PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20905, 20 December 1929, Page 17

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

ST. HILDA’S ’COLLEGE. The break-up ceremony of St. Hilda's Collegiate School was held in the Pioneers’ Hall last night, the prizes being presented by Sir James Allen. Bishop Richards presided, and there was an audience which completely filled the hall.

The proceedings were opened with a number of items by pupils of the school, I the singing especially being worthy of the highest praise. The school song was fol- I lowed by the rendering of a Christmas Carol, and “ Where the Bee Sucks 11 and “ Water Lilies ” were sung by the senior singing class. A percussion band from the Junior Aural Class contributed a novel item, and it was followed by a piano solo, “Idyll” (Jephson), by Miss Muriel Porteoua (winner of the CampbellCiljies Memorial Competition), and a recitation, “ Tristesse,” by Miss Eleanor Johnson (winner of the French Consul’s prize), A piano duet,; “Hungarian Dance’ (Brahms), was given by Miss Porteoua and Miss June Evans. The Junior Elocution Class’s contribution was “•The Mad Hatter’s-Tea Party,” and the Senior Elocution Class presented a scene from " The Tempest.” Canon Nevill presented the report on the year’s work, which stated, inter alia, that the'school had now completed its thirty-third year. In the public examinations a number of successes had been gained. At the close of 1928 one girl had passed the intermediate and three the matriculation examination. Eight of St. Hilda’s ex-girls were now •t the _ University, five of whom had just finished their first year, two their second, and one her third year. One, of the present girls, having gained her higher leaving certificate, was hoping to be of this number in 1930. Another of the ex-girls, Olga Fitchett, had heard earlier in the year that she had gained with honours her degree of M.A. Several pupils had sat for the examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music and all bad. passed. Many of the girls had again entered for. the examinations conducted by the Royal Drawing Society of London, with the result that 34 .honours and 54 pass certificates had been obtained. One girl, Margaret Gotten, had obtained honours in ' all the sis divisions and was therefore entitled to the _ full school certificate issued by the society. Its certificate exempted the holder from part I of the teacher-artist examination and .from Parts I and II of the illustrating syllabus examination. Margaret Cotter had also obtained one ®f the six prizes offered in the highest division by the society to overseas 1 candidates. Another of the. six prizes had fallen to St. Peter’s Girls’ School, Adelaide, one of the schools,'of which there were seven in the southern hemisphere, conducted by the sisters of the Church. Eleanor Johnson had been the-'successful competitor in the examination held under the auspices of the Dunedin French Circle for the prize offered by the Ministers des Affaires Strangeres a Paris. Nine schools, represented by 19 candidates, had entered. Joan MacAvoy had tied with a John M’Glashan College boy for the third place. - In drill, swimming, and sports the girls had done well throughout the year. In the inter-school lawn tennis matches they had done exceptionally wefi, winning five of the championship matches. One girl, Helen Cox. had been chosen last May to represent Otago in the New Zealand Inter-school • Championship. With the exception of a short run of influenza in the first term, the health of the pupils throughout had been excellent. Sir James Allen, before presenting the prizes, stated that there was ample evidence of the interest which was being taken in the school. It was shown by the large number of people present. The school was serving an important function in the life of the community. He often wondered how the teachers did their work so efficiently when there were so many examinations. He had noticed that two ex-girls wore studying at the University for their B.Sc. degree, and he would like the girls to realise the value of a Univcr sity education, particularly in home science. The University had received a grant of £ISOO a year for five years to extend the teaching of this subject in the country districts. It must be gratifying to tnc pupils to see tho success which their college had attained in competition with outside schools. Dr G. E. Thompson congratulated the

pupils on their success in French examinations and referred to the strength of the staff, which, he said, was highly trained and efficient..

