SOUND FOUNDATION

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1933, Page 15

SOUND FOUNDATION

HUTT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

MR. HUDSON'S. REPORT

The breaking-np ceremony of the Hutt Valley High School was held yesterday afternoon in the King George Theatre, Lower Hutt, in the presence oi' many parents and friends of the college. Mr. D. A. Ewen, chaii'raan of the Board of Governors, presided. Mr. Ewen welcomed Professor W. H. Gould, who would present the prites. Mr. Ewen said another milestone was passed recently in the country's forward progress, and that was the decision to grant leaving certificates to secondary school pupils. Employers should be just as satisfied with these certificates as they were with the examination results. The first aim of j the school was to develop character, and under Mr. H, P. Kidson, the retiring headmaster, the college had achieved that purpose in a marked degree. He was certain that under Mr. Millard the all-round development of work, sport, and character would continue. It was pointed Out that the college did not favour the presentation of prizes in the way of form awards, but gave as a memento a book to every pupil who had o«pji three continuous years in the school. ■**• «•» report as principal of the Hutt valley Sfciu School—his last to the board, as he is beginning the New Year as head of another school—Mr. H. P. Kidson said that since the inception of the school in 1926 he thought it could be said that a sound foundation had been laid. The school had everything in its favour for the future—a good community to serve, a healthy locality, a fine building, and magnificent grounds, a board that never discouraged effort or aspiration, a staff that was good and keen, and parents that were helpful.. Most important of all, he thought they could claim to have laid the foundations of a good school tone and a good school tradition; and the new principal (Mr. J. N. Millard) was an extremely able man who knew what a good secondary school should be. There was still much to be done, and he trusted that the tone and conditions of the school would grow in strength, and that in every way it would attain to a sound and honourable prosperity. Mr. Kidson said that the official roll number-on March 1 was 442 (246 boys and 196 girls), a slight drop on last year. The curtailment of Government grants and the refusal of subsidies on voluntary contributions had again made any development work difficult. The board, however, had established an agriculture course at the school this' year. There were 17- boys taking the course, and some interesting experimental work'had been done, but it was necessary that more pupils enrol to make it vorth. the board's while to continue the couree. The boy unemployment position aa far as the school was concerned had not been so acute this year, but that was not to say there ' was no anxiety. There were still some boys whose position was difficult, and there were a few old pupils of good type who were having a very anxious time. One regretted rather deeply that the beet brains and personalities were being lost to such professions as the teaching profession, and that commerce was claiming them