Xavier College Prizes Presented

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30619, 9 December 1964, Page 22

Xavier College Prizes Presented

Secondary education was not to be valued in terms of a "stop gap” until a boy was 15; or the “wages or salary” vocation end, said the headmaster (the Rev. Brother Maurice) at the annual prizegiving ceremony of Xavier College in the Civic Theatre last evening. He said it was disquieting to find that only one boy in three reached the sixth form. “We deplore the attitude of those parents who allow the whims and fancies of the adolescent to influence them in the all important decision of when to leave school,” said Brother Maurice. Examinations were still the subject of much controversy. One school of thought would abolish them altogether. Others regarded them as the only criterion in assessing the efficiency of a school. "Probably a suitable combination of examination and accrediting is the best gauge of achievement, for it Js undeniable that examlmtions are a powerful incentive to regular and systematic work,” said Brother Maurice. The following prizes were presented by the VicarGeneral (the Rev. Monsignor Finnerty): Special Prizes Dux, gold medal. James Glynan. Good conduct, James Payne. Excellence In the son of an old boy, Christopher Kirk. General excellence in Form VI A. Walter Janus. General excellence in Form VI B, Gregory White. Christian doctrine. Form VI A, Walter Janus. Excellence in English In Form VI, James Glynan. Excellence in maths and science in Form VI, Graeme Cox. Excellence in history In Form VI. Walter Janus. General excellence in Form V A Lawrence Scott. Excellence In maths and science In Form V A, Bernard Breckelmans. Class Prizes Form VI B: Christian doctrine, Kevin Aiderton; first aggregate.

Kevin Aiderton; second aggregate, Gregory White. Form V A: Christian doctrine. Barry O’Byrne; first aggregate, Adrian Crohin; second aggregate, Clement McGrath. Form V G: Christian doctrine, Bernard McGrath: general excellence. Patrick McSweenev; first , aggregate. Bernard McGrath; second aggregate, Kevin 0 Gorman. Form IV A. Christian doctrine, John Loader: general excellence, John Gunn; first ag gregate, Andrew Warta; second aggregate, John Loader , r Fo „ rm JX, doctrine, Michael Baines; general excellence. Bruce Morrison; first aggregate, John O'Connell: second aggregate. Allan McGhie. . r° rm „ . A - —Christian doctrine, Kevin Boyce; general excellence, Peter McGHnchey; first aggregate. Mark Lawley; second aggregate. Atlen Pyke. Form 111 G-Christian doc Rob £ rt Park - Keneral excellence, Timothy Foley firsaggregate, George Panfilow; ond aggregate, Terence Kearns . ~ on» ’«> C —Christian doc trine, Edward Freeman; general excellence. Brian Wallace; first aggregate, Edward Freeman second aggregate. Kevin Scott. Form II B.—Christian doctrine Donald Pearson; general excellence, Peter Boreham; first aggregate, Paul Mitchell. Form I.—Christian doctrine, Jeffrey Grice; general excellence, Paul Quinllvan; first aggregate. Paul Mannix. Standard TV.—Christian doctrine, Otto Rovarts; general excellence, Peter Stapleton: first aggregate. Gerard Consedine.

(ports Trophies Most outstanding cricketer. Franko Madrussan; most out standing batsman. Christopher Kirk; most promising cricketer, intermediate department. John Morgan. Athletics: senior champion. P. Forman: senior sprints champion. B. Marra: senior distance champion, P. Forman: intermediate champion, P. Robertson; Intermediate sprints champion. B. Breckelmans; Jun lor champion. P. Anticich: junior sprints champion. P. McGHnchey; midget champion, P. McGHnchey. Swimming: senior breaststroke champion. G. Farrant; junior champion, A. McGhie. Handball: senior champion, C. Kirk. Intermediate Department Dux, gold medal, Michael Sullivan; Christian doctrine In Form 11, Kevin Pascoe: general excellence tn the Intermediate department. Kenneth Hall: excellence In sport in the intermediate department, John Morgan.