Bishop" congratulated the pupils on. r ‘their success as swimmers. Speaking to the’parents, he said that some people did not quite know what to make of the sisters at the school,' but he was sure that, most people would like to ace their number trebled.— (Applause-.) The school occupied an important position in the life of the Church, as did St. John’s School at Invercargill. The people of the diocese should take these schools to their hearts. ’

Matriculation ■ and Sixth Forms.— Divinity: Denise Chamtaloup;' divinity, Ngaire Vipan (special). Higher leaving certificate: Muriel Portebils. 1 . . Honour prizes: Denise Chamtaloup, Ngaire Vipan. Special prize for good year’s work: Eleanor Johnson. Credit prize: Isobel Newlands. Certificates for good year’s work; Margaret Cotton, Dorothy Sooular. R. B, Williams’s prize: Jocelyn North. Athenamm prizes (English and history): Denise Chamtaloup, Muriel Porteous, Ngaire Vipan. French Consul’s prize for oral French: Eleanor Johnson. Lower Matriculation Form.—Divinity: Betty ■ Black and Norma Spedding (equal), Mavis Wright (special). Honour prize. June Evans. Credit prize: Mavis Wright. Certificates for good year’s work: Helen Cox, Jean Holloway, Betty Macarthur. Commercial work; Gaynor Paape. Fifth Form.—Divinity: Joan Nevill, Jean Kennedy (special). Honour prizes: Joan Nevill, Betty Bannerman, Myra Johnstone. Credit prize: Grace Mathias. Certificate for good year’s work: Jean Kennedy. Best-kept set of science notes: Joan Nevill.

Fourth Form.—Divinity: Zoe Hudson. Honour prizes: Zoe Hudson, Marjory Mumford. Credit prize: Phylis Thomas. Special prize for good year’s work; Vina Webb. Certificate for good year’s work: Mary Ibbotson. Standard Vl.—Divinity: Pamela Winsbury White. Honour prizes: Pamela Winsbury White. Audrey Meek. Credit prizes: Marian Fairbairn, Kathleen Falconer, Hilda Pattillo. Certificates for good year’s work: Margaret Evans, Elizabeth Ritchie,_ Joan Stewart. Improvement in arithmetic: Lorraine Barton, Elizabeth Ritchie. . Standard V. —Divinity; Margot MacLean. Credit prizes; Margot Mac Lean, Mary Nevill, Patricia Roberts, Betty Rutherford. Certificates for good year’s work; Margaret Brown, Marcia Canter, Patricia Stephens. Connie Walker. Standard IV.—Divinity; Muriel Brown 1, Josephine Dunlop 2. Honour prizes; Joan Denny, Muriel Brown. Credit prize: Josephine Dunlop. Special prize fm - good year’s work: Ruth Forde. Certificate for good work: Kate Evans. Standard lll.—Divinity; Betty Macassey 1, Honor MKellar 2. Honour prizes: Betty Macassey. Millicent Taylor. Credit prizes: Eleanor Canter, Helen Price. Standard ll.—Divinity: Ngaire Brown, Mavis Mackay. Honour prize: Wendy Parkinson, Credit prizes; Ngaire Brown, Mavis Mackey, Jocelyn Tapley, Standard I; —Divinity: Patricia Rutherford. Honour prize: Patricia Rutherford. Credit prizes: Huia Parata, Sheilaglr Brown, Natalie Owlcs. Special Prizes.—Music—Senior: June Evans, Cora Mathias. Junior: Joan Stewart, Margaret Evans. Campbell Gillies inemoriai prize. Muriel Porteous. Appreciation of music: Denise Champtaloup. Junior competition: Connie ■Walker. Junior theory: Connie Walker, Elocution: Senior—Nancy Nicholson 1, Winifred Rowley 2. Junior: Honor M'Kellar 1, Mavis Mackay 2. Drawing: Royal Drawing Society's prize: Margaret Cotton. Art class: Margaret Cotton 1, Lyndscy Burnside 2, Mavis Wright 3. Fifth Foim: Jonn Nevill. fourth Form: Mary Ibbotson. Lorraine Lindon. Standard VI: Hilda pattillo. Standard V: Margaret Brown. Standard IV; Josephine Dunlop. Standard ill; Eleanor Canter. Royal Drawing Society’s certificates; Division VI (honours), full school certificate; Margaret Cotton. Division V; Joan Nevill. Division IV: Joan Nevill. Division III: Joan Nevill. Hilda Pattillo. Mary Reeves, Elwvn Powell, Hilda Pattillo. Division II: Mathias. Elwvn Powelj. Jean Kennedy. Hilda Pattillo. Division I: Grace Mathias, Elwyn Powell. Hilda Pattillo, Verona Coliie. Jn-enliine Dunlop. Preparatory: Bottv Stewart. Lorraine Lindon. Jonn Stewart. Hilda Pattillo. Verona Collie. Margaret I*l vans. Marcia I anlr. Pat Roberts. Jean Pate -on Mio ii l Brown. Joscrdiine Dunioo. Eleanor Center. Second class certificates .Di'tsinn V: Mary Reeves. Division IV: Elwvu