all. ■•. Dealing;; with ,the subject of public examinations, Mr. Kidson said that the Higher >Leaving" Certificate no longer car-, riedi'.with %, a- university bursaryv Owing. to .the" limited' funds now available it had been; necessary to award the bursaries on, a straight-out examination, the University Scholarship examination being chosen tor the purpose. To Jii^great regret,, they, had'had to prepare some of their ( ;sixth-; form.;-pupik lor.'this examination1 this year. Although harder work might be done, much of it would be of importance only from the narrow examination point of view. Under the system of accrediting..for .bursaries they were able to; provide a sixth: ioim course that gave the v pupils ; , some respite from the crainping effect of their previous matriculation- yeat, ' and,- hethought, preparedrJh;eiij-jj»st,as-^^V-^P. university wort. ;|le.liop,ed.:. that};neither parents nor the bpapi^pul^sP^ them to become close'; crammers"far this examination.. They'couldSwin perliap^.but at the cost of- narrowed and harped'-minds., Mr. Kidson also, referred ijo'itlie^iilstitu^qii-.by the Education JJe-partment.'.tiext-year of a; Leaving Oertihcate examination; jvhieh,' he said, was -welcomed heartily. ,:■ ,-:., i ■:. ~ f In dealing .with.-exattimation successes ot former ■■Bupila; ■ Mj. Kidson mentioned the fames' of llarjqr e-fferyatt :«|d.Zoe Lowry, the first vpU^s:Vfrom i the school to complete their university degrees,; .and ■J. C. Young. apprentice^ an engineering firnmn; Eundee^^cr had passed the London Ma:taicnla%n<vV^;:'*f . , ■ ■*The books wejteVpresenEed^y Professor Goiild, whose remafp^arf Reported else'wherei'.:; ■ ■ 'bklr':<:> :■.#' » .■"-:. '■. /-■'■■—•••• the prize;^ist. • ■-■ ■ '; Itecommendccl for Seftlfr^ree, l"lace.--E. ( H.. C. Andrew, A. A. Ash|Wth,.;-C. K. ■,%. Barkle,. ft.. W. ?., Bourne, J. R.lCapstick, I). C Croft, ■r-Dbbaofcm PivKouoip, W; h. Dowland> J. Forciieiß. D..-Poster,. Ms«. Garvitch, \\. I*HaddyvJ. E. Harding, ~IA. E. Hargreaves, IT Howard G; Buriter, D. C. Joyce, I. G. King,.*?. C LainT), G. J. Larsen, L. L. Lewis, s)R. Maunder, J. G. R. Morley, R.M. •aiuir; X;. Parry,' W. V. Phear, A. F- ™'" linsV B.'* S.1 Kensliaw, H. M. Reynolds. R. Roberta;"'E. L. J. Staples, W. D. SulllTan, B F. T. Sutcliffe, H. L. Tate, I. G. '1 hornson R. L. Tomlin, 0. F. Whltemnn, 1. is. Wiggins,.'E:H. ~,T. Wilson; S. v . L. -D. Young,. Niaite ' AIIen.VNoW F..,M, Btough,..;Rona• M.;, Bilrton; Nancy: X.:- Opllins.^Kathleen M. Crajfar,. Jean' Dcnovan, Joyce I.1 Douthett, "Myrtle A. Franz, Helen V. Grant, Joyce H. Griffith, Joyce H. Hayes, Edith H, Heggie, Elma M. Horlor -Kathleen Hunter, Josephine R. Butcheson, Joan.- E. Jacksoni' Lprna Jackson; iiarjorio E. V. Jones; Terna'.C. Kitchener, Ruth H Loan, Betty lochpre. Margaret W. McDonald; Hilda J. Moore, Barbara (}. Natusen, Gwendoline. Mnness, -Mavis E. Orr, Betty W Ouscy, Isobcl Page, Nancy Player, Nancy B Flaytcr, Patricia S. Reid, Nan R. Richmond, Margaret G. Roche, L. Nellie Rohner,' M»tv B. Rowan, Moira li. C. bharon, Annie Smith Kvelvn B. Thomson, Norma M. ThornTon Constance M. Tunley. Helen B. Voyce, Joan C. White, Patricia Wlllcox, Barbara G. °HlElier- Leaving Certificates.