JOHN M'GLASHAN COLLEGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20592, 15 December 1928, Page 22

JOHN M'GLASHAN COLLEGE.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. The break-up ceremony ’ in connection with the John M'Glashan College was held yesterday afternoon in the College Hall, there being a large attendance of parents and friends of the pupils. ■ The : Rev.: J. Kilpatrick (chairman of the Bdard of Governors) presided, and expressed, hie .pleasure at seeing such a large; gathering. In. the name of .the hoard, he thanked those present for their attendance. ’ V

A number of Miss M'Callum’s pupils eh then gave a very pleasing presentation of 01 a fairy play entitled “ Halloween,” and wthe. choir sang the chorus “Brownie” P‘ very creditably. .. 1° The headmaster, Mr C. M. Gilray, then presented his annual report. v ’ Sir Lindo Ferguson said that if he L had known what was expected of him I when he received such short notice from & the principal to be present,he would hi probably not have been on-the platform. S 1 Mr Gilray, when he asked hiih to speak to the boys, had not conveyed to him d that, he was going to have such! a large ,h audience and that he would .'meet so ; tl Vnany old friends. He had not realised T* that he was going to be put up to speak : on the subject of education, bo ; what he 11 had to say he did not intend to be taken. a as - a polished address to the , seniors .or the governing- body; he wanted to talk to the boys.— (Applause.) He, had been 81 thinking that, he was going to-be. placed, in a very unaccustomed position.V It was. in 1873 that he had been at, the : last; h school break-up, and on that occasion “ he was not on the platform, but, was down below. About 1872,his view, on education; n ran in the direction of science, and he re-; F collected trying to influence .his mother ? to give her' Consent to his Staking. iip ’ I! chemistry, and German in place,of Latin ’ and Greek. _ That resulted in his having 8 to take Latin and Greek afterwards when i® he entered the University.'Looking back, . he realised that whatever proficiency, he a had acquired in, speaking -English had; *■ been largely due to Latin. They would r hold the opinion, as schoolboys did, that t they could see', no reason for, that, but c when they looked back later, "they , would s understand. -There was an 1 impression ’ that a boy to. be educated to the standard of; matriculation knew everything J there was to.be known. There was a great * deal more to be learned than that. Ho * desired to impress upon .them that every- ' thing,'they did in the. college was merely ] preparation, for what they were going to '< do when they got ' out. into .the world. I Their opportunities .would come, and when- •] they “got the ball”, they could not stop ’ “ to, tie their, boot lace.” They should ' make preparation to “get- the .ball.” ! School education .was only a foundation. 1 When they left school some would go to 1 the University, some to commercial life; j some in one direction, and some in an- ' other. They ha'd something upon which to 1 build, and the broader the base the better 1 the superstructure would be. He,wanted 1 them, therefore, to cultivate some outside interest. During their school period they had certairi things to learn from their teachers, who could not do as much for them as thpy themselves could. It was school that made'character. They learnt from one another, and the boy could do/ an enormou§ amount ’of good or ill, according to whether he was up or down. Cricket and football were of the utmost importance in forming character, because ;n them they played for their side instead of for themselves. It was for them to learn, to make use of their brains. They wanted to develop their powers of obser--vation, and-their reasoning powers. Thev were going away on their holidays, and there was always something of interest,' wherever they went. They were going to have , something to interest them during their holidays.' Let them pay attention to it, and remember that there was something to be learnt from everything, and from every observation.' Training their minds from making observation was of far more importance than what they were learning. , He was going to give a prize to the boy who wrote the best description of 'what he had seen during his holiday. It would be a prize for, the essay that exhibited the best powers of observation. He hoped they would all have .a happy, holiday, and be very successful in theif future lives.— (Loud applause.) The prizes were then pretented by Lady Ferguson/ Mr James Be/g handing out those connected with the Navy League. Votes of thanks were accorded all those

