SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 December 1933, Page 12

SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS

blaketown honours list. The honours list for the third term at the Blaketown Side School is as 10lStd. 2: Jack Macdonald 1. Bobby Ellery 2, Albert Kroening 3, Jessie Brown 4, Lily Banks 5, Pearl Stent 6. Std. la: Daphne Williams 1, Freda Hazeldine 2, Phil Griffin 3, Ron Currie and Janet Musson tied 4, Giulia de Gold! and Albert Brennan tied 6. F - Ross Hall 1, Tom Matheson 2, Leu Banks 3, Jack Dixon 4, Mary Anderson 5, Jack McKnight 6. _ S.l b: Trevor Dixon 1, Elva Price 2, Stan Rogers 3, Jean Goodall and Norma Jones tied 4, June Spender 6. p 4 • Zelma Steel 1, Gray. Hillman 2, Toni Lawry 3, Trevor Sheard 4, Cuthbert McGuire 5, Phyllis Bedwell 6. TAYLORVILLE. The following, is the prize-list for the Taylorville School: — Form II.: Edward Rostern, Dux boy; Hannah Nimmo, Dux girl; Valerie Williams, third in class; Oswald Buckman, competency; Edward Dando, diligence; Hugh Hassan, general progress; Stuart Mclvor, diligence; William Reid, progress m arithmetic; Joyce Bennie, general neatness; Betty Dando, general neatness; Vera McLuskie, general progress; Phyllis Pender, proficiency; Agnes Wilson, proficiency. Form I.: William White, first in class; Norma Kerr, second in class; Audrey Williams, third in class; John Daglish, general merit; Nelson King, general progress; Sylvia Dando, diligence; Jean Dando, scrap-book work; Jean Fentiman, class prize; Eileen Findley, special excellence; Nancy Graham, diligence; Annie Mclntosh, progress; Nellie Mclntosh, progress, Edie Topp, special excellence. Standard IV.:- Percy Walton, first in class; David Pollock and Lindsay Nimmo (equal), second in class; Eric Blance, special merit; Christie McDonald, progress; Alex. McPhie, diligence; Coral Blance, class prize, Maureen Cameron, class prize; Audrey Findley, general work; Alice Hoggarth, class prize; Dorothy Mclnnes, general progress; Hazel Williams, composition; Elsa Williams, composition. . Standard III.: Cliff Dixon, first in class; Robert Steel,, second in class; Nattis Smith, third in class; Beryl Moore, special merit; Dorothy Bennet, progress in composition; Joe King, progress in arithmetic; Ronald Johnson, class prize; Alex. McNeish, progress in drawing; Alex. Mclnnes, progress in arithmetic; Cathie Glen, writing; Louise Collins, class prize; Rewa Kerry, cldss prize. Standard IL: Robeiff Russell, first in class;,Eric Rothera, second in class; Gladys Purdy, third in class; Chrissie Reid, special merit; Shirley Chetwynd, general excellence; Alan Mclvor, progress; David Graham, general work; David Nimmo, diligence; Lotus Mclntosh, diligence; Betty Hughes, progress; Ben O’Brien, progress; Joan Findley, progress in composition; Jack Dando, keenness; Charlotte Glen, diligence; Nola Gutberlet, class prize; Leslie Whlton, class prize; Isa Kerry, class ‘prize; Neil McDonald, cla’ss prize. Standard I.: Newth Rutherford, first in class;' Dick Cameron, second in class; Pat Mayhew, third in class; Alan Reid, progress' in arithmetic; Joe Dando, general progress; Trevor Dando, progress in arithmetic; Trevor Russell, class prize; Clutha Frazer, class prize; Joan Russell, progress; Margaret Wilson, class prize; Betty Bailey, special excellence.

