MARSDEN SCHOOL

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 73, 19 December 1928, Page 5

MARSDEN SCHOOL

ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING The annual prize-giving at Marsden School, Karori, was held yesterday and took place on the tennis courts, where a small platform was erected and chairs placed for the visitors, who were numerous, including many fathers us well as mothers of pupils. Bishop Sprott presided and Mrs. Sprott presented the prizes. Mrs. Crompton Smith, who is in charge of the school boarding establishment, spoke briefly of the work of the school and thanked the staff and the prefects of the school for the work they had done during .Miss Baber's absence. Bishop Sprott thanked the staff on behalf of the trustees of the school for their work, especially Miss Mayhew (acting principal) and Mrs. Crompton Smith, who had been carrying on during Miss Baber’s absence. He also said that the trustees intended to pusii on with the building of the Assembly Hall and he hoped it would be finished during the first term of next year. At any rate, it would be ready for next year's prizegiving. After the prizes had been distributed by Mrs. Sprott, the girls sang a number of chorus songs. The prize list was as follows:—

Karori Lower School.—Form 111, A: Frances Leggatt, head of lower school; Janet Wilkie, second in form; Wenda Amos, Scripture; Mary Allan, sewing; Patty Monro, drawing; Patricia White, good work through the year. Form 111, B; Kathleen Nelson, first in form, Scripture; Honor Flanagan, second in form; June Brodie, sewing; Patricia Stanhope, drawing (Miss Borrie’s prize). Form II: Patricia Lower, first in form; Peggy Charlsworth, second in form, never late nor absent; Betty Baker, Scripture, drawing and sewing. Form I: Helen Leggait, first in form, Scripture, drawiug; Mary Simm, second in form, sewing. Transition: Hugh Palmer, good progress; Kathleen Fuller, never late nor absent. Best kept form room: Form 111 B. Music: Mary Allen (Miss Clere's prize); Dorothy Woodward (Miss Barnicoat’s prize). Special drawing prize: Kathleen Nelson (Mrs. Crompton Smith’s prize). Town Preparatory.—Form 111 A: Peggy Hyams, head of school (Mrs. E. Hadfield’s prize) and attendance; Madge McWhiuney, second in form; Molly Goldfinch, Scripture; Mary Sladden, drawing and needlework. Form 111 B: Valerie Robertson, first in form, drawing, and drill; Mary Neave, second in form, Scripture; Noel Glendinnlng, attendance; Mollie Miles, good work; Edith McKenzie, needlework. Form II: Mary Wilson, first in form (Mrs. G. Robertson’s prize) and Scripture; Athalie Eaton, second in form (Mrs. T. Neave’s prize) and drawing; Eila Scholefield, good work; Rosalie Bates, needlework. Form I: Margaret Neave, first in form (Mrs. Graham Robertson's prize) and needlework; Patricia Mowbray, second in form, Scripture and attendance; Ruth Wheeler, drill; Mary Taylor, needlework; Eila Simpson, good work. Transition: Margaret Nimmo, first tipper division (Miss Quaintrell's prize); Sheila Wilson, best progress during year; Sonia Jacobsen, first lower division; Georgette Handy side, best kept set of exercise books (Miss Holmes's prize); IHB, best-kept form room; Margaret Hunt, special drawing (Mrs. Crompton-Smith’s prize). Upper School.—Form VI: Beatrice Nelson, special Divinity (Mr. Woodward’s prize); Ailsa Porteous, history, great artists, and architecture; Mily Markman, German; Joan Ritchie, German. Form VA: Doris Mills, history, Latin, and home science; Barbara Richardson, Divinity; Mary Hursthouse, English; Margaret Cotterill, geography; Audrey Blacklock, mathematics, botany. Form VA, Special: Joyce Girling, arithmetic and geography. Form V, B: Annette Harcourt, Scripture, geography, French, and science; Dorothy Souter, English; Amy Graham, mathematics; Joan Powell and Irma Burge, good work. Form V, C: Dorothy Perry, English, geography and French; Marjorie Dymock, Scripture: Sheila Klssell, arithmetic; Joyce Smith and Nona Pinckney, good work. Form IV, Remove: Phyllis Ryan. Scripture, geography and history; Mary Miles. English, mathematics; Mary White, Latin; Angela Yeats, French; Juliet Nathan and Betty Harris, good work. Form IV, A: Muriel Edwards, Scripture; Judith Lethbridge, good work. Form IV, B: Betty Manton, Scripture; Mavis Giddings, English (Mrs. Mills's prize), mathematics; Ola Rudman, history and geography; Phoebe Graham, Latin, science; Margaret Guthrie and Winifred Guthrie, good work. Form IV, B: Joan Duncan, Scripture; Betty Matthews, Latin; Bonny Nicholls and Ruth Hankins, good work. Shell: Githa Hand-Newton, Scripture, and arithmetic; Shirley Hopkins, French; Paddy Hope-Gibbons, good work; Tui McLeod, good work; Paddy HopeGibbons. current events. Sewing: Form IV, A, Ruth Gower; Form IV, 81, Ola Rudman; Form IV, 82, Betty Neill; Shell, (Mrs. Christopher's Division), Janet Miles; (Miss Redward’s Division), Lola Kelly; Special prize for progress (Mrs. Christopher’s prize), Judith Lethbridge. Dressmaking (Miss Morison’s Senior, Bettie Lethbridge; Junior, Jessie Podevin: special prize, Phyllis Simmons. Drawing: Form V, A Special, Nancy Trimnell; Form V, C. Peggy Galbraith; Form IV, Remove, Phvllis Kerrnish; Form IV, A, Valmni Kelly; Form IV, 81, Ann Atkinson; Shell, Shirley Hopkins. Special drawiug prize: Joy Cuthbertson. Drawing competition, Phyllis Kerrnish. Camera Club prizes: Senior competition, Moira Robertson; junior competition, Shirley Hopkins (Nancy Morrison's prize), 1; Betty Ellis (Noela Cable’s prize), 2. Special competition, Noela Cable. Handwork : Form VI, J oyce Porter; Form V, C, Iris Small. French conversation (Madame Bendall's prize), Elizabeth Williams,

Music.—Beatrice Richmond Memorial Prize, Prudence Lewis; Miss Clere’s prizes. Dorothy Perry, Tlieile Oswin. Helen Crawford; Miss Sealey’s prizes, Isabel Baker, Marjorie Dymock; Miss Barnicoat’s prize, Paddy Hope-Gibbons; most improvement, Pat Brlee; Miss Robin's prize, Betty Matthews; Miss Greig’s prize. Margaret Lissaman; Miss Scaly's special music prize for junior grade work. Mary Kendrick; KnoxGilmer prize, Phyllis Kerrnish, Bettie Lethbridge, Annette Harcourt, Joan Powell. Form neatness (Miss Baber’s prize): Form V, B. Dux: Ailsa Porteous. Bursars: Audrey Blacklock, Elizabeth Burnett, Mary Hursthouse. Government Leaving Certificates: M. Markman, E. Hadfield, O. Nielsen, M. McKenzie, A. Porteous.

Cups.—Ross Cup for House points. Richmond; Mrs. Crompton-Smith’s Cup for House hockey, Richmond; Perry Cup for House tennis, Swainsou: junior double championship, R. Nicholls and B. Matthews; senior doubles championship, V. Richardson and R. Harper; senior singles championship, V. Richardson.