DANNEVIRKE

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7411, 19 December 1930, Page 2

DANNEVIRKE

HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL PRIZEGIVING

From Our Own Correspondent. There was a largo attendance of parents and pupils at the Town hail on Wednesday evening when the annual prize-giving ceremony of the Dannevirko High School took place. The guest of the evening was Professor W. H. Gould, M.A., Professor of Education at Victoria University College, and with him on the stage were members of the Board of Governors, the principal and his staff, and chairmen of the primary school committees. Mr T. H. G. Lloyd (chairman of the Board of Governors), who presided, expressed his pleasure at the excellent attendance and introduced the two new members of the Board of Governors, Drs. W. Beedie and C.. S. Williams. The chairman also paid a warm tribute to three former members of the board, Messrs P. Craven, N. Webby and A. McNicol.- Apologies were read from the Hon. E. A. Ransom, Mr C. J. McLean, headmaster of the North school, and from Mr H. Hewitt, president of the Chambor of Commerce. The principal (Mr A. G. Tait) then presented his annual report and later the guest of the evening, Professor Gould, delivered a short address on education from a national aspect. His Worship the Mayor (Mr M. 13. Smith) presented the prizes as follow: Dux of school: Eileen Davios. Form VI.: Dux of school (medal presented by the Hon. E. A. Ransom, M. Eileen Davies, lirst English, first French, first mathematics, first science, first history; L. Lyons, O.P.A. prize; Jessie Watson, second English, second mathematics; higher leaving certificates, Eileen Davies, Jessie Watson, Enid Williams, L. Lyons, T. J. Bayliss. Form V.A.: Noia Webber (O.P.A. prize), first English, first Latin, first French, first mathematics, first science, first history; Edna Pedersen, second history, second mathematics; B. W. Smith, first geography; Clare Burger, second English; Florence Harrison, second science; H. Davis, second French; W. Combs, second Latin. Form Y. 8.: Aileen Doyle (O.P.A. prize), first English, first French, lir3t history; M. Morison, first equal science; first geography, second mathematics; C. Craven, first mathematics; C. Bond, first equal science. Form IV.A: Nollie May (O.P.A. prize), first mathematics, first science, first bookkeeping, first cooking, first senior shorthand and typewriting; L, G. Stephenson, first English, first equal French, second equal science, second Latin, second history; Joan Vesty, first history, second equal English, soeona mathematics, second equal science; Mollie first Latin; D. Hartnett, first geography; G. M. Wright, first woodwork, second equal Jean McLaren, first equal French. Form 1V.8.: M. Lascollito (O.P.A. prize), first mathematics, first history, first drawing, first geography, first agriculture, first woodwork, first bookkeeping; Audrey Drummond, first English, second French; Edith Christiansen, first French; Beatrice Orommelin, first cooking, second equal English; Esther Hansen, first science; Melva Monteith, first Intermediate shorthand and typewriting. Form III.A.: Betty Fraser (O.P.A. prize), first English, first Latin, lirst history, first Freneh, first equal science, second mathematics; A. Hosking, first mathematics, first drawing, first equal science, second English; L. Harrison, first woodwork; Hilda Vartan, first eooking and dressmaking; S. Broadbent, second equal Latin, second equal French. Form HUB.: W. G. Hill (O.P.A. prize), first English, first mathematics, first chemistry, first bookkeeping, second equal French; E.' T. Whittaker, first Freneh, first history; G. Cotter, first agriculture, second mathematics, second chemistry; H. H. Thompson, first geography, second equal French; A. C. Register, first woodwork. Form m.C.: Sidwell Webber (O.P.A. prize), first English, first French, first mathematics, first science, first history, first geography, first typewriting and shorthand, first drawing; Revie McMillan, first cooking and dressmaking, first bookkeeping, second equal history; Hallie Stanfield, general excellence. Special Prizes. Essay: Senior (Old Pupils' Association prize), L. Lyons; intermediate (donated by Mrs Ries), G. Wright; junior, Betty Fraser. Latin: Senior (A. F. Patterson. Memorial prize), Nola Webber; junior (Mr N. M. Paulsen's prize), Betty Fraser. Chairman's prizes (common sense and industry): Boys, J. . Riddell; girls, Eileen Carstom Shorthand and typewriting (Miss Watson's special prize): Ngaire Smith. Special prizes in art; Esther Hansen and Doris Bond. Rotary Club speech competition: Senior girls, Doris Coe; senior boys, T. J. Bayliss; intermediate girls, Nellie May; intermediate boys, A. G. Brown; junior girls, Sybil Moody; junior boys, L Omundsen. Sports Prizes. Athletics: —Championship winners: Boys, senior (Roako cup and gold medal), J. Selby; junior (medal), R. Wilson; girls (O.P.A. challenge cup and Mr G. Harris' cup), Jeau Wright. Record trophies: Jean Wright (hop, step and jump, 32ft. lin.), J. Selby (long jump, 18ft. sin.), Esther Hansen (75 yards hurdles; 12 4-ssee.). Swimming championships: Boys, senior, S. Vartan; junior, R. Lloyd; girls, Enid. Williams. Shooting championship: Lady Godley cup: Company Sergeant-Major W. Ellingham and CorpL N. Ward (equal). Cadet section competition: Trophy presented by ’Lieut.-Colonel A. H. Herbert, D. 5.0.: No. 7 Section, Corpl. J. Gasson. Batting trophy (Mr H. J. flarris’ trophy, for the most improved bat): J. Gasson. Hockey trophies—Sharpley rose bowl: Junior team (Margaret Tonkin, captain); Bennett cup: Senior team (Florence Harrison, captain). Cricket trophy.—Silver bat competition: First XL (M. Morison, captain). After the presentation ceremony, the pupils sang “All Through the Night," “Carry Me Back to Old Virginy," followed by a recitation from Sybil Nlojody, —: -s’*- - ®--—«•'— •