SCHOOL VACATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 17536, 16 December 1920, Page 5

SCHOOL VACATIONS

HIGH STREET. The vacation ceremonies at High Street School took place to-day. Prize-winners oi under : ■ • Specials.—MTntosh bursaries : Robert Watson, Kathleen Debenham. Ina Bagrie Johnston memorial (gold medals)— Singing.: Jean Lennox. Fives prizes (medals) —Doubles: Jim Gilkison and Jack Don. Singles (cup and medal) Jim Gilkison. Swimming : Boys, James Deuchraes; girls, Anna Mathesou. Football medal, Alfred Young. Cricket (Mr Watson’s medal), Forsyth Barr. Hockey, Gwynno Lane and Roma Knight. Skipping, second prize, (school sports), Betty Torrance. Standard Vl.—Glass marks'; Boys— Allan Hamer (dux of school), gold medal, 1; Fred Barton. 2; Alfred Sinclair, 3. Girls—Nancy Johnson, 1; Mary Simmons, 2. Composition : Rene Wilkie 1 (Park memorial gold medal).' History and English : Allan Hamer (W. A. Scoullar memorial) and Albert Quennell (Athemeum Committee’s prize) 1 (equal). CommerciaT arithmetic ; Hugh M’Kmlay 1 (Mr Jas. Brown’s gold medal). Navy League essay.; Allan Hamer 1, Rene Wilkie 2, Roy Frapwell 3. Progress : Gwenda Morton (Abigail memorial modal). All-round improvement: Jack Williams (School Committee’s prize), Margaret M'Queen (School Committee’s prize). Mental arithmetic : Nancy Nimmo 1. Writing : Roy Frapwell 1. Woodwork : Jack Williams 1. Cookery : Gwenda Burt 1. Sewing : Kathleen Debenham 1. Attendance : Mary Robertson (certificates for nine year’s), Mavis Hutchinson and Naismith Fleming (certificates for six years). Attendance certificates : Fourteen boys and eight girls. Standard V.—Class prizes : Boys—Noel Frye 1, William Pickard 2. Girls—Mary M’Arthnr 1, Ida Tyson 2. Drawing': Bruce Quennell. Writing : Doris Trevena. Sowing : Ena Feltham. Cookery : Gladys Orr. Special prizes : Composition (Park memorial prize), Athol Wise. Mental (Mr Shaw’s silver medal), Herbert Gordon. Progress (Mrs Nimmo’s special), Robt. Ewing. Navy League prizes : William Pickard 1, Gladys Gunn 2, Athol Wise 3. Attendance certificates, nineteen.

, Standard IV.—Class prizes: Boys—Russell Graham and Colin M‘Lay 1, Ernest Standring 2; girls—Jean Lennox 1, Mabel Watson 2. Special prizes: Composition (Park Memorial silver medal), Mabel Morrison; mental arithmetic (Mr Shaw’s ’silver medal), Lilian Alston; writing, Jack Bremner; drawing, Charles Tordoff ; sewing, Amelia Bunce. Attendance certificates, ten. Standard lll.—Class marks : Boys—Radford Eckhoff 1, John M‘Lachan 2 ; girls— Winnie M'Naughton 1, Clarice Matthewson 2. Special prizes: Charles Spear (composition), John M'Manus and James Morrison mental arithmetic), William lies (Writing), Constance Manning (sawing), Rodney Kennedy (singing), Eileen Linnane (progress), Eugene Trevena (progress), Raymond Clark (drawing), Letitia De Clifford (recitation). Attendance certificates, thirteen. Standard ll.—Class prizes: Boys—James M'Kenzie 1, John Thomson 2 ; girls—Gwen Allan and Jean Pickard (equal) 1, Kathleen Angel 2. Progress: Marie Feltham, Kathleen Barton, Robert Cathro. Special prizes,: John Henderson (mental arithmetic), Daphne Trevena (composition), Keill Kennedy (writing), John Cope (drawing). Kathleen Angel (brushwork), Marion Robertson (sewing). Attendance certificates, seven.

