PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 17044, 20 December 1915, Page 9

PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

GILBY'S COLLEGE.. ••The annual prize- distribution in connection with Gilby|s College wa9 hold in the Alexandra Hall on Saturday night. The Mayor of. '.Chriatdhurch, (Mr H.' Holland) presided over a large attendance of scholars and friends.

• _ Th* Mayor congratulated the college on K its success during the past year, and on its : iilcrea»ed attendance.. Thia . indicated that people weTe realising more and more the value of .education. Young people were often -too anxious to get to work, without taking a secondary school education, and in this way inany. promising young lives had been blight..ccL Jn order 1o 'succeed in life, every man and every-woman should have a good cduottjtion. Thia would be more apparent after the war, when there would be a large *nd urgent demand for educated- men and woMen.

The annual report was read by Mr M. Gilby. ■ Mr H. G. Ell, M.P.. said that he wisheu ■to congratulate the college cm its increased attendance, which was an indication of the successful work the institution was performing. Education wag a very important thing, and could not, and should not, bo confined to the.Stato, but must also be promoted by private enterprise. A private college, which was in a sense in opposition to tho Stats colleges, helped to stimulate a healthy rivalry, and caused criticism of the Stale in, stitutions. Criticism was good for a man, it made him feel' all the stronger, and it was equally good for an institution. ' Addressing the lady students, Mr Ell said, that the war had given them great opportunities > it had opened now positions to them, and he hoped, that they would try and equip themselves to fill' these positions. In conclusion he congratulated tho college on the class of men and women it turned out. One of the most efficient private secretaries he knew, the private secretary of the Hon W. F. Massey, was an-ex-pupil of Gilby's College. • '. . -The following prize* and certificates were then presented by the Mayor:— PRIZES. • Gladys Sewell, Ist (equal) shorthand ■typist's letter test, Ist'in'business methods, bookkeeping ' (intermediate). Greta Pitcaithly, Ist (equal) shorthand typist's letter test (Messrs Wnitcombe and Tombs's prize), Ist in shorthand theory,, bookkeeping (senior) 2nd in. typewriting. Ethel Brooke, Ist •in shorthand typist's letter test (Class .11.). Edith Chapman, Ist in bookkeeping (junior), "commercial; arithmetic' Howard Moody, Ist in handwriting. Muriel Cameron, Ist in spelling, dictation and punctuation. Special Prizes. —Gold medal, presented by Meßsrs Charles Bean and Co. for best practical work done on and! theoretical know-

ledg» of the Remington typewriter—Gladys Sewell. Mr L. M. Isitt's prize for highest speed certificate gained during year-r-Eva Shime and May Lockwood (equal, 150 words per minute). Best general progress during! year (girls)—Mury "Wcto. Best general progress during year, Mrs C. H. Gilby's prize (boys)—Charles Berg.

