GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL.

Evening Star, Issue 6477, 19 December 1883, Page 2

GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL.

The annual distribution of prizes was made at noon to-day in the presence of a large number of friends of the scholars. Amongst the gentlemen in attendance we noticed the Yen. Archdeacon Edwards, the Rov, Dr Stuart, Messrs K. Eamsay, Captain Scott, K.N., J. Fulton, M.H,R, Dr Macdonald, T. Moodie, and Professor Macgregor, The Rev. Dr Stuaet, chairman of the Board of Governors, said: I have to move that Mr Fulton take the chair, I may tell you that Mr Fulton is one of the fathers and founders of Ooago, and in that capacity I can testify from what I have heard and from what I have seen that he has borne the heat and burden of the day without either fainting or murmuring, which is, I think, a great deal of praise to him.—(Hear.) As a settler he identified himself from the very beginning with his and gained their confidence and I noticed that as a country gentleman, wise and kindly, he gave himself to forward every interest relating to progress, to order, and to religion. He was particularly active on the side of education, . al i.. along and our University.—(Applause.) Now, I am quite sure you will join with me in asking him to take the chair and preside cn the present occasion.

Tho Chairman addressed those present at length. Tho following are the lady principal’s report and prize-list:— During the session Just closed seventy-eight girls have attended tho Girls 1 High School for tho llrst time, the total number enrolled being 213—112 in the Upper, and 101 in the Lower School, an increase of six over last year. Tho numbers on the roll for the four quarters respectively have been 179,194,190, and 189. Of the eleven provincial scholars attending the school six aro seniors and five juniors. lam sorry to have to add that one of the latter, a girl of groat promise, had to return home early in the year on account of ill health.

Ifc is with pleasure I announce the arrival of Miss M'Kcnn, my vice-principal, with reference to whoso appointment I have Inserted in my report the following paragraph furnished by the chairman of the IJoard of Governors:—“ The Board, in accordance with iheir resolution to specialise the subjects of tuition to a greater extent than formerly, requested Sir Dillon Bell, the Agent-General of the Colony in London, with the advice of Professor Sidgewick, of Cambridge, to select a lady teacher to take charge of the mathematical department, and to aosist the lady principal in the important work of classification, eto. The posh ion of,mathematical teacher and vicc-prin-cipal was given to Miss M'Kean, who entered on her duties In November, It is duo to this lady to state that her application was accompanied by the most satisfactory evidences of ability and professional attainments and experience. While giving the lady principal well earned assistance, the Board is confident that the appointment of Miss M'Kean will strengthen the school in her department.” Miss Steel, our dux of 1880, last year obtained a Now Zealand University Junior Scholarship. Miss Forbes, dux of 1881, and Miss Duncan, last year’s t/u”. y/jjoao provincial scholarships have not yet lapsed, inf afllj attending school, and doing a considerable amount of spcpial jyork with''a'view to proceed to the University. Those girls, having already taken the highest school honors, do not compete for class prizes. Mr Hutton reports: “During the past session the same course of Instruction has been pursued as heretofore drawing from blackboard exorcise, freehand drawing from copy, Ist and 2nd grade ; perspective, model drawing, and drawing and shading from the cast. It affords me great pleasure to state thaM he progress of the uupils In the various classes lias been very satisfactory.” Mbs Holmes this year announced at the beginning of the session that her prize would bo given for four drawings—a design lor a tile and for a fan, a drawing fro® atj.ll life and a perspective or original drawing. I must nqfr pass over in silence two associations connected with the oph.oo), which have just sprung into being. The first ot.thase is (Ailed the Girls’ High School Dux Association, and is comprised of all the old head girls, and has been formed for the purpose of showing interest in the school by giving an annual prize for which they select Fsubjeot and correct the examination papers. The subject of examination this year is arithmetic. The other is known as the ex-High School Girls’ Club, and its object is to promote social intercourse between its members by means of both Intellectual and physical pursuits. The girls still continue to send flowers to the every week during the sojsion, a practice that has teen la existence for the last five years. I thank many friends for renewed gifts to the school—Mrs, Holmes, Miss Holmes, Miss Dalrymple, Dr'S’mart, Dr Macdonald, Mr A. Wilson, Mr George Turnbuft, $r htefrico Joel, Mr J. Wilkie, Mr Livingstone,' Messrs Wise;' gama, land 00. Messrs Brown, Ewing, and ’Co; liavb again give® f4 ,ver medal, the.Shakespeare Club the.it'prize for reading, mid the newly fojhppd Cux’'Association its firdt prise. '

PTO im bWBR ROlWOi). . IJIU , Form!.—Dug, Elizabeth Anderson; second, Ethel Benjamin and Eva Orkney, equal; fourth, Mary Hogj?; fifth (Miss Douglas’s prize), Ellen.Ritchie; writing, Frances Catomore. Form 11. Duces, Jano Henderson and Emma Weldon, equal; third, Lilian Joel; fourth, Louisa Peters; French, division X, Jane Henderson ; French, division 2, Louisa Peters: steady work throughout the half-year (Miss Little’s prize), Annie Marks; writing, Gwendoline Roberts. porm ffJ.—Dux (Board of Governors’ silver medal), Ann# M'Nejl/ J second, Ellen Longford ; third, Annie Mason; mefitaJ 'arithmetic (Miss Gillies’s prices), Annie Rapon; French, 4'hna MfNpjl) j writing, Ellen Secular j mapping, Florcpcp Irwjn'. ’ Form fV,~JJu#, Florence brown; po.cowi, Annie Parle; third, Anna Copland ; English, Annie Park ; French, division 1 (lira Holmes's prize), Vera Malt land ; French, division 2, Edith BiyLH-

