TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 72, 18 December 1907, Page 5

TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

■♦ • ■ DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES;' ■ 1 .. EXAMINATION RESULTS. ■ The ' annual'' distribution of prizes in connection. with •'the •. • Technical School t00k... place at St. . .Peter's Schoolroom last, evening, Mr. J.. G. "Kf. Aitken, M.P', presido'd,. in the unavoidable absence of Mr. J. P.' 'Lube,' Chairm-n of the Technical Education Board. - Mr. William Allan, a, member of the Board, was also;present. .There was a large'attendance of-parents and. friends; "Mr. Aitken apologised for the unavoidable absence of'Mr; J. 1.. Luke, who had been called -to Auckland on . •.important business. • The Technical School, he said, ' was a great boon: to ilio hoys and girls, of Wellington. . The institution had at its .head, as director, a man "ho }i'a«-;scc.ond ■ to -none in a. similar position in the Dominion. He was supported, by an able and, efficient staff, and conibinedly and tfjiitcdly they were able to give great sat.isj faction to the Board, the parents, aiid the students of: the day and evening -classes; .Mr.. AV. S-La Trohe, director of .the.school, iri-a-short address, reviewed, the. work of the past twelve, months. The year had been a record one, there' having been over 1000 students ori the- roll 'of the school. - There had been steady development in all branches of "thq school work. .'At 'the' Christchureh Exhibition, out of 160 entries of .exhibit's, 7.1. ;had secured awards.. Later, at Pnlaierstoii N.ortli they had received 99' awards out of 220. onirics.. •, The exhibits at the latter place, had been,considered by the examiners t'p.he. in advance of those exhibited at .the Chnstehurch 'Exhibition.' The sc.hob,l'.; had alsb;.l : .btien , awarded six .out 0f... the 'seven prizes for exhibit's at. the Academy of; 'Arts. Th'ft : ,seventh prize had been won by an 'old pjipii. .In accountancy thov 'had ' secured secofid place, in the ' Dominion. ' Athletic gaime3 hid'.also received attention. Football, arid'cricket were in ;a healthy state, /while iiy lawii-. tennis tho . school .', had won thti-ihter-schools championship. ' Referring to the "question "of" extension of buildings . and , site, the speaker said that under present • conditions - tho 'school might be .said.to.be satisfactory; - The : buildiiigs;aiid fittings had' been improved at a cost of £i 60 0; during 'the' present' year. Various neiy;.; classes nad beon established—domestic economy, jewellery, enamelling, and? other branches of applied art. For. really . good work, 'however,, it iva.s'- necessary that the present accommodation bo considerably increased,'.and if, expansion were dqsired a fresli; and ample site : must bo provided. The present. accommodation was less than onethird was required' for a town like Wellington,' -.w'as. ' the ■ centre fdr the Middle University'-District. ■'•■../ THE PRIZE-LIST^ < - EXHIBITION AWARDS. " ' . The* fallowing is, the. complete list /of the awards gained by the Wellington' Technical students' at ;the New Zealand';lnternational Exhibitipivrat.'Christchurch, and presented:.to l4st evening;—- ~' ■•'. ; Stencil Design.—Silver andbronzo medals, Mrs. M. H. M'Kenzie.' .• • -.. . . : Figure from Life.—Certificates, Miss/E; Gyles;• Miss*L. Lee: ■' ' Landscape.—Silver niklal, Miss M. Clark;' brpiize medal,-. Miss IS.' Gyles; . , . Still Life.—Gold medal and special-men-tion. Miss. G. Eiven ; silver; niedalj' Miss' A. Pain; bronze medal, Mrs; Reich; certificates,' Miss M'.. Butler, Miss G. Ewen. ■; . Model.' Drawing (in . Mr.. C/S. 'Hamerton.. Model. Drawing.(light and shade).—Bronze medaly Miss Ivy Gooder. • . • . Light' and Shade Drawing.—Bronze medal, Miss Ivy .Gooder, Miss Av Houston.; . . BrUsh Work ,Drawings.—Gold medals, Miss' Ivy Gooder, Miss,E.' Wright; silver medals. Miss'lvy. Gooder, Miss B. Jl'Eenzie, Miss E, Mace; bronze medal. Miss D. Wakelin. ■ . Geometrical - Drawing.—Silver medal,"-.Mr; E.vF. Evans.' . ■ Modelling.—Silver medal,'- Mr. A. Goosh; broiize medal, :Miss L. L&,; Certificates, Miss D.iiHbrygy, Miss M. Butler, Mr. C. V; Grimmatfc., . \■- ', •'..Painting .'and 'Decorating.—Silver medals; Mr. C. -V,' Grimmeti, Mr. Thornton; bronze medals, Air. W. R; LenaieJ Mr';- F.- Keyling; certificate, Mr. W'.'i'Efari'si . /vWobd. Carving.—Gold . medal, Mrs.'A. H, Watefs';. silver medal, Mr." F. Flanagan; firoriSj medal'arid-highly comviiewler], Mr. S; .L;< : M'lvor;' certificates, " Mrs. 1 Hay,' Miss . ' /Repousse Work".—Silver medal, Mrs. J. D. Hay.; bronze medals, Mr. .A. W. Part on}- Mr. H..Cdombe; certificate, Mrs. M'Kenzie'./ J Elfect'rical Instruments;— Gold medal. Mr. V. P..Haughton/silver.medal, Mr. W. .King; bronze medal, Mr. C. Swain; certificate, Mr! P;. England. <•'..• •' . Engineering ' Drawings.—Gold medal, Mr. G. Harte; silver medals, Mr. G; Harte.' Mr S. H. Htggs (two).Carpentry.—Gold medal, Mr. W. A. Wilson ; bronze medal, Mr. R.. Jenkins. Technical School Students'.''Work. — Gold J. Jenkins; Mr. .J, Russell, Mrs. Mr. W. A. Wilson; certifi-cateSj-.Mr. C. M. Bay, Mr. C. J. P. Kirkwoo'd. u ' SCHOLARSHIPS. ' ■ advanced, Eth'd Gyles; day art, ?l™,®" tar y,. Violet Nelson; eveiiing, art, ad-' janced, Mary, Hamilton; evening art, elemenHm'sten; wood carving, James , '""IS 3 "; building construction, advanced, .PT lncan ; building construction, ttf? 1 ?' 1 'T' Owen Jlacfie;.carpentry, William n ijson; plumbing, Robert Wilson; day art advanced, Winsor and Newton's prize,' Flora Jfihnson; day art, elementary, AVhitcombe ami rombi ; s prize, Vera Peggj evening ,art, 10s.', Dorothy Jenkins; 10s,, i'rances Goer; buildsß.i. construction,, advnncedi £1, Gilbert Thornton; .building construction,, elementary, £1; -Albert Warbrickplumbing theory and practice;, .advanced,- &i, E. J. -Elton ;' plumbing, theory ', and . practice,' elementary, £1,Arthur Ackroyd; plumbing, theory and prac.special, 10s.; Philip Milne*, - carpentry and joinery/ £1, Walter Jordan; shorthand, day,., 10s. firl., Le Grove and.'Laurertce's-prize Vera Boss ;'typewriting, day,' 10s. 6d., .Ethel I'.qle; '.shorthand ■ and. typewriting, evening £1';-Margaret Smith; shorthand (exam.)'! silver .medal ,/instr.), Kenneth Smyth; English,. £1, John Robertson; mathematics,',£l, Walter Firidlay; 'hook-kecpihg, advanced, £1 .Is. (itistr.), Ronald Lyon; oook-keeping, advance,d, £1 'Is., (instr.), Orlando Dryden • book-keeping, elementary, £1 Is. (O. S. WatKiiis), Charles/Fisher; book-keeping, elementary, £1 ! Is. .(instr.),' Eric Rowe; bdok-keep-irig'.riOs.', Mabel Coveney; book-keeping, TOs, James. Devine. - '; .DAY-TECHNICAL SCHOLARS. ; ' . FIRST YEAR. ' Commerce —Percy Rhodes, 1; Ernest Guise 2;■ -Albert Foote,- 3. (C) —Andrew. Hamilton!■ 1; Alice Warren, 2. . (D)— Florence C'rengel, 1; Kathleen. Finn, 2. .(E)—Roger Harris,, 1; Flprcnce -Warreii, 2. , Progress, Ruby Dob'sori.;, "English,, Percy Rhodes. Mathematics, AlWo Warren; Drawing,.Ernest Guise. Engineering. C. ; A., Martin,'l; R.. Johnson, 2; l>, M'Millan, 8. Carpentry, D. Mansfield; D. M'Millan. Ironwork, W. Vospor; A. Ross. Electricity, ■R. Johnson; ' W.' A. Muir! Domestic economy, Elsie Chapman. Art, Nelson Isaac; - SECOND YEAR, Commerce, Ralph Diehl (special), I; Leonard' Evans, 2. (A), Florrie Whitney, 1; May Mason, 2. (B), Alice Bono, 1; Frank Chapman, 2. Engineering, etc., Edward Robinson, 1; Raymond Baker, 2; Leonard Wilsdn, 3. Ironwork, Edwin Fuller; Ernest Lewtir. Carpentry and joinery. F,. Philip Cousins; Henry Highet; Edward Robinson. Electricity, Raymond Baker. Art, Beryl i Mackenzie. Domestio economy, Jessie Reade. {'•