Primer 4: Kevin O’Brien, first in class; Eileen McDonald, second in class; Robert Burns, progress; Royce Kerr, diligence; Frank Slater, progress; Joan Carter, neatness; Jean Robson, general work. Primer 3: Raymond Blance, progress in arithmetic; Tom Fentiman, special progress; Jack King, merit prize; Andrew-Mclntosh, special progress; Alan Bailey, special reading; Rosie Archer, diligence; Phyllis Blance, progress; Jean Mclnnes, class prize; Margaret Mclntosh, special progress. Primer 2: Alma Kerry, first in class; Hazel Rothera, second in class; Macal Kerry, neatness; Colin Cameron, class prize; Wafdill Findley, neatness; Joe Harper, special progress in reading; George Newlpnds, general progress; Henry Reid, class prize. Primer 1: Shirley Carter, class -prize Beryl Archer, general progress; Margaret Smith, number work; Christopher Dando, diligence; Douglas Williams, diligence-

Special prizes and certificates: —Mr Geo. Smith’s special for Dux boy, Edward Rostern; Dux girl, Hannah Nimmo. Gardening prizes: William Reid, Lindsay Nimmo. Sewing prize: Joyce Bennie. Scott Memorial Essay prize: Audrey Williams. Winter Show Essay certificates: — Form II.: Valerie Williams 1, Edward Rostern 2. Form I.: Wililam White 1, Edie Topp 2. Standard IV.: Elsa Williams 1, Hazel Williams 2. Navy League Essay certificates: — Form II.: Valerie Williams 1, Edward Rostern 2. Form I.; William White 1, Norma Kerr 2.

Proficiency certificates: —Edward Dando, Hugh Hassan, Stuart Mclvor, William Reid, Edward' Rostern, Joyce Bennie, Betty Dando, Vera McLuskie, Hannah Nimmo, Phyllis Pender, Valerie Williams, Agnes Wilson. Competency certificate: Oswald Buckman.

Attendance certificates: —Phyllis Pender, Valeric Williams, Agnes Wilson, Jean Dando, Jean Fentiman, Annie Mclntosh, Nellie Mclntosh, Alice Hoggarth, Dorothy Mclnnes, Elsa. Williams, Hazel Williams, Audrey Williams, Coral Blance, Louise Collins. Isa Kerry, Nola Gutberlet, Lotus Mclntosh. Jean Robson, Margaret McIntosh, Stuart Mclvor, John Daglish, ’Lindsay Nimmo. Christie McDonald. David Pollock, Percy Walton. Alex. McPhie, Joe King, Alex. Mclnnes, Alan Mclvor. David Nimmo, Robert Russell, Andrew Mclntosh. KAIATA CONCERT. Excellently trained children, a large and appreciative audience, beautiful costuming and bright songs, recitations and playettes provided all that was necessary to ensure the success of the annual concert at the Kaiata School last evening. The various items were splendidly rendered and a happy atmosphere pervaded the entire entertainment from the first to the last item. The interest taken in the children by the teachers Mr Kenneth .McNaughton and Miss May Hopkinson was clearly evidenced in the finished manner in which the items were rendered. Great credit is due to the teachers and pupils for the high standard maintained. Prior to the opening item Mr McNaughton ex-

