SCHOOL VACATIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21832, 20 December 1932, Page 12

SCHOOL VACATIONS

INCH VALLEY

PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONIES

Standard Vl.—Leo Thomas 1, Gladys Jones 2, Joshua Jones 3. Standard V.—Margery Jones 1, Pearl Kershaw 2. Standard IV.—Leslie Johnston 1, Fred. Jones 2. Standard Hl.—Marjorie Jamieson 1, Bobby Jones 2. Standard ll.—Ethel Kershaw 1, Harry Kershaw 2; Standard I.—Dorothy Johnston 1, Dolly Kershaw 2. Primers.—Daphne Kershaw. Special Prizes.—Dux (presented by Miss Bliss): Leo Thomas. Highest aggregate school: Leslie Johnston. Highest aggregate girls (presented by Mrs P. Jones); Gladys Jones. Attendance: Pearl Kershaw, Ethel Kershaw (equal). Best all-round boy: Leo Thomas. Gardening (presented by Mrs Bliss); Bobby Jones, Harry Kershaw (equal). WAIPORI FALLS Form ll.—Jean Edwards, Constance Sullivan, Robert Jamieson. Form I.—Gladys Dungey, Mary Firman, John Cameron, Francis Sullivan, Standard IV.—Ethel Edwards. _ Nita Stewart, William Cameron, Vincent M'Nulty. Standard 111.—John Cormick. Standard ll.—Pear! Dungey, Netta M'Nulty, George Firman, Benjamin Jackson, Patrick Sullivan. Standard I.—Nocleen M'Nulty. Primers.—P 5; Margaret Edwards. P 4: Myra M'Nulty. P 3: Edna Cameron, Bernice Sullivan, Darcy Cormick, William Kingsland. P2: Thomas M'Nulty. Special attendance prize; Ethel Edwards. MIDDLEMARCH Dux: Edward Heenan (Ex-pupils’ Association’s gold medal). Form ll.—Edward. Heenan, Douglas Innes, Leonard Brown. Lloyd. Bennett. Form I.—Arthur Heenan, Florence Keast, John Hall. Standard IV.—Joyce Heenan, Robert Kedge, Alister Keast. . Standard 111.—Martyn Robson, Harold Keast, David Peat. Standard ll.—Pamela Horn, William Pedofsky, James Campbell. Standard I.—Prudence Kedge. Robin Campbell, Joan Steele. ’ Special Prizes.—Writing (prizes by Mr Jones, Mr Wise, Mr Horn, Mr Pacey, and Mr Cairney); Forms I-H—Joyce Howell. Arthur Heenan Standard IV: Joyce Heenan, Alister Keast. Standard HI: David Peat, Susie Chisholm, Standard II: Jim Campbell, Evelyn Howell. Standard I: Robin Campbell, Kitty Simpson. Sewing (prizes given by Mrs Horn, Mrs Messent, Miss Bessie Beattie, Miss Hill, and Mr L. Mitchell) .—Standard VII: Gwen Howell. Standard V; Florence Keast. Standard IV: Joyce Heenan. P 3: Peggy Low. Standard II: Phyllis Howell. Standard I: Jean Henderson. Gardening (prizes presented by Mr Newman, Miss Bowie, and Mrs Caviney). —Boys; Edward and Arthur Heenan 1, Douglas Innes and Harry White 2, Len Brown and Jack Hall 3. Girls; Florence Keast and Mary Whecldon l,Gwen Howell and Chrissic Rac 2. Betty Steele and Rhoda Guild 3. Most popular pupils (Messrs Duncan and Simpson’s prize): Edward Heenan.

