NAVY LEAGUE ESSAYS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19966, 7 December 1926, Page 14

NAVY LEAGUE ESSAYS.

ANNUAL COMPETITION. PRIZE WINNERS IN OTAGO. In presenting his annual report on the essays submitted to him in connection ■with the Navy League's 1926 prize essay competition, the examiner (Mr John H. Stewart) states tha tthe number of High Schools, District High Schools, and Colleges whose pupils entered for the competition was 20, and the number of primary schools 110. The essays submitted were : —Junior, 852; senior, 138. The essays written were:—Junior, 5322, senior 571; total, 5893. Four district high schools did not forward senior essays. Three of these, however, had been recently established. The Balclutha High School had been added to the list of schools competing, and also the two junior high schools in Oamaru. As in previous years many of the essays, both senior and junior, were of great merit, but it seemed to Mr Stewart that on the whole the seniors had not done as well as they did last year. This year's subject was, be thought, more abstract, and required a wider acquaintance with political, industrial, and racial tendencies than that of last year. The lessons to be learned from Nelson's life were quite neglected by many. This accounted for lower marks in a few schools, but these faults were, quite over-balanced by the large number of essays which showed intelligent and appreciative reading and judgment reaching beyond the mere details of naval history. The names of essayists who made at least 80 per cent, of the possible number of marks are as follows: Otago Boys’ High School.—Senior: R. S. Birrell 82, R. F. D. Ritchie 80. Junior: C. M. Arthur 82, L. F. Moller 81, H. F. Gardiner 80, D. S. Nicholson 80, M. W. W. Johnson 80, G. E. Moloney 80. Otago Girls’ High School.—Senior: Elinor Harvey 81, Daphne H. Cowie 80. Junior: Marjorie F. M‘Cauley 80. Waitaki Boys’ High School.—Senior: J. M. Bertram 83, J. F. G. Milner 80. Junior: Francis H. Harris 80, James D. Neil 80. P. A. Muirhcad SO. Waitaki Girls’ High School.—Senior: Nancy Borton 82. Junior: Dorothy C. Doig 85. Balclutha High School.—Junior: Francis W. Guest 80. John M’Glashan College.—-Senior: John R. Eider 90. Junior: Eric M. Elder 85, Leslie R. Burt 80. Columba College.—Senior: Reda M. E. M’Kenzie 80. St. Hilda’s College.—Senior: Marion Goyen 80. St. Dominic’s College.—Senior; Winifride Gonley 80. Junior: Grace Jordan 81. Normal School.—Junior : Sheila M’Millan 80. Palmerston.—Junior: Arthur L. G. Heenan 80. Owaka.—Senior: Myrtle I. K. Dale 85. Junior: Grace S. Dale 82. Maori Hill.—Junior; Jean Sneddon 82. Wakari.—Junior: Joyce Kerr 80. The following is a list of the prizewinners : SENIOR ESSAY. Alexandra D.H.—Senior VII.: Stuart F. Bringans 3. Balclutha D.H.—Form VI.: Jean Olwen Shaw 1, Linda E. Sutherland 2. Form V.; John A. Cain 1, Walter R. Schrader 2. Columba College. Matriculation : Helen J. Glasgow J, Eleanor M. Couston 2. _ Public Service: Reda M. E. M’Kenzi© 1, Alison M’George 2. Lawrence D.H.—Seniors: Ileff WoodMdh

