GIRLS’ COLLEGE

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 70, 15 December 1933, Page 16

GIRLS’ COLLEGE

Wellington East Prize Distribution . PRESTIGE OF THE SCHOOL Wellington East Girls’ College held its annual distribution of prizes at the St. John Ambulance Hall, Vivian Street, yesterday afternoon. Aftgr the girls had sung a Christmas carol, Mr. G. Mitchell, chairman of the board of governors, said that the school had improved out of all recognition during the last few years. This last year especially a great deal had been done to improve the environment and make adequate playing grounds. A prestige had been built up which was equal to that of any girls’ school in New Zealand. This was due in great measure to the very able head the school had in Miss Batham, with an efficient and loyal staff to assist her. In her annual report Miss Batham said that there had been an increase in the number of flrst-year pupils, while the post matriculation class had been much smaller, due partly to the fact that a number of matriculated girls found little difficulty In procuring positions of some kind; while others, turned away for the present from thinking about teaching, were taking alhday courses at commercial schools, to .qualify for offices,, Purpose of Education. “It is the opinion of many people that education is merely a means to an. end—the end being how to make a Hying,” she continued. “This to a certain extent is true. But there is more in it thap that. We have no room for ‘idlers’ in this world—every able-bodied girl should do her share of work—it may be in the home, it may be in office or workshop—no matter where; she should do it well, and to do it well a good sound education is necessary. The education is there if girls will make full use of their opportunities. On the other hand, a girl must learn to use her leisure time, and her education should'help her in this. “In the future, when our compulsory working hours are made shorter (this will probably come sooner or later to relieve unemployment), what are our girls to. do in the extra leisure time? We hope they will, while at school, learn to be interested in one of many pleasures, for which now they have little spare time, sueh as music, reading, drawing, art in some form or other —perhaps some hobby involving hand-work, etc. I ask the girls to do their part, and I ask the parents then to give their girls the opportunity to continue their education as long as possible.” Miss Batham proceeded to thank the school’s many friends for what they haa done during the year. “To-day we see evidence of what the Parents’ Association, with its ladies’ auxiliary, is doing,’ she said. “We are indebted to them for £25 toward the prizes, also the dux medal. For prizes we also thank the Board of Governors. Miss Greig, Miss Irvine-Smith, and the Old Girls’ Association. We thank Mr. Denton for his cheque, Mr. Barber for plants, flowers, and books, Mr. MacKenzie-for his cheque, the old girls for providing text-books, Miss Rhind, Mr. Higgs and others, for the loan of pictures. I wish to thank Miss Greig for her help and co-operation at all times.” A Difficult Rood. After the presentation of prizes by Mrs. W. E. Jackson, Mrs. E. McCombs, M.P., gave an interesting address. It was a wonderful thing, she ■ said, to be among so many girls who were at the beginning of life, and see the brilliance of youth in their faces. • She congratulated Miss Batham on her report, saying it gave a wonderful picture of the life of the school. The road of education, continued Mrs. McCombs, had been travelled without milestones. ,It was a long upward trend from the early days of education in New Zealand, and every step of the way had been tested by teachers always reaching out for something better. School life to-day, with its varying interests, and the. co-operation of the parents, was a very wonderful thing. Though the knowledge gained by education was extremely important, there was still something more. Ideals must be cultivated, and then the knowledge would have real importance in life —to enable one to carry out one's ideals.

The following is the prize list:— Special Brizes.

Speeches.—Fifth and sixth forms: Dorothy Jamieson (special prize presented by Miss Irvine-Smith). 1; Trixie Robertson and Winnie Staple, equal, 2. Fourth forms: Janice' Mitchell., Third forms: Paula Matthews. » Needlecraft, Cookery and Drawing.— IIIC: Iris Williamson, Ist drawing. IIIB1: Mary Morgan and Margaret Morgan. Ist. equal, drawing; Vivla Broad. Ist needlecraft (combined thirds). IVB1: Nola Ockenden, Ist needlecraft (combined fourth forms); Zoe Philpott, Ist drawing, Vzl mod.: Jean Brown. Ist needlecral't.

