ST. HILDA’S COLLEGE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20591, 14 December 1928, Page 15

ST. HILDA’S COLLEGE

■ BREAK-UP CEREMONY. The annual break-up ceremony of St. Wdda a College was held last evening in the Pioneers’ Hall, there being a large attendance of parents and friends. The chairman. was Bishop Richards, and assoelated with him on the platform were the Sisters of St. Hilda’s, Canon Nevill, Dr Holloway, Dr Garmalt Jones, Mr C. Rattray, and Mr Ibbotson. Bishop Richards stated that six .girls had recently sat for their matriculation examination, and 11 for the intermediate examination. Eight girls had passed the proficiency examination, and five girls had qualified for the higher leaving certificate, namely, Joyce Burnside, Yvonne Champtaloup, Marion Goyen, Marion Holloway, and Alma Scott. Since the last report was published five out of six girls had passed the matriculation examination, namely, Joyce Burnside, Marion Goyen, Yvonne • Champtaloup, Alma Scott, and Catherine Todd. Six out of eight girls passed the intermediate examination, namoly. Denise Chapiptaloup, Della Davidson. Cicely • Ramsay, Dorothy Secular, Joan Ihompson, and Ngaire Vipan. Both primary and secondary inspectors had visited the school during the year. Their ■ report was that work on good and sound lines' was being done; the primary inspector, in particular,. viewing, with approval the work of the junior standards, which had been mainly on Dalton lines. It was hoped shortly to see, in the higher standards, favourable results of the more .modern methods on which the younger children had, for the last three years, been taught. In examinations of music, Audrey Abbey Jones and Mary Ewing passed the rudiments of music examination (Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal, College of Music), and Gerald-' ine Palmer the grammar of music, division 111. Recently, June Evans passed' in the i higher division of music (Associated Board) ;,Cora Mathias in the lower division; Audrey Meek, Grace Mathias, Betty Rutherfo'td, and Connie Walker in the lower division. In the Trinity College of Music, Geraldine Palmer passed in the senior division' of elocution, and Patricia Malcolm .in the lower division. The girls had again succeeded in winning large numbers of the certificates offered by the Royal Drawing Society. In the preparatory division,’ 10 girls received honour certificates, and JO pass certificates; in Division I there jvere seven honour and four pass certificates, in Division 11, four honour and 10 pass certificates, in the Third Division there were three‘honour certificates, and in Division IV, three pass' certificates. Margaret. Cotton . gained a' second-class certificate in Division VI, the highest division of all. In accordance with the advice given by Dr Thompson, on the occasion of the speech night, an endeavour had been made to'lessen the strain of the. school examinations. Instead of the girls doing two or three examinations daily for a week, they had spread them over the year, one, examination being. taken weekly. It was felt the results^bad justified the experiment, .both in the lessening of the strain on the girls and in avoiding the rush and pressure of correcting the whole term’s ■ examinations during the closing weeks, which had hitherto fallen so heavily ons the staff. The school had been in existence for 32 years, and during the whole of that period the school had been a tremendous influence for good. The school stood for everything of the best, from athletics and games to the various aspects of intellectual training, and, what was more important, spiritual training. . The school also stood, for the training of the best kind of character in young people. He congratulated the sisters on the excellence of their work • for the school, and hoped that the girls when they left school would give up their studies, but would follow on and take up some subject and get on very intimate and friendly terms with it. He again congratulated the sisters, the teachers, and the girls on the success which had marked the past year.

Dr Carmalt Jones spoke of the different outlook that existed to-day as compared with the mid-Victbria area. During the Crimean war and the Indian Mutiny women began to assert themselves, and now a girl would drive anywhere in her own motor car, whereas in earlier times she would not ride alone in a cab. He then wished the girls the best of luck.

.Dr Holloway said that the happiest time in one’s life was the present, but the pity of it was that one was apt to forget that. Little children before going to school had a very happy time, but a happier time was awaiting them, for school days were the happiest of all.; However, everyone had to go out into the world, and each must have something definite to do, some particular talent to develop. ' The beet happiness in life was to .play the part well as a member of a whole. The prize list isras follows; Sixth Form.—Honour prize: Marion Goyen. Credit prize: Joyce Burnside, Yvonne Champtaloup, Alma Scott. Matriculation Form.—Divinity: Betty Gilchrist.. Honour prize; Marion HolloDenise Champtaloup. Credit prize: Muriel Porteoua, Cecily Ramsay, Ngaire Vipan, Sylvia Ncvill, Betty Gilchrist. R. B. Williams prize: Joa.u Thompson. Dietetics: Sylvia Nevill. Divinity (special): Betty Gilchrist, Ngaire Vipan. Certificate for good work: Isabel Newland. Athenaeum prize (English and history) : Marion Goyen, Betty Gilchrist, Ngaire Vipan. Form Vb.—Divinity: Betty Black. Credit pbize: Norma Spedding, Betty Bell, Betty Black, June. Evans, Joan Holloway. Certificate for good work: Betty Macarthur, Joan MacAvoy, Geraldine Palmer, Betty Tait. Best kept book of science notes: Norma Spedding. Form IVb.—Divinity: Joan Nevill. Honour pirze: Mollie ' Birch. Credit prize: Joan Nevill, Grace Mathias. Certificate for good work: Jean Kennedy, Doreen Barron, Norah CraWshaw, Isabel Macdonald.

