TECHNICAL TRAILING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6688, 10 December 1908, Page 7

TECHNICAL TRAILING

PRIZE WINNERS FOR. THE YEAR.

■Students of the Wellington Technical School assembled in largo numbers at St. Peter’s Schoolroom last evening, tlie occasion being the distribution of certificates and prizes won on the result of the year’s studies. Mr J. P. Luke, M.P.,*presented the prizes, Air Carmichael, a member of the board, also being present. Mr Luke said tho Technical Board and the staff had every reason to be proud of the work done by the pupil; throughout tho year. It was absolutely necessary if they were to get tlie best our of tho institutions connected with the educational system that every attempt should be made to have proper schools and proper locations. They •inust regret that for a number of year's they had been labouring under the disabilities that they had experienced. The board had hoped that they would have an up-to-date school and bettor surroundings by this time. He ‘felt sure they Mould agree with him ■that the time had arrived when they should emerge from this period of infant life into one of progressive manhood and womanhood. It was the bonnden duty of parents in the city and tho public of Wellington to exercise their influence and power in ini pressing on the Government the urgent necessity which existed for bringing the school up to date and to' a higher state of efficiency. The staff appreciated the work of the pupils, despite the disabilities under which it was done. Notwithstanding the drawbacks the school would stand in the forefront when compared with the other similar'institutions of the Dominion. He paid a high tribute to the energy and ability shown by the director, Mr I,a Trobe, and the othtsr members of the staff, which had brought the school to its present state of efficiency. A pleasant feature was that tho old students were keeping In touch with the institution and some of them were doing very good work, not only in the Canterbury College of Engineering, but in Great Britain and other parts of the world. It now only remained for the Government to pass a Bill to enable a new site to bo acquired for the school. He hoped this would be done next session. It would be necessary for the board to approach Parliament for the funds, and he hoped these would be forthcoming. They would then be able to have a fine up-to-date cpllege for the present and future students. Mr La Trobe referred to the increase in the school, the numbers this year being a record. He congratulated the students generally upon the good work done, for it marked a distinct advance upon that of previous years. The object of sending work to shows was twofold—to gain prizes and draw attention to the school. The doing of work on right lines would always do good by helping to raise the standard of public taste. The best advancement had been made In building construction and art’ work. The behaviour of the students had been good. They required to keep tho education of the people as much practical as they could, in a country which was essentially practical. He hoped they would have proper equipment at the institution before very long. He thanked the staff for their earnest work, also, the Technical Board and through them tho institutions -which helped tho school along—the City Council, the Industrial Association and the Education. Board. Appreciation by acclamation was shown of the praotioal assistance given by the contributing bodies. Mr Carmichael also addressed tho gathering. PRIZE LIST. Scholarships for toe school, presented; by the Industrial Association and Technical Education Board, were won by the following;—Day art, advanced, Florence Pritchard, and Violet Nelson; day. art, elementary, Dorothy Dentner; evening . art, advanced. Annie Houston; evening art. elementary. Ethel Burton. and Frances Gower; building construction, • advanced, vibert Warbriok; building construction, elementary, Gordon Bogie; oarpentary, Arthur Kellaway; plumbine, William Kaywood;,. signwriting, Fred. Chittenden. Prizes were won by the following;—Day art, advanced, Lena Williamsdn; day art, elementary Miriam Ballard; building construction, advanced, Owen Macfle; building construction, elementary; Vivian Haughtou; ■ ‘ Plumbing, theory and practice, advanced. Richard Wood; plumbing, theory and practice, elementary, William Stunell: carpentry and joinery, Hugh Dyson: shorthand, day, Edna Greatbatoh; typewriting, day, Hilda Walmsloy; shorthand and typing, Kathleen McGrath; shorthand, examination, Angus Poison and John Hunt: English, Constance Barnett; Latin, Frederick Moore; arithmetic, Constance Barnett; mathematics, Hugh McGill- bookkeeping, advanced, Fred Barclay and William Ellis; book-keeping, elementary, Joseph Clarke, Frank Chapman. Harold Everton, Reginald Porter, Constance Withers, Albert Hatfield, and Percy Winchcomb. Shorthand examination.—John Hunt and Angus Poison, 159 words per minute; Kathleen McGrath, 130; Lorretta Wright, 120; Elizabeth Mace and James Schulenberg, ,110; Vera Robb, 100; Louie Gibbs. Mabel Eudge, and Hilda Walrasley 90; Kathleen Hickey and Jessie- O’Sullivan, 70; J, G. Martin, 60.

Geometry.—Vincent Barry, Alexander Elton (good), Edward Flux, Henry Gwiliiam, Harry Monaghan, William Noriing, Daniel ’Organ, Bert Riggs, Charles Thompson, and Henry Weller, /

Building Construction; Advanced. James Ker, Owen Macfle (excellent), Albert ca (excellent). Elementary.—Gordon Bogle (excellent), John Cameron (excellent), Edmund Cousins, William Harvey, Vivian Haughton (excellent), David Mansfield (excellent), John Moran, George Pearce, VV. B. Quick (excellent), William Wilson, Cyril rthlliams. Jack Young (excellent). Practical Plumbing. Fourth year.— Thomas Park, Edward Elton Joseph Bl-:-,t, Hafold Wieohern, Henry Fabris. Third year.—F. H. Stairmand, William Jen kins (excellent), Phillip Milne (very good), Richard Wood, Ernest .Wood, George Weller, Arthur Ackroyd (excelleut), Harry Inkersoll (very good). Second year.—William Kaywood, John Newell (very good), Edward Foote William Stunell. Norman Archer, William Harvey, William Noriing, Henry Weller, Harry Monaghan. Plumbing, theory. Fourth year.—Thomas Park. Edward Elton. Joseph Elliot. Harold Wieohern. Third year.-Lionel Boiclle, am Jenkins, Philip Milne, Richard -■--hi, George Weller. Arthur Ackroyd, Harry Inkersell, Frank Clarke. Second year.—William Kaywood, Daniel Organ, Vincent Barry. George Roberts. F. Snaddon, William Jamieson, John Newell, Edward J. Foote. Horace Scott, William •i iiuell, Norman Archer. Henry Weller, Harry Monaghan.

First vear pupils.—Commercial work— George Brown 1, Marjorie Paul 2, W. Chapman 3. Class C—Frederick Colley 1. ‘ilary Fleming 2. • Cla-ss D—Fanny Urquhart 1, jossio Frederic 2. Cla-ss E—Evelyn Cook 1. Cora Fields 2. English—Daisy Ooata. Mathematics—Janet Munro. Drawing—Elsie Macdonald. Drawing, progress— Henrv Liversage. Mechanical work:—V. Aimes and T. Scott .1, VT. Fincher 2. Special prizes. Electricity, L. England, carpentry, A. Hamilton; ironwork, W. Fletcher; art, Dorothy Wall: domestic economv, Priscilla Hobbs: art OV inf combe and Tombs’s prize). Muriel Hayes: (Windsor and Newton’s prize), Lena Williamson. Second year.—Commercial work—Albert Foote, Ist prize and dux. Ernest Guise 2. Class A, Dorothy White 1. Alice Warren 2. Class B. James Macdonald I, Rachel Robertson 2. Drawing—lda Perry. Mechanical work—G. McMillan, Ist and dnx. C. Martin 2. W. It. Muir 3. , Electricity—J. Boyle. Carpentry—G. McMillan. Ironwork—

w r . Vesper. Domestic Economy—Dorothy Lay. Third year. Commercial work—Sylvia Smythe 1. Mechanical work—G. Russell 1. Art—Beryl Mackenzie 1.