THE GORE HIGH SCHOOL.

Mataura Ensign, 9 December 1916, Page 7

THE GORE HIGH SCHOOL.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES. The annual brcaking-up ceremony of the Core High School took place in the Town Had yesterday, when the prizes won bv the scholars were presented by Hon. .1. A. .Hanan minister for Education;. Apologies .for absence were read from the following: Mr GJ. Anderson, M.P., -Mr A. C\ Stevens Mr John Lowden, Rev. A. Wmgheid and Mr Duncan Gilchrist. In his introductory remarks the (chairman (Mr E, C. Smith) made reference to those old High School boys who had lost their lives lighting for the Empire, and asked the assemblage to pay a silent tribute to the memory of t,lie brave departed by standing. Since their last annum gathering the late secretary, Mr o'. Brett, had passed away. Mr Smith iurthcr commented on the absence of Mr A. Martin, who had recently undergone a severe operation m the Core Hospital. The speaker complimented the scholars on the development of the educational and sporting life of the school. There wa,s one matter he would like to refer to, and that was the interest that the Ex-Pup K Association had taken m the school. Two medals had .been presented by the association for the bo\ and giul who-had done the most for their school in a general way- In introducing Hon. .1. A. Hanan 'Mr Smith referred in the very deep interest the Minis tor had taken in educational matters. Hon. J .A. Hanan (Minister for Education) commenced his address as follows: "I want to express the pleasure it gives me to be with you and to take parr in this function. 1 want also to endorse the remarks that have been, made by our worthy chairman regarding the splendid spirit of sell-saerihee for the great cause for winch ißntain and her Allies are fighting which has been made bv those who have oftorer vie supreme sacrifice—who have ottered up their lives on the allar of their country. Our hearts go nut with heartlelt sympathy to the parents and relative* of those' gallant, young men who have passed through this vhool and the schools of th's country, showivc '•ourage, and a subordination ol *olt to rhe interest of the cause of freedom the cause of liberty, the cause of justice and truth. 1 have no doubt, (hat you, hovs and g'VK are having Ihn-e lessons, inculcated in this school. It is fir' vou. boys and girls, to develop your characters in every way so that vou will prove worthy of what we are ('milling for to-dav. the ideals for which the schools should stand—they are the ideals of truth, justice and duty. Our school's are not only for the purpose of giving our boys and girls n knowlodcr' of educational subjects. The aim and purpose of education is to develop character. After all, bys and girls, if is ohf-nctcr that counts most with the individual and character that counts most in the nation. I am afraid thai boys and girls sometimes do not have that regard for iheir self-respect and the maintenance of good character thai they ought to have." The speaker wen 1 on "to say that one sometimes found girls and'bovs with lack of will-power, who were nor able to say "No" ie temptation. Therefore they suffered ;• severe penalty. This war ivn« a great test of character. It was testing tin : ehracter c.f all nations, and he was proud *o think, as a N'ew Zoalander an, 1 as a British subject, that the Rritis 1 people to-day were admirably respond- . ing to the test of character in fight ine j for the Empire. Some people were : showing anxiety in regard to reeoni political changes. The speaker said be ; did not think we need be depressed or become pessimistic. He hoped and helieved that a.s an outcome of the political chance we would have better results in the conduct of the war.— (An j plause.) The'time had arrived for plain j speaking and for action. It was not j a time for the consideration of politiea' j parties. It was a matter of fining one', duty at all costs. If that were so he | would be surprised if the British people j did not win out in the end. He had n< j doubt as to the result of the war i We had all got to wake up and realise | the dangers that threatened us. In i Germany every man, woman and child j wa.s working determinedly. We must \ all put our best efforts forward and i not take it lightly. In this country! the people did not realise the danger.- j that threatened them. The speaker ; went on to say that he believed we 'had j inVfront of us conditions t. nr involved ; greater, sacrifices and more strenuous > effort. "Wo would have to do >orne j hard th.iiking before we would be in j a..positio*». to achieve that victory we j must gain. The sacrifices that had j been, made inspired us to go forward ■ with a spirit of determination, realising what we had to do and what we had to suffer in order to achieve the peace and the freedom of the world for the people of to-day and those who would come after. Reverting to educational matters, the speaker said it was his, desire, as far a.s circumstances permitted him, to do wh;:t he could r< see that the cducatio.i of this country was thorough and that an increased educational efficiency was brought about. Our aim should ho thoroughness and efficiency from an industrial and educational point of view. The chairman, said the speaker, had referred 'to some little criticism he .Mr Hanan') had received in regard to certain changes he had made. He did not mind that criticism. As long as he was satisfied he was doing right, he was willing to leave if to time to prove that his actions had been justified. Should lie ret're to-morrow ho would have left the <-duc.afcion.al system of this country in a very much better state than he had 1 found it. Progress meant c * tnge. It meant the removal of one thing and putting somiethincr hotter in its place The speaker as the re-tilt of oersontvl investigations in connection with what had been going on in certain schools he had visited, came to the conclusion that there was need to stiffen up some of the exmsi nations in this country. Ho hoped the result of what he had done would make for educational efficient-,. It was wrong in the interest of the child to allow him to hold a certificate of profic/ency when he was not competent. Too many gvrls and boys drifted into positions for which they not fitted. The speaker went on to refer to the letter he had that afternoon received from Mr (l. .'J. Anderson, the member for the district. Mr Anderson had advocated strong! v the imjvortance of domest'o science. Mr Hanßn sa.id be wanted to see our girls receive an all-round education. but tbej side of eduction that prepared a- g : rl j for the work of the wife and the mother should not be forgotten. The. mother exercised a. 'greater influence nn the nature of a child than, the father. The home must not be neglect- i ed. "T am very sorry." s'lid the i speaker, "to notice from the renortj of Air Hunter (the rector) that no boys have taken the rural cour-c. ; s a j rnntter of dee-n regref to me." If New j Zealand wished to progress as s e| oiifdit to do we must see that those ; are to become our future frn't- J growers, farmers and stock-raisers re- i eeive a goctl agricultural edueatio.i. j It was just as important that the far-1

