NIGHTCAPS

Southland Times, Issue 23390, 23 December 1937, Page 9

NIGHTCAPS

There was a big attendance of parents at the break-up ceremony of the Nightcaps District High School. The head master (Mr O. V. Berry) said the abolition of the proficiency examination had allowed teachers to develop individuality in pupils and less time was spent on formal subjects, allowing more time for arts and crafts and club work.

Mr W. Excell, chairman of the School Committee, and a member of the Southland Education Board, addressed the parents and pupils. It was pleasing to see so many parents present, said Mr Excell, and this interest was most gratifying to school committees and education boards. Nightcaps was becoming quite an educational centre. The new high school would be ready for the new year, and additional facilities in a manual training centre, a dental clinic and a new infant room would, in all probability, be provided in the near future. Miss V. McKenzie and Messrs A. N. Murray and J. A. McPherson, who have been transferred, were given presentations from the committee, teachers and pupils. The following prizes were presented: Cup, presented by Mr Ducan, with medal for the pupil in the secondary department showing most all-round progress.—Walter McCoy, Form 4. Dux of primary school.—Linda McDowell. Runner-up: Jean Johnstone. Committee’s prize for most marks gained in Standards 4, 5 and 6, excluding dux and runner-up.—Boys: Stuart Sinclair. Girls: Valerie Berry. Mr and Mrs Excell’s special prizes.— Primer 5: Wilma Rushton. Standard 1: Etta McGregor and Joy Hutton. Standard 2: Bertha Duncan. 'Standard 3: Enid Magee.

Writing, Form I.—Margaret Excell and Joyce McDonald. Sewing, Form I.—Mavis Allen.

Handwork, Form 2.—Frank Bee. In the infant department preparations were made for the break-up ceremony and Christmas holidays. Father Christmas was present and distributed prizes to the following:— Girls.—Daphne Lee, Teresa Magee, Audrey Moseby, Edna McKenzie, Irma McKenzie, Wilma Rushton, Evelyn Sneddon, Betty Stroud, Laurie Wood, Agnes Cunningham, Stella Duncan, Betty Guise, Rona Magee, Vera Morris, Ngaire Thomson, Kathleen Crammond, Joyce Cunningham, Megan Griffiths, Shirley Moseby, Thelma Stroud, Joyce Strudwick, Junet McCorkindale, Lorraine Black, Mona Crammond, Merna Duncan, Joan Johnstone, Joyce Kemp, Raka Trainor, Marjorie Callow, Gladys Gill, Elaine Pope, Laura Cunningham, Glynnis Lloyd, Pamela Wood, Hilary Murray and Yvonne Malcolm.

Boys.—Albert Munro, Foster Mason, Andrew Trainor, Brian Sinclair, Mat Dixon, Lex Mcßae, Edward Pope, Ana Cunningham, R. Gill, Russell Malcolm, James Anderson, Duncan McGregor, Richard Robinson, Mauria Lee, Norman Lee, Kenneth McLellan, Conrad Lloyd, Allen Gibb, Alex McConnachie, Charles Trainor, Frank Trainor, Maxwell Sneddon, Lauris Trainor, James Ricaleton, Bruce McCorkindale, William Hatton, Ross McCoy. Following are the results of the sports programme:— Primer I.—Girls: Hilary Murray 1, Yvonne Malcolm 2, Elizabeth McGregor 3. Primer 2.—Frank Trainor 1, Laura Cunningham 2. Primer 3.—Charles Trainor 1, Norman Lee 2.

Primer 4.—Boys: Ross McCoy 1, R. Gill 2.

Primer 4.—Boys: Russell Malcolm 1, Dick Robinson 2. Girls: Ruth Crammond 1, Joyce Cunningham 2, Joyce Strudwick 3.

Primer s.—June McCorkindale 1, Agnes Cunningham 2. Standard 1. —Boys: Foster Mason 1, Allan McKenzie 2. Girls: First heat: Edna McKenzie 1, Betty Stroud 2. Second heat: Margaret King 1, Audrey Moseby 2. Third heat: Rayma Mcßae. 1, Phyllis Oliff 2. Fourth heat: Joy Hutton 1, Eileen Foster 2. Standard 2.—Girls: Rita Strudwick 1, Stella Joseph 2. Boys: First heat: Grant 1, R. McCorkindale 2.

Second heat: B. Griffiths 1, R- Stroud 2. , Standard 3.—Girls: Daphne Joseph 1, Carley Foster 2. Boys: R. McCorkindale 1, lan Guise 2. Standard 3.—Boys: Arthur Tinker 1, Norman Allen 2. , , Standard 4.—Girls: Hannah Ricaiton 1, Dorothy Mason 2. Boys: Tudor Bokser 1, S, McCorkindale 2. Form I.—Boys: J. Grant 1, Roger Berry 2. Girls: Elaine Tinker 1, Valmae Lowe 2. Form 2.—Boys: S. Sinclair 1, Herbert Morris 2. Secondary School.—Boys: W. McCoy 1, E. Moseby 2. Girls: Nancy Edmond 1, Margaret Bonisch 2. Three-legged race.—Junior: First race, Roger Berry and A. Tinker 1, Allen McKenzie and J. Johnstone 2. Second race: R. Stroud and J. Johnstone 1, R. Bokser and A. McKenzie 2. Senior: M. Currie and W. Grant 1, T. Bee and H. Morris 2. Obstacle race.—Girls: D. Joseph and V. Lowe 1, Dorothy and Doreen Tinker 2. Boys: Arthur Tinker and Ken Bamsfield 1. Secondary school: W. McCoy and M. Currie 1. 440 Yards race.—Foster Mason 1, B. Griffiths 2.