Standard I.—Class prizes: Boys—Jack Roberts 1, Sydney Lye 2; girls—Lena Clark 1, Dorothy Johnston 2. Special prizes: Jessie M'Kenzie (writing), Billy Wilson (drawing), Colin Beatson (composition), Ormond Dreaver (mental), Ngaira Williams (sewing), Dorothy Johnston (brushwork). Attendance certificates, two. Infant Department (P. prizes: Allan Kwok 1, George Roberts 2, Githa Frye 3. Special prizes: Kathleen Clark (diligence), Agnes Linnanerjfbrushwork and writing), David Shepherd (drawing). Attendance certificates, two. Each child in the lower classes received a book or a card. ■ Scripture prizes (presented by Rev. C. Bush-King).—Standard V. : Noel Frye 1, William Pickard 2: Mary M'Arthur 1, Gladys Gunn 2. , Standard VI. ; Stewart Macdonald and Robert Watson (equal) 1, Alfred Sinclair 2; Mavis Hutchinson 1, Rene-Wilkie 2. ' Prizes (Mr Shaw’s medals). — Standard VI., George Anderson; Standard V., Robert Ewing; Standard IV., Bruce Welsh., GEORGE STREET. The vacation ceremonies in connection with George Street School took place today. The prize list is as under: P. 1, Class 4.—Marks: Arthur Gould and Lena Bertinshaw 1, Donald M'Lenuan, Harold Silverstone, and Joan Prain 2. General progress: Ernest Collins. Writing and,drawing: Richard Sprague. Class monitor: Graham M'Kinlay. Each child in P. 1 received a gift book. P. 2.—Douglas Breen 1, Leonard Goughian 2, Emily Shaw 5. Marks: Martha Churchill, Edna Harwood, Ronald MorganBatten, Clarence Leader, Thomas Mason. Writing: Willie Macdonald, Stuart M'Curdy. Tables : Rona Morgan-Batten. Neatness : Stephen Clarke. Behaviour : Pionald M'Leod.

Standard la,—Class marks (girl§): Isabella Thomson, Mary Scott, Fanny Wright, Paula Woodward, Amy M‘Curdy, Nettie Stevens. Drawing: Margaret" Pattillo, Margaret McDonald. Diligence: Hazel Schofield, Jessie Hutton, Muriel Wilson, Doris Clarke, Edna Gould. Sewing: Winnie M'Tigue, Evelyn Taylor. Class marks (boys) : Eric Wright, Cornelius Cadmati, Jack Wheeler, Jim M'Donald, Hector Brosnan, Willie Hogg, Lawrence M‘Lelland.

Standard lb.—Class work; Fergus Smyth, Peggy Hutcheson, Leonard Hedges, Wesley Padman. Willie Robinson, Rita Lane, Robert M'Kinlay, Willfe Aschman, Robert Crawshaw. Class work and writing: Allan Meilde. Writing; Trevon Johns.

Standard ll.—Class marks (boys): Frank Meldrum, Donald Hogg, Stanley Lawson, Frank _ Stone, Malcolm Robb, Herbert Tweedie, ; George Wright, Finlay Buchanan ; girls—Thelma Brundell, Jessie M'Leod, Dennice M'Kenzie, Myra Sprague, Nellie M‘Kersey. Sewing and drill: Jmrline White. Recitation ; Thelma Brundell. Diligence : Frank Newman, Gwenda Viney, Marion Legg, 'Leslie Russell. Composition: Helen Shepherd. Standard lll.—Class marks: Alice Robb, Elsie Moore, John Stuart. Alexander Spence, Daisy Julin, and Ivy Marshall (equal), Beryl Burgess, Horace Miller, May Kelly, Neville Grounds, Bessie Robertson, and Victor Duell (equal), Frank Smith. Sewing; Clara Dunn and Olive Tinker (equal). Brnshwork: George Lindsay. Diligence: Merlin Walker, Alexander M'Leod, Murray Newey, Jacob Julin, Florence Trenbath, Beth Brailey, Roberta Williams, Lucy M'Arthur, Linda Bills. Standard IVa.—Class marks : Joseph Brown, Agnes Lowrie, Gordon Lightbourne, Phyllis Grey, Jessie Millis, May Ayers. Lyndon Laing, Lily Martin, Mavis Johnston, James Malcolm, Albert Haines, John Peterson. General improvement: Gordon MacKenzie, Owen Newman. Sowing : Annie Fdx. •

.Standard IVb.—Class marks: Boys— Eric Beecher, Edward Mount. Gideon Anderson, James .Gilkison, Clifford Pellowe, Erling Chesney • girls—Edwina Cummings, Elsie Benfell/ Marjorie Valentine Nellie Osskie, Evelyn Cotton. Special work i Alice Pearoe, Nellie Peterson, Beatrice 1 Borthwick, Thomas Malcolm Lawrence Smith. ’

Standard Va.—Class marks: Boys—William Kelly,'-.Theodore Arnold, Arthur Moore, Henry Kelly, George Wight, Henry Miller, Edward Rlordan; girls—Christina Duncan, Flora Thomson, Kathleen Moore, Euphemla M'Murray, .Lilian Annie Brookes, Joyce Clarke, Lilian Clarke. Woodwork and history: Willing Cunningham. Drawing : Bernard Cotton, Myrtle Sewing: Rita Renton. Geography: George M'Dluskey. Writing; Mona Anderson. Conduct: Valda Swan, Cecil Tracey. : Cookery: Jean Churchill. Physical drill i Mercia Hardman. Gardening ; Archibald MTtae, Hector Dryden, Navy League: f Flora Thomson, Theodore Arnold..

Standard Yb. —Class marks: Jean Gould and Rita Thomas (equal), Elsie Thomas, Marjory Chisholm; Kallle Chisholm, Cecily Ahum, Clive Auld, George Anderson, James . Martin, George O’Jvane, Alan

Aitken, Thomas Flint. Class marks and sewing; Etrjily Patterson and Lisla O’Brien. Cooking: Nettie M’Clelland, Woodwork : Jack Osborn. Gardening: Jack Steele.