HINDON RAILWAY A most enjoyable afternoon was spent at the Hindon Railway School on Friday, when, in the. absence of the chairman (Mils. Reggett), the secretary (Mr J. G. Campbell) presented the prizes. A short entertainment was then given by the children, the accompaniments being played by Mrs Jopp. Afternoon tea, provided by the ladies, was served, and toys, fruit, and sweets were distributed. • The following is the prize list:— Form IL— Margaret Turnbull 1, Gwendoline Jopp 2. Form I. —Ronald Reggett. Standard IV.—Georvc Hall ], Joyce Fertile 2, Catherine Turnbull 3, Doris lernie 4. Standard ll—Joan Gilchrist. Standard I—Charlie Smith. P.4.—Desmond Smith, Isabel Webb, Novenia Turnbull. P.2.—Natalie Broadley, Audrey Smith. Special Prizes.—Gwendoline Jopp, Margaret Turnbull, Donald Reggett; John Gilchrist, for general good work; George Hall, for diligence; Joyce Fcruie, for improved writing; Natalie Broadley and Desmond Smith, for reading; Isabel Webb, for number. LAWRENCE DISTRICT HIGH Standard VI. —Dux boy: Joe Wilson. Dux girl: Phyllis Vareoe, Erie Robson 3. Progress: Margaret Buebanau and Jack Hogg. Composition, drawing, and neatness: Kathleen Gare. Needlework: Kathleen Gare. Standard V.—Class marks: Beverley King 1, Robin Wool ford 2, Gwenda Christophers 3. Progress: Edie Cochrane and Ada Forbes. Composition; Annie Hogg. Needlework: Jessie Stokes. Standard IV.—Class marks; Cliff Pearsall 1, Joan Luker 2, Godfrey Weston and John M'Farlane (equal) 3. Progress: Colin Moyle and Tom Hogg. Neatness: Peggy Stokes. Needlework: Peggy Stokes. Standard lll.—Class marks: Eileen Goodlet 1, John Christophers 2, Mary Fletcher 3. Progress; Massey Anderson. Writing and needlework: Ada Cochrane. Standard ll.—Class marks: Heather M'lntyre 1, Winnie Holy 2, Marion M'Ewan and Marjory Weston (equal) 3. Neatness: Elsie Ledingham. Progress: Fred Cochrane. Needlework; Marion M'Ewan. Standard I.—Class marks: Valmai Hogg 1, Lex. M‘Vicar 2, Joyce Kane 3. Neatness: Sylvia Sutherland. Needlework: Merle Morris. Progress: Glen Luker and Myrtle Barr. Preparatory 4. —Class marks: Carrie Bryant 1, Annie Cousins 2, Bill Mair 3. Neatness; Jack Hellyer, Heather M'Farlane and Shirley Hely. SECONDARY DEPARTMENT. Seniors.—Class marks; Margaret Martin (dux) 1, Effic M'Kinlay 2, Barbara Gunn 3. Intermediate. —Class marks: Kathleen M'Kinlay (medallist), William Walker 2, Alison Edie 3. Helpfulness: Len. M'Neilly, Commercial course; Gavin M'lntyre, Juniors.—Class marks: George Watson 1. Arthur King 2. Commercial course: Evelyn Simpson. Sports Prizes.—George Lodlio (medal), Herbert Edie, Fiona M'lntyre, Alison Edie, Reba Grigg, Douglas M'Corkindale, and .Gilbert Moug. ROXBURGH P.4—June M'Pherson 1, Pat. Frewen 2. Standard ll.—Daphne Burton 1, Anne Fraser 2, John Gilchrist 3. Sewing: Claire Nicholson. Standard I. —Boys: Hilary Shepherd 1, Bruce Waters 2. Raymond Wilson 3. Girls; Kathleen Dunlay 1, Eileen Woodliouso 2. Clarice Glendimiing 3; sewing, Kathleen Dunlay,

