PRIZE DAY AT SCHOOLS

Evening Star, Issue 20979, 18 December 1931, Page 12

PRIZE DAY AT SCHOOLS

■ — : —♦ MAOANDREW ROAD At the Macandrcw Hoad Scliool tlio annual distribution of prizes took place on Thursday, classes P in the gymnasium at 11 a.in., and Standards'l. and 11. at 2 p.m., and the seniors in the South Dunedin Town Hall at 8 o’clock. In each case a programme of concert items was submitted, and books and certificates distributed. In the forenoon the Rev. Mr Pish, one of the clergy who visit the school weekly for Bible teaching, handed the books to the little ones. In the afternoon the duty was undertaken by the Rev. Mr Daniel and Canon Button, and in the evening the distribution was divided among the chairman of the committee [(Mr A. Smiley), the Rev. Mr M‘Dowell, Mr A. T. M’indoe, Mr Fred. Jones, M.P., Mr H. D. Morgan, Mr A. H. Robinson, and the president of the Ex-Pupils’ Association (Mr J. W. Dove). Mr John Bowie (head master) concluded a lengthy programme by acknowledging briefly the various, congratulations on a successful year’s work. During the evening a presentation was made to Miss Winnie Henderson, a Standard VI. pupil, who played the accompaniments for the practice and performances both at the school concert and at the prize distribution. > Standard. VI (Mr A. H. Robinson). — Dux of school: Elina L. White (dux medal ; presented by the Ex-pupils’ Association). Proximo accessit: Lorna J. Begg (special presented by W. Wright, M.A.). Class marks: Robert M'Keich, Yalda Brown, Alan Burns, Kathleen Currie. Proficiency; Joyce Sinclair, James Petherick, Doris Symonds, Elliot Howarth, William Honeybone, Herbert Blackwood, Alex. Smiley. Progress: Thomas Creighton, Alan Pinder, Wilfred Ashby, Winnie Henderson. Special: Dorothy Christensen (sewing), Lorna Begg (Navy League), Yalda Brown 1, Robert M’Keich 2 (Rev. M'Dowall’s specials for Scripture). Swimming certificates: A number for width of baths and a number for distances 50-880vds. Basketball cup won at O.S.P.S.S. Association’s athletic meeting. Standard V.a (Mr H. D. Morgan, 8.A.). —Class marks: Jack Dungey 1, Frances Houston 2, Alex. Young 3. General excellence: Joyce Pergusson, Alan Paterson. Progress.: Margery Fox, Pearl Rees, Eric Lundquist, Allan Stent. Specials: Mila Ballantyne (cookery), Herbert Child (woodwork), Edna White (sewing), Betty Douglass and Alan Bartlett (neatness), Arthur Taylor (Mr Carson’s medal for mostimproved footballer), John Dungey 1. Margery Pox and Frances Houston 2 (Canon Button’s prizes for Scripture). Standard V.b (Mr R. L. Luke). — Class marks: Joan Gordon 1, Sydney Smiley 2, Edna Curry 3. Proficiency: Winona Hay, Donald Brown (and woodwork), Eric Deuchrass (and writing). Standard IV.a (Mr R. L. Luke).— Class marks: Patricia Thorn 1, Grace M'Donald 2, Norma Stevens 3. Proficiency: Jean Paterson, Maud Dray, Margaret Dungey. Special: Allan Carson (general knowledge and.reading). _ Standard IV.b (Miss E. W. Mackisack). —Class marks: Gordon Wilson 1, Daphne Dowland 2, Betty Brown 3. Proficiency: llpth Somerville, Celia' Wright, Audrey Campbell, Murray M'Lachlan, Robert Hayman. Progress: Lenore Forrester, Douglas Scott, Betty Field. / ; Standard lII,a (Miss Mackisack). — Class marks: George Booth 1, Margaret Macdonald 2. Proficiency; Mervyn Aitken. Progress; Allan Parkinson, Ruby Devinie. Standard Hl.b (Miss L. C. Green).— Class marks: Kenneth Gillick 1, Phyllis Simpkins 2, Helen Wright 3. Proficiency: Mario Wilson, Anna Carslaw, William Gibbs, Violet Bennett, Bevan Hall, James Maxwell, Hilda Edgar, Albert Wilson. Progress: Edna Blackwood, Thelma Stevenson, Louis Paul. Specials: Margaret Miller (spelling), Kenneth Gillick (spelling). Standard ll.a (Miss P. E. T. M'Crone). —Class marks: Evelyn Clark 1, James Hodgson 2, Doris Li: Isay 3. Proficiency: Helen Mosley, Matilda Paul, Gordon Baird. Progress: John Robinson, Sidney Dowland, Martha Maharey, Graham M'Pherson, James Craigie. Specials: Sophie Howie (English), Nancy Taylor (sewing), Irwin Grey (neatness). Standard Il.b (Miss R. Brebner, 8.A.). —Class marks; Jean Currie 1, James Stephenson 2, Teddy Dowland 3, Annie Stokes 4. Proficiency: James Dougherty, Dulcie Bennett. Special: Margdret Stevens (neatness). Standard I.a (Miss R. Brebner ,8.A.). —Class marks: John Ball 1, Betty Gerrie 2, Leslie Bennie 3, Maxine Colston 4. Proficiency: Colin Child, Peggy Hayman. Specials: Margaret Hartstonge (sewing), Kathleen Dagger (improvement), Ray Welch. Standard I.b (Miss H. F. Mfirray). —Class marks: Joyce Crawford 1, 'Nancy Edgar 2, Jack Hay 3. Proficiency; Helen Peat, Doreen Scott, Athol Lindsay, Linda Douglas, David Lough, Leslie Burns, Alan Deuchrass. Progress: Hazel Wineiield, Rua Bain, Hazel Doull, Lindsay Carson, Keith Shore, Dick Dowland. Class P (Miss I, Barron, infant mistress, Mrs E. E. Swan P 4, Miss M. Davis P 3). —P 4: Margaret Ritchie 1, Joyce Toomer 2, John Paterson 3, Joan Summers 4. Each child in the infant room received a book and sweets. ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES. Class P2.—First class: Robert Shriek. Class P3.—First class: Rodney Chalmers, Frank Webb, Pat Kemp. Sec-

