PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17360, 26 December 1916, Page 10

PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

SOMERFIELD SCHOOL. At the annual breaking lip ceremony of the Somcrfield School, the chairman (Mr C. It. Inglis), in presenting the certificates in lieu of prizes, complimented the sixth standard■• on the excellent results they obtained at the. proficiency oicemination, thirteen gaining proficiency and two competency certificate? out of. fifteen presented. Tho following is the prize Mist : Dux medal —Bovs (Mr J. S. Jesjep's prize): Wilfred Chudley. Girls (head master's prizo): Ivy Bryant. General Proficiency Certificates. Standard Vl.—Boys: Edwin Calvert, Jame» Bird. Girls: Lillian Stobart. Eileen Bobson. . „. , Standard V.—Maggie Stark 1, Men \Yobsfor 2, Eileen h'o.rgiu 1:1 ". Standard IV.—Olive Jacobten 1. Lwuo ftoskilley and Raymond Coliott (equal) 2, Lilian Harris 3. Standard lit. Douglas I.*n« J, Bessie Lailgridfre 2, Maggie Stewart 8, Jean M n-m----lev t, Leonard Graham ~>- Standard IT.—Gordon Brysv.t L Arthur Hnlev 2, lata Hunter !?, Muriel Kirx j. Standard I.—Albert, phsw 1. May S-Mitft •i Geoffrey Simmonds 3. Ales. Jessep -J. General Proficiency Certificates in lien of Prites. Infants. Primer IV.--Beryl Ogg J. Constsnoe Collet t 2, Ivy Wright .1. . ~ Primer 111.-Hugh Kay I. Ronald Wadcell 2, rna Skelton and Ab« \»« Dongen (POitai) .1. , , Primer 11. (Uppor>.-Arme Clogg I, James Langridse 2. Sidney Uoro 8. Primer 11.. Lowor.-Dear. M Ivesaar J. \ icfcrin Cross 2, Alice .Dashforci fl. Primer !.. Upper.—Ctilhbert Ueniens 1. Joan Taylor 2, Trevor Jessep sua George Line (equal) 3. ; . Primer 1., Loww,-Louw Lon;<wortli . Frances ColWt and George Wright lequal) •2, Good Attendance CcrtiScates. Standard Vl.—Herbert Clmdley. Wilfred Churllov James Bird, Augustus Calvert. .Norman Ferguson., Archibald Gi'.kison. tre.l. Miles. Stanley Munday. _ Mir.a Alexander, l'.iteon I'obsov. Nellie flmhii. Standard Y.—Cleve Robson. 0;:o btrong, Fred. Beamc, Andrew Widrtell, '/.[ pha Cross, Mny Farrow, Eileen Ferguson, Vera Daviion, Inn M'Kinley. Standard IV.—Boy*: Job-: .Bird, Jim Munro. Leslie Ocicring. Leslie hoakilley, llapil Smith, Ravmond Collet'.. Girls: Lilian Harris, Olive. Jncc-bsen. Lily Chapman, Dora Burreii. Edr.a Collcti. Standard III.—Boys: Ales. Morrison, Robert Iteid. Willie Cros-. Roy Cot her, Leonard Graham. Girls: Kathleen Brightmore. Bcssio Langridge. Jean M Kinky, Mvrtlo Woods, Hilda Walker, Vera Boarne, V ; "olet Estall, Violet M'Callum, Gladys Collctt. Ethel White. Standard ll Beys: Clarence Uendelken, Edwin Robsort, William Mu-rny. Stanley Murrav, ClifTord Holdsworfii. Robert Skelton. 'Girls: Muriel Kirk. Isla Hunter. May •Tossep, Ruby Jacobs, Ivy Gray. Hilda Ksta!!, Sheila Joyce. Gwendoline Clark. Standard I.—Boys: Led'" N'uie, Colin Thomas, Ravmond Campbell, Leslie Collet'., John Wright, Albert Shaw Girls: Catherine Collett. Jean Gough. Jean Christie, Infants.—Boys: Gordon Clark. Robert Cross, Laurence Gray. Charles Wright. Georgo Hales, Ronald Waddoll. Girls: Margaret Weavers, Winifred Canes, Mavis Gray, Annie Gilkison. METHVEX. On Thursday the annua! school concert and break-up in eour.ce'.io-. with :he Metii-vc.-i School took place, when r short programme was submitted, r.r.d the Moihven Picture Company provided a- picture progr.immo. The chairman e{ the School Committee (Mr J. T. Mangic)*presided, a-d after delivering a short address distributed the prizes as follows : Standard ' YL—Proficiency certificates: George Graham, Arthur Hyn«'m, Ernest Mr.ngin. Ella M'Donald. Competency ccrtiiica.es: Charles ■ Crooks, John Hume. SccoM-olass prize: Kitty Burrows. Third-class prize: William Stephen. Standard V— First-claw: F. Bishop. E. Bladder, G. Seelen. Second-class: Lionel Cranfield, Leister Dore. Erie Duff, William Mahocd, M. Hume. M. Pearce. Third-class: E. Bennett, William Gordon. O. Hyr.am, 11. Jessep: Standard IV.—Firat-clcsi : Richard. Dar'. Donald Grover, Monty Holland, Lily Palmer. Second-class: Charles Ireland. Sam M'Doi:aul, Guy Powell. Louie Burrows, Annie Greeks, Rita M'Kay. Third-class: Thomas Sutton, Norman Watson, Venna House.

