KING'S COLLEGE.

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

KING'S COLLEGE.

The annual prize distribution at King-'s College took place last evening when the school closed for the Christinas vacation. There was a large gathering- of parents and friends of the pupils. The college and grounds

r were decorated with strings of Chinese a lanterns and fairy lamps, the effect ; being- beautiful. The school prizes 1 were presented in the gymnasium by t ,the Rev. W. Beatty, the building being i ' crowded to the doors. '■ ■ The report of the principal, Mr 1 Graham Bruce, showed that the school " 'number for the term was 140. Of these , 55 were boarders, a considerable in- & crease on last years number. Mr " Bruce thought this large increase, unl" aided by endowment or Government " help, was largely due to the strong _ support of the committee, and the ins delatigable work of Mr C. Major. In the public examinations Of last year two King's College boys were ■ successful fit the matriculation ex- " amination, and nine boys passed the "junior Civil Service examination, all "of whom gained creditable positions \'• on the list of successful candidates. ; This year boys were entered for the Civil Service examinations, for the '. matriculation, and also for the senior . district scholarship examination under | the Board of Education, and a successful result was anticipated. Mr Bruce [ was somewhat disappointed that more . candidates were not sent in for the *, matriculation examination, and thought this due very largely to the ', tendency of parents to take their boys [ :«iway from shool at too early an age. An examination has just been held by Dr. McArthur of those who elected to ! compete for the scholarships for boys under 15 years of age. The scholarships for boarders, which is of the lvalue of £30 per annum, and is tenable for one year, has been won- by ! Oliver Farrer. and an exhibition of the j value of £ 10 has been awarded to Nor- ] man Ingle, who came second. The i day-boys' scholarship of the value of j m\:i is awarded to Randolph Abbott, j the second boy (Kenneth Clark) recei-j ving an exhibition of £5. Two boys j are now sitting as candidates in the ( senior district scholarship examinations, given by the Auckland Board of ■ Education. If successful they would j be offered scholarships in the College j to the value of fifty guineas per an-j num. tenable for three years. In the, lower school, examined by the prinjeipnl and Mr Major, the years work! j was satisfactorily done. The cadet j ; corps had maintained its reputation! ; for efficiency. i Dr. McArthur, the examiner! read his report, which was of a very favour- j i able character. I Before distributing the pri/.ps. the i Rev. Beany, in a thoughtful address, j urged upon parents the advisability j of giving the children a good all-round education. The prizes were presented as fol- I lows: — I Form VI. 8.--English, V. Bagnall; \ mathematics: and science, E. Cox; Latin and French, E. Cox; Special, Ghas. Boult. j Form V. A. —Mathematics, S. Uud- j dock: English, H. Tilly; Latin and ; French. Randolph Abbot. \ Form V. B.—Scripture, Richard i Abbott: English, A. Marriner; mathe- \ Tnaties and science, K. Hardey; Latin, j G, Buckbv; French. L. Pyke. Form IV. A.—Scripture, A. Rhodes; j English. Hesketh; mathematics,; Rhodes; science, N". Ingnll: Latin, ! Rhodes: French, X. Ingall; drawing, ■■, M. Craig. ; Form IV. B.—Scripture, A. Wig-j more: Knsrlish. Rope; mathematics. ! i Peach; science. Dingle; Latin and J < 'French, rtesketh; din wing. F. Ger- i mnnn. I ' Special Subjects.—Bookeeping, R. ■ Thornes: shorthand. W. A. Marriner, < 1: M. Craig, 2; G. Ruckby. :>: eloeu- : tion, \Y. A. Marriner. ' Form 111. A. —Genera! proficiency, [' first. .Inc. Burns (first Scripture. Eng- ■ ] Hsh. mathematics, writing, drawing,!' am! French; second, Arthur J. Rich- j ' nr<l<on (lirst in Latin and French). ! Form ML B. —General proficiency.;' first. R. Todd (first in Scrpture nnd | Knclish); second, X. Bnrstow; special,! Hanna fmathematies). Tussling (Scrip- \ tnre). P. Cleave (writing and draw-) ing). " j Form II. —General proficiency, first, i E. Cleave (first in English, 'mathe-: moties, writing and drawing); second, j F. Price: special. Dalton (Scripture), \ Dargaville (English). j Form 1. A. —General proficiency, \ first. P. Erson (first in Scripture); ; second, A'. Holbeehe (first in mathematics, writing and drawing); special, i E. Walker (English subjects), W. Car- ) rick (writing and drawing). ] Form 1. P..—General proficiency, j first, H. Morton. * j Form 1. C.—General proficiency, j first. R. Bamford. * I Form I. D. —General proficiency, | first, A. Johnston. At the conclusion of the presenta- ! tion Mr Heather moved and Mr L. I Murray seconded a hearty vote of ; thanks to Mr Bentty for presenting' the prizes. An open air concert was then given on the lawn in front of j the college. The German string band j contributed a number of items, and ! soles were sriven by Miss Tilly, Mr ' Claude Kisslinir and'Mr Wilfred' Man-] ning. Miss Thorpe acted as accom- I pnnist. Supper was laid out in one! of the schoolrooms. During the con- { cort Mrs Heather presented the prizes^ won at the athletic sports meeting, as I well ns tlic following:--Tennis Tournament, singles, Diinlop; championship! sincles, S. Ruddnck. Cricket: Bestbnttinc- average. Kensington; bowling I S. Ruddock: fielding, Marriner. Photocrraph.v. V. Bagnall. Tuq-of-war, Tndtr.s team.