taking a leading prat in he break-up, and the proceedings closed with the singing of the National Anthem. Following is the prize list;— ' • PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Primer Classen.—Reading: N. B. Smith. Arithmetic: C. R.'Baigent. Writing and, ' handwork: A. M. Scobie. Spelling: P. T. H. MTSellar. • Certificates: C. H. Baigant, P. T. H.M'Kellar. ■Standard I.—J. F. Robertson 1, E. C. Napier 2, Arithmetic; J. Marshall Macdonald. Certificate: J. Marshall Macdonald. Standard ll.—-Dux of preparatory school- (bronze medal); D. A. E. Matheson, M. I. Ritchie (second' prize). Scripture: F. K. Campbell. Certificate: I. C. M'Kellar. LOWER SCHOOL. Standard III:—G, H. Grimsdale, X, C. L. Breeze 2; ■ Drawing: J. E. Barling, ■ Writing: D. J. Harvey. Standard IV-t-M. G. O’Callaghan 1, N. Adam 2. Progress; I, Sholto Douglas. Standard V.—J. P. Cook 1, N. H. Webb 2. Progress: A. W. Barnett. Standard Vl.—Dux of lower school (silver medal): S. R. Young. History (Dr Malcolm’s prize): S. R. Young, Thomas Fergus scholarship: S. R. Young, J. H. Thomson second prize, English (special prize): P. J. Mac Lean. Drawing: J. Jarvis.' Primary school French prize: O. W. Greenslade. Proficiency certificates: J. W. Begg, A. C. Drake, O. W. Greenslade, J. F. Mac Lean, D. S. Malcolm, J. H. Thomson, S. R. Young. Competency certificates: P. B. Dunlop, K. 0. Ramsay. UPPER SCHOOL. Form‘lll.—Form prize: A. W. Sutherland. Language prize (the Rev,. J. J. Cairney); A. W. Sutherland. Mathe'matics (Mr S. Solomon); B, H. Guthrie, Sciepce; B. H. Guthrie. Progress and Scripture: J. Borrie. Form IV.—Form prize: W. M. W. Brookfield.' Mathematics (Mr S. Solomon) ; W. M. W. Brookfield. Science: J. L. Malcolm. Book-keeping (Mr Crosby Morris): R. I. Beattie. Drawing: K. L Anderson. Form V. —Form prize; E. M. Elder. Mathematics ■ (Mr S, Solomon): E. M. Elder. Language prize: J. M. S. Ross. _ Science (Mr J. M. Simmers); C. G. Riley. Dunedin Athenaeum prize: W. W. Small, Old collegians’ essay prize: W. W. Small. Special prize: H. N. Merrington. Oral French (Dunedin French Club’s prize): H. N. Merrington. ; Form Vl.—Language prize, (Dr Elder); A. C. Begg. Mathematics (Mr S. Solomon); Vi. S. Gilkison. Dunedin - Athenaeum prizes: W. S. Gilkison, I. P. M-ilne. . Higher leaving certificates: W, S. Gilkison A. C. Begg, L. R. Burt, I. P. Milne. Dux of school: W. S. Gilkison. General assembly bursary; W. S, Gilkison. Special Prizes.—Music (Miss Oloss): \o un ,?- Carpentry (Mr Slomintl: ff. nio , r : H : C. Leary; junior, N. H. Webb. Woolclassmg (Mr M'Gregor): J. S. Morrison. Dancing (Miss Wallace): H. J. Dodgshun, A. W.,Barnett. Messrs. Hogg and Co. s prize: W. W. Small; Na\-y League Essay Prizes.—Form VI: W. S- Gilkison. Form V; E. M. Elder, W. W. Small. Form IV; J. L. Malcolm. Form III: A. J. M. Drennan. P. G. Ballard. Standard VI: D. S. Malcolm. Standard \: J. P. Cook. Sports Prizes.—Shouting: College Shield (Miss MGlashan): G. l E. Thomson. Lady Goldey Senior Cup: R. T. C. Armstrong. Lady Goldey Junior Cup: G. H. I’oyes. Cross-country Run (Greenslade Cup and miniature): W. T. M'Gregor. Crosscountry trophy: S. P. Lambert. Tenuis bowl (Mr A. G. Harraway): J. G. White. Tennis handicap trophy: J. C. White. Fives championship cup and - medal (Dr •S.- Moore): L. R. Burt. .Fives senior doubles; L. R. Burt and J. M. Sidey, Fwfes junior championship: N. C. Begg. Cricket (Headmaster’s' bat): W. W. Thomson. Mrs Gilroy’s bat: W. C, Begg. Head prefect’s prize: A. C. Begg.