Standard 111. —Nancy Tamblyn 1, Mary MTherson 2, Betty Toms 3. Progress prize; Milton Turnbull. Standard IV.—Arthur Waigth 1, Lorraine Hanlon 2, Quinton Kerr 3. Progress prize: John Turnbull. Sewing prize: Renie Foster. Best-kept chart book and Nature study book: Jack Burton. Singing prize: Bruce Alexander, Joyce Blyth. Writing and drawing prize: Coral Steele. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. Form ll.—Dux of primary department: Jean Bowden (gold medal presented by Dr Gilmour). Class marks: Marion Paterson 1, Audrey Bennetts 2, Mara Hiscock 3, Katherine Craig 4. Sewing: Margaret Paterson. Cooking: Jean Bowden. Woodwork: Russell Waters. Singing; Joan Gilder. Form I.—Class marks; Betty Lister 1, Jack O’Brien 2, Sybil Nicholson 3, Myrtle Wood 4. Knitting: Joyce Bowden and Myrtle Wood (equal). Cooking: Myrtle Wood. Woodwork; Bill MTherson. Form lll.—Grade Riach 1, Jean Gilchrist 2, Kenneth Moir 3. Form IV.—Lily Nicholson 1, Andrew Craig 2, John Walker 3. Form V.—Alice Strachan 1, Percy Shand 2, John Jeffery 3. R.S.A. prize for best essay on the Spirit of Anzac ": John Jeffery. Athenaeum prize: Isabel Bayly. Dux of the school: Alice Williamina Strachan. Sports Medals.—James Gutzewit, Martin Dunlay, Bill MTherson, Ivy Strachan, Lena Broad, Nellie Stevenson. Most points in the secondary events (girls): Betty Uren. MOA CREEK Dux of School,—Theresa R. Patterson. Standard Vl.—Theresa Patterson 1, Stanley A. Wragge 2, Joyce MTntosh 3. Standard V. —Nancy Wragge 1, Dorothy Nevill 2. Standard 111.—Graham Nevill 1, lan MTntosh 2, Samuel Fisher 3, Muriel Tilbury 4. Standard ll.—Jean Nevill 1, Ivy Cooper 2, Ray Patterson 3. Standard I. —Andrew Cooper 1, Enid MTntosh 2. Primers.—Clarice Wragge, Winifred Tilbury, Ronald Cooper, Margaret Nevill, Robert Nevill. Sewing.—Senior, Nancy Wragge; Junior (Mr Bush’s prize), Jean Nevill. Handwork.—lan MTntosh. CLINTON Dux of School. —Edward Robertson. Standard VlJ.—Class prizes: Daisy M'Cartney (reading and algebra), Eunice Buchan (English and geometry), Charles Cockerill (French), Eoin Brown (home work and drawing). Cliff M'Lachau (arithmetic). Standard Vl.—-Edward Robertson 1, Evelyn Madden 2, Doris Peryer 3. Writing; Evelyn Madden. Sewing: Isabel Walker. Attendance: Reginald Foley. Class prizes: Gerty Jury, Doreen Thomson, Isabel Walker, Jessie Burgress, Allan Doak, Herbert Gibson, Eric M'Lachau, William Meggitt, Reginald Foley, John Wilson, Standard V.—Nancy Leggett 1, Isabel Forrest 2, Florence Ballam 3. Writing: Nancy Leggett. Sewing: Isabel Forrest. Handwork: John Ritchie.' Progress: Ella Todd. Attendance: Dorothy Gridgeman, Raymond Thomson. Standard IV.—John Corcoran 1, Margaret M'Arthur 2, Edna Wilson 3. Writing: John Corcoran. Sewing: Mavis Wilson. Handwork: Clifford Smith. Progress:' Jean Robertson. Industry; Dorothy Smith. Attendance: Eva Smith, Edna Wilson, Alfred Stewart. Standard lll.—Victor Leggett 1, Reginald Robertson 2, Leon Silcock 3. Writing: Valerie Corcoran. Sewing: Laura Dowie. Handwork: Lisle Burtensliaw. Industry; Frank Corbett. Attendance: Wesley Harrison. Standard IT. —Kenneth MKenzie and Robert Corbett (equal) I, Raymond Bar-

low 3. Writing: William Walker. Sewing: Betty Steele. Arithmetic: Betty Forrest. English: Wynn Leggett. Standard la.—Jean Brown and Margaret Walker (equal) 1, Mavis iodd 3, Writing; James Madden. Sewing: Margaret Walker. Arithmetic: Betty Copland, Alan Wilson. English: Guthrie Copland. ~, ~ . , Standard lb.—Joyce Glendinnmg 1, Noeline Cairney 2. Claire Fail-brother 3. Progress: Mavis Jury. , , Infants. —Each infant of the Infant Department received a prize at the afternoon break-up ceremony. Sports Prizes.—Eoin Brown, champion medal Hop, Step, and Jump. Margaiet M‘Arthur, champion medal 50 Yards, under 12: Florence Ballam and Margaret M'Keuzie, trophy Three-legged Race. Jean Robertson, trophy Sack Race, William Miller, trophy Obstacle Race. WEST TAIERI Form ll.—Nellie Cameron. Form I.—David Morley I, James Mann 2. Class prizes; Margaret Mann, Ethel Ireland, Joseph Cookson, Alexander Low. Standard IV.—Blanche Cameron 1, Ray Welch 2. , .. T ... Standard lll.—Roland Morley 1, Nellie Gorman 2. Class prizes: Grace Mann, Clifford Marshall. Standard ll—lna Shaw 1, Evelyn M'Diarmid 2. Standard I— Lorna Morley 1, Helen Ireland 2, Dorothy M'Donald 3. p, 4. —Robert M'Donald, Verna Marshall. p.l.—Florence M'Donald. Special Prizes.—Sewing: Ethel Ireland, Nellie Gorman, Helen Ireland. Attendance: Margaret Mann, Ethel Ireland, Helen Ireland, Ina Shaw, Clifford Marshall. Gardening; Roland Morley. Drawing; Hay Welch. Neatest work book; Nellie Cameron. WAIKOUAITI The annual concert and prize-giving of the Waikouaiti School attracted a large audience on Thursday evening, and was a very successful function, the deputy-chair-man of the committee, Mr J. Thomas, presiding. The chairman, in his opening remarks, referred especially to the responsibilities of parents with regard to the dental clinic, for the services of which a small charge had now to be made. The newly-formed school choir was responsible for several enjoyable items, Chrissie Diack accompanying, and Birtles Kerr conducting the singers. Prior to the closing of the school a very interesting display of handwork by the pupils was given. Specimens including woodwork, sewing, calendars. Christmas gifts, and many fancy articles. The following is the prize list: Form II. —Dux: Birtles Kerr. Leslie Painter 2, Alison Ferguson 3. History: Frank Caldwell (Mrs A. Heckler’s special). Geography: Maurice Aitcheson. Writing; Stanley White. Drawing: Thelma Dempster. Agriculture; Douglas Bunting. Sewing: Thelma Dempster. Home exercises: Birtles Kerr. Religious instruction: Birtles Kerr. Progress: Raymond Alcock.

