GORE PUBLIC SCHOOL

Southland Times, Issue 19429, 18 December 1924, Page 7

GORE PUBLIC SCHOOL

PRIZE-LIST ISSUED. GEORGE WORSFOLD DUX. The following is the Gore Public School prize-list:— STANDARD VI. Merit Prizes: Dux of school (gold medal presented by Mr A. Speden)—George Worsfold 1, Leonard Shave 2, Rita Hill 3. General Proficiency—Aileen Allison, Douglas Flint, Isabel Graham, Joyce Harvey, Ivan Baldwin, Edwin Mitchell, George Perks and Eric Hunter. Special Prizes—Agriculture (Mr E. Bowmar’s prize), Stanley Byron; plain sewing (Mrs Jas. Donald’s prize), Annie Hill; fancy sewing (Mrs Morris’s prize), Isabel Graham; fancy sewing (Miss Steel’s prize), Ivy Wilkinson; drawing (Mr T. A. Fleming’s prize), Andrew Crawford; arithmetic (Mr J. Hunter’s prize), George Worsfold) ; essay (Mr A. S. Fleming’s prize), Stuart Greenfield; essay (Mr A. S. Fleming’s prize), Joyce Harvey; essay (Mr H. B. Fleming’s prize), Mary Sullivan; mapping, Ronald Thomson; Youngest pupil gaining Proficiency (Mr D. A. Dunn’s prize), Dora Moore; best pupil in sporting activities (Mr C. Wilson’s prize), James Fleming. Attendance Certificates—John Matthews, Lyall Beaton, Edwin Mitchell, William White, George Worsfold, Leonard Shave, Ronald Thomson, Frances Dunlop, Clifford Lakeman, Stuart Greenfield, Stanley Byron, Isabel Graham, Audrey Tutty and Elsa Muir. STANDARD V. Class—John Ramsay 1, John Drysdale and James Worsfold (equal) 2. General Proficiency—James Mitchell, Alan Speden, Thomas Sherborne, Ronald Morrison, Herbert Tutty, Alexander Mackie, Marie Michelson and Elsie Smith. Specials—Neatness (Rev. Mr Mcllroy’s prize), Mary Rogers; neatness (Mr Park’s prize), Alex. Grant; essay (Rev. Mr Mcllroy’s prize), Margaret Martin; essay (Dr Rogers’ prize), Hugh Miller; helpfulness (Mr J. Donald’s prize), David Garrick; progress (Miss Steel’s prize), Daisy Stuckey; diligence (Miss Flynn’s prize), Hallam Smith; essay (Mr H. B. Fleming’s prize), Freda Wilkinson; agriculture (Mr E. Bowmar’s prize), Douglas McGill; plain sewing (Mrs Morris’s prize), Freda Wilkinson; fancy sewing, May Cameron; mapping (Mr Park’s prize), Marie Michelson. Atendance Certificates—Roy Hampton, John Cochrane, Raymond Briggs, John Drysdale, James Worsfold, Sidney Cutriss, Alan Speden, Leslie Cutriss, Herbert Tutty, David Adamson, Harold Fraser, Charles Tonkinson, John Davidson, John Ramsay, Hallam Smith, Elspeth Hamilton, Mary Rogers, Jean Finlayson, Eleanor Murray, Elsie Collett, Marie Michelson, Margaret Martin and May Cameron. STANDARD IV. Prize (donated by Miss Wilson), Nancy Preece 1, prize (donated by Miss Wilson), Mackie Ferguson 2, John Sullivan 3. General Proficiency—Helen Fleming, William McAra, Mary Allison, Archie Earl, Ivy Cullen, Keith Hunter, Raymond Baldwin and Janies Speden. Specials—Essay and arithmetic (donated by Mr Matthews), John Sullivan; improvements (donated by Dr Rogers), Robert Drysdale; sewing (donated by Mrs Cunningham), Margaret Smith; handiwork (donated by Mr Cruickshank), Leonard Speden; neatness, Rae Brand; helpfulness, Cathie Davies. Attendance Certificates—Eileen Brady, William Carter, Tui Davidson, Catherine Davies. Mackie Ferguson, Robert Drysdale, Helen Fleming, Eileen France, Henry Gerken, Leonard Gerken, Findlay Jenkins, Norman Kingdom, Janet McLeish, Hilda Mclntosh, Isa Morton, Edna Moyle, Jack McKenzie, Robert Ramsay, Leonard Speden, Leonard Stevenson, John Sullivan, Margaret Smith, Keith Hunter, Nancy Preece, Mary Allison, Ivan Stewart. STANDARD 111. Class