SCHOOL VACATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 17542, 23 December 1920, Page 11

SCHOOL VACATIONS

PALMERSTON. The distribution of prizes at the Palmerston District High School took place on Tuesday afternoon. One of, the features of the ceremony was' the exhibition of a framed certificate awarded by the Royal Humane Society to Wm. Henry Bayly for rescuing two girls who had got into danger while bathing in the Shag River. Bayly, who was a pupil of the school at the time of the incident, and now resides near Roxburgh, was unfortunately unable to be present to receive the certificate. Hollowing is the prize-list:— SECONDARY DEPARTMENT. Third Year.—English, mathematics, chem-‘ istry, and writing: Janet Guffie. French and botany: Eileen Redmond. Composition, history, and writing; lan M. Rutherford. Neat botany notebook and diligence: Ruth Dempster. Diligence and progress: Katie M'Kenney. Second Year.—Dressmaking and neatness : Ivy Henderson. First Year.—Dux of first-year pupils: Mabel Torrance. French and phvsics: Phyllis Hanna. English and writing: Rena Sutherland. Chemistry and geometry : lan MaeKay. History and agriculture : James More. Arithmetic: James Reid. Neatest botany exercise book: Annie Pine. Special prize £or collection of native leaves; Beatrice Herd ; second for collection of native leaves: Kitty MTvenzie. Navy League prizes: Junior, Beatrice Herd; senior, lan M. Rutherford. Duces of school (gold medals): Marion M'Kenzie Carson and Annie Julia MTntoeb. CLASSES. Standard Vl.—Tui -P. Bennett (dux). Russell F. Thomas (Douglas Muir memorial prize). Class marks: M. Bourke, V. Lowen, E. Currie, L. Duncan. Sewing: Uhora Miller. Writing: Leo. B. Collins (Mr D. Sutherland’s prize). Navy League essay i G. C. Mills, M. E. Pardy. Gardening : C. Appleby, B. Callaghan. Standard V.—James Lang (dux), William D. Pardy (Douglas Muir memorial prize). Class marks: R. Cameron Writing: W. Thorburn. Sewing; M. Chalmers; Navy League essay: W. D. Pardy. Standard IV.—Cyril Cook (dux), Heather Miller (Douglas Muir memorial prize). Class marks: J. Black, E. Currie, I. Lang, E. Foreman, G. Ward, G. Morrison, W. Lattimore. Sewing: Z. Davies, S. Elston. Writing: A. Stewart, P. Hodgetts. Gardening : J. Jackson. Standard 111.—Class prizes: Isabel Thomas, Geoffrey Brookes, Lena Bourke, Irene Whittlestone, Cathie Hughes, Alice Murray. Diligence; Alex. Forrest. Writing : Mary Booten. Sewing: Elizabeth Forrest, Isabel Thomas, Irene Whittleston. Standard ll.—Class prizes: Daisy Watson and Beatrice Kitchen (equal), Elbe Pett, Muriel Drearer, Rachel Lowen and Marjorie Morris (equal), Ida Thomas. Sewing’: Marjorie Morris, Constance Welsh, Annie Pullarv Standard I.—Phyllis Cates, David Lowen, Ronald Gibb. Standard la.—Watson Morrison, 'May APGregor, Betty Pardy, Marjorie Munro, Evelyn Caddie, Ruth Pett, Olive Clark.