CEREMONY AT GORE

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

CEREMONY AT GORE

High School Prizes

Presented

LARGE ATTENDANCE OF PARENTS

A big crowd of parents and friends attended the annual break-up ceremony of the Gore High School which was held in St. Andrew’s hall, Devon street, yesterday afternoon. The chairman ot the High School Board of Governors (Mr E. C. Smith) presided and associated with him was the Mayor of Invercargill (Mr J. R. Hanan), who was the speaker for the afternoon. Mr Smith extended a welcome to all present and said that a number of changes had taken place at the school during the year. It had advanced a grade and it was encouraging to find that the attendance had increased. The number of boarders at the hostel had also been well maintained. The school could be congratulated on having had a very successful year. After he had presented the sports prizes to the successful pupils, Mr Hanan gave a very interesting and educative address on . his travels through Europe. Referring to Finland Mr Hanan said that although it was thought that the Russians would make short, work of the Finns he would say that the Finns were a very hardy race with an intense love for their country and a hatred of communism. . The present winter conditions in their country favoured the Finns and if they could hold on for a time the Russians might tire. Mr Hanan told of. his experiences in Germany and Russia and he ..was followed with interest by the pupils.

The Parents’ Association prize was presented by Mr W. F. Reynolds, chairman of the association, and Mrs J. R. Hanan presented the class prizes to the successful pupils. The prize-list was: 6A.—Dux of school, Betty Kerse; prox. access, Mary Fyfe. . . 6B.—Molly Mclntyre 1, R. Mcßride 2. SA.—G. Barton 1, C. Mac Gibbon 2, Betty Wilson 3. Classwork: Frances Hurst. Girls’ science: Margaret McIntyre. _ . SB._K. White 1, P. Roy 2, Shirley Fowler and June Eastwood equal 3. Progress: Elsie Nicholl. sC.—Commercial dux, Jocelyn Perry; Avis McKitterick 2, Shirley Sandes 3. Progress: Elsie McQueen. . 4A8.—8. Thompson 1, D. Scobie 2, W. Reynolds 3. Progress: Margaret Stiven, A. Nicholl, J. Harraway. 4C—Catherine Mclntosh 1, Doreen Grant 2, Joyce McDougall 3. Progress: Margaret Roy. _ ' 4H.—Dora Reynolds 1, Marie Davidson 2. 3A.—E. Robertson and Fay McPhee equal 1, S. Ballantyne 3. Progress: Gracie Casson, Norma Rix. 3B.—Vera Elder 1, Marea Cowan 2, R. Styles and Lorraine Kirkpatrick equal 3. Progress: Mallory Boyd. 3C.—Daphne Sim 1, Evelyn Clearwater 2, Joyce Wilson 3. Progress: Joyce Stewart. 3H.—Joyce Johnston 1, Jean Mill 2. Progress: Annie McLachlan. 3T.—J. Burns 1, N. France 2, J. Frago 3. -. Progress: T. Smith. SPECIAL PRIZES Sewing.—3C, Daphne Sim; 4AB, Joan Smith (both prizes donated by Mr T. L. Morris). Dressmaking.—3rd Form, Joyce Johnston; -4th Form, Marie Davidson; sth Form, Elsie Nicholl (all donated by Dr J. E. Rogers). Excellence in English.—K. Reynolds (donated by Mr C. M. Wilson). Clark Shield.—Elsie Nicholl. Nutrition.—3rd Form, Joyce Johnston; 4th and sth Forms, Dora Reynolds. Housecraft.—Senior: Elsie Nicholl. Special Essay Prize (donated by St. James Theatre). —Edna Grant. Special Progress in Home Course.— Senior, Margaret Hodge; junior, Daphne Williams. Woodwork.—3T, W. Soper (prize donated by Mr R. Roy). Metalwork.—3T, A. Heslip (Mr R. Roy). Woolclassing.—Senior: A. Coster (Mr Hugh Smith); junior, N. France (Mr Hugh Smith). Margaret Wilson Memorial Prize for Mathematics. —R. Mcßride. Best N.C.O.—R. Mcßride (Mr A. C. Steel’s cup). Physical Drill.—Boys, N. Campbell