Standard VI. —Divinity: Zoe Hudson. Honour prize: Zoe Hudson. Credit prize: Mary Ibbotson, Ceoile Cleavin, Vina Webb.

Standard V.—Divinity: Eileen Bone,

Honour prize: Eileen Bone. Credit prize; Kathleen Falconer. Certificate for good work: Jo Burdekin, Marion Fairbairn. Audrey Meek, Joyce Throp. Standard IV.—Divinity; Mary Ncvill, Sylvia Alexander. . Honour prize: Patricia Stephens. Credit prize; Patricia Roberts, Jean Paterson. Certificate for good work: Mary Nevill, Betty Rutherford;

Standard lll.—Divinity: Margot Maclean 1, Muriel Brown 2. Honour prize: Margot M’Lean. Certificate for good work: Muriel Brown, Josephine Dunlop. Standard ll.—Divinity; Betty Macassey 1, Helen Price 2. Honour prize; Helen Price, Honour M'Kellar. Credit prize. Betty Macassey, Alison Bell. Certificate for good work—-Eleanor Canter, Barbara Dodgsbun, Peter Pels. Standard I.—Divinity. Edna Clark 1, June Clark and Barbara Neil (equal) 2. Credit prize: Mavis M‘Kay. 1. Certificate for good work: Edna Clark 1. June Clark 2. Needlework: Ngaire Brown. Navy League Essays.—Sixth form: Marion Goyen. Matriculation form: Ngaire Vipan. Fifth form: Betty Bell. Fourth form. Joan Nevill. Standard VI: Marjorie Mumford. Saandard V: Pamela White. Music Prizes.—Senior: June. Evans. Intermediate: Cora Mathiaa Junior; Connie Walker. .Campbell-Gillies Memorial prize: June Evans. Junior competition: Joan Stewart.

Elocution: Senior: Nancy Nicholson 1, Babette Jennings 2. Junior: Eileen Bone 1. Patricia Stephens 2. Drawing. Fifth form; Ainslie M’Leod. Fourth form: Mary Reeves. Standard V. Lorraine Barton. Standard IV: Mary Nevill. Standard III: Josephine Dunlop.

Needlework.—Fifth -form: Colina Falconer. Fourth form: Peggy Ibbotson and Betty Stewart. Standard VI: Marjorie Mumford. Standard V: Kathleen Falconer. Standard IV: Mary Buchanan. Standard III: Margot Maclean. Standard II: Alison Bell. Standard I. Ngaire Brown.

House. Conduct and Neatness.—Senior: Marion Holloway. Junior: Vina Webb. Drill.—Junior medal; Mary .■ Ibbotson. Senior Cup (Elsinore): Cecily Ramsay. Form Cup. Fifth form. Squad drill shield; Wellington House. Gymnastics. Junior medal; Betty Barling. Intermediate medal: Stella Fitchett. Senior cup (Hannon-Wilson Cup): Dorothy Secular. Sports.—Balk'- Cup (junior tennis): Marjorie Mumford. Conn Cup (junior inter-house games championship): Wellington House. Champtaloup Cup (senior inter-house games championship). Wellington House. Wood Cup (all-round sports): Eileen Crawshaw. Special Prizes.—Derisley Wood shield (literature), Isabel Newlands; order shield, matriculation form; Nelson Cup (esprit de corps), Havelock House) Story Cup (boarders), Patricia Malcolm; House Cup (boarders), Wellington House.

Attendance Medals.—One year: Joyce Burnside, Denise Champtaloup, Sylvia Nevill, Two years: Eileen Bone, Stella Fitchett. Nine years: Alma Scott. Bronze' Medallions for Life-savings— Denise Chamtaloup, Eileen Crawshaw, Joan . Nevill, Geraldine ’ Palmer, Leila Rice, Cecily Ramsay, and Mary. Ritchie. Inter-school Tennis Trophies.—Runnerup senior championship, Eileen Crawshaw; runners-up junior -championship doubles, Mollie Birch and Zoe Hudson; runners-up junior handicap doubles, Stella Fitchett and Moira Burnside. The Shacklock Cup (champion team of four) was won by the St. Hilda team. „ Prefect Badges.—Joyce Burnside, Yvonne Chamtaloup, Eilsen Crawshaw, Betty Gilchrist, Marion Goyen, Sylvia Nevill, and Alma Scott. Honour Medals.—House honour medal, Lathy Blatch; school honour medal, Jocelyn North,

Dux of school,’ Marion Goyen. i conclusion of the ceremony- a hearty vote of thanks to the sisters and staff of the. school. was moved by Mr C. Rattray and carried with, musical honours.

Prior to the distribution of prizes a short .but enjoyable programme was given by the pupils of the school, each item being greeted with well-merited applause. A feature of the programme was the enactment of several scenes from Sheridan’s “The Rivals,’’ the acting of the various characters creating 1 a veryfavourable impression. The programme was as follows:— School song and Christmas carol, ‘ 'Tis the Birthday of Our Scb ?°l : c part KOn E s ) “Blow, 6oft Winds,” and “ Silver Eyes,” senior (rtli C I r S; P'ano solo, “Nocturne” (Chopin), Joyce Burnside; dance, “Tarantella, Eileen Bone and Patricia Stephens; scene from “Much Ado About Nothing. Colma Falconer, Kathleen Falconer, and Grace Mathias; piano solo, Album Leaf’’ (Grieg), June Evans; scenes from .“The Rivals” (Sheridan) senior elocution class, ’