Normal D.H.—Form V.; Mary Davie M'Glashan College.—Form VI.: John R. Elder 1. Form V.; Ralph D. B. Paterson 1. Otago Boys’ High.—Form VI.: K. S. Birrell 1, J. G. Garden 2. Upper V.a: R. F. D. Ritchie 1, G. L. M’Leod 2. Upper V.b: E. Brebner 1, J. W. . Hayward 2. Form V.a: S. H. Downes 1, A. G. Camming 2. Form V.h; J. B. Spear 1, J. A. Taylor 2. Form V.c: L. R. Facer and J. R. Herbert (equal) 1. Modern V.a: F. L. Blyth 1. F. Cooke 2. Modern V.b: R. J. Coxon 1, E. S. Jeavons 2. Otago Girls’ High.—Form Vl.a: Elinor Hervey 1, Daphne H. Covvie 2. Form Vl.n: Effie Harkness 1, Doris Trevena 2. Form V.s; Mary B. Rawlinson 1, Winifred Robertson 2. Form V.al: Alison N. Buchan 1, Winnie M'Nanghton 2. Form V.am: Hazel E. French 1, Mary De Beer 2. Form V.m : Frances J. E. Bosson 1. Form V.an ; Gwen M'Laren 1, Janie S. Nicholson 2. Form V.b: Katherine I. Newlands I, Muriel Porteous 2. Owaka D.H.—Senior: Myrtle J. K. Dale 1. Palmerston D.H.—Senior VII.: Moira O’Halloran 1. St. Dominic’s College.—Form Vl.a : Winifride Gonley 1. Form Vl.b: Mabel Rice 1. . St. Hilda’s College.—Matriculation : Mary Pitts 1. Lower Matric.: Marion Go.ven 1, Mary Harding 2. Tokomairiro D.H.—Senior VII.: Paul 11. Every 1, Alice J. Borthwick 2. . Tapanui D.H.—Senior VII.: Alex. G. Paulin 1. Waitaki Boys’ High.—Form VI.; J. M. Bertram 1, N. S. Woods 2. Upper V. I. F. G. Milner 1, W. F. M'Quin 2. Form V.a: John F. Bruce 1, David M. Patterson 2. Form V.b: Charles O. Brasch and Graham M. Miller (equal) 1 Form V.c; George R. Pringle 1. D. B. Beveridge 2. JUNIOR ESSAY. Airedale.—Standards IV. and V.: Edna C. Willets 1. Albany Street.—Standard VI.: Bertha Strachan 1, E. Gordon 2. Bessie M’Lean 3. Standard V.a: Charles K. Jenkins 1, Frederick Russell 2, Irene A. Green 3. Standard V.b: M. Marks 1. Standard V. (model)': L. Tonks 1. Standard VI. (model) : E. Graham 2. Alexandra D.H—lntermediate: Catherine Spear 1. Junior VII.: Muriel O. Ledingham 1. Standard VI.: Noel B. Ferris 1. Standard V.: Dorothy M. Mathias 1. Allanton.—Standards IV., V., and VI. : Alma J. Turnbull 1, John Young Anderson’s Biy.—Standard VI.; Joyce C. Ogilvie 1, Eileen Wheeler 2. Standard V.; diaries Wheeler 1, Donald G. Shaw 2, Olivo Plunket 3. Arthur Street.—Standard VI. : Nancy Thomson 1, Graham Rao 2, Carlysle Blackie 3. Standard V.: Jean M'Gill 1, R. Munro 2, Avery Robertson 3. Awamoko.—Standards V. and VI.; Dorothy L. Miles 1, Grace L. Morrison 2. Balclutha High School.—Form IV.: Frances W. Guest 1, Lilian J, White 2. Form lII.a : Hazel M. Tamblyn 1, Jessie Miller 2. Form ITT.b: Olivo Hallam 1, Jessie G. Duncan 2. Balclutha.—Standard VI.: Dorothy E. Lancaster 1, Winifred M. White 2, Eileen G. Kerr 3. .Standard V.: Hazel Williams I, Isabella Forbes 2, Nancy Kirby 3. Beaumont.—Standards V. and VI.: Ellis Sinclair 1. Benhar.—Standard VI.: Janet S. List 1. Berwick.—Standard VI.: Aileen M. Walter 1. Brighton.—Standards V. ryid VI.: John R. Mitchell 1, Margaret Knowles 2 Broad Bay.—F. Fowler 3. Caversham.—Standard VI.: Jack Wills and Henry C Burt (equal) 1, Bernice Grubb 3. Standard V.: Ellen Wells 1, Marjorie Scott 2, Ray Brown 3. Circle Hill (Milburn).—Standard VI.: D. Flett 1. Clinton.—Standards IV. and VI.: Albert W. Nelson 1, Hazel C. Brown 2, Kathleen M. Sullivan 3.