Standard Vl.—Class marks : Audrey Lilly (dux, gold medal), Rita Jennings, Alison Pannett, Olivo Gould, Mora M'Kenzio, Agnes Cahill, Isabel Dickson, Edna Gray, John Ayers (dux boy, silver medal), John Pannett, Ernest Ashby, Alfred Patterson, Wilfred Lowrie, Tom Buchanan, Albert Lawson, John Dunn. Special: Audrey Lilly (sewing and homework), Edna King (sewing), Clifford Reyl (woodwork and eight years’ unbroken attendance), Peti B. H. Evans (eight years’ unbroken attendance), Myrtle Hope (seven years’ unbroken attendance), Albion Pannett (Athemeum prize), League; Alfred Patterson 1, John Ayers 2. Cookery : Rita Jennings 1. NORMAL. Standard I.—Glass prizes: Scott Gilkison 1. May Williams 2, Lester Moller 3, Agnes Brown 4, Eileen Henderson 5, Gwenda West 6, Laurie Hayward 7. Special prizes : Brush work —Charles Bird ; writing and drawing—Jean Oxhrow 1, William' Wynne 2; rowing —Thelma Wright 1, Evelyn Rosevear 2; long tots— Gordon Tunnicliffe; progress—Joyce Trownson ; improvement —James Wilson; neat exercises—Harriet -Campbell; good work—Rosa M’Kay. Attendance certificates, five. Standard ll.—Class prizes: Evelyn Cox (class marks and drawing) 1, Jessie Fenby 2, William Carson 3, Murray Arthur 4, Henry Osborn and Isabel * Barron 5. Draw'ing, Gilbert Bradley; writing, Helen Knowles; brushwork, Winnie Smith; sowing, Thelma Farrell; recitation and improvement, Rita Etheridge; improvement, Eric Froggatt. Good attendance, twelve.

Standard Hl.—Proficiency ; Stuart M’Millan and Kathleen Watson 1, Winifred Robertson and Arthur Dyer 2, Winifred Johnston and Beatrice Vial 3, Bernard Clark 4. Writing—-Annie Wood ; writing and drawing—Jocelyn Dunlop 1, Elizabeth Caskio 2, Doreen Stanford 3; brushwork —Phyllis Wheatland ; sewing— Hilda Grant and Rubina’Robinson ; grammar and composition—Jamies Roger and Muriel Port eons 1, Leonard Silver 2; spelling—lsobel Newlands; diligence— Elsie M’Dougall. Attendance certificates five.

Standard IV.—Class prizes: John Hayward 1, Norma Boyd 2, Gwen Paul 3, Percy Kenna 4, Mina Smith 5, Grace Scherp 6; diligence—Doreen M'Stay, Stanley M'Gregor, Ella Campbell, Elizabeth Newlands, Marjory Eraser, lan Arthur; sewing—Louise Sanderson. Attendance certificates five. Swimming relay team (Schools’ Challenge Cup, presented by Mr E. Olds): John Blee, Geo. Sanderson, Ronald Stewart, George Silver. Rugby football medals (donated by Mr E. Moller): Fred Vorrath, William Walker.

Standard V.—Proficiency : James Howes 1, Vera Finlayson 2, Nellie Warren 3, Ethel Wilson 4, David Silverston 5, Nancy Wynne 6. Woodwork —David Fenby : cooking—Ethel Wilson 1, Doris Donaldson 2 ; writing—Florence Roberts ; sewing —Vera Finlayson 1, Coreen Browne 2; mental—Eric Finlayson 1; Navy League prizes—Vera Finlayson 1, Carl Moller 2. Attendance certificates five.

Standard Vl.—Proficiency prizes ; Doreen Hayward (dux, medal), D. F. Anderson (Old Union Street School prize), Patia Johnson (AthenaeiJm prize), Ambrose Dalton (Old Union Street School prize), D. Munro, Stanley Greeuslade, Maisie Meikle, Ruby Scollay, Francon Williams, Kenneth Fulton, Robert Cox, Margaret Logan, Iris Kenny. Sewing prize : Iris Kenny. Cookery prize ; Irene M‘Crae. Woodwork prize: M. Marks. Navy League prizes : Doreen Hayward, Kenneth Fulton, Patia Johnson. Good attendance certificates, seven. ’

Model School I.—Standard VI. : John Gardiner (dux, medal), Alexandria Bardwell 2, Ethel Davies 3. Standard V. : Arthur Stevens 1, Maxwell Smith 2. Standard IV. ; Percy Romeril 1, William Clark 2. Standard 111. : James Fitzgerald 1, Alfred Marks 2, Horace Davies 13. Standard 11. : Reginald Masked 1, Phyllis Loveless and Minnie Walker 2. Standard I. : Olive Loveless 1, Edna Hossack 2. Special prizes : .Sewing. Ina Mercer ; woodwork, John Gardiner ; Navy League, Maxwell Smith. Attendance certificates, four.

