SCHOOLS' BREAK-UP.

Evening Star, Issue 9567, 12 December 1894, Page 2

SCHOOLS' BREAK-UP.

GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL.

Tho itrinUal distribution of pri£c.3 tooE-iiiaco this afternoon, aiid, $s usueF, tliei'O was a Very largo attendance of parents and friends. Amongst those present were the Very Rev. Dean Fitchctt, the Rev. G. Taifc, the Rev. D. Borric, Mr J. Green, M.H.R., Mr 0. Jfiynes, Mr M. Fraer, Mr G. L. Dcnniston, Mr&%hito } M.A:, Mr J. R. Sinclair, Dr Salihtad, Mr M. Cohen, the Rev. Rryan King, Mr G. PenWickj the Rev. L. llnhicon s the Hbn. W. M. Kbit, Professor fclitmcl, Mr W. Barron, and Mr.T. S. Graham. The Very ltcv. Dean FriciiEXT made a few remarks, in which.he said that during the past year the school had lost one of its beit and truest ?riendS. Before many of the- present fc.cho.lara. were,born Dr. Stuart was chairman of the Board of Governors, and a most active and influential me.inbsr.of. the Beard, bo he continued to the time of his death, and the dayshould not bo allowed to pass without a reference to his services to the high schools. His sympathy for those institutions was unaifected and sincere, and all friends of the schools felt that they had suffered a loss which would not be readily repaired. Mr J. Allen, M.H.R., who Was appointed by the University Council as their representative i'n the Board of Governors, was then introduced and asked to preside and present the prizes. In the course of his address Mr Allen spoke feelingly of the late Dr Stuart, who had become one of the cherished traditions of the school, and then went on to talk of the results and the objects of tho training given in schools of this kind. He did not believe that the Girls' High School existed to train girls that there was no such thing as faith or religion, or that they could or ought to replace the men at the counting-hoUse, in medicine, or in the Legislature. The school was, ho believed, instituted, and those who were teaching in it had that object before them, to train girls in purity, in simplicity, in sincerity, and in faith. No one Would despise the intellectual advantages offered; but he believed that they could be held fast, and at the sime time nothing lost of simplicity and purity and faith, and that in this the school was accomplishing the objects for which it was instituted. HECTOR'S ISKPOBT. The following is the report of the rector (Mr A. Wilson) : I have the honor to report that the total number of pupils enrolled during the session that now closes is 209—133 in the upper school, 51 in the lower, and 25 attending special classes. For the four rpiartcrs the numbers have been respectively i'Aiyt), I'JS, and IST. . Five junior and eleven senior scholars of the Education Hoard have been in attendance during the year ; and the Board of Governors have given thirty scholarships entitling the holders to free education at the school. Of these, twenty are pupils who made 50 per cent, of obtainable marks at the Education Board's junior scholarship examination. lam still of opinion that the iliuililie.ition for this closs of scholars is too low. Mrs Mackay informs me that fifteen boarderi have been enrolled during the year. Of these, five are day boarders. The general work of the school, as will be seen by the scheme of work appended to this report, has proceeded very much on the lines followed last year. During the third quarter a special report on the state of the school was made to the Board of Governors by the Inspector-General of Hchools, and was duly published in the Dunedin newspapers.

At the end of last session Miss Frascr, on being appointed principal of the Wanganui Girls' College, resigned her position on the staff of this school, and Miss B, Jack, 8.A., was appointed in her place as assistant teacher of English. At the end of the third (piartor Miss Jack resigned her position on the staff, and Miss Helen Alexander, 13. A., was appointed in her place. It is right that I should express my sense of the great loss the school sustains this year by the resignation of Bliss M'Kean. Miss M'Kean has proved herself a most capable, teacher of mathematics, and I am sure I express the feeling of all her pupils when I say that, as a teacher, she has been as kind as she is capable. Her fellow teachers will all miss her courteous helpfulness ; and 1 am glad to have the opportunity of acknowledging for myself the valuable assistance she has given me in the general management of the school. Tin: Hoard has appointed Miss K. Browning, of the Napier Girls' High School, to the position of mathematical mistress, rendered vacant by the resignation of Miss M'Kean.

I take this opportunity of expressing my indebtedness to friends who have acted as judges in the various competitions. Mrs Kamsay and Mrs Cupples, who judged the sewing, have given unqualified praise to the work generally, and have assured me that they had great ditlieulty, amongst so much good work, in deciding which was best. Air Nerli was kind enough to act as judge of the drawing competition ; and a committee of the Shakespeare Club spent much time and trouble in awarding the club prize for reading. My thanks are further due to friends of the school who have sent me prizes. In addition to the medals provided by the Board of Governors, I have received prizes from the following donors: Messrs Brown, Ewing, and Co. (silver medal), Messrs Coulls, Culling, and Co., Messrs Wise, CaH'm, and Co., the Shakespeare Club, the Otago Art Society, the Utago Institute, the Dux Association, the School Club, Mrs Mackay, Mrs M. Watson, Mrs .1. 11. Sinclair, Mrs Braithwaite, Miss Frascr, Kev. ])r Watt, the Hon. W. I). Stewart, Mr A. Burt, and MrK. Ramsay. The Rector (Mr A. Wilson) tiien called up the winners of prizes, and they were presented by Mr Allen, applause grceting'the girls as they advanced. The list was as follows : PRIZE LIST. CEKTIHCATES.

