WELLINGTON COLLEGE

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 143, 14 December 1932, Page 17

WELLINGTON COLLEGE

PRIZES PRESENTED

MOULDING CHARACTER

IDEALS TO REMEMBER

The Memorial Hall was filled by parents and friends last evening for the annual presentation of prizes at Wellington Boys' College. Mr. G-. Mitchell, chairman of the Board of Governors, presided, and there were also on the platform Sir Cecil Day, representing the Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe), Mr. Gallie, donor of the Oscar "Vicker Gallie Memorial Bursary, members of the board, the Mayor and Mayoress, and members of various educational bodies.

The chairman, ; referring to the future of the boys leaving this year, said that there was a general clamour to change the so"cial structure as we knew it to-day. Thtat was in order, provided' that the fundamental principles necessary to avoid dangers were .firmly observed. It was for the youth of to-day to remedy the evils brought upon the world, and they should carefully examine the foundations of society to-day. Any system not based on God and Christianity could not long endure. Paganism was no solution of our difficulties. The second Imperial rock was monarchical government. The report of the headmaster (Mr. W. A. Armour) referred to the work done by pupils in the relief of distress, and to the problem of boy unemployment. Thanks to the hearty response of business men in the city, the school was practically depleted in the third term of those boys who were remaining at school because of the lack of openings. More boys had left school to take up openings than at any time within the last four years. Dealing, with the character-building aspect if secondary education, Mr. Armour said that it taught boys to take a pride in their bodies and personal appearance, iu purposeful effort, in moral excellence, and spiritual ideals, with loyalty to school, home, State, and Empire. Though religious instruction in schools was too controversial a subject for the occasion, he quoted the report of tha Calcutta University Commission, which stressed the desirability for some new synthesis between State supervision and private effort. Touching on the efficiency of the School curriculum, Mr. Armour said that all teachers felt the call for an educational survey, and he felt that a panel of educational experts to mako an unhurried survey, of every part of the educational system.-was a need. _The" tdtal enrolments for the year were 751, the number for last, year being 722. The number of new pupils enrolled was 216. ;■ The total enrolment of boarders was 49 and of day boarders 11. The number of, pupils on the roll at-the end of the year, was 630, the. average school for the year 685, and the average attendance 96.4,per cent. ' . ■' .. ':. , • The examination successes for, 193V were 'as follows:—j-Junior free place extensions, 30; senior.- free, places "(recommendations), 149; senior free.,placea (examination), .4; Public,Service.Ventr'ance, 9; University .entrance, 88; .'engineering preliminary, 2; accountants' preliminary .(full), ,1; (partial),'^; higher leajing certificate, 53; University entrance scholarship,' 1| University national scholarship, '2; ' University entrance scholarship1 (credit.list),s. The Public Service entrance examination has been abolished this year. The report dealt extensively with school activities in sport and otherwise. Tributes to assistance given during the past eight years by the Rev. H. E. K. Fry, vicar of St. Mark's, and Mrs. Fry, were amongsfc those paid by the chairman, in connection wifh.the past year's work. ,;,.,' THE MAYOR ON HUMOUR. , The Mayor (Mr. T.\P. A.Hislop), referring to the meanings of such an occasion, said he felt that the, guiding motive, in the work of. Mr.. Armour was to build up those characteristics which had giyen. the Empire its position'; The break-ing-np period had many meanings to different people. Parents looked forward to the reports to learn what sort of children they had, anil'-'the boys were auxiout to find out; what sort iof. boys they were. Personally, he could lobkback to some such days .which had very "pleasurable results, and to others which, had had a very beneficial result upoa him in the long run. (Laughter.) ■ One of : the- headmasters had suggested that he had not taken serious , things .seriously enough, but was too frivolous.' Looking'back, he could see that the difference between them was as :to "what constituted an appreciation of true humour.: • ' ''