Model School ll.—Standard I. : Boys— Noel Straehan; girls—Edna Robertson, Gladys Kelly, Georgina Fraser, Jessie Anderson. Standard I. : Boys— Marvin Gensik, James Godso, Nelson Hendra; girls— Daphne Havelock, Vera Darlison. Good attendance certificates, fi\t'. Secondary Department.—Form 111. : Marjorie Black (dux of class), Mario Hall (second in English, history, and geography), W. E. Wilkinson (second in mathematics), Lily Beeby (second in Latin), Nancy Fraser . (third in class aggregate).' Form IV. : Elizabeth Benfell (dux of class and first in mathematics), Janet Mnnro (first in English and Latin), Doris Davis (second in English), Isabella Wallace (first in history and geography), Phyllis Morrison (first in science). Form V. ; 0. Roma Punches (first in science)’, Eva Adams (first in Latin), Eva M‘Cutcheon (second in English, history, and geography), Elma Turner (second in mathematics), Roma Punches (dux of secondary department). Special prizes (presented by Ex-Pupils’ Club) : General knowledge. A. A. Harrison; original poem (junior division). Marie Hall; original poem (senior division), Roma Purdhes. Navy League prizes : Marie Hall 1, Marjory Black 2. Good attendance certificates, thirteen.

MORAY PLACE. Appended is the prize list of Moray Place School, whose vacation ceremonies took place to-day;— Standard I.—General proficiency : Roma Sheehan 1, Patricia Beattie and David Thompson 2, Annie Rogers. Lan M'Arthur Hugh Dav, and Kelvin . Ward 4. P ro ! gress: Ella Foord and James Yates Home work; _ Thelma Mack. Sewing: Florence Williams. Attendance; Bessie Bodgers, Roma Sheehan, and Annie Rogers. Standard ll.—Proficiency : Harry Foster 1, Jack Murray and Herbert Silvius 2, Violet Moon, Jean Shepherd, and Grace White 4, Jack Philp and William Shalhsh 7. Progress: ffm. John Rogers, Rita Baxter. Tvork: Cyril Halligan. hewing: Catharine Gunning. KnittingFlorence Bachop. Attendance: First class —Violet Coulter. Violet Moon, Douglas Coulter, Harry Foster. Alex. Russell; second class—Catharine Gunning, Albert- Geo Rogers. Standard lll—Class prizes; Gladys Jennings 1, Marion Parker and Hugh M Arthur 2, Mary Sheehan 4, Cecil Ledgerwood 5. Progress: Wilfred Davey, Marion Bandeen. Attendance: First class—Leslie Kidd, Cecil Ledgerwood, Mary Sheehan, Meryl Pine, Florence Renshaw, Mary Galvin, Gladys Jennings; second class— Wilfred Davey. Sewing: Mav Salmon. Home work; Mav Salmon.

Standard IV.—Class prizes: Jessie Gunning 1 Elsie Shepherd 2, Estelle Hughson 3. Horace Cameron 4, Edgar Thpmson 6, Ernest Taylor 6, Myrtle Waldren 7. Progress: George Goughian, Maurice Bachop. Home work: Hilda Macdonald. Brush work: Elsie Shepherd. Sewing: Violet Waldren. Attendance: First class —George Aston (unbroken attendance 1913-1920). Leslie Robertson, Catherine Wilson, Hazel White; second class—Alfred Rodgers, Cyril Hall, Douglas Galvin, Ernest Waldren, William Waldren. Standard V.—Class prizes: Elvra Jamie 1, John Kilgour 2, Stanley King 3, Kathleen Salmon 4, Ronald Payton. Cookery: Etta Lang. - Progress prizes: Kathleen Salmon, James Shallish. Navy League: Elvra Jamie 1, John Kilgour 2. Sewing: Elvra Jamie. Attendance: Stanley King, John M. Kilgour, Ed. Foster, Alfred Walker, James E. .Walker, Arthur W. Foster, Samuel Coulter, James R. Payton, Andrewetta Lang, R. Ward. Canon Nevill’s Scripture Prize: John Ledgerwood, Home work: Elvra Jamie. Sflrunming: Agnes M‘Dowell (medal).