Clyde.—Standard VI.: Geo. Stevens 1, lan M'Arthur 2. Coal Creek.—Standard VI.: Hazel J. M’Pherson 1. Columba College.—Senior I.b: Dorothy I. Johnston 1, Margaret H. Thomson 2. Dom. Science: Nancy M. Horrell 1, Olive M. Shaddock 2. Standard VI.: Katharine C. Begg 1, Lindsay Corbett 2. Standard V.: Violet Young 1. Concord.—Standards IV., V.. and VI.: Doreen Mitchell 1, Alex. M’Lean 2, Terence J. Lepine 3. Cromwell.—Standards VI. and V. ; Robert Wishart 1, Edna M. Taylor 2. Crookston.—Standards V. and VI.: Mary H. Evans I. Dunrobin.—Standard V.: Ewan Sim 1. Duntroon.-—Standard VI.: Iris Francis 1, May Smith 2. East Taicri.—Standard VI. : John Jackson 1. Standards IV. and V.: James Trotter 3. Edip vale.—Standards V. and VI.; Betty I. Simpson 1. Ettrick.—Standards IV. and V.: Iva L. Weaver 1. Forbury.—Standard Vl.a and b: Daphne Murdoch 1, R. Neill 2, W. Bayliss 3, A. Pullar 4. Standard V.a and b: A. P.ringle 1, Ewen Lane 2, IS. Davies 3, Edward Monk 4. Galloway.—Standards IV. and V.; Laura Kelman J. George Street.—Standard VI.: Margaret P. Barrowman 1, Phyllis M. Scott 2, John O’Keefe 3. Standard V.: Lelitia M. Freeman 1, Tasma Woodward 2. Green Island.—Standard VJ. : Mary Gilliland 1, James Wright 2. Standard V. Alex. Grant 3, Ida Miller 2, Gregg Swan 3. Hampden.—Standards V. and VI-: K. Mansell 1. Hawthorne Private.—Standard VI.: Paul G. Ballard 1. Henley.—Standards V. and VI.: Arthur R. Horne 1. Heriot.—Standard VI. : Henrietta A. Mackay 1. Highcliff.—Standards V. and VI.: Richard Morris 1. High Street.—Standard VI.: Geoffrey Flavell 1, Len. Wahnsley 2, Geo. Roberts 3. Standard V.: A. Dingwall 1, L, M’Millan 2, Hettie Roberts 3. Hiklerthorpe.—Standard VI.: Janet E. Emerson 1. Hillend.—Standard VI.; Mary L. Hutton 1. Hinaliina.—-Standard VI. : Gwendoline Newton 1. Hyde.—Standard VI.; Catherine Dowling 1. Inch Valley.—Standard VI.: Georg© II Jones 1. Island Cliff.—Standard VI.: Elizabeth J. Grant 1. Ivahuiha.—Standards IV., V., and VI. : Wm. J. Hall 1. Kaikorai. Standard VI. : Joan Forbes 1, R. Stephenson 2, M. Sunderland 3. Standard V. : Kenneth W. Stewart I, Dudley Lock 2, R. Harper 3. Kaitangata.—Standards V. an.d VI.: Clarice Williamson 1. Kakanui.—Standard VI.: Charles Young 1. Kakapuaka.—Standard V.; Fredk. A. Spark I. Karitanc.—Standard VI.; Molly Black 1. Kartigi.—Standard YJ.: Mcrlyn Anderson 1. Kensington.—Standard VI. : Alex. S. Marshal! 1, JSrnest Arnold 2. Standard V.; Thomas Bennett 1, Mona M’Donald 2, Eileen Hayden 3. Lawrence D.H.—lntermediate: Edna Marshall 1. Junior VII.: Muriel I. Milne 1. Standard VI.; Henry W. Grigg 1, Freda Ijedlie 2. Standard V.: Muriel Gray 3, Lorna drivers 2. Ijivingstone.—Standards V. and VI.; Raymond Cook 1. Lovell’s Flat.—Standard VI.: Jean D. Sellars 1. Macandrew Road.—Standard VI.: Mavis Galbraith 1, Agnes M. Thorbnrn 2, Margaret Ramsay 3. Standard V.: Alice Bamvell 3, James L. Wright 2, Charles I. W. Martin 3. Maheno.—Standard VI.: Grace Davis 1.

