SCHOOL YEAR ENDS

Southland Times, Issue 24001, 16 December 1939, Page 19

SCHOOL YEAR ENDS

(Continued from Page 14) GOKE SCHOOL The honours list for the Gore Public School, which closes on Tuesday, is as follows: Form II: Dux, Nancy Wilson, Douglas .Callander (Grenfell Memorial Prize) 2, Marylyn Mac Gibbon 3, Tui Baldwin 4, Lyall Wilson 5, Valerie Hood 6. Margaret Coventry 7, Thelma McIntyre 8, Form la: Dorothy Ballantyne and Graham Taylor 1 (equal), Brian Scobie 3, Margaret Macdonald 4, Gwen Robertson 5, Ross Allison 6. Form lb: Lesley Fowler 1, Vincent Hall 2, Russell Pepper 3, Gladys Laird 4, Derek Gentle and Alan Melvin 5 (equal). Std. 4a: Iris Irvine 1, Jessie Watters 2, Allan Nicholson 3, Mary Peirson and Alex Barton 4 (equal), Lorna Chatterton and Eoin Sadlier 6 (equal). Std. 4b: Bethel Burrow 1, Stanley Adams 2, Lyall Robertson 3, Francis Hoffman 4, Neroli Stokes 5, Jean Smith 6, Connie Hall and Alan Henry 7 (equal). „ Std. 3a: Denise Shelton 1, Phyllis Dickison 2, Patricia Edwards 3, Catherine Baldwin 4, Sylvia Mitchell 5, Josephine O’Kane 6, Donald Walker 7. Std. 3b: Desma Hodgson 1, Gordon Grant 2, David Williams 3, Howard Garrick 4, Valmah Wilson 5, Ethel Gerken, 6, Garry Mackay 7, Brian Logan 8, Allan Hill 9. , Std. 2a: Elsie McCord 1, John Knox 2, Eris Watson 3, Leslie Gee 4, Raymond Thompson 5, John Thomson 6, Pearl Youngman 7, lan Hamilton* 8, Joyce Timpany 9, Loma Russell 10. Std. 2b: William Smith 1, Pearl Mackie 2, Stanley Deans 3, June Robertson 4, Margaret Marshall and Ngaire King 5 (equal). Std. la: Mildred Mackay 1, Judith Allan 2, Patricia Anderson 3, Nathaniel O’Brien 4, Rae George 5. Std. lb: Trevor Todd 1, Mervyn Butler 2, Marie Youngman 3, Bonnie Paterson 4, Alexander Stevens and Elizabeth Inder 5 (equal), Hazel Harrison 7, Hazel'Hewlett and Joan Hornby 8 (equal), Russell Hull 10. P 4: David Price 1, Lindsay Sim 2, William Wilson 3, Alice Rae 4, Robin Whitla 5, Alister Timpany 6. P 3: Dorothy Robertson 1, Logan Russell 2, Lynette Mackay 3, Lyndsey Broome 4, lan McGregor 5, lan Clifford

6 P2a: Ewen Ritchie 1, Linley Archer 2, Sylvia Butler 3, Daphne Wright 4, Ngaire Lavery 5. P2b: David Kent 1, Marie Barron 2, Jocelyn Forbes 3, Mervyn Morris 4, Beverley Downes 5. Pl: Joy Sutherland 1, Brian Larsen 2, Russell Hamilton 3, Pamela Thomson 4.

ARCHERFIELD The end of the year ceremony and exhibition of work was held at Archerfield, Dunedin, last week, the function taking place in the school grounds. The many parents and friends who were present took full advantage of the opportunity to see over the school. The co-head prefect, Nancy Just, was in the chair. The school report dealing with tile activities of the year was presented by Mavine Ross (co-head prefect), and Ngaire Skinner spoke of some of the experience gained. The results of the house competition were: Conduct, Nisbet; punctuality, Elgin; work, Burris; sport, Elgin; uniform, Elgin, House Cup, Elgin. After this ceremony the visitors were free to inspect the various exhibitions of work and attend the programme of plays and the mannequin parade. In one room were displayed all the school books and projects. The large number of travel and country books showed the keen interest taken in the people of other countries. Three of these projects were particularly good—a world map illustrating current affairs compiled and kept up to date by Form IV, a history frieze of the life, buildings, people and foreign interests from the eleventh to thirteen centuries, and two maps of the Empire in diagram form. There was a large display of handwork and fine arts of all kinds, including weaving, basketwork, modelling leatherwork, linocuts and pottery. The poster work and drawing snowed considerable talent and originality. The exhibition of hobbies was interesting, outstanding among the exhibits being a music scrapbook compiled by a Sixth Form girl, and an anthology of poetry belonging to two Third Form girls. The model flat was open for inspection, and in the dining room the table was laid with an attractive luncheon prepared by the girls. During the afternoon two plays by seniors and juniors were presented, and a mannequin parade gave the girls an opportunity of displaying garments made throughout the year. Later in the afternoon a display of drill and dancing was given by the whole school.