FEILDING HIGH SCHOOL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1197, 20 December 1924, Page 16

FEILDING HIGH SCHOOL

PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY. CFrom Our Own Correspondent). The annual prize giving of (lie Feilding Agricultural High School took place in the Parish Hall on Thursday evening. The hall was well filled with the parents arid friends of the scholars. Mr H. Tolley, chairman of the Board of Managers, presided and apologised for the absence of Mr IC. S. Dalrymple, of Bulls. The chairman introduced the speaker of the evening, Professor Peren, of the Buchanan Chair of Agriculture, Victoria College, and at the same time congratulated the director, staff and School Council for their efforts during the past year.

While the audience was assembling the girl scholars, under the baton of Mr J. Cl. Grimshaw, rendered some part songs in excellent stylo.

Professor Peren, after thanking the audience for their kind reception, said that agriculture was tho great mainstay of the country. Tho people realised that this was true, but action was necessary. The people were rather prone to worshipping the cities and their buildings. Agriculture would not look after itself; the country should see that education and research were amply provided for. Tho land was tho last place on which to put a duffer. The brains required to run a farm successfully were rather more than tho average city man realised. In the course of his travels he had already covered 3000 miles in New Zealand, and he had been struck with the number of agriculture enthusiasts he had met. He hoped they would spring into action and then things would move along. Mr Tolley, in thanking the professor for his speech, said ho still hoped for a science laboratory, as it was absolutely necessary to finish the students’ education. The prizes were then presented by Professor Peren a 3 follow:

111. A.-—lst general excellence, Ist English, 2nd botany, J. Campbell, Taonui (Mr Eade’s prize); 2nd general excellence, Ist history, Ist physios, 2nd physiology, Ist botany, D. Burne, Rongotea (Mr J. D. Kilgour’s prize); 3rd excellence, Ist chemistry, Ist physiology, D. McDonald, Marton; Ist arithmetic, G. Woods, Foxton; Ist agriculture, G. Brown, Taihape and M. Entwisle, Beaconsfield; Ist dairy science, S. Couper, Rangtwahia. 111. B. —Ist general excellence, Ist French, Ist chemistry, Ist physics, Ist agriculture, Ist English, C. Fowler (Mr Amadio’s prize); 2nd general excellence, Ist mathematics, 2nd French, 2nd arithmetic, 2nd French, 2nd physics, S. Eade, (Mr Ritchie’s prize); 3rd general excellence, Ist physics, Ist history, Ist botany, 2nd cgriculture, 2nd mathematics, C. Silcock; Ist arithmetic, J. Thurston, Colyton. 11l C. —Ist general excellence, Ist English, 2nd French, Kathleen Carthew (Mr N. Gifford's prize); 2nd general excellence, Ist French, 2nd English, 2nd history, Enid Cleaver, Te Arakura (Mr Newell’s prize); 3rd general excellence, Ist hygiene, Vivienne Barltrop; Ist geography, .Janice Niall; Ist history, Gladys Watts; Ist drawing, Jessie Reid, Shannon. 111. D. —Ist general excellence, Ist English, Ist arithmetic, 2nd history, 2nd geography, 2nd chemistry, 2nd home science, 2nd French, Brigid Cahill (Mr F'. Boddy’s prize); 2nd general excellence, Ist geography, Ist chemistry, Ist home science, Ist history, Esme F'owler (Mr F. Boddy’s prize); 3rd general excellence, Ist hygiene, 2nd arithmetic, Ngaire Viles, Apiti (Mr F. Boddy’s prize); cookery and sewing, Jessica Saunders (Mr 11. Gavin’s prize). IV. A. —Ist general excellence, Ist crops, 2nd arithmetic, Ist chemistry, J. Chrystall, Foxton (Mr H. E. Hocken’s prize); Ist general excellence. Ist arithmetic, 2nd chemistry, 2nd crops, F. Viles, Apiti (Mr H. IS. Hockson’s prize). IV. B. —Ist general excellence, Ist French, Ist geography, Ist mathematics, Ist chemistry, R. Nicholson, Stanway (Messrs Entwisle’s prize); 2nd general excellence, Ist English, Ist botany, Ist history, 2nd geography, D. Salter (Mi' Barltrop’s prize); Ist arithmetic, H. Gavin; progress in history, R. Sharplin, Makino (Dr. Allan’s prizo). IV. C. —Ist general excellence, Ist history, Ist geography, Ist book-keeping, Ist shorthand, 2nd English, Phyllis Lees (Mr Carthew’s prize); 2nd general excellence, Ist English, Margaret Calder, Kimbolton; 3rd general excellence, Ist arithmetic, Pearl Scott; 2nd book-keeping, 2nd shorthand, 2nd arithmetic, 3rd English, Irene Dummer; Ist typewriting, Rose Brandt. IV. D. —Ist general excellence, Ist French, Ist English, Mary Ritchie, Kimbolton (Mr Hainish Wilson’s prize); 2nd general excellence, Ist history, Ist home scienco, 2nd hygiene, 2nd French, 2nd English, Ilona Smith (Mr Hamish Wilson’s prize); 3rd general excellence, Ist hygiene, 2nd home science, 2nd French, 2nd history, Norah Wheeler, Haleombe; Ist arithmetic, 2nd English, Frances Revere.