Maori Hill.—Standard VI.: Jean Sneddon 1, James Crawley 2, Stella Robertson 3. Standard V.: Freda Sneddon 1, James Colgrave 2, Enid Paterson 3. M'Glashan College.—Form IV.: Leslie R. Burt 1, Cluias Young 2. Form HI.: Erie M. Elder 1, Alex. C. Begg 2. Standard VI.: W. M. W. Brookfield 1. Standard V : Neil Begg 1. Moa Creek.—Standard VI.: Russell Nevill 1. Moray Place.—Standard VI.; Jack Paape ], Graham Allen 2, John Kinniburgh 3. Standard V.: Helene A. Salmon 1, Cyril Blair 2, Elsie I. Warren 3. Mornington.—Standard VI.; Douglas Freeman 1, Lilian I. Cooper 2, Prudence A. Davies 3. Standard V.* Mary Craig 1, Herbert Agnew 2, Joan Butler 3. Mosgiel D.H.—Second-year VII.: Gilford M'Lean I, Douglas M‘Leod 2.Standard VI.: He my Hodgson Craig 1, Nonna Spedding 2, Myrtle M'Cartney and Mary D. Davidson (equal) 3. Standard V. : Eric Reid 1, Ernie Cooper 2, Flora M'Connochie 3. Musselburgh.—Standard Vl.a and b: Gwen Smith 1, Howard E. Harkness and K. Beatson (equal) 2, Meryl Ridley 4. Standard V.a; Joseph R. S. Haig 1, Harold A. Groves 2, Annie R. Griffiths 3. Standards V.b and IV.a : John T. Scott 1. ■ Naseby.—Standard VI.: Esther M. Tyler 1. Standard V.: John Bremner 1. Ngapara.—Standard VI.: Dorothea M. Morrison 1. Normal D.H.—Form V.: G. H. Douglas 1. Form IV. : E. M'Laren 1. Form HI.: Isabella Thomson 1. Standard VI.: Sheila M‘Millan 1, Sheila Porteous 2, Thelma M‘Dougall 3. Standard V. ; Edith R. P.orteous 1, Enid M. M'Stay 2, David R. White 3. Model Standard VI.: Win, M'Donald 1. North-East Valley'.—Standard VI.: Wm. Benfell 1, Frank Robb 2, Doris Lawrence 3. Standard V.: Sehvyn Beazley and Mary Fleming (equal) I, T. Smith 3, Louvain M'Donald 4. Nugget Point.—Standai’d VI.: James Smith 1 Otago Boys’ High.—Modern V.c: H. F. Gardiner 1, J. D. M'Bryde 2. Form 1. : C. M. Arthur 1, D. S. Nicholson 2. Form IV.b; M. W. W. Johnson 1, W. N. Strachan 2'. Form IV.c; G. C. M'Donald 1, W. M. Hunter 2. Form IV.d: A. J. Fraser 1, R. A. Howes 2. Modern IV.a : W. A. Turner 1, J. H. K. Hopper 2. Modern IV.b: J. M. Craig 1, J. M. Adams 2 Modern IV.c: J. Ranisav 1, A. G. Shekleton 2. Form 311. a: L. F. Moller 1, G. F. Moloney 2. Form lll.h; G. M. Davies 1, W. T. Doig 2. Form Hl.c: R. B. Hamilton 1, A. N. Lawson 2. Form Ill.d: H. 1. Brown 1, R. A. Downes 2. Form Ill.e: L. R. Johnstone 1, R. H. W. Bastings 2. Modern Hl.a: W. Hudson and J. M. Alexander (equal) 1. Modern IH.b.; H. R. Cameron and H. P. Fowler (equal) 1. Modern III.c; Marvin Gensik 1, P. J. Hogg 2. Otago Gilds’ High.