ST. HILDA’S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

Evening Star, Issue 20049, 14 December 1928, Page 5

ST. HILDA’S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

The break-up ceremony of the St. Hilda’s collegiate school was held in the Pioneers’ Hall last night. Following the graceful entry of the pupils, the proceedings wore opened by the singing of tlio school song. This was followed by the Christmas carol ‘ ’Tis the Birthday of our Saviour ’ by tho whole school and ‘ Blow, Soft Winds,’ and ‘ Silver Eyes,’ part songs, by tho senior singing class. Those items were tastefully rendered, and showed skilful teaching and careful preparation. All the movements were carried out neatly, and with precision, and tho pupils are deserving of the highest praise. A piano solo was the next item, and Bfiss Joyce Burnside played Chopin’s Nocturne* with line feeling and expression. A dance ‘ Tarantella ’ was cleverly performed by Blisses Eileen Bone _ and Patricia Stephens, and Blisses Colina and Kathleen Falconer and Grace Mathias presented a scene from ‘ Bluch Ado About Nothing ’ with much credit to themselves. They showed a fine understanding of the part, and their audition was excellent. A piano solo, ‘ Album Leaf,’ was feelingly played by Bliss June Evans, and the first part of the programme was brought" to a close by a clover presentation of scenes from ‘ The Rivals ’ by tho senior elocution class. The young ladies engaged were part perfect, and they showed considerable histrionic ability. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT. Bishop Richards, Sisters of the Church, Canon Nevill, Dr Holloway, Dr Carmalt Jones and others then ascended the platform, and His Lordship called on Canon Nevill to read the principal’s report, which stated, inter alia, The principal’s report stated that six girls had recently sat for their matriculation examination, and eleven for the intermediate examination. Eight girls had passed the proficiency examination, and live girls had qualified for the higher leaving certificate—namely, Joyce Burnside, Yvonne Champtalonp, Blarion Goyen, Blariou Holloway, and Alma Scott. Since the last report was published, five out of six girls had passed the matriculation examination —namely, Joyce Burnside, Blarion Goyen, Yvonne Champtalonp, Alma Scott, and Catherine 'Todd. Six out ut eight gills passed the intermediate examination—namely. Denise Champtaloup, Lelia Davidson, Cicely Ramsay, Dorothv Secular, Joan Thompson, ami Ngaire ’Vipan. Both primary and secondary inspectors had visited the school during the year. Their report was that work o:i good and sound lines was being done; the primary inspector, in particular, viewing with approval the worn: of the junior standards, which had been mainly on Dalton lines. It was hoped shortly to sec, in the higher standards, favourable results of the more modern methods on which the younger children had, for tho last three years, been taught. In examinations of music, Audrey Abbey Jones and Mary Ewing passed the rudiments of mnsr examination (Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Blnsic), and Geraldine Palmer the grammar of music, division HI. Recently, June Evans passed in the higher division of music (Associated Boaul): Cora Blathias in the lower division; Audrey Meek, Grace Bfatbias, Betty Rutherford, and Connie Walker in the lower division. In the 'Trinity College of Music, Geraldine Palmer passed in the senior division of elocution, and Patricia Blalcolm in the lower division. Tho girls Lad again succeeded in winning large numbers of the certificates offered by tho Royal Drawing Society. In the preparatory division, ten girls received honour certificates and ten pass certificates; in division I. there were seven honour and four pass certificates; in division If, four honour and tea pass certificates; in tho third division there were three honour certificates, and in division IV". three pass certificates. Margaret Gotten gained a second-class cnilificate in division VI., tho highest division of all. In accordance with the advice given bv Dr Thompson, on the occasion of tho speech night, an endeavour had been made to lessen tho strain of the school examinations. Instead of the girls doing two or three examinations daily for a week, they had spread them over *hc year, one examination being taken weekly. It was felt the results had justified the experiment, both in the. lessening of the strain on the girls and in avoid-, inrr the rush and pressure' of correcting the whole term’s ’examinations during the closing weeks, which had hitherto fallen so heavily on the staff.' ■ ADDRESSES. Bishop Richards said that according to the report which had just been read, tho school had been in existence for thirty-two years, and ho could not help feeling what a tremendous influence for good tho school had been during the whole of that period. The school had done that which was best in..everything. The school provided a training not only in athletics, games, and other things, but it gives spiritual training. In a word, the school' stood for that which was best in the training of young people, in producing the b.est kind of character. He advised the girls when 'thejt left stiLQol not tfi ffflget the