Standard lll.—Second-class: Leonard Allred, William Anderson, Sydney Cranfield, Alexander M'Donald, Harold Palmer, James Roll, Sydney Taylor, Percy Watsor., Mabel Pawson, Estello Seelon, Linda Taylor. Thirdclass: Cot'fl Wilson, Dtincar. Gordon, Charles Jessep. Lorn* Moore,. Mary Roll, Emma Rouse. Fern Jessep.

Standard ll.—FirsW.a«s: Rcnal'l Cooper, Dulcio Pmvson. Sec<iucl-ri.is«. 'ioidor. Cmuj;bell, Cecil Cormack. Ardiiti Puff. Harohl .Ilynam, Charles Vcico, Freda M'Kay, Amy St'oiy. Third-class: Cliff Seclcn, Mavia Cooper. ■ Stajitlnrcl- I. —Firrt-clo.«?: William. Gra,v, .D'Arcy Kilworth, Williarr. Hair, Lily Davidron. Isabel Graham, Doris Ir»!n;?d, Lily Fliillipg. Elizoboth Si-tfnv. Neila Tayicr. Second-class: Arnold Allrctl, Archer Cooper, Leslie Crooks, Ray Ireland. Arthur Osborne, Mildred Clay, Elsie Gordon, Elizabeth Hepburn, Annie Jessep, Ag-nes Rouse, Ivy V.'at--3011. TAI TAPU. TTi" annual distribution cK t:> -be r.upils o{ the Tai Tapu Scbo--' tcol; place on Thursday afternoon, when ihsro wan a c;co-.I attendance, of parents and friend*. ' Mr T. 1L Morpan (chairman of the Prime! C'mnii'tei'! ! presided, and Colonel Rhodes was nresout i 1 j tho invitation of the committee, to present | the pn=<"--Tho chairman, in the co;:rse of a «J"'r'. nd- ; drefs, said it was a pleasure *o noie th? way j that the children and staff had contributr'l jto patriotic and other funds, the amounts i being as follows:—Youiifr Helpers' I>»ruo (Dr. Barnardo's Homos), £\o to»';,h Queen I Carnival, *l2 13s 6d; Brlpian Children's I Fund, S-2 15s 9d: Naval Fund (in hand, £1 Is lOd): total, £27 Is Sd: bottles for Ladv Liverpool Fund, 2370; lied Cross wwk, 187 dufen handkerchiefs. Otljar , speakers were Captain R Macartney. Revs B. Metsen and P. •RedqTave, Messrs R. A. Forbes, C. 1L Graham flieadmaster), and Jk«. Mackenzie. Colonel Rhodes delivered on interes'uitr address and distributed the prir.es as follows: Perfect attendance.—Standard VI.: Iren* Plumridpe. Ida Herrick. Standard V.: Fdith Page. Standard IV.: Helen .Tone*. Florrie Plumridffo, Stella Dowse. Standard ITI.: Louisa Page, May Pape, John Andrews. Thos Macartney. Standard II.: Owen Morgan. Standard I.: Gordon Macartney. Minnie Paje.' Regular Attendance.—Standard V,: Fred Andrews, "W'anaka Dowse. Standn-d III.: John Dowse. Standard I,: Alfred Psse. ! Preparatory: Molly Ryan. Navy League and Victoria Leacue cer- | tiftcates for essays on "Value to New 7,oa- ' land of British Fleet."—Standard VI.: First i class, Mark Wilton, Phyllis Raincy: second •class, Irene Plumridge. Standard V*.: Firs* class, Fred Andrews. Lizzie Wilton: second j class, Orton Smith, Grace Branth^aite. Bewing Prize*.—Standaid VI.: Ida Herrick L Irene Plumridsre 2; darning: Phyi!i : ' Rainev 1. Standard V.: Crace Tirantliwaii? jl. Lizzie Wilton Q. Standard IV.; Fniily I Fussell 1. Stella Dowse 2. S!and«rd 111.' i Louisa Pa?e 1, Gladys Banc '}. -"ta-dard |I.: Hikl'i Dumpleton 1, Cire>in Andr*w» -2. ; P.IIL: Pefrgv Mctson 1. Ellie liyan'J.Phyllis Griffiths 3. P. II.: Mollv Rvan 1. Uorrie I Pace 2. P. L: Je*n M'L«clilan .1. Nest ! work -under twelve (Mrs. R. 11. Rhodes'" i pTizel—Violet Dumpleton. .Most R?d Cross i work (Mrs R. Macartney's priz-t—Stol's | Dowse, 37 dozen handkerchiefs; Emily Fitsj sell, 25 dozen handkerchiefs. ! Every child received a gift book.