Prizes—Dawn Smith 1. Thomas MacKenzie 2, Charlotte Williamson and Leonard Smith (equal) 3. Progress Prizes—Clifford Crawford, Alan Browning, lan Carnie, Pearl Shave, Jessie Jackson, Betty McAra, David Simpson and Ailsa Sherbourne. Special Prizes—Sewing (Mr Fisher), Alison Prictor; general efficiency and neatness (Mr Hyde), Ailsa Sherbourne; geography and history (Mr Noble), Ira Charles; nature study (Miss Flynn), Alan Martin; writing (Mr Cruickshank), Floris Greenfield; recitation and reading (Mr Kitto), Heather Robertson; drawing (Mr Kitto), Walter Prictor; handiwork (Mr Kitto), Willie McGill. Attendance Certificates—Annie Cullen, Edith Earl, Joan Finch, Floris Greenfield, Pearl Shave, Molly Staples, Alison Prictor, Isla Finlayson, Ailsa Sherbourne, Jessie Jackson, Betty McAra, ELsie Smith, George Sleeman, Tom Bishop, Haere Parata, Ira Charles, Norman McCreath, Leon Eccersall, Walter Prictor and Edward Carnie. STANDARD 11. First prize: James Hunter and Kathleen Mitchell (equal) 1; Jessie McKinlay 3. Specials—Drawing (Mr E. C. Smith’s prize), Raymond Anderson; nature study (Mrs G. Finlayson’s prize), Ethel Smith; general knowledge (Mr Fisher’s prize), Roger Bacon; sports (Mr C. W. Wilson’s prize), Byron Stuckey; spelling (Miss M. K. Elliott’s prize), Edna Murdoch; writing, Violet Isitt; arithmetic, Allan Cannon; helpfulness, Alister McNaughton. General Excellence—Agnes Wylie, Audrey Parker, Dorothy Bishop, Clutha McKenzie, Walter Ramsay, Keith Martin, Howard Hammond. Attendance Certificates—Edna Murdoch, Winnie Hamilton, Kathleen Mitchell, Jean Tinnock, Ethel Smith, Joy Dunlop, Robert Speden, Raymond Anderson, Garnet McNaughton, Keith Martin, Walter Ramsay, Kenneth Cochrane, Dorothy Bishop and Jean Murray. STANDARD I. Class Prizes—Rose Baldwin 1, Lois Dolamore 2, Ralph Smith 3. General Proficiency—Robert Proctor, Leonard Wilson, John Jenkins, Adam Campbell, Dulcie Ayson, Joan Parker, Elsie Kirk, Georgina Abernethy and Marv Thomas. Specials—Progress (Dr Rogers’ prize), Ngaire Hughes; progress (Mr Thompson’s prize), Alex. Barclay; writing (Mr Cruickshank’s prize), Verna Yates; writing (Mr Cruickshank’s prize), Donald Williamson > spelling (Miss Todd’s prize), Joseph Cunningham; helpfulness, Irene Allison. Attendance—Verna Yates, Ngaire Hughes, Georgina Abernethy, Lena Sullivan, Irene Allison, Donald Williamson, George Davidson, Tane Parata, Henry Mclntosh and John Jenkins. P4-—First prize (donated by Miss Morris), Roland Rogers; second prize (donated by Miss Ayson), Florence Carnie. Progress prizes—Lester Briggs, Lucille Eccersall, Roderick Finlayson, Isabel Baldwin and Sadie Drysdale. Attendance Certificates— Gordon Prictor, Roland Smith and Frederick Holland. P3—First prize (donated by Miss Morris), Findlay McArthur, second prize (donated by Miss Logan), Winnie Gerken. Progress —Rona Ayson (donated by Miss Logan), Edith King, Verella Witeon, Marjorie Allan, Cuthbert Tutty. Special—Recitation (donated by Mrs Morris), Bruce Cullen. Attendance Certificate—Bruce Cullen. P2—Bruce Henderson 1, Maisie Brownlie 2. Specials—Diligence, Hazel McDowell (donated by Miss Blaikie), Lily Barclay (donated by Miss Blaikie), Evelyn Stephenson (donated by Miss Speden), James Sullivan, Lex Turnbull, Rose Parker (donated by Mrs A. Speden). Attendance—Bertie Yates, Evelyn Stevenson and Douglas Ramsay. Pl—John Brown 1, Muriel Dunn 2. Specials—Diligence, Norma Wilson (donated by Miss Speden). Every pupil in the P classes will be presented with a book.