BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL

Southland Times, Issue 24000, 15 December 1939, Page 23

BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL

Prize-List For 1939 ACADEMIC AND SPORTS AWARDS Following is the prize-list of the Southland Boys’ High School: FORM HIC.—R. V. Rees, first history, first French; A. L. Fraser, first English, first science; A. G. Bain, first mathematics; aggregate prize, R. V. Rees. FORM lIIB.—S. R. Pittaway, first English, first French; A. I. McKay, fyst geography; J. D. Richmond, mathematics; A. L. Keown, first science; W. M. Helm, first history, aggregate prize, S. R. Pittaway FORM lIIA.—E. W. Poole, first French, first history, first Latin, first science; M. N. Menzies, first mathematics; O. J. Lewis, first English; A. U. McCurdy, second French, 2nd history, 2nd Latin; G. K. Speirs, first junior drawing; aggregate prize, E. W. Poole.

FORM IVC.—A. M. McCrostie, first equal French; G. A. Olivet, first history; S. I. Watson, first equal French; H. J. Cowie, first English; J Robertson, first mathematics; J. S. Lee, first science; aggregate prize, A. M. McCrostie.

FORM IVB.—B. S, Patrick, first French, first science, first mathematics; W. J. Morton, first English; M. V. Woodsford, first history; aggregate prize, B. S. Patrick. FORM IVB.—B. J. Dalton, first history, first English, first French, first equal science; E. A. Howden, fi r ®f equal science; A. J. McKellar, first mathematics; C. R. Robertson, first Latin; D. D. Crombie, first intermediate drawing; aggregate prize, B'. J. Dalton. . r, FORM VB.—J. S. Young, first English, first history, first French, first mathematics, first science; W. R. Bennington, second science, second mathematics; aggregate prize, J. S. Young. FORM VA.—C. G. Anderson, first English, first mathematics, second Latin, second French; V. C. Burman, first Latin, first French; W. J. McCall, first science; F. N. Seiwood, first history; aggregate prize, C. G. AnderFORM V.R.—F. W. Mark, first history, first science; D. W. Gilmour, first French; J. A. Weavers, first English; E. M. Bradshaw, first mathematics, first senior drawing; aggregate prize, F. W. Mark and E. O. Stewart (equal). FORM VU.—R. D. Robb, first French, first science, first mathematics; R. O. Hewton, first English, first Latin; J. W. Berry, first history, first geography; aggregate prize, R. D. Robb. FORM VI.—E. R. Hill, first Latin, first French, first English; D. G. Coster, first chemistry, first electricity and magnetism, first heat and light, first mathematics; K. J. Gray, first equal geography; M. Jenkin, first equal geography; A. E. Turner, first history; A. E. Turner, special prize for history and English (Dr C. G. Andersons prize).

ACCOUNTANCY AND COMMERCIAL FORM lII.—S. R. Pittaway, first book keeping and principles of commerce. FORM IV.—F. N. Seiwood, first book keeping and principles of commerce. , FORM V.—G. Hemmingeen, first book keeping and principles of commorcc. FORM VI.—J. C. Webb, first mercantile law, first company law; K. Fallow, first book keeping.

