PRINCE ATBERT COLLEGE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 302, 22 December 1898, Page 2

PRINCE ATBERT COLLEGE.

I The. annual distribution of prizes in conned ion with Prince Albert College took place last, evening in St. James' Hall, Wellington street. There was a crowded attendance of parents and friends present. Mr 1). (roldie (the .Mayor) presided, the Mayoress, Mrs (ioldie, being1 seated by his side. Others seated on the platform were several of the Board of Governors, including Rev. 11. R. Dewsbury (president), Revs. W. J. Williams, J. H. Sinmionds, C. E. Beecroft, Messrs S. .1. Ambury, Thos. Buddie, A. C. Caughey, Thos. McMaster, Thos. Jackson (principal), and teaching staff, besides visitors in Ilabbi Goldstein and Rev. Hugh Kelly (Knox Church). The stage was nicely decorated for the occasion, and the school orchestra, under Mr G. A. Paque, was also present. .Mr Thos. Allen, the popular secretary and treasurer of the College was also in attendance supervising the general arrangements of the function. The Mttyor, in his opening remarks, said some four years ago the College began operations with a roll number of some 30 pupils; to-day the attendance was some 232. Those results were extremely pleasing, and showed very clearly the very high estimation in which the college was held by the public of Auckland. Mr Thomas Jackson, M.A., read his annual report, as under. Inter alia, it stated: It is pleasant to report that our numbers have been steadily increasing throughout the year. We ended 1597 with 196 pupils on the roll, ! 109 boys and 87 girls. We end this year with 232, 116 boys and .116 girls, an increxwjc of 36. Another pleasing |