Standard Vl.—Class prizes: Gladys Hugh son 1, Clarence Stevens and Joseph Marcella 2, Edna Forsyth and Charles Shepherd 4, Robert Kifgour 6. Special drawing and brushwork (Standards V. and VI.1: Kathleen Salmon. Cookery: Rita Archer. Progress: R. Bellugue, R. Hammer. Attendance; First , class—Henry

Coulter, Kathleen Withyman, Rita Archer; I second class—Robert Kilgour, Gladys! Hughson. Sewing: Rita Archer., Athemeum prize: Robert Kilgour. Navy League: Gladys Hughson 1, Joseph Marcella 2. Physical drill (medal): Nina Withyman. Cricket: Clarence Stevens (medal). Football: Albert W. Duff (medal). Canon Nevjll’s Scripture Prize : Edna Forsyth and Henry Coulter. Home work: Edna. Forsyth. NORTH-EAST VALLEY. The vacation ceremony at N.E. Valley •to-day took in the classes up to Standard 111. only; Standards IV., V., and VJ. will be dismissed this evening. Prize list up to Standard 111.: — Class P6.—Boys: Frazer Dennison 1, Walter Wright 2, Alex. Hamilton 3. Girls: Annie Struthers 1, Ivy Parker 2, Elizabeth M‘Rae 3. Attendance certificates, three. Each child in the Infant Room was presented with a book. Standard I.—Boys: Owen Walker and Charles Halsted (equal) 1, Alex Fowler 3. Girls: Grace Bunting and Daisy Carman (equal) 1, Islay King 3. Special prizes : Progress and diligence—Jack Robb, Hazel Price; sewing—Ada Badman 1, Josephine Jenkins 2. Attendance certificates, five. Standard ll.—Class marks: Boys— George Robb 1, Alec Watt and Leonard Williams 2, Frank Longworth 3. Girls— Eliz. Marks 1, Doris Wiihelmsen 2, Elsie Letts and Jessie Hamilton 3. Sewing— Lorna Budge 1, Ida Gnlland 2. Special prize for general knowledge, Martyn Finlay. Special prize for Nature study, Charles Buswell. Standard Ilia.—Proficiency : Boys— Donald Reilly 1, Arthur Thomson 2. Improvement, Harold Tattersfield. Proficiency ; Girls—Doreen Stone and Hattie Arthur 1, June Wilson 2. Improvement, Mavis Reid. Sewing, Ethel Hutchison. Certificates of attendance, five. Standard 111b.—Proficiency ; Boys— George Robertson 1, Errol Beckingsale 2. Girls—Lillian Shadraeh 1, Cynthia Westrop 2. Improvement—Gordon Douglas, Mav Dryden. Sewing, Ngata Buswell. Attendance certificates, two. SAWYERS BAY. j The annual concert and prize-giving in connection with the Sawyers Bay School took place in the Sawyers Bay Hall last evening. The function was an unqualified success. Mr J. T. Downes, chairman of the School Committee, presided. The following is the prize list:

Standard Vll.—First class -. Hazel Wallis. Navy League essay : Hazel Wallis. Standard Vl.—Dux of school: Hilda Middleditch (sold medal). Second class: Jessie Cook, Clarice Aburn, Frederick Olsen, James Pettigrew. Third class: Alfred Olsen. Navy League essay; Jessie Cook. Shooting : James Pettigrew, Alfred Olsen. Cookery; Jessie Cook 1, Hilda Middleditch 2. Sewing Jessie Cook 1. Standard V.—First class, Elsie Miller. Second class: Elsie Crosland, Gladys Gray, Wm. Broadley, Robert Paranthoiene, Jack Tiffany, Walter Wallis, John Pratley, Raymond Pratley. Third class: Verona Downes, Reta Walker. Nayy League essay: Elsie Miller. Shooting: Wm. Broadley 2. Cookery: Elsie Millar 1, Violet Pratley 2. Sewing: Gladys Gray 1. Special essay (‘Visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales’), Raymond Pratley. Standard IV.—First class: Eva Paranthoiene, Helen Aburn, Robert Treloar.Eric Bone. Second class: Edna Downes, Phyllis Millar, Olive Perry, Mary Agnew, Reginald Laing. Stuart Latta, George Menloye, Ronald Pettigrew, Thomas Treloar. Third class: Jack Amas, Alfred Mitchell, John Bayne, Bessie Patterson. Navy League essay : Eva Paranthoiene. Shooting (Standards IV., V., VI.): Stuart Latta 1 (silver medal). Cookery: Edna Downes 1, Olive Perry 2. Sewing: Eva Paranthoiene 1. Darning ; Eva Paranthoiene 1. Standard lll.— First class: Margaret Miller, Margaret Kettle, Agnes Carr, Frank Olsen. Second class: Lenton M'Kenzie, Willie Henderson. Third class : Harold Wallis, Stella Snow. Reading and recitation; Mavis Kellan. Drawing and brushwork; Nessie Bews 1, Agnes Treloar 2. Sewing: Stella Snow. Standard ll.—First class: Doris Broadley, Bessie Pratley, Arthur Paranthoiene. Second class: Margaret Chisholm, George Amas, EVelyn Bews. Third class: Jack Attwood, Robert Kerr, Mabel Logie, Dulcie Lean, Mary Amas. Arithmetic: First class—George Walker. George Miller, Muriel Laing, Hazel White, George Mitchell, Willie Bayne, Ethel Docherty. Spelling: Lily Mitchell. Sewing: Evelyn Bews. Standard I.—Arithmetic ; Thomas Skilbeck, Raymond Downes, John Kerr, William Erdman, Hilda Pratley. Spelling: Isabel Farouharson, Doris Adcock, Olivo Kinnaird, Raymond Downes, John Kerr, E. Tappin. Drawing: Thomas Skilbeck, Raymond Downes. Doris Adcock. William Olsen. Writing : Hilda Pratley, Olive Kinnaird, Thomas Skilbeck, Doris Adcock. Nature study: Raymond Downes, William Olsen. Sewing: Elizabeth Tappin.