Form V,—Dux, Ellen Farnic; second, Onie E. Mackenzie; third, Isabella Mathoson ; English. Christina Longford; Latin, division 1, Ellen Farnic; Latin, division 2, Ada Ilowison ; German (Mrs BljUu's prize), Katherine Cutten ; French, Christina Longford ;'Wcnph, (jivjsion 2, Edith Pearce; Chemistry, Onic E. Mackenzie. Form Vl.—English' dux (Mr Joel's pplxe), Lucy Salnmnd; Mathematical dux (Mr Wilkie’s prize), Katherine Walker : Mathenjatipj, division 2, Katherine Moss; Latin (Dr Blllau’s pri/r). Marion Angus Ferguson (DrMnodonalu's prize), R>ahnl|a M’Landrcss; German dux (Dr Blllau's prize), Lucy Halniond; French dux, Lucy Salmond; Science dux, Marion Angus Ferguson ; third place in class work, Isabella M'f.andress ; second place in class work (Mr Wilson’s prize), K.,t(;prine Walker; dux of school (Board of Governors/ gold lyxlal), Marion Angus Ferguson. Messrs Broun, lowing rgru J Co.’s Hi Ivor Medal for excellence in English, Arithmetic, and Geography,— Marion A- Ferguson. , Dux Association's Prize for Arithmetic.—Katherine Walker. „ , . Shakespeare Club’s Priije for the best Reader in tho School.—Elizabeth Platts. Second Best Reader (Dr Stuart's prize),—Blanche •Joel. Miss Holmes’s Prize for Special Drawlngs.—Margaret Hartley. Mr Turnbull’s Prizi for the best Writer in the School.—Florence Browne. Mr Livingstone's Prize for tho second best Writer in tho School.—Laura Re medy. Miss Dalrymplc's “ Victoria ” Prizes for Diligence, Order, and mmctuality—Upper School, Violet Turton; l ower School, Annie Mason.

Mrs Holmes’s Prize for Steady and Satisfactory Work. Upper School, Christina Ulnnie ; Lower School, Mabel Macandrew. Messrs Wise, Coffin, and Co.’a Prize for Steady and Satisfactory Work.—Annie Truman. Mapping.—Minna Rchberg. MUSIC PIUZKS.

Mrs White’s Prizes.— Upper Division, May Eva and Katherine Cutten; Lower Division, Lily Mitchell, Alice Wilson, Lilian Joel, Helen Main, Nellie Sooullar. Mrs Wihnot’s Prizes.—First, Anna Copland ; second, Mary Murcott and Margaret Chisholm (equal); third, Lizzie Gordon. Sirs Lpooner’s Prizes.—Jane Thomson, Ella Wales, Annie Mason. CKRTIFICATEH OF MERIT. Form I.—Class work, Jane Grey, Emma Peters; English, history, geography, and object lessons, Frances Catomore and filled Ritchie; English, history, geography, and arithmetic, Thyra Arthur; English, history, and geography, Edith Shand ; English, geography, and object lessons, Kuphemia Inglis; English, geography, and arithmetic, Ethel Roberts; English and geography, Edith Farquhar ; geography, Florence Lewis ; history, Minnie Street, Mabel Alves. Form II —English, geography, object lessons and French, Annie Marks; English, arithmetic, and French, Lilian Brent; English, object lessons, and French, Rachel Marks; English,, object lessons,-and history, Annie Shand ; English and object lessons, Lucy llowlison, Mary Hudson, and Mabel Sajmond; English and arithmetic, Ellen Murray; English and French, Ada Macrae ; English, Caroline Burns and Blanche Gregg; arithmetic, Gwendoline Roberts; object lessons, Edith Kirkby ; French, Lilian Joel and Elizabeth Street.

Form lll.—Claes work throughout the year, Emma Bcckingsale, Katherine Barr, Ellen Barron, Margaret Burns, Johnina Dods, Elizabeth Gilchrist,_ Isabella Glendinning, Annie llowlison, Florence Irwin, Mabel Macandrew, Janet Ramsay, Ellen Scoular, Ella Wales, Alice Wilson; English, Amelia Wise. Form IV.—Class work throughout the year, Helena Baxter, Florence Muir ; finglish, history, and geography, Eva Daniel, Grace Irwin ; Latin, Marie Blllau and Gertrude Williams; arithmetic, algebra, and physical geography, Elizabeth Waters. Form V. Arithmetic, algebra, chemistry, and Latin, Margaret Comrib and Barbara Watt; English, history, and geography, Katherine Cutten, Christina Longford, Emilia Moore ; arithmetic, algebra, and chemistry, Margaret Hartley; Latin, Christina Binnie, Oona Burton, Margaret Chisholm, Elizabeth Platts, Violet Turton, Grace Wright; German, Blanche Joel. Dr Stuart, in presenting the Board of Governor’s gold medal to Miss Marlon Angus Ferguson, tho dux of the school, said : Tho chairman has asked mo to present the medal to tho dux of tho schoqi. It is an extremely pleasant thing to Bee a boy or a girl—especially to see a girl very healthy-looking—coming out as dux of tho school. It shows that you are taking good care of yourselves. I suppose you go early to bed and rise early, and that partially explains your success. I have very great pleasure in presenting ,to you the Board of Governors’ gold medal for being the dux of the school. Tho Chairman, in presenting tho Dux Association’s prize, said that he hoped to see a fund provided by the duces of the Girls' High School, so that in place t f a prize being given a scholarship would supply its place. We are obliged to hold over the addresses. The school ro-assembles on February 11.