ond class: Ngairo Donald, Helen Grey, Helen White, Moira Caddie, Edward M'Laren. Class P4.—First class: Patricia Ramsay, Violet Penny, Phyllis Lewis, Ivan Colston, Arthur Driver, Stanley Mancy, David Porter, Ivan Smith, Thomas

Smith, William Taylor, Ray Townsend. Second class: Joyce I'oomer, Jean Holman, Sidney Cooper, Jim Jarvie, James Martin, Windsor Rowan, Adam Scott. ' Standard _ I.b. —First class: Lindsay Carson, Elsie Cook, Hazel Doull, Richard Dowland, Violet Donald, Colin Gaudin, Morvyn Gillick, Marion Parkhill. Second class: Nancy Edgar, Thomas Finnie, John Hay, Athol Lindsay, Keith Shore, Edwin Sims, William Spiers, Ray Stephenson, Frank Wilson, Hazel Winefield, Gwen Kirkwood. La..—First class: James Bryant, Colin Child, Maxine Colston, Kathleen Dagger, Laura Roberts, Robert Smith. Second class: Leslie Bennie, Betty _ Gorrie, Margaret Hartstonge, Doris Lewis, Joyce Newman, George Osmand. Standard 11. b.—First class: Ray Bartlett, Dulcie Bennett (two years), James Dougherty, Annie Stokes. Standard ll.a. —First class: Fred. Buchanan (two years), Harry Borland (four years), Sidney Dowland, James Hodgson, Edna Cruickshank, Annie Jarvie (two years), Matilda Paul, Evelyn Peters, Joyce Peters, Nancy Taylor (three years), Joyce Wright (two years). Second class: Richard Andrews, Gordon Baird, Robert Burns, Loo Devenie, Douglas Stevenson, Margaret Paterson, Lilian Newman, Iris Wohlers. Standard Ill.b.—First class: Violet Bennett (threo years), Anna Carslaw, James Curry, Evelyn Donald (three years), William Gibbs (three years), Ken Gillick (three years), James Gillick, Helen Peters, Lctty Powell (three years), Jack Reid (four years(, Phyllis Simpkins (four years), Lorna Smith (throe years), Edna Webb, Winnie Watts, Mario Wilson (two years) Bertie Wilson (two years). Second class: Richard Gallon, James Hartstonge, Joy Kirkwood, James Maxwell, Audrey M'Queen, Louis Paul, Loma Peat, Victor Robinson, Helen Wright. Standard Ill.a.—First class: George Booth (two years), Mervyn Aitkeu. Second class: Ruby Devenie. Standard IV.b.—First class: Ivan Douglas (two years), Murray M‘Lachlan (five year’s), Gordon Wilson (two years), Thoa Colston, Daphne Dowland (two years), Betty Field, Mavis Jackson (throe years), Ebba Nilson (three years). Second class: Ross Callender, Harold Bryant, Celia Wright. Standard IV.a.—First class: Noel Aitkeu, Randal Aitkon (four years), Daphne Bain, Maud Dray, Margairot Dungcy (four years), Grace M‘Donald (four years), Alex Short, Jessie Stevenson (lour years). Second class: Joan Paterson.

Standard ,V.b. —First class: Edna Curry, Eric Deuehrass, William Donald, Winnie Freeman, Jean Gordon (two years), Albert Morgan, Lorna Packer. Second class: Lilian Hill, Thomas Millar, Robert Shepherd. Standard V.a.—First class; Olga Andrews (three years), Mila Ballantyne (four years), Willa Curry, Phyllis Freeman, Edna White (four years), Morgan Bain (three years), Jack Dungey (four years), Allan Field, William Hodgson (two years), Jack Marechal (two years), Allan Stent (two years). Second class: Frances Houston, Olga Nilson, Cyril Cosgrove, Arthur Field, Neville Hutchison, Eric Lundquist, Alfred Mackie, Stanley Murray, Horatio Musf son, Magnus Scott, Arthur Taylor. Standard Vl.—First class; Elma White (five years), Rose Packer, Doris Symonds (four years), Joyce Robinson, Muriel Wentworth (two years), Alan Burns (two years), Thomas Mosley four years), Herbert Blackwood, Ernest Bartlett. Second class: Reno Quigley, Maureen Hughes, Alberta Williams, John Sarginson, Thomas Creighton, Lawrence Wallis, Robert M'Keich.