P4.—Arithmetic : Annie . Attwood, Agnes Skilbeck, John Jackson, Elsie Mitchell, Ivan Gray, Irene Offen. Spelling: Alex. Patterson, Agnes Skilbeck, Annie Attwood, John Tappin, Frank Darkness, Lydia Henderson, Arthur Johns. Drawing : Nessie Skilbeck, Annie Attwood, Rose Arthur Johns, Mary Mitchell. Writing: Mary Mitchell and Elsie Mitchell (equal); Agnes Skilbeck, Annie Attwood, Alex. Patterson. Nature study; Elsie Mitchell, John Jackson, and Andrew Bone (equal). All the children of the P. classes received a book gift.

Good attendance certificates were distributed to 19 pupils. Special prize to most popular girl in the school: Jessie Cook and Raymond Downes.

•Spelling contest in Standards Y. and VI: Jack Tiffany 1, Frederick Olsen 2. ST. HILDA’S COLLEGIATE. The vacation ceremony in connection with St. Hilda’s Collegiate School attracted the usual large attendance yesterday. Bishop Richards presided and presented the prizes, and short addresses were delivered by Bishop Nevill and Professor Thompson, and the pupils provided an enjoyable musical programme. The annual report showed that the normal attendance during the year was 141. The prize list is appended : Form ll.—Moura Foster, junior dux, first divinity, English, literature, French, history, geography; Diana Fitchett, divinity, French, history, and geography; Peggy Galbraith, drawing; Mary Harding, English and literature, history, and geography (form prize) ; Audrey Jones, needlework ; Evelyn Jones, drawing; Joan Ritchie, English and literature, arithmetic, French, history, and geography; Lorraine Orhell, English and literature; Alma Scott (form prize), arithmetic, history and geography, music. Form Illb.—Adeline Thorp, form prize, English and literature, geography, history, drawing, needlework; Nancy Oram, form prize, English, literature, French, arithmetic ; _ Margaret Livingstone, divinity, drawing; Nancy Nicol, needlework. Form IVa.—Betty Fitzgerald, divinity, form prize, mathematics, literature and English, history and geography, languages; Marjorie Allan, literature and English, mathematics, music; Olga Fitchett, divinity; Phyllis Fyfe, history and geography; Ora Hammer, languages; Rona Vaughan, drawing, music; Mollie Notion needlework. Fonn IVb.—Joan Oram, form prize, hrenoh, history and geography, English and literature, drawing; Kathleen Cook, lorm prize, mathematics; Eileen Dance divinity; Joyce Nevill, drawing; Mary Ruddenklau, painting, needlework; Gwen rus!op, painting; Muriel Garland, music: Joie Bait, dressmaking. Form Va.—Clodagh Kitcat. form prize, history and geography, divinity; Pearl Alloo, mathematics; Cicely Nevill, English, history and geography, divinity. Form Vb.—Betty Oram, form prize mathematics, English and literature, drawing; Joy Andrews, form prize, divinity history, geography; Joan Jamieson, form prize, needlework; Emilie M‘Leod, French and Latin; Griselda Smith, drawing; Thelma Duncan, music, dressmaking • Gladys Taylor, painting ; Virginia Nichols, painting.

Navy League ■ Prizes.—Form Illb., Nancy Oram; IVb., Kathleen Cook, June Batchelor; IVa., Oecdly Norton, Betty Fitzgerald; Vb., Betty 'Oram.

Attendance Medals.—Jean Dreaver (seven years), Sheila Dreaver and Pearl Alloo (four years), Lily Stokes (three years), May Stokes and Moura Foster (two years), Ora Hammer, Marjorie Dreaver, Diana Fitchett, Alma Scott,, (one year).

Special Prizes.—Gold, cross for divinity, Cicely Nevill, Clodagh Kitcat: dux medal, Moura Foster (Lower School), Clodagh Kitcat (Upper School); order shield, Form Vb., racket, presented to winner of championship singles, non-team player, Betty Cram; Balk Cup, tennis trophy for junior championship singles, under fourteen, Patricia Wrightson; Ruddenklau Cup, trophy for senior championship singles, over fourteen, Virginia Nichols; Wood Cup, for best all-round sportswoman, Joan Jameson; Mr R. B. Williams’s special prize (esprit de corps), Lulu Hay; Story Cup, awarded by Enid, Lulu, and Noel Story, for helpfulness, unselfishness, and leadership in the house, Joan Jamieson; school and house honor medal, Rata D’Anvergno. HAWTHORNE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN. The parents and friends of the children attending the Hawthorne School, Anderson Bay, assembled in the Presbyterian Sunday School Hall yesterday to witness the breaking-up ceremony of the school. The children entertained their visitors hy going through a varied programme of songs, _ recitations, calisthenics, p.nd dancing, directed by the principal (Miss Lees). The Rev. H. 0. Fenton presented the prizes, as under:

Standard ll.—Dux, El lie Lee. Standard I. : Cecily Ramsay 1, Barbara Du Croz 2. Standard I. (lower division): May M‘Goun 1, Muriel M‘Goun 2. Class 111. : Conduct prize—Bruce Guthrie ; writing—Maurice Chrystall. Class 11. : Class marks—Joan Graham 1, Olga Cowie 2, Bobbie Lee 3; slate work, Hugh Ramsay. Christmas gifts; Hugh Ramsay and Billie Somerville. —At All Saints’ Schoolroom.— Standard lll.—Dux (gold medal), Florence Hammond; spelling and elocution prize, Ngaire James; music, Ngaire James 1 (Florence Hammond 1 lower division). Standard 111. (lower division): Class marks—Kathleen Pickerill 1; improvement prize, Eileen Hanlon; music, Billie Mitchell. Standard I.—Frank Xeate and Jenny Wilson (equal) 1, Tom Thomson 2; arithmetic, Paul Pickerill; good conduct and diligence, Edna Helmkey; reading, Margaret Ballard; improvement, Edna Kyberg; music prize, Tom Thomson and Edna Helmkey. Standard I. (lower division) : Geraldine Doorly 1; writing, Branson Stevenson. Class IV.—Cicely Guthrie 1; arithmetic, Squib Stevenson; diligence, Patricia~Hanion. Class lll.—Paul Ballard 1; excellent work, Isobel Allan; reading and spelling, Doreen Barron; writing, Stanley Campbell. r Class ll.—Phyllis Mackie 1; drawing, Tony MacLachlan; writing, David White. Class I.—Good conduct, Eion Stevenson ; recitation, Grigor Whlson; improvement, Kenneth Barron. Special Prizes.—Physical culture—Florence Hammond (silver medal) 1, Kathleen Pickerill 2, Kgaire James, Billie Mitchell, Eileen Hanlon (equal) 3. Music Prizes.—(Ngaire James and Florence Hammond 1, Ella Campbell and Edna Helmkey 2, Lorna Campbell and -Com Thomson 3. i P r ' zes - —Florence Hammond 1, Cicely Guthrie 2. TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

EXAMINATION RESULTS

The following class examination results were announced at the vacation ceremony ot the Technical High School to-day: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. —Claes 111-IVI (senior): Second class— Henry Sew Hoy, Robert Andrews, George Blaikie. Class 1111 : First class, Geoffrey Earl; second class, Harold Vince, Leonard Bates; pass, Kennedy Ferguson. Class 111 (intermediate): First class, Eric Eogo; second class—Alfred Munro, Robert Cameron, John J. Stewart, Athol Wilson • P. : h s j~ Altred Massey, Robert Dodds, Leslie VVaidie, Percy Verngreen, Earl Valpy, Kenneth Burt, James Thomson. Class M (junior): First class, Philip R. Hudson; second class—Frederick Hill, William Baird, John Brown ; pass—Charles Stewart Albert Harbour, Robert Twose, Frank Simpson, Travis Brown, Allan Earland, Thomas Green, Frederick Clarkson, Albert Glover, Alfred W 7 ilson, Stanley Geddes, William Aitcheson. Class E .(junior): hirst class, George Nelson; second class, William Wa rringtou, Eric A illiams, Roy Arundel, Gordon Connor, Ernest Page, Whlliam Dryden; pass— Edward North, Guy Nash, Harry Culbert, W a.ter Gibbs, Albert Bishop, William Lindsay, "William Smith, Arthur Campbell, Bryan O’Rawe, George Wjjson, Charles Johnson, John Teasdale, James Miller, John MTnnes, James Sherriff, Arthur Clark, Hoy A. Love, George Hethering-

Agricultural Course (junior).—Arthur Tyrrell, John Turnbull, Alexander M‘Ewan, Francis M'Queen ; second class—• Ronald Blair, Laurence Fraser, Colin Finiayson; pass—Edward Bates, John F. Ramsay, Douglas Campbell, Robert Simpson, David Hutchinson, Walter Hoyne Lambert Clarke, Matthew Allan, Nmel Benson, Albert King, Eric Edwards, Hector King, Arthur Elliot, Hugh Kirkland.

Commercial Course (boys).—Class Ills: Pass, Leslie Rapson; first class—William Henderson, Stanley Towler, Ernest Stratton ; second class—Rodney Davie, Alexander M'Gregor, Frank Cuthbert, Raymond Kelman ; pass—William Dougherty, Alexander Walker, Henry Carson, Jack Hambleton, _ Dougal Johnston, William Edgar, Leslie Taylor. Class X: First class Robert Lamborn, John Robertson, Leslie Colbert; second class—Robert Orr, Walter Roberts, David Melville, William Tajt, John Gillanders, John Shannon, Alfred M'Laren, Keith Hunter, Noel Doig, Frederick Roberts, James Thomson ; pass David Briggs, Alvin Riley, Reginald Gallon, Arthur Hancock, James M'Kenzio, Leabon Stabb, Arthur Hill, Colin Stronach, Donald M‘Lean, Eric Anderson, James Kerr, Edward Woods, John Allan, William Terry, Albert Proctor, Arthur Birley, William Clearwater.