Second Form.—Aimee M. Angus, English and French ; llelene M. Fels, English; Helen M. Begg, arithmetic.

Third Form. Mary Salmond, English and science; Margaret C. Eraser, arithmetic; A. Grange Fergus, drawing. Fourth Form.—Catherine B. Donaldson, English ; Margaret C. M'Caw, English: Clarissa E. Shepherd, French ; Martha E. Torrance, Latin and French; Kathleen Graham, mathematics; Ellen Gibson, science; Lesa Bridger, drawing; Rose It. Smith, drawing. Fifth Form.—Ada G. Paterson, English; Mary A. Burnside, French; Jessie Campbell, Latin; Florence E. Fenwick, mathematics; Isabella A. Allan, science; Mabel E. Barclay, drawing; ■leannie llobertson, drawing. Sixth Form 15.—Margaret A. Kamsay, English and mathematics; Catherine M. Robertson, English ; Emily 11. V. Ridley, French ; Jeannie K. Brown, Latin and mathematics; Goorgina A. M. Bush, science. Sixth Form A.—-V. Kate Hopcraft, English and French ; Beatrice 11. JiaiT, German ; May S. Ramsay, German ; Linda C. Fenwick, Latin and science ; Winifrcde I. Bathgate, mathematics. SPECIAL PHIZES. Shakespeare Club reading prize —May C. Barron. Prizes for leading (Mr Hanlon)—Violet M. Greig and Mary A.White. Quotation competition prize —1 [ourictta T. Tonkinson. Prize for best model drawing (Otago Art Society's bronze medal)-May S. Ramsay. MUSIC PRIZES. Madame Midler's pupils—Margaret C. M'Caw. Miss Longford's pupils—Josephine Allan. ATHLETICS. Lower School.—Fives: May Sinclair and Annie Hay (doubles); May Sinclair (singles). Upper School.—Fives : May ('. Banon and Mar.jorie K. Turton (doubles); Katherine R. Barron (singles). Tennis : Beatrice Barr and May S. Ramsay (doubles); May C. Barron (singles). GYMNASTICS. First Form, Jean H. Lush; second Form, Winifred S. Thomson ; third Form, Fanny*Begg ; fourth Form, Fanny S. Fergus ; fifth and sixth Forms, Ada M. Sinclair. CLASS PRIZES. First Form.—English, Jean H. Lusk ; French, Jean H. Lusk; arithmetic, Elizabeth E. Allan ; writing, F. Myra Harty; drawing, F. Myra Harty; sewing, Elizabeth E. Allan. Second Form. —English, Marion A. Borrows ; French, Marion A. Borrows ; arithmetic, Marion A. Borrows; writing, Frances Clulee; drawing, E. Maud Hcycock ; sewing, E. Maud Heycock. Third Form.—English, Ruth Salmond ; French, Class E, Agnes Stewart; arithmetic, Frances E. llarland ; science, Phyllis L. Buchanan ; writing, Ruth Salmond; drawing, Florence M. Angus and Gwendoline Platts ; sewing, A. Grange Fergus. Dux of the lower school (Board of Governors' silver medal)— Marian M. Macdonald. Fourth Form.—English, Christina O. Middleton (Dux Association prize), Agnes Thompson, and Elsie Kompthorne; trench, Class D, Jeannie Robertson; Latin, Class D, Agnes Stewart and Catherine B. Donaldson; mathematics, Minnie K. Kingston (Mrs Braithwaite's prize) and Catherine 15. Donaldson ; science, Christina C. Middleton (Hon. W. I). Stewart's prize); drawing, Agnes J. Galloway (Messrs Wise, Caftin, and Co.'s prize); sewing, Jessie M. Stewart and Hose It. I Smith; cutting out, Ruby E. Israel (Douglas prize). I Fifth Form.—English, Mary D. Stewart (Miss Eraser's prize) and Isabella A. Allan: French, Class C, Division 1., Jessie A. Burt (Mrs Mackay's prize), Division 11., Marion Newlands and Susan O. C. M'Knight; Latin, Class O, Henrietta T. Tonkinson ; mathematics, Annie G. Stewart and Olive J. Dare (Mr Keith Ramsay's prize); science, Elsie Napier-Bell; drawing, Annie G. Stewart and Alice L. Grnar ; sewing, Annie G. Stewart; cutting out, 11. Dora Grant (Douglas prize). Sixth Form (Lower).-English, Flora J. W. Hodges (Dux Association prize); French, Class B, Catherine M. Robertson (School Club prize); Latin, Class B, Flora J. W. Hodges (Rev. Dr Watt's prize); mathematics, Susan C. C. M'Knight (Messrs Coulls, Culling, and Co.'s prize); science. Flora J. W. Hodges (Otago Institute's prize); drawing, Elsie Napier-Bell. Sixth Form (Upper). English, Winifrede I. Bathgate (Mr A. Burt's prize), Linda C. Fenwick; French, Winifrede I. Bathgate and Linda C. Fenwick (Mrs J. It. Sinclair's prize); Latin, Winifrede I. Bathgate (Mrs M. Watson's prize); mathematics, Linda C. Fenwick (Messrs Brown, Ewing, and Co.'s silver medal); science, Winifrede I. Bathgate (Otago Institute's prize). Dux of the School (Board of Governors' gold medal).—Annie Bauchop. Before calling up the dux, Mr Wilson said : There are this year at least three girls who would have made admirable duxes of the school, and to whom I should have been glad to award the medal if any one' of the three of them had come out first. I may mention that the names of the three aro Winifrede Bathgate, Linda Fenwick, and Annie Bauchop. However, Annie Bauchop comes first, and I may say about her that she is a Board scholar, and Dr Chilton writes me with pardonable pride that she was a pupil of the Port Chalmers School before coming j to us,