item to record is that during the yea: there have been no changes in th< j staff of either masters or mistresses j that has, been a great advantage ii • ■ carrying' on the work. .Mr Stuar fstephenson came to us as seconc master at- the beginning- oi' the year J expected great things of him, am I have not been disappointed. The in | flucnee he has exerted and the interes . i he has shown in every side oj' college lite can hardly be too highly esti mated. One of the results of. Mi '■ Stephenson's arrival has been the es tabli.shnierit of a college magazine, o. ) which Jie is the editor, which reaches i its third number to-day. The follow j ing is a list of the successes won dur I ing the past year: — V. Thorne, D. W i Sibbald, J. C."\Simmonds, S. Champta ' loup, .Mr \V. Wills (a theological stu. '; dent), and Misses ./.Arthur, J.liether ington, and ~. L. Bag-nail passed the matriculation examination of Christ- -. mas, 1897. H. J. .Rhodes, H. \V. Rishi worth, G. C. Taylor, and .Misses M. ; Dawson and G. liees passed the Junioi i Civil Service of January, 1898. .Miss ,S. Wallace passed the June pupil teachers1 examination; Messrs J. H. Hasiarn and 11. I. Keall (theological students have kept first year's terms a1 the Auckland University College,the former in Latin, English and French, the latter in Laun, English and pure mathematics. Miss M. Bayly's name 1 appears in the class lists of the annual examinations in French, Class JL; V. Thorne in pure mathematics, Class I 11J.; and D. \V. Sibbald in French : (junior), Class 11. This year we have ; sent in 1C candidates for matriculaj lion, seven boy.s and nine girl.s, and one candidate "(Miss J. Hetherington) j for the University junior scholarship ] examination. The improvement in ! the character of the work done year I by year in, 1 think, fairly shown by the steady growth of the numbers we are able to present year by year at the public examinations. The general ! turn- of the college lias been good. j The licv. S. A. (ioldstein said Prince ! Albert College w;i> founded not only I to givi- secular ins-i ruction, but rej ligious instruction, and on that : ground it had his sympathy, as he ; looked on religious instruction as a j most import am element in (he for--1 matiou of individual, as well as of ! national, character. Many people l cavilled and complained that we were ■ over-educating the people; that we j were creating educated thieves and ij scoundrel*. That was not, Mr Uoidtttcin said, owing to education, but ; owing to the want of education, or to ti faulty education. Those who had | not trained prize* ac would advi.se not lone downhearted. Many of the most eminent men were known as 'dull' during their school days. Wel--1 lington. Napoleon. Sir Walter Scott, ' Sir Isaac Newton, and (live wore dull ■ boys at school; sti!i. all of those men had left their indelible mark on the : history of the world. He would ask i the boys to remember that industry 1 ran genius very ..ard. Genius hail been described as 'an infinite capacity I ior painstaking-." lie would say to those boys who had worked honestly. 'Don't be ashamed of your defeat," There was such a thing as honourable defeat. Although they had not coined an outward prize, they still gained a [prize, because they had formed habits of jH-rs'-vcnmcf and industry which would ho of value in after life. He would ask (hem to remember that the giVHi<\-.i prize in life was the esteem <>f our fellow men, DISTRIBCTION OF PRIZES. Tl]>' prizes wen- .hen handed to ihe j j winners by the Mayoress. The prize j list is as follows: I BOYS. Form Prizes. -Lower School: Dux. A. Hutler: ICnglish, K. Brown; writ--1 ing. ~1. Caugiiey; improvement, A. f.nsh l. IC. Nutter". D. Dufanr ,'5. Form 11.: Dux, R. 11. Gilbert; English, F. . Kend.H; languages (French and' I Latin), !'.. Laseron: improvement. B. : Lush. Form III.: Dux. B. D. Buddie; | English, \V, O'.»ieara (Ist \V. White); i languages. B. D. Buddies improvel tm-nt, .1. K. Close, Form IV.: Dux. ] L. li. Brakenrig; ICnglish. L. XI, Brak- • enrig; languages, A. U. Jenkins; : science (botany). U. Xixon. Form ; V.: Dux, J. |{, Johnston; Fngh\sh, O. W. Williams; languages, J. F>. Johnston. Upper V.: Dux, J. C. Simrnonds. I ! Special Prizes.- Writing: 0. Champ- : taloup, 1; B. Cooke, 2:"" F. Rendal'l. I i special mention. Shorthand: 11. P. I Lawry, 1; A. 1!. Jenkins,;;. Drawing: F. Wailis. l: 15. 1.. Bagnnll, 2; \V. ?\. Stephrnson, special mention. Heading: A, JCastwood, j; Butler. •_'; 11. C. K'ishworth, special mention. Scrip- . : ture: A. Winstone; 15. Buddie, special j mention. Arithmetic: A. Lawry. 1; B. Brtgnnll, L 1: J. Boyes. ;:. Mathematical problems and Euclid rider*: A. Lawry. l: F. Wailis. 2. Fxamina- | tion prizes: F. B. (Junson, 1; J. Ward. ; •-'. (Jymnasties: J. C. Simmonds.l; 11. Burton. :.': A. McMaster, honour- ; able mention. GIRLS. ! Form Prizes. —Lower School: Dux, | Standard L, 11. Lindsay; Standard 11., , 1.. Keesing: Standard 111.. X. Buttle. ; D. .McC'ullagh (lion, mention); Stand- i 'ard I\".. M. Champtaloup; arithmetic,: M. Champtaloup; writing, m. Knight; ICnglish. M. Buttle. Form II.: Dux' F. White; ICnglish. J. Watts. B. White (special mention); languages. L. ; Wing-field; improvement, M. McCull:igh. Form 111.: Dux. D. Lapharn; i English, 15. Cooper, 1). Lapham (speci iul mention): languages. M. Laseron; j improvement. M.Reynolds; good work during the year. H. Collins. Form IV.: Dux, L. Button; English, TI. Lapham; i ! languages, L. Copeland, L. Button ' (special mention). Form V.: Dux.. 1. ! ! Plummer: Knglish, E. L. Bagnull;* I languages, A. Gillett; improvement', A. Arthur, i pper V.: Dux, J. Ilether- ' ington. | Special Prizes.—Writing: A. .Morrison, t; D. Lapham, 2; K. White 3 Shorthand: G. Waddell, 1: K. Johns 2; certificates, 15. Waddell, I-]. Thorne' 1. Plummer, A. (.'illett. A. Arthur' Drawing: D. Lapham. 1: N. Speddin-, :-; K. Philhpps, 3. Reading: Y. Rouiitree, J; L. Yickerman. 2. Scripture: .1. Gibbons. Arithmetic: R. Utting 1; J. Watts, 2. Mathematics: R Collins. 1; M. MeMaster, 2. Examination prizes: K. Collins, 1; D. Paterson 2Gymnastics: F. Cooper 1; C. Buddie", 2; 11. Garlick, ;;. Tennis tournament-' C. Buddie. The .Rev. Hugh Kelly gave an address, and the trophies won at the school sports held last month were then distributed by the Mayor. Thanks to the Mayor and 'Mayoress the orchestra. Rabbi Goldstein and -Rev. Hug-h Kelly were passed. 'Dulce Domum,' suns' by the boys was the last item on the programme! and 'God Save the Queen' concluded the interesting- proceedings.