KING'S COLLEGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 301, 20 December 1928, Page 20

KING'S COLLEGE.

PRIZE-DAT CEREMONY.

REVIEW OP SCHOOL YEAR.

To celebrate the closing of the school vear, a prize-giving ceremony waa held at King's College yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. H. Upton, chairman of the Board of Governors, presided. The report of the headmaster, Canon H. K. Archdall, stated that 20 students had passed the matriculation exam., two the accountants' preliminary and one the junior university scholarship, which was awarded to C. I. Hobday. Three scholarships of £90 eacih were given by the board of governors to L. E. Lewis, of Epsom school, D. H. Calder, of Grafton Road school and J. A. Plugge, of King's College. The Myers-Bankart scholarship was awarded to T. J. H. Meredith, of Southwell school. In the course of the year a postmatriculation form had been established to give boys a commercial training, and agricultural instruction had been commenced for higher students. The swimming baths fund, including £250 as the result of a bequest by the late Mr. Stuckey, had been increased during the year to £1200. Archbishop Averill delivered a brief address and presented the scholastic prizes. Mrs. Averill presented the athletic trophies. The prize list wa-s as follows:—

Form Prizes.— February to July—Form II • L. .1. McF. Black. Form 111. Lower: (}." J Walker. Form 111. Upper: J. G. Beckett. Form IV. Lower: B. M. Hay. Form IV. Upper: W. G. Kerry Form Remove: J. P., Upton. Form V.: P. E. Holmes. June to December— Form 11. : D. K. Mulgan. Form 111. Lower: L. J. Me*. (i Black. Form 111. Upper A.: L. E. Lewis. Form 111. Upper: J. W. Potts. Form IV. Modern : K. E. E. Fotheringhani. Form IV. Lower: L. \V. Skeet. Form V. Upper: F. T. C. Fenton. Form Remove: R. L. Alexander. Form V. Ppper: J. D. Lewis. Form V. : J. G. Harkness. General Proficiency.—Form 111. Upper A: T. A. Harvey. Form 111. Upper: 11. S. Dupin. Form IV. Modern : R. Gilmour and J. S. Hnndyside (equal). Form IV. Upper: A. Ij. Ball. Form Remove :J. H. Kempthnrne. Form VI. : A. F. B. Lusk.

General Progress. —Form IV. Lower: D J. 11. Meredith. Form IV. Upper: W, Skegg. Form V. Upper: R. McW. Hark ness.

Divinity.—Form 111. L*wer: H. L. Macindoe. Form 111 Upper: H. S. Dupin. Form IV. Modern : R. Gilmour. Form IV. Lower: D. J. 11. Meredith. Form IV. ITpper: B. A. Abbott. Form Remove: S. S. Handyside. Form V.: J. D. Lewiß. Form VI. (Robertshnw prize) : T. P. Vokes-Dud-geon.

Prizes for Oral French (prevented by the Auckland French Club).— J. GW Hftrknera (first in Auckland), J. MOn« (fifth in Auckland).

E. Earle "Vaile Prizes for History < —Form 111. Upper A: L K. Lewis. Form 111. Upper: R. M. Darling. Form IV. Lower: J. C. D. Sutherland. Form IV. Upper: C. P. Howden. Form V. Upper; J. D. Lewis. Form V.: R. H. Browne. .

Headmaster's Prize for Greek.—K. C. Mackenzie. Craig priee for progress; S. S. Handyside. Andrew's prize for science, Form 111. Upper, M. W. Archdall (first half-year), and F. B. Korkie (second halfyear). Preston Chambers prise for mtJsic: T. J. Hollinfake. Macdongal memorial prize for agriculture: C. J. A; Herfold. Stuckey memorial prize for literature: P. W. Clarkson. Old Boys' Association prise for dux of school: J. G. Harknese. Hemingway bookkeeping prize: E. T. Gillett. Foster prise for best all-round boy: R. J. Gillett. Junior tennis champion: J. B. Hargrave; senior, B. G. Thomson. School boxing champion.: P. W. Clarkson. Gymnastics: Junior, R. O. Calvert; senior, C. G. Palmer Swimming: Junior. R. G. Gillett; senior, R J. Gillett. School shooting champion: C G. Palmer. School athletic champion*: R. H. Browne and J. Meikle, equal. House Trophies.—Eddleeton relay race cup, Parnell House ; shooting, Town House: McArthur cricket cup. Town House: Bovd cup for athletics, St. John's House; Keegan cup for football, St. John's House