Commercial Course (Girls).—Class lIIc (Senior) : First class—Edith Dobson, Isabel Duff, Rosie Craig; second class, Pearl Wilson; pass—Winnie Homan, Pearl Heard, Connie M'Donald. Class Ha (intermediate) : First class—Doris Davies, Rita Joseph, Jean M'Nie; second class—Florence M‘Kin non, Virginia Middleditch, Rena Sutherland, Gladys Connor; pass— Doreen Prebble, Doris Renney, Alice Manson, Nora Guthrie, Catherine Matheson, Winnie Smith, Jean Macandrew, Roma Travis, Florence Harrhy, Rena Thomson. Class lib: (First class—Dorothy Black, Edna Blackwood, Annie Bain, Vivien York. Second class—Mavis Cooper, Rita Blackwood, Jessie Aitcheson, Margaret Blackie, Irene Chadwick, Winnie Rutherford, Reatha Lindsay ; pass—Margaret MTjachlan, Minnie Kane, Blanche Dempster, Alma Mann, Margt. Kane, Gertrude Ashton, Phyllis Higgins, Bertha Stewart. Class la (junior) j First class—Ruby Carey, Daisy Anderson; second class—lrene Cherry, Eileen Connelly, Elizabeth Gensik, Noeline Fitzgerald, Dorothy Bringhans, Winnie Collier; pass—Thelma Barrow, Lily Dougherty, Muriel Eady, Jean Allen, Flora Campbell, Gladys Ferguson, Myrtle Childs, Margt. Faulds, Doreen Carman, Annie Bates, Ellen Burrows, Isabel Cessford. Class lb (junior) i First class—Ella Martin, Edith Haigh, Eva Lattimer; second class—May Lelliot, Hilda Moir, Annie Munro, Doris Jones, Elvia Morrison, Daphne Pearce, Iris Hogg, Wilhelraina Henderson, Mary Lovelock, Amy Malcolm, Mollie Main; pass —JeanM'Lean, Jessie M'Donald, Eva Johnson, Dulcie Ostler, Alice Mackie, Katherine Lyng, Margt. M'Donald, Hazel Lee. Class lo (junior): First class—Mildred Walker, Grace Treleaven, Ruby Seddon, Gladys Rogers ; second class—llene Craighead, Mavis Wilson, Theresa Wakefield ; pass— Mabel Lane,, Marjorie Williamson, Christina Thurlow, Irene Tyrrell, Elsie Henderson, Evelyn Shepard, Margt. Sinclair, Rita Urquhart, Jean Watson, Rose Simmonds. (May M'Natty, Ngaere MTherson, Edna Marshall, Agnes Youngman.

Shorthand Speed.—loo words a minute —Edith. Dobson, Isabel Duff; ninety words, Rosie Craig; eighty words—Pearl Wilson, Pearl Heard, Connie M‘Donald, Winnie Homan, Ruby Runciroan;' fifty words—Doris Davies, Jean M‘Nse, Jessie Aitcheson, Dorothy Black, Edna Blackwood, Irene Chadwick, Mavis Cooper, Reatha Lindsay, Margt. M'Lachlan. French.—First class, Isabel Duff; second class—Ernest Stratton, William Warrington ; , pass—David Melville, George A. Blaikie, Harold Vince, Harry Culbert, John M. Shannon. Domestic Course.—Class IVd (advanced) : First class—Jean Riach, Mona Munro. Class Hid (senior); Second class —Hilda Pullar, Elizabeth Twcedie. Class lid (intermediate): First class—Alexandra Armit, Margt. Miller, Eni'd Warburton; second class—Gladys Peterson, Avis Southgate, May Williams. Class Id (junior); First class—Lulu Kennedy, Alice (Mills, Elizabeth 'Armstrong, Vera Alexander ■’ second class—Muriel Bailong, Nghara M'Leod, Ivy Kay, Clarice Clarke, Jessie Walker, Gladys Zimmerman, Letitia Jackson, Emma Allan, Margt. Bird; pass— Jane Munro, Alexa McLennan, Maimie Cqxpn, Agnes Ireland, Violet Wall, Jean Mitchell, Mina Robertson, Charlotte Gamble, Nessie Haig, Ava Cameron, Stella Jopson. Class Id2 (junior): First class: Annie _ Hart; second class—Alice Shanks, Christina Campbell, Elizabeth Johnson, Catherine Grant, Ellen Brown ; pass— Vivien Charlton, Gwendoline Jervis, Allison Aitken. Julia' Wilkinson, Edna Cayzer, Annie Calder.