TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 292, 10 December 1936, Page 3

TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR.

A FALL IN ATTENDANCE. CEREMONY TO-MORROW. A drop in the attendance figures that is likely to cause a fall in grade, with consequent restrictions in staffing and a narrowing of courses, is recorded in the annual report of the headmaster of the Takapuna Grammar School, Mr. K. J. Dellow. The presentation of prizes will be held at the school to-morrow afternoon, when awards will be made as follow: — Form Vl.a. —Languages: Hilary Gale 1, J. M. Gould 2. Mathematics and science: G. B. Reid 1, Hilary Gale 2. Special prizes: Best mathematician, G. B. Reid: second aggregate, R. E. May. Certificates : French, R. F. Jenkin; botany, Alison Smith. _ _ Form VI. b. —Jean Bavage 1, Frances Plank 2. Certificates: Commercial, K. G. M. Ewington ; history, K. G. M. Ewington and Patricia Davies; geography, Patricia Da vies. _ . GIRLS' AWARDS. Form V.a. —Patricia Lees 1, Margaret Everton 2. Certificates: Latin, Hilda Davies : French, Hilda Davies. . Form V.b. —June Wooding 1, Dulcie Cort'e 2. Certificates: Botany, Joan Blackwell; history, Nita McCosli. Form I V.a. —Margaret Wilson 1. Audrey Woodroffe i Certificates : English, Lynda Wrigley ; science, Lynda Wrigley ; commercial geography: Ailsa Muirliead ; general geography, Margaret Anderson j dressmaking, Evelyn Felts. Form IV.b.— Noel ' Houghton 1, Ethel Blake 2. Certificates: Arithmetic, Grace Williams; French, Patricia Dowd; niatliematics, Patricia Dowd; dressmaking, Margaret St. George and Viti Vaughan : commercial. Viti Vaughan. Form IV., Mod. —Gwendolyn Rowe 1, Aileen Green 2. Certificates: Cooking. Joyce Stead ; science, Joyce Stead ; history, Jovee Stead : botany, Mary Webb. Form lII.a. —Mary • Fogarty 1, Hilda Godley 2. Certificates: English, Elizabeth Armstrong; commercial geography, Doreen Amott; general geography, Sonia Kissin ; botany, Shirley Warbrick. Form Ill.b.—Shirley McKay 1, Phyllis Dunn 2. Certificates: Science, Cleone Cooper ; cooking, Cleone Cooper; dressmaking, Cleone Cooper: arithmetic, Joan Hancock • liistorv, Rona Coster; English. Dulcie Taylor: commercial, Margaret Winter; dressmaking, June Beaven ; mathematics, Doris Anderson. BOYS' AWARDS. Form V. Special.—D. A. Young 1. A. S. Mackie 2. Certificates: Botany, . E. C. Downard ; mathematics, D. H. Taberner ; geography, A. C. Reid. Form V.a.—J. D. Free 1, H. J. Meharry 2. Certificates: English, H. H. Biampied; history, R. Wright; chemistry, j. c. Dacre: geometrical drawing, J. <-■ Dacre; French. S. R. Taylor. Form V.b.—J. Sexton 1, J. R. Adams 2. Certificates: French. H. S. Mills; commercial geography, W. Bern and L. P. Haden. Form IV.a. —G. C. Entrican 1. B. E. G. Mason 2. Certifica-tes: Commercial. G. C. B. Minogue; general geography. K. F. Morton ; geometrical drawing, K. F. Morton and E. K. Buchanan. Form IV.b. —P. C. Rennie 1, R. J. Lane 2. Certificates: Mathematics, L. R.Bates; science, M. L. Light ; history, P. J. McGeehan. . _ „ _ _ ... Form IV.c. —O. Dunning 1, Y. C. Smith 2. Certificates : English, G. B. Hewson ; French, C. H. Sollitt; science, J. Kessell; history, H. Sharp. Form lII.a. —J. S. Reynolds 1, X. A. Reid 2. Certificates: Latin, H. B. (Reg) •Tones; French, H. B. Jones; science, H. B. .Tones; history, H. B. Jones; general geography, D. A. Wilson ; geometrical drawing, D. A. Wilson; commercial geography, H. P. Clarke; commercial, P. R. Fry. » Form Ill.b.—W. Wrack 1, W. D. Titchener 2. Certificates: English, R. H. Scorrar; history, It. B. Mander; science, E. A. Martin. SPECIAL PRIZES. Progress Prizes. —Girls: Form V., Mar--1 garet " Salter ; form IV., Margaret St. George : form 111.. Cleone Coojier. Boys * " Form V.. F. C. Stevenson; florin IV., P. J. McGeehan; form 111., G. W. Bennett. . Woodwork' Certificates. —Form IV.a, D. Gale; form Ill.a, J. S. Reynolds; form lII.U, P. G. Wadham. Drawing Prizes. —Girls : Form IV., Ailsa Muirliead; form 111., June Beaven. Boys: 1 Form V., D. H. Roberts; form IV., D. ' Gale ; form 111., A. G. Jackson. Botany Prize. —Best collection of native plants: R. F. Jenkin. SPORTS PRIZES. Takapuna Cup (champion house basketball) : Arawa (H. Thompson, captain). Girls' drill shield : Form V.b (Lorna Sutherland). Girls' Drill Badge (drill championship) : Joan Archibald ; Clifton Cup (champion house, athletic sports) : Arawa (H. Thompson, captain). Aotea Cup (champion house, tennis) : Tainui (Juliet Pope, captain). Girls' junior tennis championship : Myrtle Smith. Girls' senior tennis championship: Mary Gillett. Girls' inter-liouse hockey cup (hockey championship) : Tokomaru (Wilma Batty, captain). Girls' swimming cup and miniature: Jean Finlayson. Schmidt picture (most points for work) : Tainui (Juliet Pope, captain). Epsom Cup and miniature (most points all sports) : Hilda Thompson. Girls' interscliools' swimming cup (senior relay) : Takapuna (Noel Whitcombe). Shield and miniature (girls' inter-house competition) : Arawa (Hilda Thompson, captain). Reunion Cup: School (Noel Whitcombe, head girl). Hurbert Smith Cup (junior cross-country race) : R. G. Blamires. Bennet Cup (junior swimming championship) : L. P. Haden. Herbert Smith Cup (intermediate athletic championship) :C. R. Mackie. Horrocks Cup and miniature (half-mile senior handicap) : A. .T. Darroch. Williamson Cup and miniature (senior athletic championship) : • E. .T. Godley and B. T. Robertson. Wilson Clip and miniature (senior swimming championship) : H. G. Rikerby. Johnston t Shield (boxing, senior championship) : R. ■ L. Branch. Littlejohn Shield (n.c.o. com--1 petition) :L. M. Ralph. Bronze medalt lions (inter-secondary schools' athletics) : 5 A. J. Darroch and H. W. Mills. Devonport '. Cup and miniature (boys' inter-liouse competition) : Aotea (E. J. Godley). Dux of 5 school.: Hilary Gale.