THIRD YEAR. Commerce, -Loretta Wright. -Engineering, Elwyn Evans'. 'Electric.il,' Charles Foster (special). • ; SPECIAL PRIZES. Modelling, Ivy Goodor; cooking, Ruth lieifl; memory drawing, Doris Martin, 1 : ; Constance Withers, -2; progress! Ethel Burton; design, George - Kellaway; - memory drawing, Beryl Mackenzie, 1; Vera Pegg, . EXAMINATION RESULTS. _ The, following are the results of the recent Technical School examinations in -building, construction, shorthand, and geometry. The results of the plumhing examinations have already been announced ; — Building Construction;— Advanced, Alexander Dnnean (excellent); Charles Drummond (good) ; Ernest Hawkes (very good),; Leslie Oldaker (good); Miriam Pegg (very good); Gilbert Thornton (excellent); elementary, Seymour Bruce (good); W. B. Calder (good);. Charles Downes (very good) ; Owen Mac'fie (excellent); Ernest Qriinlan (good); Albert Warbrick (very good). Shorthand; The rate of words per minute is. given.—K. H. Smyth, 130; L. G. Riley, 310; -J: Hunt, T10; E; Downard, 100; F. Watt, 100; J. Saunders,. 90; O. Dryden, 80; M. Duncan, 70; M. Smith, 70; G. Jennings, 70; M. Harnett, 70; V.. Ross, ,70; E. M'Alister, 70; J! C. Fecney, 70. Geometry .—Lionel Boielle, ■ Edward Foote, William Jenkins, William Kaywood, Horace Scott. .•■■■• ■"