MASTERTON PROMOTION EXAMINATION 1908
from NZETC written 1908 ... THE MASTERTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL was established as a primary school in the early days of the settlement, and was constituted a District High School in the year 1902. The building stands on a site six acres in extent at the south end of the town, and has a frontage to both Queen and Chapel streets. There is also a side school in Victoria street. The secondary department is a large brick building, and includes science and cookery rooms, and there are also extensive playgrounds and school gardens. The present roll contains about 900 names. The teaching staff consists of Mr. W. H. Jackson (head-master), thirteen assistant teachers, and six pupil teachers

Wairarapa Daily Times, 18 December 1908
The following are the official results of the annual examination in
connection with the Masterton District High School

PROMOTED TO STANDARD VI:
? Fred ACKERMAN
? Mervyn ADAMS
? James ASH
? Louis BUTCHER
- Louis George Butcher (1896-1952)
? Burnett BRUNTON
? Frank BLACKMAN
- Frank Webb Blackman (1897-1965)
? Hugh BUCKTHOUGHT
- Hugh Victor Buckthought (1896-1971)
? George COOPER
? Ronald CRICHTON
- Isaac Ronald George Crichton (1896-1926)
? Arthur DALRYMPLE
- Arthur Dalrymple (1897-1961)
? Alfred EASTHOPE
- Alfred martin Easthope (1895-1966)
? Harold FALK
- Harold Vincent Falk (1895-1968)
? Stephen GOUGH
? Joseph GRAY
? Frank HENSON
? Ormond HOOPER
- Ormond Randolph Hooper (1895-1943)
? Thomas HARDING
? Dennis HOURIGAN
- Denis Francis Hourigan (1895-1976)
? Leslie JOHNSTON
? Lawrence JOHNSTON
? Victor JONES
? William LANGLEY
? Patrick LEAHY
? William LENZ (1895-1952)
- William Frederick Lenz, 1st of 8 children born in Kuripui, Masterton to John Frederick William LENZ (1863-1946) from Saxony, Germany & Fanny BUDD (1872-1966) from Sussex, England
? Harold MARTIN
? Leo MILLER
? Alex McKENZIE
? Calvert MOORE
- Calvert Hildebrand Moore (1897-1964)
? Herbert NEWCOMBE
? Edward PERRY
? Wallace ROSS
? Clarence RALPH
? Frank STAINS
- Frank Srains (1896-1961)
? Cyril SYKES
- Cyril George Skyes (1893-1915), son of George Robert SYKES & Esther Elizabeth Bishop MURRAY. Cyril was KILLED IN ACTION Gallipoli
? Ivan SUTHERLAND
? Cyril VARNHAM
- Cyril Leslie Varnham (1895-1930)
? Percy WINSETT
? Eric WICKENS
- Eric Mortimer Wickens (1894-1963)

? Pearl ALLSWORTH
? Olive ANDREW
? Daisy BARKER
? Edna BANNISTER
? Doris CHALLIS
? Olive COOK
? Lily CAMERON
? Bremda CROSS
? Effie CANT
? Iris DUFFY
? Myrtle HANDLEY
? Florence HOLMES
? Mary HENSON
? Alma STOCKLEY-JONES
? Evelyn JONES
? Rayne KING
? Lizzie McFarland
? Ethel POND
? Alma PERRY
? Eileen PINHEY
? Doris PICKETT
? Olive RAYNER
? Marjorie ROBERTSON
? Ivy SHACKLETON
? Elsie SMITH
? Winnie TRUSCOTT
? Amy VAUGHAN
? Minnie WALLIS
? Maud WILLIAMS
? Myra WICKENS


PHOTO
John Frederick William Lenz's Apiaries - bee farmer of Kuripuni
in 1908 he had 9 separate farms, comprising 900 colonies of bees
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