DIGBY'S COMMERCIAL SCHOOL

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21970, 19 December 1936, Page 24

DIGBY'S COMMERCIAL SCHOOL

A report that the year had been a particularly busy one and that there had been a big demand for trained students for office positions, exceeding that of former vears, was made in the annual review of the year's work of Digby's Commercial School, read last night at the annual prize giving ceremony In the annual Public Service examinations, 41 students had been successful, the largest number that had passed from the school so far. The five Christchurch passes in the special and intermediate examinations for higher grade positions had been gained by pupils of the school. In the Chamber of Commerce commercial examinations, 54 pupils of the school had been entered and 50 had gained passes. First year pupils had shown much promise and the classes for students preparing for matriculation and other examinations had been well attended. The sports club associated with the school had shown much activity during the year and three basketball and four hockey teams had been entered in the local competitions. The report expressed thanks to those who had given special prizes. During the evening a musical programme was presented, after which Mr V. E. Hamilton, president of the Chamber of Commerce, addressed the pupils and distributed the prizes. After the prizegiving dancing was held. The following was the prize-list:— Shorthand High Speed Prizes (gold medals presented by the Christchurch Shorthand Writers' Association)— Pitman's shorthand, 150 words a minute: Eileen i O'Connor, Brenda Sullivan, and Patricia | Townsend. Special Prizes—Brenda Sullivan and Helen Mitchell (Gregg shorthand prize). First Year Students—Eileen Kernahan, Catherine Mahoney, and Cecil J. Rowlatt. Senior Bookkeeping (prize presented by "Well Wisher")—Moira D'Anvers. Junior Bookkeeping (Mrs Buchanan's prize)— Edna Stansell. Junior English (Miss Redman's prize)— Gene Collyer. Matriculation Class (Mr Henderson's prize)—Le.slie Stewart. Certificates of Merit Shorthand-Typists' Tests—lsabel Shrimpton (special), Patricia Townsend (intermediate), Rhoda Low (senior and junior). Shorthand Speed—llo words a minute: Hetty Massey, Enid McDonald, and Margaret Sugrue. Eighty words a minute. Jean Ashworth, Marie Wilson, and Rita Burrows. Typewriting—Joan Vandenberg and Doris Wear. Bookkeeping—Senior: Doris Wear and Mabel Prisk. Junior: Barbara Finch and Arthur L. Clark. Junior English—Edith Sanders. Junior Spelling—Veta Meikle. First Year Shorthand Tests—Margaret Liddon and Dulcie Weston. PITMAN'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE A pleasant function was held at Pitman's Commercial College to celebrate the annual break-up. During the evening the principal, Miss Mary Collins, was presented with a bouquet and a perfume set from the students, Pupils from Miss Betty Carnochan's studio gave an Irish reel. A feature of the evening was the cutting of the Christmas cake. Those present included Mesdames E. Leader, S. Smith, T. Lott. S. Bailey, R. Taylor, S. Masey, L. Love, T. Simpson, Misses Mary Collins, Cushla Reddington, Margaret Collins, Mary Leader, Eileen Gilmore, Jean Gardner, Marjorie Wright, Delsie Melhuish, Edna Melhuish, Elise Crosby, Pat Pool, Eileen Potten, Betty Carnochan, Noeline Bell, Jean Stanley, Lee Wilson. Lesley Potter, Eileen Gardner, Hazel Holmes, Kathryn Gartley, Ann Barlass, Ada Berry, Lucy Mercer, Jean Forrester, Ngaire Lye, Eileen Gilmore, Lucienne Colue, Lily Welsby, Denise Colue, Nellie Welsby, Mollie Gardner, Heather Forbes, Joyce Keys, Patricia Shannon, Ivy Smith, Rose Morgan, Nellie Taylor, Lucy Cairns, Muriel Cartwright, Sadie Barrett, Margaret Phillips, June Rattray, Ethel Jackson, Messrs George McKenzie, Lester Calvert, J. Glasson, Maurice Horner, T. J. Reddington, J. Williams, Clarence Leader, Graham Martin, J. Mercer, L. Marriott, L W. Miller, M. J. Corich, I. J. Corich, H. Flanagan. S. G. Forrester, R. H. Whitley, E. Clinton, G. Tullett, D. Lane, L. Pegler, R. Thomas, T. Jones, S. Smith, R. Forbes, A. McDonald,'D. Allen, L. Jones, M. Ryan, S. Clark, D. Simpson, R. Daly, S. George, R. Watson. HORNBY The following is the prize list of the Hornby School for the year:— Form ll.—Dux medal: Robin Wastney; runner-up, Audrey Jones (prize presented by Mr F. Richards). Form I.—Roger Drayton. Progress: James Young. Standard IV.—Elizabeth Jelly. Progress: L. Brennan. Standard lll.—Cynthia Bainbridge. Progress: James Sheed. Standard ll.—Monica Gray. Progress: Walter Munro. Standard I.—Doreen Strachan. Progress: Nola Bailey. Primer IV.—Horace Munro and Gainor Head. Progress: Edward Cooke and June Riddell. Primer lII.—W. McMeekan and Dolly Munro. Progress: Colin McTainsh and Merry 1 Johanson. Primer ll.—lan McNeill and Betty Drayton. Progress: Don Ashton and Frances Elythe. Primer I.—Arthur Payne and Margaret Clinton. Progress: Ivan Burns and R. Munro. NEW BRIGHTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL . The following is the prize list of the New Brighton District High School:— Secondary Department—Senior prefects: Leslie Hay and Joy Ardern. Form V.—Bernard Margetts and Daphne Lye. Primary Department—Dux medallists: Gavin Glasgow and Marjorie Milne; run-ners-up, Seaforth McKenzie and Noeleen Collander. Hon. D. G. Sullivan's special prizes— Eric Green and Esther Cook. \ SOUTH BRIGHTON SCHOOL The following is the prize list of the South Brighton School: — Standard lll.—Joy Rhodes and Beverley Hewitt. Standard ll.—Greba Douglas and Dawn Toms. Mr A. McClure'i special prize: Colin Woodward. i