Powell, Mary Reeves. Division III; Myra Harraway, Grace Mathias, Jean Kennedy, Cathy Blatch, Mary Ibbotson, Phyllis Thomas Division II: Betty Stewart, Rachel North, Peggy Ibbotson, Lorraine Lindou, Mary Ibbotson, Phyllis Thomas, Stella Fitchett, Zoe Hudson, Marjorie Mumford, Lorraine Barton, Marion Fairbairn, Kathleen Falconer, Pamela Winsbur'y White, Audrey Meek. Patricia 'Roberta. Needlework Fifth Form: Peggy Ibbotson. Fourth Form: Mary Ibbotson. Standard VI: Kathleen Falconer.- Standard V; Mary Buchanan. Standard IV; Clarice Alexander, Standard III: Alison Bell. Standard II: Mavis Mackay. Standard I: Natalie Owles. Dressmaking—Seniors: Dorothy Secular and Betty Tait (equal) I. Lorraine Lindon 3. Standard VI: Hilda Pattillo. House conduct and neatness— Senior; Betty Tait. Junior: Ruth Forde.. Drill—Junior medal: Betty Macassey. Intermediate medal: Kathleen Falconer. Senior cup (Elsinore); Denise Champtaloup. Squad drill shield: Nelson House. Form drill; Matriculation Form. Gymnastics—Junior medal; Clarice Alexander. Intermediate medal; Syfvia Alexander. Senior Cup (HannonWilson); Joan MacAvoy. Runner-up, senior drill and gymnastics: Ngaire Vipan.

Sports.—Balk Cup (junior tennis): Stella Fitchett. Ruddenklau Cup (senior tennis): Helen Cox. Conn Cup (junior interhouse games championship); Havelock House. Champtaloup Cup (senior iuterhouse games championship); Wellington House. Wood Cup (all-round sports): Helen Cox. Derisley Wood Shield (literature): Ngaire Vipan. Order Shield Matriculation Form. Nelson Cup (esprit de corps); Nelson House. Story Cup (boarders): Cathy Blatch. House Cup (boarders): Wellington Form. Tennis —Senior championship singles: Helen Cox. Senior championship doubles: Helen Cox and Joan Thompson. Senior handicap singles: Helen Cox. Junior handicap doubles: Zoe Hudson and Stella Fitchett. Junior handicap singles: Stella Fitchett. Runner-up junior handicap singles: Mary Buchanan, Prefect badges; Jocglyn North, Joan Thompson. Honour medals House honour medal: Betty Tait. School honour star: Denise Champtaloup. School honour medal: Joan Thompson. Dux of school: Muriel Porteous.

ARCHERFIELD COLLEGE. The an mi al prize-giving ceremony of Areherficld College was held last evening in Burns Hall, in the presence of a large attendance of parents and friends. Airs Nisbet presided, and with her on the platform were Ur Herrington, the Rev. James Burns, and the Rev. J. Kilpatrick. Prior to reading the annual report of the school. Dr Merriugton said he felt sure they would all join with him in expressing pleasure at seeing Airs Nisbet amongst them once more. The report stated that the work of the school had proceeded satisfactorily. The health of the girls had been excellent, and a s a result it had not been necessary to call in medical attention for any of the boarders during the whole year. Last year, of the five girls who sat for matriculation. four passed, one girl obtained a senior national scholarship, and one who sat for the public service entrance examination passed. J. Al'Lennan obtained her F.T.C.L. in elocution, being the second candidate in Otago to obtain this degree since its institution. Tho school was again successful in winning the Puflett Shield for life-saving competed for by tlie secondary girls’ schools in Dunedin, and was second in tho Junior Red Gross portfolio competition open to all schools in New Zealand. Two girls had obtained their . higher leaving certificates and were going on to the University. All the girls who sat for music, elocution, and lifesaving had passed in their various grades.