General Good Work and Progress.— IIIC: Joan Read. 111B1: Shirley Grinllnton. IIIA2: Della O’Connor. Alice Arbon. IIIA1: Margaret Finlayson, Jean Ingram IVB2: Joan Ridley, Irene Pascoe. IVA 1: Lois Mucker, Moira Brown, Vivienne Hltchmough, Jean Cuddle, Audrey M. Tanner. VB: Louie Emmins, Peggy Clark. Winifred Lee. VA Latin: Stella Johns.on. VA mod.: Lena Wood, Lilian Butler. “Daisy Small's - ' Prize.—Jean Buckingham, VA modern; Mabel Watts, VA modern. Special prize presented by Miss Greig for Sixth Form English.—Geraldine Kean.

Form Prizes.

11l Com.—Marie Russell, Ist aggregate; Constance Chambers. 2nd aggregate; Edna Hardwick, 3rd equal aggregate, 2nd needlecraft; Mary Milner, 3rd equal aggregate. 2nd equal drawing. lllB2.—Barbara Dee. Ist aggregate; Paula Baxter, 2nd equal aggregate, Ist drawing; Margaret Capper, 2nd equal aggregate. lllBl.—Eleanor Luke, Ist aggregate, Ist needlecraft; Vivla Broad, 2nd aggregate, Ist'cookery. 2nd needlecratt; Nola Guise, 3rd equal aggregate: Margaret Wiachcomb, 3rd equal aggregate. lllA2.—Enid Collins. Ist equal aggregate; Judith Luke. Ist equal aggregate; Esme Wray, Ist equal aggregate. IHAl.—Mary Jackson, Ist aggregate; Marlea Boolieris, 2nd equal aggregate, Ist needlecraft; Irene English, 2nd equal aggregate; Maureen Lindsay. 2nd equal aggregate. • ,p-.' IVB2.—Doris Akers, Ist aggregate; Audrey Ambrose. 2nd equal aggregate: Irone Ball. 2nd equal aggregate. IVBI.— Marjorie Irvine, Ist aggregate; Jean Latimer, 2nd aggregate; Noellue Williamson, 3rd aggregate. IVAir-Joan Nell, Ist aggregate, Ist needlecraft: Joy McLeod, 2nd aggregate; Nara Bohlson. 3rd aggregate. IVAL—Wilma McLennan. Ist aggregate, 2nd needlecraft: Mollie Boyes, 2nd equal aggregate; Elma Johnson, 2nd equal a> y r coni!—Dora Capper. Ist aggregate, Ist cookery; Iris McNarn, 2nd aggregate. VB.—Dorothy Jamieson, Ist aggregate; Phyllis Blair, 2nd equal aggregate: Betty Marley. 2nd equal aggregate. VA Latin. —Margaret Proctor. Ist languages, Ist mathematics and science; Christabel Spcnce-Salcs, 2nd languages, 2nd mathematics and science; Joan MeDougall, 3rd mathematics and science: Laura Dutton, 3rd languages. VA Modern.—Marie Walker, Ist mathematics and science, 2nd equal languages; Eva Webster. Ist languages; Mabel Wat.s. 2nd mathematics and science; Dorothy Barr, 2nd equal languages. VlB—Naomi Hartlll, Ist languages, Ist mathematics and science; Geraldine Kean, Ist English and history, 2nd languages: Brenda Pownall, 2nd mathematics anil science, 3rd languages. VlA.—Mary Down. Ist English and history, 2nd languages: Betty Turner, dux and gold medallist. Ist mathematics and science, 2nd English and history. Sports Prizes and Trophies.

Tennis Cup.—Champion, Joyce Bedford ; runner-up, Lorna Berry: doubles, Lorna Berry and Margaret. Pilcher. Swimming-.—Senior champion, Inez Staples: runner-up, Margaret Pilcher,

junior champion. Olga Smith; runner-up, Sylvia Gotlleb. , „ ’Athletics.—Senior champion. Al-ce Caporn; riinner-qp, Jean Buckingham, junior champion. Clare Gilmour, runnerUP House ClHi Fergusson House (L l O n r te?-Fo e rm • IIIAI (Margaret Baker, captain). House Basketball Shield. —Fergusson House (Lorna Bcrrv. captain). Drill Championship.—Audrey M. Tannir. House Cup for Year—Fergusson House (Lorna Berry, captain). Junior Red Cross,—The Blundell Cup (fop first-aid teams): Averill Nicholl, captain.