pressed his thanks to the parents ana to the Committee for rising so well to the occasion by providing all the necessary dresses and costumes. The children had spent many hours practising and the appreciation of the audience would be their reward, ine programme was as follows: —-Songs, “God Defend New Zealand,” and Milt Fathom Five,” School Choir; Senna, “Magician ” Olive Faulkner ana Dorothy and Ilazel Campbell; Nursery Rhyme Play, “Cock-a-Doodle-Do, Stds. 1. 2. and primers; Recitation, ‘ 1 Don’t Know Where I Put My Ball, Kevin Hogarth; Action Song, Slumber Sweet,” Girls of s . t(l Pf \’ Recitation, “Two Rabbits, Maty Robertson: Recitation. “The Hniyb House,” Dorothy Cox; 1 lay, The Lost Umbrella,” Stds. 11l and IV, Poppy Scena, “Lullaby, Marjone Fletcher, Frances Faulkner, -I°y ce Pring Daphne and .Eunice Davis, Recitation, “Trains,” Queenie Barrow; Action Song, “When I Was,” semoi -iris Folk Dance, “Rufty Tufty,” Maureen Anderson. Pearl Faulkner, Daisy Thompson, and Edna Jacobs; Songs “Hearts of Oak,” and “Cock Robin,” School Choir; Recitation, “Boy Blue,” May Fletcher; Folk Dance, “Flax Reapers,” Girls of Stds. V and VI; Recitation, “Dutch,” Marjorie Fletcher; Action Song, “Rio Grande,” Joan Hogarth and ,chorus; Playette, “Bedtime,” Primers and Stds. I and II; Play, “Where the Sun Goes,” senior pupils; Ensemble Chorus, “Good-night People,” pupils of the school. RU RU PRIZE-GIVING. Another successful concert was given by the Rtt Ru school-children as a prelude to the main function of the evening—the distribution of prizes and Christmas gifts by Santa Claus. The following items were staged to an overflowing house: —Song, “Mlellow Moon,” whole Company; pianoforte solo, William Cole; recitation, Cyril Hines; song, “Viennese Nights,” all; humorous sketch, Winnie Connor; song, Misses Olsen and' Connor; dance, Tiny Tots; recitation, Max. Birchfield; dance, bigger girls; humorous sketch, Daphne Willis; song and dance, bigger girls; recitation, Allan Ritzgerald; vocal solo, Claire White; band selections, little ones; play, “Our Children”; Christinas Tree Song.” Mr Easther, of Greymouth, delighted his audience with a comic sketch entitled “Three Blind Mice.” Mr Easther also obliged with another humorous sketch for his encore.

At the conclusion of the programme, Santa Claus with his assistant entered one of the school windows, to much enthusiastic cheering. With joke and jest, Santa distributed the prizes as well as the gifts from the tree, after which he congratulated the teachers and the committee on their prize-list and the valuable gifts handed out to the children. Three cheers were called for Santa as he disappeared out of the window. The headmaster, Mr V. H. Reid, thanked the Lake Brunner Sawmilling Company, the parents, and the members of the School Committee for their generous response to the Christmas tree and prize funds. Mr Birchfield received special thanks for the arranging of the arrival of Santa Claus. The honours list was as follows: — Dux: Daphne Willis. Form I.: Claire White 1. Patrick Southern 2.

Standard IV.: Kathleen Fitzgerald 1, Jean Dreckman 2. Standard III.: Nancy White 1, Jack Fitzgerald 2. Standard II.: Rex. Fitzgerald 1, Eileen Penhalluriack 2. Standard I.: Maureen Penhalluriack 1, Cyril Hines 2. Special prizes were given as follow: Neatness: Betty Thompson, Ivy Thompson, William Coles. Gardening: fvyleen Birchfield, Jack Fitzgerald. Manners: Enid Penhalluriack, Patrick Southern. Industry: Kathleen Fitzgerald. Special English: Claire White. ’ REEFTON HIGH SCHOOL. [OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] REEFTON, December 19. The following are the end-of-term results for the Reefton District High School:— Dux Medals: Secondary Department —Ernest J. Fitzgerald. Primary Department: Kenneth Duncan. Fifth Form Honours List: Ernest Fitzgerald. 607 marks, 1; William Andrew, 586, 2; Rita Begg, 435, 3; Doreen Strachan, 423, 4; Herbert Mitchell, 414, 5; Benjamin McPherson, 353, 6. Fourth Form: Alta Mitchell, 810, 1; William Parsonage, 766, 2; Dorothy Patterson, 739, 3; Aubrey Scoble, 646, 4; Clarence Coxall, 537, 5; Lesley Burns, 506, 6. ’ Third Form: Patricia Pratt, 722, 1; John Willis, 598, 2; Patricia Tobin, 584, 3; Robert Absalom, 561 J, 4; Eddy Prentice, 559, 5; Dorothy Gilmour, 541, 6.