things they had learnt. He hoped that tho girls, when they left school, would not give up their studies, but would take up some special subject such as domestic science, literature, or history, and get on very intimate terms with it. Ho congratulated the sisters, teachers, and pupils very heartily upon their success in their work during the year. Tho Bishop expressed pleasure at tho largo increase in tho number, attending tho school this year, and lioped that they would bo doubled in the next year. Dr Carmalt Jones referrikl to the difference in the outlook of women of Ins, the mid-Victorian, epoch, and the present day. It was during tho Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny that women began to assert theiiiselves. In his day a girl would not ride alone in a cab, but to-day she would drive anywhere in her motor car. He wished the girls tho very best of luck in their future lives.

Dr Holloway commenced his address by wondering what the girls reckoned to be tbo' happiest time of their lives, and he asserted that the happiest time of one’s life was always tho present. Little children, before they came to school ago, had a wonderful time —no lessons, no examinations—they had a really happy, innocent little time. Any man who looked back on his school days with regret had something wrong with him, and ho was sure that at such a school as St. Hilda’s, where such esprit do corp existed, the girls had a very happy time. Some of the girls, no doubt, wore going on to the University, and that was a place for pleasure, not fo>* “swat.” They could take up some particular subject to study, as the Bishop had mentioned, /and get great pleasure out of it. There was no more appalling thing than to have to kill time, and ho advised the girls to have something definite to do, and they would have the happiest time of their lives. PRESENTATION OF BRIZES. Tho prizes were then presented to those who had won them by the Bishop. Following is tho prize list Standard I.— Divinity; Edna Clark ], Juno Clark and Barbara Neil 2 (equal). Credit prize; Biavis BPKay. Certificates for good work; Edna Clark, June Clark. Standard lE—Divinity: Betty Bfacassev I, Helen Brice 2. Honour prizes: Helen Brice I, Honour Bl'.KclInr 2. Credit prizes; Betty Blacassey 1, and Alison Bell 2. Certificates for good work: Eleanor Canter, Barbara Doclgshvm, Bcter Fcls. Standard HE—Divinity: Biargot, Blaclcan 1, Muriel Brown 2. Honour prize; Biargot Blacleaii. Certificates for good work: Bluricl Brown, Josephine Dunlop. _ Standard IV.—Divinity: .Blary Nevill. Honour prize: Patricia Stevens. Credit prizes: Patricia Roberts, Joan Paterson. Certifiicatcs [or good work: Mary Nevill, Betty Rutherford. Standard V.—Divinity: Eileen Bone 1, Sylvia Alexander 2. Honour prize: Kileen Jiono. Credit prize; Kathleen Falconer. Certificates for good work: Jo Burdlein, Blarion Fairbairn, Audrey Block, Joyce 'rhrop. _ Standard Vl.