CERTIFICATES,

National Shorthand Association. Senior typists—Alice Kenticay and Doris Squire. Junior typists—Gladys Buckham, Alice Cant, Doris C'lapham, Kathleen Cronin, Gladys' Sewell, Phyllis Stephens, Alice Triggs, Vera Viokery, A. V. Smith, Greta Pitcaithely, Ivy Charlesworth, Oreti Cliisholm, Jessie Dalton, Hita Haddrell, Ellen Harcourt, Eileen Lawrence, Dorothy Nelson, Gertrude Thomas and Kathleen Ward. Pitman'3 First-class or Speed Certificates. 150 Words per minute, Eva Shime and May Lockwood; 140 words, Eva Shime; 140 words, Greta Gibson: 110 words, Qustavui E. Dalmer; 90 word 3, Katie Shaw, Irene May Pearoe and Alice Kennedy. 110 Words per minute, Greta Pitcaithly, Gladys Sewell and Olive Chicaa; 100 words, Elsie Edmondstone, 'May Pearce, Kathleen .Roberts,' Katie Shaw, Elsie Simpson,' Marion Struthers, Helen Thomson and Mollie Willcox, and Marjory Young; 90 words, Hessie Gordon and. Phyllis Stephens; 80 words, Muriel Cameron. 120 Words per minute, Katie. Shaw and Alice Kennedy; 110 words, Phyllis Stephens. Helen Thomson and C. Uren; 100' words, Effie Black, Alice Cant and Kdith Willcox; 60 words,, Herbert Martin, Greta Pitcaithly and.Charlw Berg; 70 words, Violet Emmereon, Flora M'Donald and Ethel Brooke. Pitman's Shorthand Theory Examination. (The 1 - first three in order of merit). Victoria Ferrer, Hessie Gordon. Katio Shaw, Clara Dimond, Alice Kennedy, Ella Palmer,' Irene M. Pearce, Ruby Steel, Phyllis Stephens, Alioe Stone and Vera Vickery. (In order of merit). Olive Clucas, Alice Cant. Lily "Wark and Alice Trigg?. A programme of music and song wns then gone through, and was greatly appreciated. ASHBURTON BOROUGH AND ALLENTON. The " breaking-up" ceremony in connection with the Ashburton Borough and Allenton Side Schools took place on Friday afternoon, when the Eev \V. J. Elliott presided. Amongst those present were Messrs C. H. Opie, chairman, and T. W. Adams and W. H. Collins (members of the North. Canterbury Education Board). Addresses were given by the chairman and the Rev G. Miller and Mr C. H. Opie. The Mayoress (Mrs R. Gnlbraith) then presented "the prizes as follows: BOROUGH SCHOOL. . Bovb, Standard Vl.—Dux (medal presented by Mr W. Nosworthy, M.P.), .Norman Corbett; Ivan Argyle 2, Victor Scales 3, Harry Slade 4. Attendance certificates: —First class, Victor Scales, Cyril Hillier, Rex Pearce; second class, Alick Finlayson, Stewart Baird, Jack Kitson, Keith M'Clmg, Harold Golding.. Standard V. —Winton Gourdio 1, Ernest Reynolds 2, Alan Gillies 3, Eddie Beach 4. Attendance certificates: —First class, James Stoddart;. second class, Winton Gourdie, Reginald Hunter, Cyril Marsden,'' James M'Callum. Standard IV.—Norman Peez 1, Jack Maybnry 2, Ray Clark 3, Ken Smith 4. Attendance certificates:—First class, Noiman Poez; second class, Ray Clark, Bertie Garforth, Jack Maybury, Ken Smith, Robert Culling, Douglas Barker. Standard lll.—Clyde Taylor 1, Cecil Pringle 2, Edward Rapley 3, Malcolm- Robilliard 4. Attendance certificates:—First class, Malcolm Robilliard, Basil Watsford, Edward Rapley; B econd class, Courtney Pickford, Jack Edgar, Walter Rapley, Clyde Taylor, Anderson Craighead. Standard ll.—Jack Yeatman and Donald Bruce (equal) 1, Carter Yeatman 8, William Chapman 4. Attendance certificates: —First class, Morton Edgar; second class, George Hefford, Walter Robertson. StSndard I.—Jaok Pickles 1, Jack Wheeler 2,. Basil Taylor 3, Willie Watson 4. Attendance certificate:—First class, Roy Marsliifant Department.—Neville Crockett (P. IV.) 1, Donald Smith (P. HI- upper) 2, Gavin Brown (P. 111. lower) 8. Tommy Pickford (P. 11. upper) 4, Pat M'Caekey (P. 11. lower) 5, Cecil Cliilds (P. I.) 6. Attendance certificates:—Second class, l'rank Chapman and Howard Kerr.