Form I.—Patricia de Lautour 1, Chrissie Diack 2, Lindsay Malloch 3. History: Patricia de Lautour (Mrs A. Heckler’s special). Geography: Garthoweu Griffiths. Writing: Charles Davies. Drawing: Nancy MacDougall. Sewing: Patricia de Lautour. Home exercises: Patricia de Lautour. Religious instructor!: Patricia de Lautour. Progress: Standard IV.'—Donaldson Miller 1, Rose Macveau 2, Joy de Lautour 3. History: Ambrose O’Hailoran. Geography: Graham Jones, Writing: Stanley Gilchrist. Drawing: Florence Dunn. Sewing: Joy de Lautour. Home exercises: Joyce Welsh, Religious instruction: Donaldson Miller and Tui Tennant. History of Waikouaiti: Donaldson Miller (Miss Inder s special prize). Standard lll.—Betty Malloch 1. Agnes Gilchrist 2. Dorothy Hallum 3. History: Douglas Shand. Geography: Gordon Fisher. Writing: Roderick MaeKerjzie. Drawing: Agnes Baxter. Sewing; Hazel Painter. , ~ Standard II. —Mary Templeton 1, Maurice Toorney 2, Wilfred Kerr 3. Drawing; Peter de Lautour. Writing: John Palmer. Religious instruction: Mary Templeton and Wilfred Kerr. Sewing: Annie Shand. Standard I. —James Thomas I, Linda Toorney 2, Alwyn Hallum 3. Drawing: Steven Bray. Writing: Isabel Hely. Sewing: Isabel Hely. HYDE P Classes—Sylvia Arthur, figures; Terence Coster, spelling; Winifred Dowling, reading. Standard I.—Alphonsus felines, class prize; Janies Goble, drawing. Standard II. —William Coster, class prize; Margaret Markham, recitation and reading. , , Standard lll.—John Sim.cs, class prize; James Coster, arithmetic; Joyce M'Gill, composition; Mary Dowling, gr Standard IV—Patrick Dowling, class prize; Moira Markham, reading. Standard V.—Daphne Bruhns, class prize; Laura Dowling, grammar. Standard VI. —Roderick Coster, class prize ami proficiency. , , Standard VII. —Mary M Auley, class prize. Special prize and dux: Roderick Coster. WALTON Form ll.—Dux of school: Dennis Sharp (Martin Memorial Medal), J. Kelly 2, Agnes Barclay 3. Form I.—Reginald Guthrie 1, Elizabeth Hethcrington 2, James Moore 3. Standard IV. —Laura M’Lauchlan 1, Jack Kennedy 2, Shaw MTRvan 3. Standard lll.—Gordon M'Luuchlan and llae Shearer 1 (equal), Jean Patrick 3. Standard II. —Pauline Howell 1, William Kelly 2. Dorothy Carr 3. Standard I.—Joan Townrow 1, Alma Anderson 2, Robert Burt 3. P. 4-. —Annie Dickson I, Pearl Roberts 2, Brenda Anderson 3.