Second Form: Kenneth Duncan 1, Gwendolyn Cleaver 2, Alexander McKenzie 3, Dorothy Cleaver 4, Sheila Richdale 5, Donald Sharpe G. St. V.: lan Duff 1, Alfred Cleaver 2, Daniel Wright 3, Stanley Baxter 4, William Curry 5, Frank MacPherson 6. Std. 4: Helen Harwood 1, Ruth Yellowlees 2, Kathleen Absalom 3, George Watson 4, Keith Pratt 5, Margaret Hawthorn 6. Std. 3: Thomas Parsonage 1, Jack Pieslop 2, June Panckhurst 3, Beverley Sparks 4, Audrey Sara 5, Marjorie Paterson 6.

Std 2: Jean Duff 1, Margaret Orsbonrn 2, Shirley Freeman 3, Kevin Freeman 4, Phyllis Cook 5. Geoffrey Allen G. St. 1: June Wiliams and Kingsley McKane, tied 1, Peter Dick 3, Violet Griffiths 4, Jean Watson 5, Eric Newcombe 6. Primer 4: Ronnie Tattley 1. Rennie Dawson 2, Kenneth Busch 3. NELSON BOARD DISTRICT. Big River.—Proficiency: Kevin Horrack. Birchfield.—Proficiency: Ross Kirkwood. Black’s Point. — Proficiency: Maisie Ladner, Melva McHenry. Competency: Nancy K rem in er. Blackwater (Upper).—Proficiency: Jack Bannan, Alfred Bannan. Competency: Lorna Armstrong. Ikamatua..—Proficiency: John W. Green, John Halligan, Reginald Lemon. Competency: Roy Bradley. Eileen Halligan, George O’Malley. Inangahua Junction. —Proficiency: Gwendoline Ward.

Inangahua Landing.—Proficiency: Joy Olive Baigent. Competency: Walter Robert Bell. Maruia.—Proficiency: Grey Poulter, Rosemary Daily. Mawheraiti. —Proficiency: William Bright. Piinakaiki.—Proficiency: Irene Evelyn Fischer. Reefton. —'Proficiency: Douglas F. Baird, Jean M. Campbell, Dorothy I.

Cleaver, Gwendoline R. Cleaver, Arthur Cochrane, Keith Cutbush, Kenneth Duncan, Colvin Griffin. Robert J. Honey, James Lawn, Robert G. Lawn, Alexander McKenzie, Rona M. Potter, Thelma Pearce, Sheila Richdale, Donald Sharpe, Margaret Stevenson, Richard Raymond Taylor. Ruth Clarke. Competency: Ruth McKane, Bessie Renwick. Naomi M. Simmiss, Gordon Wildermoth. Rotokohu. —Proficiency: Alice Jones, Helen Lewis. Sacred Heart Convent, Reefton-— Proficiency: Charles Carr, Cuthbert Conlon, Patrick Conlon. John Floyd, Conrad Maher, Moira O'Flaherty, Beatrice Reid, Winifred Robison, Dave, Scott, Terence Sullivan, James White,' Letitia Wills, Margaret Wills. Competency: Pauline Floyd, Joyce Reiha. | Waimangaroa.—Proficiency: Margarct Doyle, Arthur Humphries,) Yvonne Neighbours. Competency: Vera Walker. Waitahu.—Proficiency: Lenin Evans, Elwyn Preen. Waiuta. —Proficiency: Beryl Banks, Eric Coulson, Florence Courtney, 1 Lawrence Darby, Florence Houghton, Maud Jarvis, John Jones, John Rodden. Norah Rose, Mabel Routledge, Beryl Stansbury.