained the girls for the occasion aud for the efficient manner in which the arrangements for the concert were carried out. The prizes were presented by Alderman Tinnion. Miss WILLIAMS said that the four girls who sat for the Oxford local examination bad all passed, and she believed that was the fourth year in succession that their candidates had been the only girls successful here in the senior local examinetion. There were sixty-nine pupils on the school 1 register this term, and she was sorry to say a good many ; of them were away that night through various unfor- I tunate circumstances.  After complimenting Miss Williams on the success of the scholars, Alderman Tinnion distributed the prizes as follows:  Dorothy Hill, class prize, drawing prize, and music prize, Royal Drawing Society certificate, Division V. • Elsie Carter, fifth class prize' French prize, Royal Drawing Society certificates, Honours Division 1111., Pass, Division V. Oxford local junior certificate; May Tinnion, fourth class prize, Royal Drawing Society certificate. Division 11.; Dorothy Crampton, third class prize; Alice Dennett, second class prize; Annie Carter, upper first class prize; Fergus Ferguson, lower first class prize ; Marjorie Matthews, Kindergarter prize; Isobel Ferguson, conduct prize; Nancy Wade, attendance prize; Muriel Matthews, examination prize, Royal Drawing Society certiflcAtes, Division I. and If; Constance Hall, the Associated Board's certificate for rudiments of music ; Nellie Taylor, Trinity College senior certificate for pianoforte playing; Bessie Whitiovv,Trinity College senior certificate fr pianoforte playing ; Ida Johnson, Oxford local senior certificate ; Marian Ellison, oxford Local Senior certificate ; Doris Williams, Royal Drawing Society's certificate, Honours, Division I. and 11., Pass 111. ; Mina Johnson„Royal Drawing Society's certificate, Honours, Divisions 1. Pass IL; Ada Collin, Royal Drawing Society's certifi' cate, pass Division 1., Honours, Division 11. ; Nellie Wade, Royal Drawing Society's certificate, Divisions I. and 11. Oxford Local Preliminary certificate ; Hilda 1 Gamon, Trinity College Junior certificate pianoforte ' playing, Royal Drawing Society's certificate, Division 1.; Lucy Isherwood, Royal Drawing Society's certificate, Division 1., Honours II.; Doris Taylor, Trinity College Preparatory certificate for pianoforte playing. The concert programme included musical items by , the Misses Hall, Hilda Gamon, i. Chidlaw, D. Owen. I B. Whitlow, D. Williams, D. Pitt, and Plinston, and ' "The Merry Milkmaids" presented by the pupils in a very bright and tuneful manner.  --"Feb° de se," which, we've been told, Is meant for suicide, Applies to Jones, who caught a cold, Neglected it, and died; Carelessness won't make old bones, Nor health to us secure. When you've a cold, don't follow Jones— Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.—Advt.