A. sense of humour,' specially in difficult times such as these, was invalut" i-i any o£ those who had it, and probably most had, he would suggest that they should allow nobody to drive it out of them. It was something to be-treas-ured, a national characteristic which had Helped immeasurably in the darkest days of the war. It was a British national characteristic to. meet difficulties, with a smile. He,.was gure that this characteristic, which- had carried the " nation through the dark days of 1914, would mate tor the ultimate re-establishment of this community. Recalling his own days at the college, ■Mr. Hislop remarked- that the year. before he joined, ,1897, the college: defeated Wanganm m' football, but for the' succeeding eight years Wanganui won everv year, .One'man'-.came back to his mind the man who- in.1914 joined up with the JN aval -Brigade at Antwerp; and through extraordinary, gifts of patience and cour-age,-leadership, and powers of organisation gamed a great name, a V.C, and othei. decorcations, arid was to-day on the general staff-of-the War Office, Colonel ±>. V. Freyberg.: . . . fli ? e H r.f d *he,i>6ys to: do- whatever they that they, were- not individuals but part uJ CTTI It& aud parfc o£ New Zealand and-that New Zealand was inseparS'tW^'^ Britisll traditions, and the/British people. ti, 13-"'I 3-"' ,Hisl°P' ""'ho was presented by college in memory of the occasion then presented the prizes won during, tho year. The Navy League prizes «rOM £r te. d b- y Mr" ■*•' Danocb a Z n C| ?.P !d, B(?yj. P«^s by the president of their association, Mr. R. St. J. Beere. - \ he. college songs, "Forty Years On" and Lumen Accipe et Impertl," were sung during the evening by the bora Appreciation of the -presence of the MSitors was expressed by Mr W H P eTnorT' * member of tho B°a«l of GovTHE PRIZE LIST. The following is the prize list.— SPECIAL PRIZES. Mitchen 1 AdamS Memoriill- Trize.-W. S.. and'a'T wK! l>S Prizes-W- D" lawa-wit seS?h leyir H KtCliln d^s^ or S^entiflo Ee)n«, i i ?' Fe"' *• Tl Clere' J- W- Hutchmk t lacfe^.I acfe^. lawton' J- G- RutbcrLitertOn History Prize.—D. R. Currie Llverton Science Prize.—J. G. Rutherford. »»• B- \Vitaers Science Prize (4B). —D."'M mlson. Foster Brook Crouch Prizes for English Composition.—3A, J. S. Wicks; 38, T. N. Martin--30, A. K. Glensor; Mod. 3A, E. A. Harrington N. St. C. Hales Prize for Elocution.—Senior recitation: J. S. Osborno and M. F. E. Wright; junior recitation, L. J. Bicltard. E. S. Hales Prize for Elocution.—Senior reading, H. p. E. Wright; junior reading, C. J. Treadwell. E.^ O. Hales Prize for All-round Sport.—C. M. Ongley. L. C. Hales Prize for Music—C. M. Birks. airs. Helen Hales Prize for Music.—J. D. Turrall. Old Boys' Mathematics Prize.—W. S. Mitchell. Bcthune New Zealand History Prizes.— Senior, D. R. Currio; junior, J. McArthur. Wyville Rutherford Memorial Prize (best allrouad boy).—J. H. O'Loughlin. S. Elchelbaum"s Literature Prizes.—6A, W. S. Mitchell; 68, P. C. R. Wells; OC, B. A. Snowball. * Navy Leaguo Prizes.—Third forms, J. S. Wicks; fourth forms. J. W. Winchester, \V. S. Lowe; fifth and sixth forms, I. n. McLean. J. R. Cuddle Prize, N.C.O. Examination.— A. T. Craven. Woodwork Prize.—,T. R. Jlackuy. Metalwork Prize.—,T. D. Tin-rail.' Edward Espy MarLin Memorial Science Scholarship for 6A.—R. ,T. McK. Meek. Kdwarrl Espy Martin Memorial Prizes.—6A, Latin, W. S. Mitchell: 6A, French, W. S. Mitchell; 68. Latin, P. C. R. Wells; 08. Frencli. ■ P. Q.-H.-Wclla; 68, mathematica, J, G. Ruther- j |pr<i£-^^ieiu:E^li.&;-jait!ierford;*.6Q e iPr€nch 1 1

