LIFE-SAVING AWARDS

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 222, 20 August 1931, Page 11

LIFE-SAVING AWARDS

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. Life r saving and swimming certificates were presented at the Palmerston North Girls’ High School yesterday before an assembly of all the pupils and staff. Others present were Messrs A. Campbell (president of the Manawatu Swimming Centre), W. C. Collier (president of the Manawateu Head Centre of the Royal Life Saving Society of New Zealand), Mr R. Small (secretary), and Mr R. H. Billens (chairman of the Girls 1 High School Parents’ Association). Congratulations were extended to the girls' by Mr Collier in the good work done in the life-saving classes during the past season. Mr Collier was introduced by the principal (Mrs M. Rhodes). He said that while the standard was not perhaps as high as in previous years, that was to be accounted for by the very unseasonable weather which had interfered so much with swimming. Mr Collier stressed the importance of life-saving and hoped, now that the school had its own baths, that a larger number of girls would take advantage of the course. He expressed the society’s appreciation of .the great help given by the staff, and. more particularly by Miss Hume, who was in charge of that department. > Mr Campbell expressed pleasure at the opportunity of being present and congratulated the girls on their swimming achievements. Mr R. H. Billens, in the unavoidable absence of Mr W. L. Fitzlierbert, chairman of the High Schools Board, and the Mayor (Mr A. E. Mansford) stressed the value of swimming and life-saving. He paid a warm tribute to the services rendered by Mr Collier and the other members of the Life-Saving Society. The medallions' and certificates of proficiency for life-saving were presented as follow: Elementary and proficiency certificates and bronze medallion.—Ruth L. Galpin, Oona Crawsliaw, J. J. E. Spilman Joan H. Thompson, Marjorie D. Rohan, Phyllis M. Hebden, Ann Batclielar. Proficiency certificate and bronze medallion: Loraine Hosting.

Swimming certificates were also presented as follow: — Merit.—Joan Thomson, Iris Wass, 1-1 miles; Ruth Walker, U miles; Dorothy Bagnall, Gwen Dahl, Phyllis Hebden, Betty McDonald, Dorothy Moir, 'Myra Reid, Molly Taylor Betty Campbell, Ruth Galpin, Betty Layley, Dorothy Mclsaac, Nola Percy, Marjorie Morris, Joy Tliornley, 1 mile; Leslie Robertson, 1466 yards; Ruth Whitehead, 1400 yards; Zeita Robinson 1166 yards; Ann Batchelar, 1133 yarcls; Margaret Hadfield, Ramona Menendez, Joy Stuckey, Connie Morrison, Myra Billens, Noelme Louisson, Eileen Pycroft, Winnie Stuckey, Marjorie Rohan, 880 yards. Proficiency.—Dulcie Oxnain, 766 yards; Helen Fletcher, 600 yards; Phyllis Gillott, 533 yards; Isla Smith, 500 yards; Olive Sternberg, 466 yards; Lilian McCall, Nancy Edwards, Nell Bowden, Aline Gardener, M. Thomas, 440 yards; Sylvia Morrison, Marjone Kerr, 400 yards; Marie Lawson, 366 yards: Helen Luke, 333 yards; Joan Rowntree, 266 yards; Lorna King, Ansa Christiansen, 220 yards. Learners. —Cecile Bagnall, 166 yards; Joyce White, 133 yards; Emily Polglase, 100 yards; E. Anderson, Mabel Kaye, Brenda Percy, Patty Powell, Kathleen Redmond, 66 yards.