ARCHERFIELD SCHOOL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18736, 14 December 1922, Page 4

ARCHERFIELD SCHOOL

DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZES, Tie annual distribution of prizes in. connection. with Archerfield School took place in St. Andrew’s Hall, Carroll street, last night in the presence of a large number of parents and friends. The stage was set ntf with flowers, and on tables in the . hall were numerous specimens of the pupils’ work,- all of which revealed evidence f careful training, and 1 were inspected with much pleasure. The pupils sang the school song, after which the Lady Principal (Mrs Nisbet) read the annual report. The school roll contains the names of 118 pupils, in addition to a number who attend for special subjects. Mr C. E. Statham, M.P., gave a brief address, in which ho referred in complimentary terms to a number of points raised in the school report. All through, he said, the report showed that, Archerfield School was striving for the very best and highest ideals. It pleased him to hear that in the future a little less attention was to be given to mathematics. While mathematics might bo quite a good thing, he believed the literary side was the one that, with girls, ought to he cultivated more than tho mathematical.—(Applause.) As Mrs Nisbet had said, the girls, when they left school, had laid only the foundation of their education.' The young lady who thought, she had finished her studies when she left school was making a great mistake.—(Applause.) He trusted the girls would at all times be interested, not only in their homes, but in their city and ‘its civic government, in political events, and in the welfare of their country and the Empire. It was all very well to talk about the country being prosperous, but (here was a danger of the people drifting into a world of materialism, and to avoid the tendency in that direction it was required that there should he a deeper spirituality in life. Let the girls do what lav in their power to cultivate that spirituality, and so do away as far as possible with the materialistic spirit that was only too much n evidence at the present day. He urged the children to render service to others, never to overlook little acts of kindness and of love, and to be strenuous in all their works. —(Applause.) Mrs Nisbet expressed the thanks of the gathering to Mr Statham for his speech. The prizes were then presented, tho list of winners being as follows:—. Class I. —Joan Carr, reading and spelling; Rosemary Ross, writing; Sydney Wren, recitation; Joyce Taylor, progress. Class lll.—Mollie Aloodie, first in class; Heather M'Culloch, drawing and sewing; Biair Williams, reading; Margaret Crawley, writing; Marjorie Bernstein, arithmetic; Frances Balfour, recitation; Evelyn Herbert, progress; Olive Geddes, general improvement. Standard I.—Anita Balfour, first in form ; (Tephany Ross, writing and arithmetic; Audrey Nisbet, composition and reading; Elbe Dawson, spelling and writing; Nancy Patrick, arithmetic and recitation; Betty M'Kenzie, composition and recitation; Helen Balfour, general improvement. Standard II. —Agnes M'Kenzie, first in form; Max Moodie, writing, arithmetic, and sewing; Rae Taylor, spelling and recitation; Betty Harris, composition end writing; Biddy Laing, general improvement. . Standard lll.—Elinore Lee, first in form; Honor Carswell, general excellence; Molly Boyd, progress in classwork; Keighley Bingham, reading, recitation, and arithmetic; Mary Tannock, general improvement; Elsie Hay, recitation, spelling; Marjory Anscombe, progress; Tillio Mundell, general improvement. Standard IY.—Nancy Desmoulins, form medal and equal first in form; Daphne Chrystnll,, equal first in form; Kitty Desmoulins, general excellence; Peggy Bingham, class work,; llua Frapwell, careful work; Daphne Adam, geography and history. Standard V.—Phyllis Gray, first in form, honours in Scripture and spelling; Nancy Fleming, second.in form, honours in botany, geography, and spelling; Lucy M'Hae, Scripture and spelling; Joyce Boot, hottany; Phyllis Lane, botany; Betty Kelly, botany; Leonora M'Kenzie, spelling; Dorothy Clark, spelling. Standard Vl.