mors of this euintry, should receive a good education as those who adopted the profession of the law. If t.his stall of jilfairs continued we would fall be 'H'iitl in the ra e of industrial progress. The war should be a i<> us When live war of industrialism i.tme alter the w;:r w.:s over we slnuld b< prepared, foe it. In tin pr ze-winiU'i's, Mr Hanan advised then ; not to run away with the ide i. thai : their future was assured because tbe.\ j h.;d won prizes or passed- exam inai ions. I I'o those who had not won prizes h< would sav. "Keep peggin.r away." T,ife : r motto should he. "I can and will." The way to get o:i was k work, work, work. He congratulated the boys and girls on the'r physiea development, the rector and tin- stall for the interca they had taken in t'< phvsical trasivi'ii's; of the sohoiar<. Hi wi'.herl, one and all a go'.d time durint', the holidays. "I know you have \ . k ed well iii the past." con;luded (he soeaker. "you are going to work wel. in the fuiiire. and by your <«-fucafon and your character you will prove worth'v lo be the successor., of vims, who are carrying on th's ,'ounrry. I hose v.ho suffered privation., and haidhiis in the r day, and Ciat you will d 1 everything in your power "to ,1(1,1 to the gnat name New Zealand ha, gained bv i-eason of the men she s -endinu; to the front to fight for i-he irleals <>f freedom, duty, truth and just ee.' The .Minster was loudly applauded at the: conclus'on of his addr.s,. The Mm-t-er then [ire>euted the [>iize>. j Mr T. Taylor, chairniau ol the ( hain- j of Com'meree, presented the nuthli |)rov ded by the ( hainber to the dux ! ol' the eoin'meroial eour.v. 11l doing so j Air Taylor complimented .Mis-, Cork-; burn uJmmi her success. He wtis satis- | lied' from his personal experience that ; .rii-U could afwavs beat hoys.t Applause.) " Mr I). AleDougall, .Mayor ol Gore.' presented the medal he had furnished for the dux of the >ehool. In doinu so he emphasised the fa. t that ad productive work was honorable. He strongi\ a<lv:v;d hi>- viiimi- iiK'iircrs not to feel too proud to do u-efiil work ol any kind. He agreed with the Al nisiei that it was regrettable thai no pup b had come forward for the agricultural course. Thev saw what their fathers had made of tine- magnificent. ALuaur;. Vrllev, and thev bad to carry on tin good 'work of development.. That coii.d : | K . done miore ellieiently d they had a ; wie.iMtic knowledge of the important iioM-icultural industry. He w:shed them '.■ M to eniev their bolUla.vs, and heartily congratulated .Master Salmond u,>on winning the dux medal.—(Applause.) . Mr H N'i.in propose<l a vote ol ■ thanks to the Minisier for Ins presene. ~,,,1 ibis able and interesting speech Mr Niven agre.l thoroughly w,th the Minister in advocating s|)ecial training lor -irk in dome.sti;- science. Rut he eojnbated the .Minister'-, ol the, pr'imarv and se<'ondary schools. Any ; failings there .night be were not the : fault, of the teachers, but o| the sy>- . tl Hon -Air Hanan briefly returned ! thanks, .ompl'.menting the rector and , staff upon the work of the school. The chairman proposed a, vole o. , thanks to the rector and stall. I Mr Hunter, in responding to the vole ; of thanks accorded to the staft <m the motion of the chairman 'Mr > • Smith), made reference to a. suggestion which he had made in a report sent to the Department some time ago at■ i'nc j reouest of the Director of Education, , and which bad been quote<l. by tin- j Minister. He was lirmly convinced, that the arithmetic percentage demand- , e<l in the proficiency exam.nation should be raised, for experience had taiKdit him that the braiuh of mathematics which was weakest throughout the school was that one which boys and | .drls starte<l in the infant room of the • primary schools. In paying a high com-1 pliment to the work done Hi the | primary schools in this district, Mr i Hunter made it clear that his sugges- j tion regarding arithmetic was not made in any. Spirit «>f criticism of the primary school teachers. He believed that the j fault lay with the primary school sys- , tern, in which the syllabus was so over- j loaded that the teacher had not. the j opportunity of giving the sound and , thorough ilrill in the elementary and | fundamental processes of ariilnneti.-. | inaccuracy iu which was the cause oi j nine-tenths of the made even | in the secondary school. Reference was i also made to the prizes instituted this j vear by the Ex-Pupils' Association, to j be awarded to the hov and girl who j have meant most for their .school dur-; ing their course and who have made! the welfare of their school their first , consideration, at the same time taking ' care to equip themselves so that in j future years they may bring fresh j honor to their old'shool. Mr Hunter; trusted that these prizes would he sought after as diligentlv as is the <\ns medal or the senior athletic champion-I ship medal, and congratulated this j sear's Ex-Pupils' Scholars, Margaret : Yule and .Malcolm Robertson, upon securing .such an important award. Mr. Hunter then thanked Mr Leadbeffer. ■' the caretaker, for the interest lie had ; taken in the school during the year, i .and expressed the opinion that the local High School buildings were kept cleaner than any others he had been privileged to enter. After thanking the Hoard on ' behalf of the staff for ils help during 1 the year, the rector referred to thel fact that a great many of the boys wore engaged to spend their vacation work-, ing to lake I be places of those who were fighting in Erance. ami wished them .