Girls. Standard Vl.—Dux (meda! byMr \\ r . F. Waiters), Irene Samuels; JSina Lloyd 2 Edna Garner 3, Qwen Matthews 4. Sewing 'prize—Marjorie Clark. Attendance certificates:—First class, Honora Brown, Nina Lloyd; second class, Wmme Dixon, Florence Hancox, Ivy Marshall, Gladys folding, Ella Elder. Standard V—Ethel M'lntyre 1, Vera White 2, Ida Cambridge 3, Ruth Hughes 4. Sewing prize—Bernice Rutledge. Attendance certificates:—First class, Belle Griffin, Kathleen Thomas. Kathleen Kennedy, May Templeton j seccr.d class. Kathleen Ainsworth Mamie Fleming, Ruth Hughes, Edna Humphreys, Ethel M'lhtyie ' Standard IV.—Marjorie Williamson 1, Edna Hunter 2, Daisy New 8, Mildred Feez 4 Sewing prizes—Doris Higgm? 1, Myrtle Frew 2 Attendance certificates:—First, class Grace Stewart, Doris Higgins; second class! Edith Digby. Gladys Marsden, Dolly Templeton, Mavis Humphreys, Ahue Standard IH.-Isobel Craig I, Ngairi Cowan 2 Norma Percy 3, May riastie 4. Sewing prizes-May Hastio 1, Molly White 2. Attendance certificates:— First class, Molly White, May Hastie, Mablo Staples; seoond class, Phyllis Miller, Mavis Halliday, Evelyn Terns, Ivy Barber, Aorma Percy, Noel Fleming. , . . Standard 11.-Florenre?j. Colls 1 Mavis Vestv and Kathleen Busholl (equal) 2, Etta Thoiiia3 1. Sewing—Muriel Allen 1, Sylvia Crockett 2. Attendance certificates:—Second class, Ruby Baughan, Flossie New, Etta Thomas. . . ~,-,-. Standard I.—Hazel Watt 1, Ruby Irew 2, Dorothy Nicholls 3, Gracio Morgan 4. Sewing— Bessi* Jwy 1» Mary Guild 2. Aits*-,

dance certificates:—First olass, Edna Turhll, Gladys Bushel], Mary Guild, Doris Staples; second olass, Dorothy Nicholls, Bessie Jary, Hilda Dixon. Infant Hopwood (P. IV.) 1, Eileen Pritehard (P. 111. upper) 2, Nellie Chapman (P. 111. lower) 8, Molho Tretheway (P. 11. upper) 4, Ray Band(P. 11. lower) 6, Nancy Upton (P. I.) 6. Sewing prizes—Myra Peez 1, Lena Letnam 2. Attendance certificates:— First class, Nellie Chapman; second class, Myra Peez, Ida Hillier. ALLENTON SCHOOL. Boys. Standard IV.—Colin Corbott 1, Geoffrey Nicoll 2. Attendance certificates:—First class, Colin Corbett; second class, Cchn Stevenson. , . Standard lll.—Arnold Argyle 1, Kola™ Lendlev 2. Attendance certificates.— i'i«t class, "Arnold Argyle, Jack Johns; second class, Douglas AndeTSOU. Standard 11.-Honi Bartlett 1, Merideth Moore 2, Fred Lcadley 8. Attendance certificates:—First class Jack Campbell, Jennie Saunders; second class, Ray Edc, JNoot Culling. _ ~ „ ~ Standard I.—Jack Corbett 1, Leslie Griffin 2. Atltondanco certificates:—First class, Jack Corbett, Wallace Johns, ClaTenoe King; second clbbb, Ernest Anthony, John Lane Infant Department.-Porcy Ede (P. _HI.) 1, Lloyd Johns (P. II.) 2, Eric King (P. I.) 3. Attendance certificates:—First class, Alnsley Argyle, Eddy Ede; second class, Lloyd Johns, Peroy Ede, Ray Anthony, Gorman Anthony, Alex. Moodie.

Girls.

