MARSDEN SCHOOL

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 148, 19 December 1929, Page 14

MARSDEN SCHOOL

The doubtful weather made it necessary to hold the Marsden School prize-giving indoors yesterday afternoon, and after the many guests had been received by.. the principal, Miss Baber, and served, with tea by the pupils, Mrs. Sprott presented the prizes to those girls who had won them. Mrs. Sprott apologised for the absence of his Lordship the Bishop, and said how grateful St. Mary's Homes were for the help given by the -girls through their bazaar last September.

Mr. A. E. Mabin presided, and other speakers were Mr. J. W. Henderson, Mr. E. S. Innes, the Rev. Mr. Kempthorne, and Canon James. Mr. Henderson dealt with the development of the school, and eaid how indebted Marsden was to Mr. E. S. Luttrell. (Applause.) Mr. Innes thanked Miss Baber, the staff, and girls for the gift sent to him and his wife' on the occasion ' of their silver wedding, and Mr. Kempthorne gave a few words of advice to those girls who were leaving school. He likened life to an arrow which had a course, a mark, and a driving force. He asked them to remember that Christ was "the way, the truth, and the life," and it was the Christian that had the clear, strong, intention of the course of life, the determination to follow it, and the power of God the Holy Spirit, behind him as the driving force to help him reach the mark.

Miss Baber, in her report, covered the various activities of the school during the year, mentioning particularly the acquisition .o£ Mr. Cooper's property adjoining the school grounds, the realisation of a longdeferred hope. By March they hoped to have the Assembly Hall completed, and that would' also be the gymnasium. Howmuch the hall would mean for the pleasure and ease of running the ichool, only a head mistress could' know. Besides the hall there were to he new classrooms added above the present ones; also another large studio, an extra cloakroom, and a dark room. Mis sßaber referred to the kind thought of the late Mrs. Ames in leaving the school £200, the interest to provide a prize or scholarship in housecraft. This prize would be awarded for the first time next year. In social work the girls had been able to help St. Mary's Homes and the Levin Home. Liberal contributions had also been made by the pupilß to the Melanesian Mission and the Earthquake Fund. In connection with the staff, Miss Baber said that next year they would have the joy of welcoming back Miss Mayhew and Miss- Bridges after then- holiday at Home and on the Continent. She would say_ holiday, but both, and Miss Mayhew, in particular, had filled much of their time with seeing schcols and studying methods. This term they had welcomed Miss Gallard, from Dartford Training College, as games mistress, and in January there would arrive two new mistresses —one for mathematics and one for music—both with high credentials, qualifications, and experience. Of the old girls who were doing post-scholastic work, the most brilliant was Moira Dennehy,

who had won the Sarah Ann Rhodes scholarship this year. Following are the names of prizewinners, other than those published in last night's "Post":— Lower School, Fltzherbert terrace.—Form Ilia.: V. Robertson, head of school. Scripture drawing; J. Htt.vman, second In form; M." Heave, sewing; P. Inglls, never lato or absent. Form 111b.—A. Eaton, first in Form, Scripture, drawing, never late or absent; M." Wilson second in form; K. Bates, sewing. Form ll.—ji. Heave, Qrst in form, Scripture; M. Taylor, second, equal, drawing; J. Pasloy, second, equal; E. Simpson, sewinc Form I.—S. Wilson, first in form; F. Taylor second in form. Scripture, drawing; M. Simpson, drawing; M. Nimmo, sewing. Transition Form.—J. Jacobsen, first in form; 11. White, best progress during year. Best? Kept Form Koom.—Forms I. and H Karorl Preparatory.—Form Ilia.: K. Nelson, head of school; H. Flanaghan, second equal and Scripture, J. Hawley. second equal; p! Stanhope, drawing; C. Thompson, special history, geography, nature study, sewing. Form Illb.—E. Webb, first in form. Scripture; F. Flanagan, second, equal, B. Baker, second, equal,. French, drawing and sewing; P. Charleswortli, history, geography, and Nature study: Form H.—H. Ward, first in form, Scripture, sewing; SI. Slmm, second in form, drawing. Form I.—H. M'Leod, first in form, Scripture; B. Dennlstoun-Wood, second in form; A. Kelly, drawing; 0. Woodward, general improvement and sewing. Transition.—X. Fuller, first In form, equal, never lato or absent'; F. Hart, equal; B. Maule, good progress; Helen Ward, music. Best Kept Form Room.—Forms 1 and 2. The Circloa Cup, for competition between Karpri and Fitzherbert Terraca Schools, was won by Karori.;