Tlie speaker of the evening was the Eev. J. Burns, whose remarks, although brief, were listened to with keenest interest. Had he been addressing boys, said Mr Burns, or even their parents, lie could have lectured them very nicely, but the thought of lecturing gilds tilled' him with terror. However, he would do the best he could. It was a tine thing to be connected with a good school where they could hive and respect their teachers, ami at sueh a school they formed friendships which wore amongst the happiest of their li'-es. Mr Burns went on to compare school life in the Victorian era with that of the present day, T’rcsent day girls, he thought, had a far happier

time than did the schoolgirls of that period. Teachers were then expected to bo stern—and they fully lived up to these expectations. The girls had to learn, among other things, how to walk, how to bow, and even on tremendous occasions how to faint genteelly—an accomplishment which was very popular iu those days. It was doubtful if the present day girl could faint. Moreover, saner ideas of education existed to-day. In the Victorian era, education was pumped into the scholars—it was pumped in—and like medicine, although it was not pleasant, they had to take it because it was good for them. Nowadays, learning was made a pleasure, and girls should be happy they were born so late. There were two things, however, in which the girls of to-day did not compare so favourably with the girls of long ago. He had an impression that the present-day girls did not read as much, and as good literature as their grandmothers used to do, and he would urge parents to overlook their children’s reading, and inculcate in them a love of good books. There was a great deal oi nasty and pernicious literature about in these days, and just as parents cared for their children’s health, so they should look after what they read. Another thing was that girls nowadays did not write such nice letters as did their sisters of yesteryear. He had rend a few of the modern girl’s letters, and to his amazement had found them very short and full of slang, whereas the letters of the maidens of long ago were, although somewhat stiff and formal, very fine. The tiling that had-influenced him most in writing, said the speaker m conclusion, was the fact that he had always been very careful about his letters, and he had made a rule of never writing a letter that was not as nicelv composed .and framed as he could make it. He wished them all a merry Christmas and a happy holiday.— (Applause.l The following is the prize-list:—■ . Form VI.—J. Cousin; Commercial subjects. D. Chrystall: General history. Dux of school: H. Carswell and K. Desmoulins (equal).F® 1 ' 1 ) 1 '• Scripture, history, English, geography. AV. Talbot: Scripture. history, English, geography. A. Msbet: Scripture, geography. N. Boyd; History. VV. Kirk; French. N. Beattie: Geography. N. Dunlop; Geography. R. Taylor: Progress. J. Wilson; Progress. A. Lawson: Progress. Form IV.—E. Dawson: Mathematics, Latin, French, geography, history, home science. R Porteous: English, Latin, geography. E. Paterson: Geography, I‘rench, history. C. Brickell: Scripture, history. K. Haig: Geography. B. M’Kcnzie: Geography. J. Andrews; Physiology. B. Harris: .Progress. Form lII.—L. Henderson; Scripture, English, Latin, mathematics, arithmetic, history. W. Milne: Scripture, geography, history. R Ross: ‘Jcripturc, home science. M. Copeland: Scripture, geography. P. Peacock; French. J. Smith: ! Arithmetic. M. Nichol, N. Overton, anti I D. Mcderor: Progress. I Form lI.—N. Pratt: Scripture, arithmetic. geography, physiology. B. Campbell: Arithmetic, geography, physiology. 1 *- T - . Johnson: Scripture, geography, physiology. J. Mathewson; Writing. L, Dowme; Spelling. C. Fraser: Scripture. E. Sharp: Progress, lorni I.—B. Batham: History, arithI? et . IC ; Physiology, Scripture. E. Carswell: Scripture, French, physiology. S, Massingham: Scripture, physiology, M. Burnett: Writing B. W’rathcr: French. A. Beacroft: Scripture. M. Felton. R. Benson, M. Easton. J. Inglis, and E. Eshorwood: Progress. Standard IV.—A. Every: English, writing, geography. French. Nature study, crawing. handwork. Scripture. j. MLallnm: • English, Scripture, writing, geography history. Nature study. 11. But: English, arithmetic, history. Nature study Scripture. E. Bin-ell;' English, Scripture, history, geography, handwork E. Simpson: Writing, spelling. Scripture. English. J. Wood: History, geography, rrenc.li. Pearson: English. Nature y lu 'V. Scriptinm J. Guthrie. Scripture, English. T. Nowall. Arithmetic, haudwork. D. Sharp; Arithmetic, handwork. Burnett: Writing, Nature study. J. Sacar: Handwork.