WOODWORK FORM lIIC.—w. T. Gudgeon. FORM lIIB.—A. M. Campbell. FORM lIIA.—J. J. Beck. FORM IVC.—H. D. Mac Gibbon. FORM IVB.—D. W. Jenkins. FORM IVA.—H. G. Hitch. BEST FOR YEAR.—D. W. Jenkins. SPORTS PRIZES SWIMMING.—Junior Championship Cup.—H. J. Parkinson. Senior Championship Cup.—L. V. Blaikie. LIFE-SAVING AWARDS.—Bronze Medallion and Intermediate Certificate, B. Morgan, E. Lewis, P. J. Ritchie, T. D. Lees, R. L. Colley; intermediate certificate, J. W. Berry, J. S. Lee; bar to bronze medallion, W. J. Bath; secondclass instructor, A. P. Poole; first-class instructor, N. Jenkin. ATHLETICS. —Junior Championship Challenge Cup, M. R. Robb; Mr C. E. .Borne’s Cup (intermediate championship), N. G. Prentice; Len Hanan Memorial and Sports Trust Miniature (senior championship), L. V. Blaikie; Todd medal (most points in sprint handicaps), C. C. McLeish; Bews Cup (most points in middle and long distance handicaps), L. V. Blaikie; St. Paul’s Harrier and Athletic Club Cup (most points in field events), W. A. Thomson; Sutherland Cup (half-mile senior championship), L. V. Blaikie; Invercargill Amateur Athletic Club Cup (round-the-park race), senior, L. V. Blaikie 1, D. N. Leckie 2; junior, H. N. Raines 1, B. S. Patrick 2.

RECORDS.—lntermediate high jumpi championship, I. B. Watson; intermediate 440 yards championship, N. J. Prentice. INTER-FORM THREE-MILE

SHIELD.—Form VI. CHRISTOPHERS MEMORIAL SHIELD (relay race, Old Boys v. School).—Old Boys (W. Atley, G. M. Webb, G. Henderson, I. McCurdy). TENNIS.—Senior secondary singles championship.— L. V. Blaikie; intermediate ladder champion, P. D. Skelt; junior ladder champion, C. W. Snow; secondary schools’ senior competition, School C team (captain, J. S. Fleming). GYMNASTICS. —Junior championship (Mr Page’s cup), H. M. Raines; intermediate championship (Mr P. H. Nicholson’s cup), H. G, Hitch; senior championship (Mr W. R. Mabson’s cup), A. H. Drain. BOXING.—SchooI Championship Cup (Old Boys’ award), C. N. McKenzie; most scientific boxer (Frost Cup), A. Drain; Form Boxing Cup (Dallas Cup), VA. BADMINTON.—SchooI singles championship cup (Mr and Mrs Skelt’s Cup).—P. D. Skelt. FORM COMPETITION.—VI Form. CADET PRIZES Junior Shooting Championship Cup, C. W. Snow; Senior Shooting Championship Shield.—H. C. B. Rowley; Best Cadet Cup, Sergeant L. V. Blaikie; Platoon Championship Cup, No. 6 Platoon B Company (Sergeant R. 0. Hewton); section championship, No. 4 Section, B Company (Corporal W. D. Hunter); Ritchie Shield (form shooting championship), VI Form (Captain V. C. Officer); most improved bugler (first year) (Mr J. L. Napier’s prize), P. B. Anderson; most improved drummer (first year) (Mr J. L. Napier’s prize), F. L. Woodward; Victory Shield (champion shooting team of 10 for South Island schools), Southland Boys’ High School (H. C. B. Rowley, captain); William Robert Friar memorial prize (best

all-round cadet n.c.o. in South Island), D. G. Coster. SPECIAL AWARDS Athenaeum Committee Free Tickets.—A. U. McCurdy and M. N. Menzies. t’ Old Boys’ (third decade) Cup for best all-round third-year boy.—W. A. Thomson. Deschler Cup (for greatest physical and scholastic improvement), V. G. Prentice. 1 T. D. Pearce memorial prizes for public speaking.—Senior (award of Old Boys’ Association, Dunedin branch): L. V. Blaikie 1, A. E. Turner 2; junior (Professor John Collie’s prize), A. U. McCurdy 1, C. J. Broad 2. SINGING.—First (Old Boys’ Association prize), unbroken, N. G. Leckie; broken, J. L. Thompson; second (Mr Kennedy Black’s prize), unbroken, G. C. White; broken, E. R. Hill; third (Mr Ritchie Fraser’s prize), unbroken, W. D. Sim; broken, T. O. Brandford. Proxime Accessit (Mrs C. F. Watts’s prize).—D. G. Coster. Dux of School.—Eric Richard HilL