—Ailsa L. P. Bfownlnft Elaine 15. Armstrong, Bather C. ■Buck- Olive M. Castle, Flora M. ■ MpMlllan>. Marie A. McWilliams, Marjofie Rnkura Shearer, .7. V. Croudis, B. W. Peely, CB. Grant, I. S. Hunt,. A. F. James, C. E. J. King, T. W. McC. Lcckie, T.C. G. Mcßrlde, R. ~lr Meelt'C A. Onun, M.;.. J. i Robertson, :-.D. P.; Scott, N. E. Stace, P. C. Tuck. Highest Places In . Forms for the "i ear — Tla, Olive Caatle and R. L. Meek I, Ailsa Browning-3; Vlb J. Mi Robertson 1, B. F.eely 2, Esther Buck 3; TL, E. I. Robertson 1, R. E. Kiddle 2, B. Y. Gostelow 3, B. H. Scott 4; Va, G.; A. Turner 1,-J. Jarvie 2.. h.. G. K. Ccopp 3;!Vb, Dorothy Kidson 1, R. C. Sutcllffe 2, A. C. Whitcher 3.; Tc, Margaret Hoy and J. Morrall (equal) .1. Jean Mahalm 3; IVL, Mavis Orr 1, D. W. P. Bourne 2, \V. C. Hooson and I, G. King (eftual) 3; IVa, Moira Sharon I, I. Wiggins 2, Norma Thornton 3; IVb, Nola Brennan 1, C. Heald 2, J. E. Harding 3; IV Com., Nancy Watson 1, Myrtle Franz 2, Elva Horlor "3'; lIIL, J. Norman 1, W. Halliburton 2,. D.. Collinge ; , 3,. G. Marwick 4; Ilia, J.- F. Reilly 1, D, F. Gardner 2, H. E. Martin 3,,r: K. Bennett 4; Illb, 0. 0. Palmer 1, G. D. Burton 2, Marjorle Butcher 3; lIIc, Doris, Crofts 1. Margaret lVAth 2, Tera Drlscoll 3; HI Com., Patricia Campbell" 1, Pansy' Towncml 2. Sybil Lowry 3. In addition to the above the following were especially commended for their yenr's work:-—Via, C. 1!. Grant, Kura Shearer; Vlb, C. Oram, Flora McMillan; VI, R. F. J'urfls, G. W. Hunt, A. H. (ionlon, X. Winsladc: Va, M.vfamvy Collie. Christina Norman; Vb, Jcun On-, Alison DoIr; IVL, K. Parry, R. MV Miiir. W. D,. Kullivitn; IVa. Kathleen' Crafar. Edith Heggie, R. Roberts; IVb, H. L. Tate,; Barbara Young;..lV- Com., Nan-Rich-mond, Mary Rowan, Jean Denovau, Gwen Xinness; lIIL, L. Burgess, Joyce Carter, T. Marshall; Ilia; .1. A. McLeod, D. E. ■' Wlbgins, 8.. Dallpnuer; 111 Com., Ver.a Scptt, Elsie Cooke. Xessie Liver. Leaving .Gifts.—Via,: i Jean. .jVltken, Patricia. Chambers, Marjorle . Doift, Klira Sliearer,- I. S. Hunt, C.JE. J,> f King, R. L. Meek, I). F. Scott, F. C. Tuck." Vlb: Elaine Armstrong, Esther' Buck,': Flora-McMillan, F. C. Benson, J.'AV. Croudis, B. D. Feely, A. F. James, T. W. Leckle, G. Mcßrlde, C. A. Oram, J. M. Robertson, L. E. Thomas, H. G. Warburton, VL: Pbylli3 Barton, Jessie Burns, T. W. C. Carter. D. S. Hunter, H. R. Hutcheson, H. Maud, G. P. Phillips, R. S. Pilling, B. H. Scott. Va: Juliet Adams, Cella Bishop. Nolene Brown, Joan Butchers, Myfanwy Collie, Hazel Guiness, Beryl Innes, Hilary Kidson, Florrie Mulders, Chrissie Norman, Mabel Oram. Rangl Spencor, Thora Stace, Edna Taylor. D. Seattle, K. M. Bennett, S. G. Bish, F. Dahl, J. Jarvie, J. A. McHolm, K. Nicholson, D. H. Palmer, R. J. Parsonson, V. S. Reynolds, E. T. Sarclsspn, G. A. Turner. Vh: Dorothy Kidson, Constance Pegler, W. Jarvie, H. W. McCarthy, Tl. J. McKenzie. I). Smith. Vc: Kola Brniißli, Bertha Glover, Barbara Jorcensen, Jean Mahalm, Leonie Pope. Jean Smith, Helen Voyce, J. H. Arrher, F. W. Flus, J. r. McKcnzic. J. Morrall. Prefectl' Awards.—Olive Castle, Marjorle Dole. Thora Stace. F. C. Benson, C>B. Grant, A. F. James, G. F. Phillips, V. S/ Reynolds. Salvia Cup.—G. F. Phillips. Principal's Gift -to head prefect.—A, James.