V. A. —Ist general excellence, R. Boord, Rotorua (Mr A. IT. Atkinson’s prize); 2nd general excellence, E. Beard, Kimbolton (Mr Boord’s prizo); Ist chemistry, R. K. Ward, Wimbledon, Hawke’s Bay, special progress in botany and zoology. V. B. —Ist general excellence, Ist English, Ist F’rench 2nd history, M. Hope, Awahuri (Messrs Boddy and Evans’s prize); 2nd general excellence, 2nd French, W. Corpe (Messrs Boddy and Evans’s prize); Ist geometry, 2nd algebra, B. Stokes; Ist botany, 2nd chemistry, I. Spence; Ist chemistry, C. Brandt; progress in history, L. Anderson, Shannon (Dr. Allan’s prize); special for industry, E. liennett (Miss Porter's prize). V. D. —Ist general excellence, Ist English, Ist hygiene, 2nd homo science, Ida Malcolm, Apiti (Mr FI. J. Salter’s prize); 2nd general excellence, Ist chemistry, Ist home science, 2nd hygiene, Marjorie Adams (Mr H. J. Salter’s prize); 2nd highest aggregate of marks, Ist and 2nd terms, Elwynne James. VI. Lower. —Ist general excellence, Ist arithmetic, Ist algebra, Ist geometry, 2nd French, Vida F’oster (Mr A, Duthie’s prize); 2nd general excellence, Ist chemistry, 2nd F’renoh, Ivy Rodgers (Mr A. Duthio’s prize); Ist French, 2nd geometry, Myra Amadio. Vi. Upper (girls).—Highest aggregate of marks, Clarice Mcllroy (Mr Tolley’s prize). Dux of the school. —R. Boord, Rotorua (director’s gold medal). Fload girl.—Rose ITeneghan (Mrs Wild’s medal and prize). Special Awards.—Feilding' A. and F. Association’s challenge cup for highest aggregate of marks in all subjects of senior agricultural course, 1924, R. Boord; MlN’orman Gorton’s challenge cup for practical agriculture, 1924, R. Boord, Rotorua; Wellington Provincial Farmers’ challenge cup for the highest aggregate of marks in second year, agricultural course, J. B. Chrystall, Foxton, and F. Viles, Apiti (equal), first; Chamber of Commerce challenge cup for highest aggregate of marks in all subjects, Ist year agricultural course, 1924, J. Campbell, Taonui; Mr Ferguson’s home science trophy, Ida Malcolm; Old Pupils’ Association special prize for merit in English literature, Beryl McDonald, Morton; Mr J. S. Tingev’s /cup, highest aggregate of marks, matriculation candidate, 1924, Vida Foster; Director’s prize for best debater, W. Carthew; Mr S. INI. Hobbs’s special, accounts, Phyllis Lees; Mr Tankerslcy’s special, best work at sale yards, R. Boord, Rotorua; War Trophies Exhibition committee’s challenge cup for merit, 1924, Rose Hcnaghau; champion girls’ house, Oroua, Rose Henaghan, captain; champion hoys’ house, school, L. D. Anderson, captain; Feilding Industrial, Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s certificates of merit: Fat lamb judging competition, A. A. Coup arid F. Viles (equal), 1; F. G. Fitzpatrick, 3; Romney ram judging competition; D. IT. McLean 1, F. Viles 2, IT. McDonald 3; wool classing competition: R. Boord 1, E. W. Beard 2, A. A. Coup 3. Mr John Cobbe moved a vote of thanks to Professor Peren, the director and the staff, and this was carried. Mr Wild (tho director) in thanking the audience for tho vote of thanks, said that (lie school had critics, but he would also ask them to realise that the only school free from criticism was one that was dead. Any school pulsating with life would be found to have critics. In speaking of Miss Porter’s retirement from the stall' of the Feilding High School, Mr Tolley paid her the compliment, of stating that her influence would bo fc-lt in the district for many years to come.