ST. HILDA’S COLLEGE

Evening Star, Issue 19126, 18 December 1925, Page 10

ST. HILDA’S COLLEGE

CLOSING CEREMONY The breaking-up ceremony of tho St. Hilda’s Collegiate School took place last evening in St. Paul’s Schoolroom. Tho programme opened with tho school song, followed by a part song, 1 Gypsy Chorus,’ nicely rendered by the senior singing class. The court scone from ‘ The Merchant of Venice’ was acted bv the pupils of the elocution class, and tho play ‘Lo Jugemcnt des Abeilles,’ spoken in French, was given by the girls of Standards IV. and V. Other items were Unison song, ‘Evening Prayer’; Christmas carol, 1 Full of Beauty Stood the Mother ’; piano solo, ‘ Valso Arabesque,’ J. Vipan; recitation, ‘Fallen Among Thieves,’ M. Yates; piano solo, ‘ Humorcske,’ Audrey A. Jones; recitation, ‘ Bannermau Roclo tho Grey,’ B. Drake; piano solo, ‘The Maiden’s Wish,’ P. North. After tho annual report had been read Professor G. E. Thompson, chairman of the Board of Governors, said that the school had made good progress. Ho referred to the work of Sisters Ethel and Mildred, who were two fine leaders. Ho then addressed the girls on their aims in life.

Bishop Richards, who presented the prizes, congratulated tho school on its good progress. Ho said lie could remember when St. Hilda’s was a small institution in King street. It was now a great institution, and could do a groat deal of work for the church. Ho congratulated the sisters on their excellent work, and wished cvcryonc_a happy holiday. The following is the prize list:— Standard I.—Hoad of form, Connie Walker; divinity, Chrissio M'lntosh. Standard ll.—Hoad and divinity, Kathleen Falconer; second in form, Pamela White.

Standard HT.—Head, Zoo Hudson. Standard IV.—Hoad, divinity, and English, Mollic Birch; history, Nnrah Crawshaw.

Standard V.—Head, Betty Black; divinity, Ngaire M‘Laron; English and French, Violet Livingston; history and geography, Betty Black. Standard Vl.—Head, divinity, Denise Champtaloup and Marjorie Hocking; general improvement, Elizabeth Williams; English and French, Denise Champtaloup; arithmetic, Leila Davidson; history and geography—Marjorie Hooking I, Ngaire Vipan 2,_ Form IVa.—Head, divinity, Mary Napier; languages, history, geography, and science, Mary Napier; mathematics, Florence Hammond; mapping, Ailsa Nelson; geography and science, Betty Gilchrist. Form Vl).—Hoad, Mary Harding: divinity—Marion Goyen 1, Mary Harding 2; languages, history, mathematics, and science—Mary Harding 1, Marion Goyen 2; science and geography, Joan Ritchie 2.

Form Va.—Head, Linda Barnett; divinity, Mary Allan; literature and European history, Della Hartmann; physiology and mythology, Sheila Dreaver; geopraphy, Mary Allan; mapping, lona Irwin. Matriculation Form.—Dux of school, Paula Frcdric; divinity, Mary Pitts; mathematics, Patricia Garnett; English and literature, Mary Pitts; English, literature, and geography, Paula Fredric; geography (2), Norah Phillips; languages, Mary Pitts; science, Patricia Garnett; Athenaeum prize (history, English, and literature), Pcti Evans and Patricia Garnett.

Navy League Essays.—Standard V., Betty Black; Standard VI., Joan Thompson; form IVa., Mary Napier 1, Mary Mitchell 2; form Vb., Marion Goycn 1, Mary Hardin" 2; form Ya., Mary Allan; lower matriculation, Mary Pitts; matriculation, Peti Evans. Music Prizes.—Campbell Gillies’ _Memorial Prize, Phyllis North; senior— Audrey Abbey Jones, Phyllis North ; intermediate—Mary Napier, Betty Tail, Mary Harding; junior—Amy Inder, Jcannetta Johnstone. Music Appreciation Class: Norah Phillips, Mary Allan; junior competition, Cecily Ramsay. Elocution. —Seniors—Ruahine Allen 1, Eileen Hanlon 2; special prize, Betty Drake; junoirs—Lesley Brasch 1, Mary Mitchell 2.

Drawing.—Senior Joan Ritchie, Nancy Rowntree, Florence Hammond; junior—Leila Davidson, Joan Nevill. Needlework..—Junior class, Kathleen Falconer; Standard V., Marion Crow; Standard VI., Denise Champtaloup; (form IVa., Florence Hammond; form Yb., Mary Harding; dressmaking, Rona Barton; junior boarders’ Sunday class, Edna Taylor. Drill.—. Junior modal, Ngaire Vipan; senior cup (Elsinore), Sylvia Nevill; runner-up senior cup, Joan Ritchie; form cnp, forms Va. and matriculation; squad drill shield, Nelson House. Gymnastics.—. Junior modal, Stella Fitchctt; intermediate medal, Dorothy Seen la r; senior cup (Hannon Wilson), Betty Drake; Balk cup (junior tennis), Joan Thompson; Ruddonklau cup (senior tennis), Helen Fenwick; Wood cup (all-round spox-ts)—Rona Barton, runner-up, Nancy Nichol; Derisley Wood shield (literature), Paula Frodric; order shield, matriculation form; story cup (boarders), Amy Inder; house cup (boarders), Nelson House. Attendance Medals.—Nino years, Sheila Drcavcr; six years, Alma Scott; two years, Kora Drcavcr; one year, Christabcl Conn, Eileen Crawshaw, Florence Hammond, Joan Ritchie, Marjorie Hocking. Prefects’ Badges.—Ruahine Allen, Mary Allan, Peti Evans. Honor Medals. —House honor medal, Ruahine Allen; school honor medal, Phyllis North.