Standard IV.—Edith Sandrey 1, Rose Morriss 2. Sewing—Evelyn Sandrey. Attendance certificate .—First clnss, Rose Mornss. Standard lll.—Kathleen Williams 1, Gladys Williams 2, Sowing—Lizzie Leadley. Attendance certificate:—First class, Alice Rainey. . ' . Stnndard ll.—Norah Morriss 1. Sowing —Mary Moody. ~ . Standard I.—Beryl M'Donald 1, Mavis King 2. Sewing—Gwyneth Owen. • Infant Department—Winnie Snunders (P. III.) 1, Effie Stephenson (P. II.) 2, Cora White (P I.) 3. Attcndnnco certificates: First class, Nettie Culling; second class, Iris Price, Fanny Cambridge. ASHBURTON TECHNICAL. The annual " breaking-up" ceremony of the Ashburton Technical School took place in the Theatre Royal at Ashburton on Friday evening. Mr W. H. Collins, a member of the Board of Education, presided. Mr C. H. Opie, chairman of the Board of Education, was present by- special invitation, and delivered an address on technical training and the value of education generally. Prize certificates were presented by Mrs C. H. Opio as follow: Doinestio Science Classes.—Certificates for two years' ccurso in domestic classes —Marjorie Holland, Emma Hume, Lucy Soal and Vida Weaver (first clas3), Jessis Clarke (second class). Certificates for two years' course, dressmaking and millinery—May Druminoncl (first class and with credit), Lily Bennett, Annie Shanks and Isa Templeton (first class), Ameldia Collins, Dora Glassey, Christina M'Cormick and Olive Phaup (second class). Certificates for two years' course, dressmaking und cookery Violet Goodwin (first class), Dorothy M'Kay (second class). Certificates for two years' course, dressmaking only Maggie Beattie and Eileen Tulley (first class). Household management—Lucy Soal 1. Cookery, advanced—Blanche Garner and Lucy Soal (equal) 1, Emma. Hume 2. Invalid cookery—Ada Withell and Alice Rhind (first class). Cookery. first year girls—Muriel M'Farlane 1, Marjorie Williams 2, Rufino M'Kendry 3. Cookery, evening class—Beatrice Good 1, Glenice Undrill 2. Home nursing, first year girls—Colleen Mbrland 1, Bessie Ilaslett 2, Daisy Bramley 3, Lily Fergusson nnd Ivy Butterick special for practical work, Ruby Cookson special for ncntheas. Home nursing, Rccond year — Vida Weaver 1, Emma Hume 2, Jessio Clarke special for progress. Blanche Garner special for neatness. Home nursing, third year—'Madge Alexander 1 and special for neatness. Lily Tnrnbull 2, Annie M'Kce special for progress and practical work, Margaret Shannon special for theory. Dressmaking.—First year—Mary Knud-1 sou. Myrtle Haslett, Rutins M'Kendry and Muriel M'Farlane 1, Ellen Box and Marjorie Williams 2. Ruby Cookson and Mary Dawson 3. Olive M'Kenzie special for progress. Evening classes—Kitty Stevenson 1, Alice Burgess and Eileen Burgess 2. Second year —Blanche Garner. Vida Weaver and Lily Bennett 1, Ameldia Collins 2, Maggie Ramsay special for progress. Third year—Annie M'Kne, Madge Alexander and Annie M'Connc'nie 1, Gerty Blee 2. Adults—First yearEmma Smith,. Emily Beattie and Amy Spencer 1. Gwendoline Price, Clara Bond, Clara Gudsell, Florence Ellis and Mnry Shanks 2. Adults—Second' year—Mrs Garner, Elsie Thompson and Bruce Bell 1, Annie Shanks and Mrs Nish 2, Mrs Fussell 2 and firstclass certificate. Adults—Third year—Lillie Harrison, Mrs Stevenson, Mrs Boothroyd and Mrs Grieve 1. Winchmore class—First vear—Evelvn Scott and Mrs Nish 1. Second ve ar—Maggie Beattie 1, Eileen Tulley, Dora Glassey and May Prebblc 2. Metlivcn class —Mrs Bennett 1, Susan Chambers 2. Mayfield clrss—Mrs Elmslie and Elizabeth Brown 1, Gladvs Dellow and Fiancee Greenslade 2. Millinery.—First year girls—Muriel M'Farlane, Rufino M'Kendry. Mary Dawson and Margaret Shannon 1. Lizzie Bishop, Lily Fergusson, Bessie Haslott, Eileen Burgess and Lulu Brcnraer 2, Ruby Cookson, Hazel Brown, and Olive it'Kenzie 2. Second year— Lily Bcmiett and Vida Weaver 1, Lucy Soal, Emma Hume and Marjorie Holland 2, Ameldia Collins 3. Evening class —First j- ear —ll\llen Box and Lucy Fountains 1, Maggie Ramsay special tor progress. Evening class—Second year—May Lrummond 1. Adult classes—First year—Mrs Pickford 1, Mary Shanks 2. Adult class—Second yearMrs Grieve and Annie Shanks 1. M«yfield class—Myrtle Wit-hell 1. Agricultural Classes.—Two years' certificr.tta— Eric Xorrish (first class, with credit), Eric Evans (first class). Wool-classing, third year grade—Osborne Smith and Henry Beckett (first class, with credit), Eric Evans, ■Hamish Rutherford and Leslie M'lllroy (first class). Second year grade—Hugh Price una Albert Williams (first class). First yearAlan Elliott 1. Farm carpentery—Osborne Smith 1, Eric Xorrish 2, Henry Beckett 3. Metalwork—First year—'Robert -Fergusson 1, Fred Holland 2, Douglas Taylor 3. Second vear—Eric Norrish 1. Agriculture—First year—Douglas Taylor 1, Hugh Brown 2. St-ennd year—Eric Norrish 1, Eric Evans 2.