land the girls a- very pleasant- and pro- ! livable Uu.Ki.ty season. During, the afternoon the. Indies of , the ,~r:vt't ifci'o. presented with bouquets ' ol : roses by the scholars. I PRIZE LIST. SPECIAL PHIZES. Reading. -Roy Culleii (MrC. Kerse's prize;.. \\ riling.-Flora -McQuillan (.Mr A. H. Ait ken'.s pny.e.i licst N.CO. iu School Cadols.—Alaleolm Hohonson Air .1. K. St radian's prize >. lk'M. pupil I'roin East Gore School.--J. Edgar Paterson (Mr Waiter Gee's ; Amletie Chnmpionsnips. Senior. 1 Harry'.Muii.ro (Mr.l. Humor's medal); junior, K.chard X. Cnatierion \M r E C. Smith's medal). Ex-Pupils' Scholars.—Hoy, Malcolm Rohen.,oii ; girl, M. .Margaret, Yule (medals presented by Kx-I'upils' Asso- <■,:: i ion >

I'rizes for Eileen Trapski, 'Ethel Siiiith, Kthel Duncan. I'. 111.A, Florence Cleine, Eileen. Lyons. Leslie Thomson, Ernest Roddy (.Mrs l.ovell's prize). 111.8, Jane Kitzsinimons, Marv Soper, Neil JlcOiegor. V. IV.A," Eva Hell. IV.li, Wihiain Gardner. Viclor (.'all, Oeil