(Mr A. C. Steel’s cup). Drill and Deportment.—Girls, Honor Smith (Mrs A. S. Atkins).” Excellence in Office Work (rector’s special).—Eula Stevens. Excellence in Speech and General Deportment (Mrs E. H. W. Rowntree). —Hazel Teschner. Ex-pupils’ Scholars.—Betty McDougall and J. Currie. Dramatic Art.—Betty Wilson. Parents’ Association Prize.—Corale Cameron. Chamber of Commerce Prize for Spelling.—Elsie McQueen 1, Avis McKitterick 2. Head Prefects, —Betty McDougall and J. Currie. SPORTS PRIZES Boys.—Senior champion (Gore Citizens’ Shield): D. White. Junior champion (E. R. Bowler Cup): R. Poskitt. Girls.—Senior champion: C. Cameron. Junior champion: D. Hurley. Peter Anderson Cup.—T. McKelvie. Most Points in Senior Events.—H. Dillon. 1911 Cup.—R. Poskitt. Cross-country running.—K. White. Cross-country Championship (Fleming Cup).—J. Currie. B. Pearce Cup.—R. Orr. . Tennis.—Senior girls: B. Wilson. Junior girls: Gracie Casson. Hockey (Wylie Cup).—S. McMath. Bat for Scoring Century (Fleming and Company’s special).—R. Orr. Cricket.—General excellence (Mr W. D. Shelton). —K. White. HIGHER LEAVING CERTIFICATES 1939 Betty Kerse, Molly Mclntyre, Frances Nichol, Eula Stevens, Margaret Terry, Hazel Teschner, R. Barnett, J. Currie, R. Dickie, M. Macartney, R. Mcßride,' K. Reynolds, R. Wards, D. White. CONCERT BY PUPILS The annual concert of the Gore High School was held in the Princess Theatre, when there was a big attendance. The programme was a wellbalanced one, and each item received warm applause. The solo items showed that the school had some very pleasing singers, and N. Campbell gave a splendid performance in “Hail Caledonia,” while Miss Bessie Hobbs also sang well. Two short plays were given, one by the boys and one by the girls. Both were excellent, especially “Shivering Shocks,” which was performed by the boys. The hardest parts were acted by E. Robertson and R. Inder, who both gave splendid performances. During the interval the rector thanked those who had assisted the school during the year and also the public for its support that evening. The programme was as follows;— “Forty Years On,” “God Defend New Zealand,” “Onward Christian Soldiers,” “Up From Somerset,” “Anvil Chorus,” combined choir; mouth organ , band; solo, “Hail Caledonia,” N. Campbell; solo dance, J. Cunningham; girls’ duet, B. Hobbs and N. Cromie; girls’ play, “Spinsters of Lush” (Miss Charlotte S. Fowler; Miss Laetitia, H. Smith; Miss Alicia, M. Terry; Miss Rosie, D. Reynolds; Phoebe, D. Grant; Miss Lucy Pemberton, J. Smith); solo, B. Hobbs; gymnastic display, boys; “Off to the Rio Grande,” “March of the Cameron Men,” “Rolling Down to Rio,” “Gentlemen The King,” combined choir; tumbling, senior boys; wand drill, girls; “Dream Minuet,” -“Turn Ye To Me,” “In Springtime," girls’ choir; boys’ play, “Shivering Shocks,” (Captain Dallas, V.C., D. 5.0., R. Mcßride, Kish, his servant, M. Trusler, Glanville Hughes, B‘Sc., an inventor, E. Robertson; Dairson and the shepherd, crooks, S. Ballantyne and G. Barton, Inspector James Pollock, alias “Rowley,” R. Inder). EAST GORE SCHOOL A decision to prohibit the playing of tennis on the school courts oh Sunday was made at a meeting of the East Gore School Committee. Those present were Messrs C, J. Burrows, S. W. Smith, H. D. Stewart, D. McDougall, jun. (secretary) and the head master, Mr J. H. Park. The head master’s report stated that the average roll number for the month of November was 157, the average , attendance. 153 and the percentage of attendance 97. The present roll numbered 158. The dux of the school for 1939 was Lorraine McDonald and the leading boy Keith Jacobs.