—Form IV. Special: Marjorie F. Macaulay'l, Malaga ret V. Davidson 2. Form IV,al : Ellen M. Arkinstnll-Mitchell 1, Irene P. Young 2. Form IV.ac; Marion Robertson 1, Constance M. E. Lee 2. Form IV.bl: Dorothy D. Morgan 1, Greta M. Hannah 2. Form IV.bc: Isabella M'Alpinc 1. Constance E. Jones 2. Form I V.c; Mario C. Bishop 1, Notta M'Lcan 2. Form TTI.s: Enpheniia P. C. Hamilton 1, Eileen J. Joss 2. Form Ilf.al; Ethel M. Symonds 1, Norma \V. Jones 2. Form 111. ac; Fiona I. Cameron 1, Eileen F. Banwell 2. Form Tll.bl: Doris M'Lachlan 1, Rhode. M'Donald 2. Form III.he: Edith E. Robertson 1, Rita E. Lane 2. Otanomomo.—Standard VI.: Agnes J. Murdoch 1. Otepopo.—Standards V. and VI.: Enid Reid 1. Otekaike.—Standards V. and VI.: Charles R. Grant 1. Otokaia.—Standard VI.: ITrsula Baxter 1. Oturehua.—Standard VI.: Iris E. Nelson 1. On tram.—Standard VI. : Rita Sullivan 1. Standard V.; Betty Bannorman 1. i

i Owaka D.H.—Junior VII.: Grace S. . Dale 1, Enid J. Burgess 2, Standard - VI.: Christina I. Buchanan I. Stan--1 dard V.: Cicely Attewell 1, Emma Bryant 2. Palmerston D.H.—lntermediate VII.: Marion O’Halloran 1. Junior VII,: Arthur L. G. Heenan 1, Ruth P. Carson 2. Standard VI.; Frank Cowan 1, Eileen Gunn 2. Standard V,: Mona L. King 1, Nellie. E. Pickett 2. Papakaio.—Standard VI.: Betty M'Pherson 1. Patearoa.—-Standards V. and VI.: Ronald M'Skimming 1. Pine Hill.—Standard VI.: Olive M. Larkins 1. Popotunoa.—Standard VI.: Bertha Collins 1. Port Chalmers D.H.—lntermediate Vll.: Constance M. Tewsley 1. Junior VII.; Mary E. M'Clellaud 1. Standard VI.: Bernard Anderson 1, James M'Clellaud 2, Ada Munro 3. Standard V. : Myra Rogers 1, John Neill 2, Mortlack G. Burgess 3. P.urakanui.—Standards V. and VI.: Mira Stevenson 1. Ratanui.—Standards V. and VI-: Freda E. Illingworth j. Ravensbourne.—Standard VI,: Alice Vemn 1. Standard V.: Ivan M'Lean 1. Roxburgh D.H.—Junior VII.: Evelyn M. Lenihan and Fredda E. Bennetts (equal) 1. Standard VI.: Susie W. Kee 1, Johanna George 2. Standard V.: John R. Waigth 1, Iley E. Wilson 2. Salvation Army (Anderson’s Bay).— Standards V. and VI.: Charlotte Wallace 1. Sawyers Bay.—Standard VI.: Asquith M. Thomson 1. Standard V.; Laura-Mitchell I. Seacliff.—Standard IV., V., and VI.: Edward Hughes 1, Jack Shearer 2. Shag Point, —Standard V.: Wra. D. M'Laren 1. Spylaw Valley.—Standard VI.: Joyce V. Kempthorne 1. St. Clair.—Standard VI.: Marjorie Bell 1, Marie J. Buchanan 2,-Mura A. Black 3. Standard V.: Nancy H. Pastier 1, Lilian D. Vial 2, Keith Broadbent 3. St. Dominic’s College.—-Form V. : Grace Jordam 1. Form IV. : Ilona Quelch 1. Form III.: Violet P. Lythgoo 1, Nancy Dexter 2. Standards V. and VI.: Frances Woods 1, Kathleen O’Neill 2. St. Hilda’s College.