("i.iinningham, Percy Shave. 1.. V.A, i Jessie Wright, Ruth Blaikie, Hazel j Hiand, Richard t'hatrerion. I'. \'..| Margaret C'lmiock. Agnes Hurnett. Uesi-behaved Hoy in IV.R and (.'one-j ral lixcellence.— Hruee Graham Ali-s! l)^lUglM^ , prize). i CLASS PHIZES. English -L. 111., Uita Vareoe, Louisa j WriLiMi ..Miss Al. Kennedy's prizes), i l : . 111., Albert Johnson, Ereda Slier-j borne, Marjorie Wingiield < .Miss Al. J.; •\enne<lv's prizes). L. IV., florrlon <le ! roureties. {'. [V., Charles AlcLeod. ; English and Hisiorv.— I'. V.. EstheV i McDowell. \, Latin. -L. lII.A, Irene ( unningham.y 1;. I V.A, Annie Cooney. V. 1V.A.l Flora* .McQuillan, A!av ltobertson tMiss/ Kerse's prize). L. V'.A, Ella Wrighi. Latin and Krencli.— V. V., Alyin ; Souter. French.—T.. V.A, (.'lady., Dixon. Ariihnieiie. V. 111., .lames Peterson. I". IV., Thomas Shanks, t'. V.. .Marion Wrighi. Algebra.— L. A'., Sydney Smith. i Ariihmetic and Algebra.-—!.. 1V..; Thelnia .Maude. I Geometry.— V. IV., Norman Clark ! \i. \'., Allan Ferguson. Geography.- V. 111.. Afarv Jones. V. IV.. Alexander Seobie. L. V.. J.; Edgar Pateisoti. ! Ceographv anrl Geometry.-- L. I V.. ! Gordon do Tourett.es. i ('eoiiraphv a'id Science—l.. 111., John Alasou. V. HI., Alary MeLaehlan.

V.V., 1 Ernest Reinke. 2 Kenneth Me- ' Donald. i Science.—ii. ;md 1.. I V.A, .Eugene Doogite. L. V..\, John Simmer,;. L. IV., Robinn Mcf;ill 1.. V. Claude .Miller. Geography N'oiobnoL—L. ill 1., -Her-bert-Gray (Miss Al. Kennedy's prize). ! History.—-I". 111.. Stanley Taylor. ■Shorthand. — 1.'1.H, Eouise .McDonald. V.H, Margaret. Cockburn. Rook-keeping.— -\'.R, .Margaret ' Kiddell. Commercial ('or res pond once.— 111. H, Veia Inder. V.H.. Archibald Thorn. Languages.—l,. II LA, Alary Hlaek. I'. Jli.A. Ceorge Simmers. i : . I V.A, (ieorge Thomson, L. V.A, J. K<l"ar Patterson. V. V.A. 1 Esther McDowell, *-' Chrisssie AlcKinua. AL'ithematics.— L. 111., Agnes Thomson. L. 111., Ci-eorge Siuimei.s. I'. IV., (.hrissie Stirling. L-. \'., John. Simmers V. V.. I Ernest Reinke. •_' Agnes AlcHrido. Commeix'ial Work*. lil.ll, May Thorn. IV.B, Thomas Shanks. V.|j, ! Hruce (.'rav.

General Proficiency—L. III.A, 1 Mary Hla k (.Mrs A. H. Ait ken's, prize), 2 John Mason, ;t George Mcllrifle, -) Ivy Slocombe. {'. lII.A, 1 George Simmers, •J Alary MeLaehlan, '.\ James Pecerson, ■I Stanley Taylor. lII.R, I Agnc,Thomson, 2 May thorn. .'.I Nellie McCartney. ( Ross Eraser, r, 'Sinn. May (Mrs Lovell's prize). L. IV.A, I 'Thelma Afaude, 2 .Madge Davis. E. J V.A. I Chrissie Stirliivr, 2 Jas. Alcß.ie, ;l (!eo. ' Thomson. IV.JI, I Thomas Shanks, 2: Alexamler Seobie, H John Sieans I , Charles Altd.eod. o Cecil Tull. L. \'.A. I I John Simmers >'Mr J. H. Alurdoc'li's ! prize), 2 J. Edgar Paterson, :l Claude! Miller, I Allan Ferguson. V.H. 2 Ilrnee \ (iray. F. V., I Myra Souter, 2 Ernest Reinke, .'{ Muriel Alorris. rniver.sity S< holarshi|) Work".—Mar- I gueriie Hrand. Dux of Commercial Course.—Alag'h | Cockburn (geld medal presentetl by'ihej (<ore Chamber oi' Commcree). ' ; Dux of Srhool.---James I). Salmend i (gold metlal presented by his AVorship ! the .Mayor of (!ore, David McDniK'all ! feq-). " j

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