Commercial Classes. —Two years' certificate —Shorthand, Typewriting and book-keeping— Bet-sie Thompson and Euryale Webber (second class). Shorthand and typewriting— Blanche Garner (first class), Daisy Brainley (second class). Book-keeping and typewrit'j],g—Lucy Soal (second class). Civil Servico course —Two years' certificate—George Soal (sfcond class). English —Muriel M'Parlane, Jcssio Clarke, May Lennon and Robert. Fergi.sson 1, Ameldia Collins, Marjoric Wi 1 - linms, George Soal and Eric Evans 2, Bessie Ha-slott, Olive Phaup and Hugh Brown 3. English (advanced)—Rosa. Brown 1, Nancy Lewis 2, Ivy Sumner 3. Arithmetic—Bcß9ie Thompson, Vida, Weaver and Marjoric Williams 1, Nellie. Good, Emma Hume and Priscilla Blair 2, Mlay Lennon and Ivy Butterick 3. Geography—William Harper 1, G<x>rgo Soal 2. Bookkeepjng (elementary)—E.obort Fergusson, Fanny M'lnnes and Ray Brown 1. Eileen Burgess aoid Ruby Cookson 2, Priscilla Blair and Marjorie Williams 3. Bookkeeping (advanced)—Rosa Brown, Herbert Lonnon and Hamish Rutherford 1, Vida Weaver 2. Typewriting—Flint year—Vida Weaver and Ray Brown 1, Ivy Sumner sind Colleen Morland 2, Priscilla Blair 3. Seco»d year—Euryale Webber 1, Daisy Bramley 2. Shorthand—First vear-JFanny M'lnnes 1 and special for progress Elsie Bayliss 1, Ivy Butteriok and Ivy Sumner 2. Advanced—Herbert Lennon 1, Daisy Brunton 2. SpeedRosa Brown 1. Gregg shorthand certificates —Mildred Smith (130 words per minute), Gladvs M'Ewen (100 words*), Elsie Thompson (fO words), Rosa Brown and Florrio Hardy (60 words). Trade Classes.— Carpentry, joinery and trade drawing, two years' certificate—James Williams and Clarence Day (first class). Practical mathematics— Douglas Taylor and James Willir.ms 1. Fred Holland 2, Alan Elliott 3. Trnde drawing—Eric Norrfsh and Hamish Rutherford 1, James Williams 2, Jack Porter 3. Carpentry. Friday class— Wilfred Corbctt 1. Norman Milner 2. Ernest Shearer 3, Jean Jennings (special). Wedncsdry ria.pi —Gcorcjc Lw.dley 1. Gideon M'Kenzie 2, Rowallan Armstrong 3. Electricity and magnetism—Conrad Denham 1, George, Soal 2

Paintine.— Ht.pl Csmpbell 1. Ada Mifldlo+on % Muriel M'Farlane and Olive M'Kenzie 3. A short programme tis submitted, and n i-ote of thanks •was passed to the staff and M* Opie. The following won the guessing l oomnetitiona 11 connection with the-_ school's exhibi-ts,-,—Weight of pwe/cts, Alice Ferguson; ■Rod Cross cnke, Mrs S. Pocock; Chrisfmns cake. Mr F. Pawiron; peas in bottle, Mr T. ftutherffird.

SUMNER KINDERGARTEN. The following is the prize-list in connection with the breaking-up of Miss Pender's Sumner kindergarten school: Standard ll.—Olga Raphael. Standard I.—Ranco Buoughton, Zoo Armstrong. Margaret JJ'Clatchie. Class 111. —Lynton Broughton, Betty Bassclt, Loo Armstrong, Geoffrey 'Williams. Class II. —Roie de Pass, Winifred Broughton, Kitty Raphael, Ashcton Longuet. Class I.—Jaok Heslop, Kathleen Tcapo, U-eorgo M'Clatohia.