—Form V.a: Mary Napier 1, Joan Vipan 2. Form TV.a: Cecily Ramsay 1,-Ngaire Vipan 2. Standard VI. : Geraldine Palmer 1, Betty Black 2. Standard V.; Joan Nevill 1. St. Joseph’s (Anderson’s Bay) Standard. VI.: Leslie J. Mulligan ]. St. Joseph’s (Convent School, Milton). —Standards VI. and VII.: Doreen Kreft 1, Hilda J. Cheyne 2. St. Joseph’s (Dunedin). —Standard VI. : Pearlie Dalton 1. St. Leonards.—Standard VT.: Elizabeth B. Smith 1. Standard V.: Randal Asher 2. St. Philomena’s College.—Standards V. and VI.: Peggy Toms 1, Phyllis Haig 2, Mary -Donnelly 3. Stirling.—Standards V. and VI.: Dorothy J. Barron 1. St. Gerard’s (Convent School, Alexandra). —Standards V. and VI.: Molly Holt 1. Stony Creek. —Standards V. and VI.: Isabella C. Copland 1. Strath Taieri.—Standard VI. : Ethel M. 11. Thomson 1. Standard V.: Ronald J. Thomson 1. Taieri Beach. —Standard VI.: Ngaire Munro 1. Takatika. —Standards IV. and VI.: Alfred A. Cubitt 1. Tapanui D.H.—lntermediate VII.: Joyce Quin 1. Junior VII.: Nancy V. Edgar 1, James Rodger 2. Standard VI. Cecil W. Burns 1, Vera J. M. White 2. Standard V.: Patricia Quin 1, Joyce Burns 2. Tapui (Windsor). —Standards V. and VI.: Agnes Rawcliffc 1. Taumata.—Standard V.: Robert A. , Houliston 1. I Tokoiti.—Standards V. and VI.: Ger- J trnde Nicholls 1. f Tokomairiro D.H.—Junior VII.; Jes- j fie S. Lockhart 1, Margaret F. Murray c

. 2. Standard VI.: Albert L. Cannon 1, i Myra S. Capstick 2, Wilhelmina Taylor - 3. Standard V.: Phyllis M. Murray Tokarahi.—Standard VI.: F. Din- : nington 1. : Tuapeka Mouth.—Standard V.: Erni est A. Pannett 1. > VI.: Lena • Hutton 1. Waikouaiti.—Standard VI.: Jessie M. r Aitcheson 1, Raymond E. Heenan 2. .Standard V.: Albert J. Allan 1. • Waipahi.—Standard VI.; Jean Murray 1. • Waipiata.—Standard VI.: Mabel Hedges 1. i Waipori.—Standard VI.: Margaret M'Donald 1. - Waitahuna West.—Standards V. and ' VI.: Daniel J. Roughan 1. « I Waitaki Roys’ High.—Form IV. a; > Francis H. Harris 1, Nelson A. Napier 1 2. Form IV. b; James D. Neill 1, D. A. ’ Findlay 2. Form IV.c: Owen Bruce lj Dudley T. Huston 2. Form lII.a Re- : move: P. A. Muirhead and Hugh W. C. Milner (equal) 1. Form IH.b Remove : A. J. Howell 1, J. E. Usherwood 2. Form III.a; A. D. Gibson 1, Geof--1 frey T. Upton 2. Form IH.b: F. Carruthers 1, Fred Collis 2. Form II.a: E. J. Carroll 1, Colvin H. M'Kenzie 2. Form IIib: ,Reg. Mahoney 1, N. Free--1 land 2. Form La; Malcolm Smillie and John C. Main (equal) 1. Form I.b: Lyndsay S. Clark 1, Leonard G. Smith 2. Waitepeka.—Standard VI.; Elizabeth B. Logie 1. Waiwera. Standard VI.: Rita M'Leod 1. Wakari.—Standard VI.: Joyce Kerr 1. Standard V.: Myra Edwards 1, Jean E. Huddart 2. Warepa.—Standard VI.: Joan S. Thomson 1. West Taieri.—Standards V. and VI.: Christina S. M'Kenzie 1. Windsor.—Standard VI.: Chrissie Forbes 1. Wyllie’s Crossing.—Standard VI.: Helen A. Murray 1.