On the motion of Mr 0. FBNWick a vote of thanks Was accorded the tertching Bluff arid the Board of Governor*

DUXES OF THE SCHOOL. IH7I ~, ... ... ... Miss Flora Muir 1872 ... ... ... Miss Isabella Shand 1873 ... ... ... MissGeorgiiiaTewsley 1871 MissWillielinlna.J. Matfkay 1( j- K /Miss Isabella J j Hisiopl 18,5 ; 1 Miss Annie M. Bum r E ' lu ' U 18," B.;. .:. .:. Miss Isabella li. Gillies 1877 .: Miss Mary Montgomery 1878 Miss Margaret Alves IS/ij ... Miss Flora Allan 1880 ...MjssMarioii Steel ].5.8l ... ..,. , .;.Miss AnnieForbes JBH2 ... ... M iss Isabella C..J. IL Duncan IS*;? ... ... Miss Marion Angus Ferguson ISB4 ... ... ... Miss Isabella M'Landress VSS ... ... ... Miss Catherine Moss 18SII ... ... ...MissSylviaEsthcrGifford 1887 Miss Barbara Mary Watt ISSB Miss Edith 11. I'earce 188!) Miss Ktiima M. Kainforth 181)0 Miss Margaret N.Gellatly i«oi /Miss Christina M. Cruickshankl T?„ nn i IBJI -\Miss Margaret IS. Cruiekshank/ L,iual 1892 Miss Edith A. Barclay 1893 ..,' ... ... Miss Catherine Cameron lS'ji ... .., ... Miss Annie Bauchop ALBANY STREET SCHOOL. The pupils attending this school were dismissed for their summer vacation this morning, a number of visitors witnessing the closing proceedings. Mr Barnctt, chairman of the School Committee, presided, and 'in presenting the attendance certificates congratulated the school on the large attendance, and called for three cheers for the staff. He also wished .the children a Blerry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and announced that the annual picnic would be hold early in February; The infant classes gave a selection of song aiid action pieces, and each pupil Was presented with a Christmas card.

The staff consists of - Head ; master, Mr John L; Ferguson ; matron, Miss Haig. AssistantsMessrs Thomson, M'Nickle, and Spence, Misses Fowler, M'Millan, and Hendry. Pupil-teachers —Misses Murray, Greaves, MathewFon, and Messrs Lindsay and Marsden. In addition to these there arc a number of monitors and students.

The school roll stands thus: Boys 400, girls 412 ; total, 812. Average attendance; Boys 363, girls 357; total, 720. Attendance certificates: First class, 60 ; second class, 44. Medals were handed to the successful competitors in the gymnastic classes. Mr Walker's report on the shorthand class was as follows:—"I have the honor to report that the shorthand class under my charge has been carried on from the beginning of the school year, the class meeting twice weekly, with an average attendance of fifteen pupils. The behaviour of the scholars has been good, and discipline has been well maintained. The senior members especially have shown a decided interest in their studies, and have acquired an intelligent knowledge of the arl and an ability to lake down ordinary matter at the rate of from fifty to sixty words pe:' minute and transcribe correctly. My thanks are due to the School Committee for the Use of the schoolroom during the year, and to Mr Ferguson for assistance rendered to me." The Head-master, in his remarks, mentioned that a number of the senior pupils were going up to the Civil Service and matriculation examinations, and he wished them every success. Ho also urged the pupils to betake themselves to the healthful exercise of swimming during the holidays, as the annual swimming and boiting tournament would take place in February.

The pupils of Mrs Hely's private school, Tamar House, Dowling street, were dismissed yesterday afternoon for their Christmas holidays. Recitations, showing careful training, were given by Edith Bothamley, Queenie Logie, Torrance Souness, Mabel and Ethel Aldred, and Gladys Mirams. After presenting the prizes, the Kev. James Gibb addressed the children. The sewing and fancy work shown reflects credit alike on teachers and pupils. The drawings also deserve mention, and show Miss Maclaughliu to be a painstaking teacher. Afternoon tea was provided for visitors and children.