Standard lII.—IE Litiilnii: Kpk'lifdl, i"*'hand work, ppoyraphy, lv Bell; English, geography, Syriptnre, history. 1-rnali. M. JCvei-v: English, spoiling. drawing, U. Taylor. English, handwork, geography. S. Dunlop; Englisli. _ recitation. Scripture. A. MT’alluni: English. Scripture. X, Law: Arithmetic. J. Amiand: Progress.

Standard T1.—.1, Tpunmt: .-pelling. arithmetic-. English. Fnndi. readme. E. Uatliam: Spelling, arithmetic. English, history, poetry. M. Sparkman: Spelling. arithmetic, composition, poetry*

French. A. Campbell. Spelling, arithmetic,, composition, geography, French. D. Paterson: Poetry, sewing, drawing. P. Hill:_ Spelling, reading. V. Taylor: Reading, handwork. ,T. Starr; Sewing, handwork. J. Lee: Writing, knitting. M. Nevill. Reading, writing. D, Starr: Drawing, conduct. Standard I.—Y. Denniston: Spelling, arithmetic, composition, poetry. D. Thomson: Spelling, arithmetic, drawing, writing. E. Freeman; Spelling, arithmetic. sewing,_ geography. C. Stevenson: Spelling, arithmetic, drawing, B. Jeffery; Spelling, reading. P. Dunlop; Reading, history. N. Duncan: Writing, sewing. N. Sagar. Reading, progress. K, Napier: Poetry, conduct. KINDERGARTEN. Class I.—P. Strouts: Progress. Class lI.—L. Stevenson: Good work in all subjects. N. Little: Arithmetic. Class lII.—B. Boyd: Rhythm and improvement. Cl ass_ IV. —V. Seymour: Excellence in all subjects. M. Rose: Spelling, reading, arithmetic. D. Strain. Spelling, handwork, rhythm. P. Wrathen: Rhythm and singing. B. Jenkins; Progress. M. Barnett: Handwork.

Special Prises.—Heading: Standard IV, J. Wood; Form I, S. Massingham; Form 11, J. Matliewson. Needlework: Standard IV, A. Every; Form 11, C. Fraser; Form 111, R. Ross; Form IV’, E. Dawson. Music: VV. Talbot, H, Birt. Most useful pianiste in the School: J. Andrews. Elocution: Class prizes—M. Copeland 1, M. Felton and G. Johnson (equal) 2; special—R. Taylor. W, Talbot, S. Massingham, W. Milne. J. Matliewson. Mapping: Form I, B. Balham; Form 111, R. Ross; Form IV 7 . S. Stewart; Form Vb, VV. Talbot; Form Va, E. Lee; Form VI, D. Chrystall. Printing: I. M’Lcan. Drawing: Standard IV, A. Every; Form I, E. Carswell. Spelling: Standard I, D. Thompson; Standard 11, D. Campbell. Drill stripes: Gold —A. Lawson, E. Lee, H. M’Culloch, E. Carswell; silver —J. Starr, M, Copeland, VV 7 . Milne, M, M'Lcan, R, Frapwell; S. Stewart, Mai-garet Dunlop, VV, Talbot, M. Every. Best kept form room: Standards I and 11. House girls’ tidiness prize: M. Copeland. House girl’s punctuality prize C. Fraser. Original poem: R. Porteous. Athenaeum prizes for proficiency in English and history: E. Lee, A. Nisbet, W. Talbot. Impromptu spech; H. Carswell. Junior Swimming Championship:. E. Halliday. Senior Swimming Championship: H, Carswell. Junior Diving Champion ship: E. Carswell. Otago Lawn Tennis Association Senior Championship Doubles: Runners-up, 11. Carswell and A. Lawson. Senior Lawn Tennis Championship: A. Lawson. Junior Lawn Tennis Championship: H. Hislop. Senior Lawn Tennis Championship Doubles: R. hrapwell and 1), Chrystall. Junior Lawn Tennis Championship Doubles; H. Hislop i l ., Campbell. Tntcrform Netball : ,, °’’ nls VI and Vb. Interstandard iNotball Cnp: Form I. Leaving prefect’s awards: M. Boyd, D. Chrystall, K. Desmoulms, R. Frapwell, E. Lee. Nisbet Cnp: D. Chrystall. Fergus memorial good comrade ring: R. Frapwell,