—Divinity: Zoo Hudson. Honour prize: Zoe Hudson. Credit prizes: Mnry Ibbotsou, Cccilg Cleavin, Vina Webb. Form IV. —Divinity; Joan Nevill. Honour prize: Blollio Birch. Ciedit prizes: Joan Nevill, Grace Mathjas. Certificates for good work: Jean Kennedy, Doreen Barron, Norah Crawshaw, Isabel Macdonald. Form Vb. —Divinity: Betty Black. Credit Brizes; Norma Spedding, Betty Bell, Betty Black, Juno Evans, June Holloway. Certificates for good work: Betty Biacarthuv, Joan Mac'Avoy, Geioldine Palmer, Betty Tait. Best kept book of science notes: Norma Spedding. Elocution; Babette Jennings. _ Blatriculatiou Form. Dmmty: Betty Gilchrist. Honour prize; Blarion Holloway 1, Denise Champtalonp 2. Credit Brizes: Muriel Porteous, Cecily Ramsay, Ngaire Vipan, Sylvia Nevill, Betty Gilchrist. R. B. Williams prize: Joan Thompson. Divinity (special); Betty Gilchrist, Ngaire Vipan, Dietetics: Sylvia Nevill. Certificate tor good work: Isabel Newlands. _ AtheniTenin prizes (English and _ history); Blarion Goyen, Betty Gilchrist, Ngaire Vipan. . Sixth Form. —Honour prize: Blarion Goyen. Credit prizes: Joyce Burnside, Yvonne Champtalonp, Alma Scott. Navy League Essays.—Sixth I'erm; Blarion Goyen. Blatriculatiou Form: Ngaire Vipan. Fifth Form; Betty Bell. Fourth Form, Joan Nevill. Standard V.; Marjorie Blumford. Standard V.: Pamela White. Blusic Brizes—Senior: June Evans. Intermediate: Cora Blathias. Junior: Connie Walker. Campbell-Gilhes memorial prize: Juno Evans. Junior competition: Joan Stewart. Elocution. —Senior :_ Nancy Nicholson 1, Babette Jennings 2. Junior; Eileen Bono 1, Patricia Stephens 2. . Drawing. Fifth Form ; Ainslio BPLeod. Fourth Form: Blary Reeves. Standard V.: Lorraine Barton. Standard IV.: Blary Nevill. Standard III.: Josephine khmlop. Needlework.—Fifth Form: Colina Falconer. Fourth Form : Peggy Ibbotson, Betty Stewart. Standard VI,: Marjorie Blumford. Standard V.: Kathleen Falconer. Standard IV.: Blary Buchanan. .Standard HE: Blargot Mac Lean. Standard IE: Alison Bell. Standard I.: Ngaire Brown. House Conduct and Neatness.— Senior: Blarion Holloway. Junior: Vina Webb. Drill.—Junior medal: Blary Ibbotson. Senior cup (Elsinore): Cecily Ramsay. Form cup: Fifth Form. Squad drill shield: Wellington House. Gymnastics.—Junior medal: Betty Barling. Intermediate medal: Stella Fitcliett. Senior cup (Hanuon-Wil-son cup): Dorothy Secular. - Sports.—Balk cup (junior tennis): Marjorie Blumford. Conn cup (junior interhouso games championship) : Wellington House. Champtalonp cup (senior interhouse games championship), Wellington House. Wood cup (all-round sports): Eileen Crawshaw. Special Brizes.—Derisley Wood shield (literature): Isabel _ Newlands. Order shield: Matriculation Form. Nelson cup (csprit-de-corps): Havelock House. Story cup (boarders) ; Patricia Blalcolm. House enp (boarders) : Wellington House. Attendance Medals.—One .year; Joyce Burnside, Denise Champtalonp, Sylvia Nevill. Two years: Eileen Bono, Stella Fitchett. Nine years: Alma Scott. r T • r n Bronze Medallions for Life Saying. —-Deniso Champtalonp, Eileen Grawshaw, Joan Nevill, Geraldine Palmer, Leila Rice, Cecily Ramsay, Blary RitTennis Trophies.—Run-ner-up senior championship: Eileen Crawshaw. Runners-up junior championship doubles:' Blollie Birch, Zoo Hudson. Runners-up ]umor Handicap doubles: Stella Fitchett; Moira Burnside. The Shacklock cup (champion team of four) was won by tho St. Hilda’s team. Prefect Badges.—Joyce Burnside, Yvonne Champtalonp, Eileen Crawshaw, Bettv Gilchrist, Blarion Goyen, Svlvia. Nevill, Alma Scott. 'Honour Medals.—House honour medal: Cathy Blatch. School honour medal': Jocelyn North. On the motion of Blr Charles Battray a. verv cordial vote of thanks was * accordecl the sister and teachers of "the school by those present, and ‘For They Are Jolly Good Fellows’/ was sung.