—Winsome Milner, first in form, honours in Scripture, history, geography and current events. French, English, spelling, and dictation, science, arithmetic; -Stephanie Bingham, second in form, honours in Scripture, history, geography, and current events, science; Noel M'George, geography and current events, and French ; Guida ' Brent. Scripture; Quecnie Holden, Scripture; Sunday Sutton, Scripture; Peggy Mandeno, geography and t current events; Mary '.-Glendinmg, French'; Nancy Hamer, spelling and dictation. Form lll.—Madeline Orlowski, first in form, honours, in geography and current events, and mathematics; Elizabeth Sheat, second in form, honours in geography and current events and mathematics; Marjorie Blyth, honours in French; Daphne Dalziel, honours in arithmetic. Form IV.—May Farquharson, first in form, honours in geography and current events; Maud Townsend, second in form, honours in history, Scripture, geography, and current events; Bessie M'Gregor, honours in history, Scripture, science,' geography, and current events; Constance Broad, honours in mathematics, geography, and current events; Mar- < joitie Baifrd, honours in Scripture, geography, and current events; Molly Morgan, honours in science; Freda Kelly, honours in geography and current events; Kathleen Rutherford, honours in Scripture, French, geography, and current events; Mabel M'Quoon, honours in French, geography, and current, events. Form V. —Myra Sutherland, first in form, honours in mathematics, geography, and current events; Bessie Wilson, second in form, honours in Scripture. Latin, and mathematics; Sheila Cuthbertson, history and English; Effie Farquharson, French; Thelma Middleton, geography and current events; Olive Cowie, geography and current events Meta Nixon, geography and current events; Maisie M'Gregor, essays. Form VI. —Marjorie Blomfleld, languages; Elizabeth Road, mathematics; Molly Wilson, Anglo-Saxon. Special Prizes. —Sunday School: B. Hamer, K. Hazlett. Beading: O. Cowie, W. Milner, N. Desmoulins, H. Carswell. Essays: N. Moloney, S. Cuthbertson, M. Townsend, B. "Wilson, M. MTndoe, M. Farquharson, E. Farquharson Mental arithmetic" Senior— Elizabeth Sheat; junior—Winsome Milner, Needlework: Senior—Mabel Grant. Standard VI: Stephanie Bingham. Standards IV and V: Phyllis Lane. Standard III: Mary Tannock. Darning: Daphne Dalziel. Dancing: Senior—Betty Sutton ; junior, Molly Boyd. Mapping: Form IV—May Farquharson. Form III: Molly Stewart. Standard VI; Mary G leudining. Printing: Queenie Holden. Improvement in printing: Molly Brent. Improvement •in writing: Molly Boyd, Daphne Adam, Daphne Chrystall. Special prize for essays: Lexy M'Rae. Painting: Sunday Sutton 1, Mabel MTndoo 2. Music: Kathleen ' Rutherford. Elocution: Ada Russell. Progress: P. Kain, Peggy Bingham, Winifred Irtvin, Edna Reid, Leonora M'Kenzie, Jean Paterson. Literature prize: Sheila Cuthbertson. School treasurer; Sheila Cuthbertson. The most helpful housf prefect: Thelma Middleton, housegirl most helpful to tho prefects: Jean Paterson. Housegirl’s tidiness prize: Kathleen Rutherford, Best-kept form room: Form V 1, Kindergarten 2. Punctuality: Marjorie Blyth. Tennis.—Senior cup. N. Moloney; junior cup, N. Fleming. Handicap doubles, N. Moloney and E. Nlimmo. Trophies; N. Moloney, N. Fleming, M'. Farquharson. Leaving Prefects’ Awards.—E. Read, M. Blomfleld, M. Wilson, S. Cuthbertson, O. Cowie. Most sportsmanlike housegirl, K. Hazlett. Most sportsmanlike day girl: M. Glendining 1, M. Fleming 2. Good comrade, M. Wilson. Drill stripes: M. Baird 1, M. MTndoe, E. Farquharson,-and N. M'Leod 2. Inter-squad competition: Squad No. 1 (leader, N. Moloney), 1. Dux of School; Marjorie Blomfleld and Elizabeth Read (equal). The Rev. Mr Balfour moved a vote of thanks to Mr Statham for his address. He took the opportunity of congratulating Mrs Nisbet on the work of the year. The report showed that the school had been very successful —indeed, they were all amazed at the wonderful all-round education that was being given to the girls. Referring to Mr Statham, he said the electorate that gentleman represented might congratulate itself on sending to Wellington a man of high ideals who would seek to further the best ends of hie country.—(Applause.) Cheers were given for Mrs Nisbet and her staff, and the proceedings closed with the National Anthem.