B. A.. Snowball; fiC, mathematics, J. IT. Dale; BC, scieuce. J. JI. Dale. Sixth Form Economics.—J. W. Hutchings. Sixth Form Bookkeeping.— 3. XV. Saunders. Drawing Awards.—Sixth form, E. 51. Nalder; fifth firm, G. E. Iremonger; fourth form, D. Roblnaon; third form, N. K. Joseiihson. Headmaster's Awards to Prefects. —J. H. OXoughlin, A. H. Armour, G. D. Hall, W. S. Mitchell, B. S. Sadler, J, C. Souness, C. H. Wall, C. M. Oneley, H. A. Bcthunc, R. .T. ircK. Sleek, E. S. Palllser. D. R. Serymgeour, W. Trlcklebank. Scholarships. James Mackay Bursary.—£'ls, W. S. Mitchell. Oscar and Victor Galllß Memorial Bursary.— K. J. McK. MeCk. Turnbull Scholarships.—£l6, J. W. HutchIngs; £12, K. D. Webb; £10, H. G. Gllmer; £9, M. L. Morsan; £9, E. Brooke-Taylor; £3. J. G. HutherfOid; £9, V. C. E. Wells; £0, J. H. Goldsman. • Rhodes Scholarships.—£ls, D. R. Currie; £10, H. E. Johnson. Moore Scholarships.—£ls, E. S. ralliser; £10, A. H. Armour. Levin Scholarships.—£s: a. IVA Science, F. H. Kenouf; b. IVA Languages, F. J. Brooker. Richardson Scholarships.—History, £G, I. E. Berendsen. Rlchardsoa Scholarships.—Bookkeeping, £6, A. Jsces..

Class Awards. Mod. 3C—W. X. Macßae 1, A. G. Barnett 2. Mod. 3B.—N. D. Jamieson 1, A. G. C. Martin 2. Mod. 3A.—D. P. Radcliffe 1, H. .T. Barr 2. 3C.—R. A.- C. Cowan 1, J. H. Jackson 2. 38.-~T. Is'. Martiu 1, P. It. Kent 2, C. J. Hellberg 3. ' 3A.—J. P. McGill 1, J. S'. Wicks 2, L. W. Gandae 3. a Mod. 4C.—W. .T. B. Hedi/os 1, J. C. 'Xurrall Mod. 4B.—E. F. Bezzant 1, F. C. Russell 2. Mod. 4A.—R. L. G. Klmmo 1, A. ». Osßorue 2, R. J. piol-ardon 3. 4C—J. L. Adair 1, R. .T. White 2. 4B.—S. U. Wllsoil 1, H. N. Bundle 2, K. V. Stafford 3. - • - - 4A.—I. E. Eercndsen 1, B. C. Tait 2, 1\ H. lienouf X. Jtod. SD.—A. G. Johnson 1, C. Ealmforth 2. Mod. SC—R. A. E. Upton 1, L. W. Nicholson 2. Mod. SB.—C..A. James 1, E. G. Wakelin 2, W. W. Dinihan 3. Mod. SA.—S. C. Denhani 1, J. Hogau 2, A. W. Nelson 3. SD.—J. F. Wyber 1, p. J. Tutt 2. SC.—R. L. Hardie 1, D. L. Waller 2. oB. —J. E. Fullarton 1, S. M. Green 2, J. W Till 3.-

3A.—M. Watt 1, F. R. Millar 2, J. E. Benham and H. Jf. Sunley, equal, 3. SR.—D. McL. Campbell 1, W. H. Sloan 2; G. W. Donaldson and T. M. Ongley, equal, 3. Dux of Scuool (Lanco A. George Memorial Medal).—W. S. Mitchell.