ELMWOOD SCHOOL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 896, 23 December 1916, Page 12

ELMWOOD SCHOOL.

The annual distribution of prizes won by pupils of the Elnvwood School t(X)k place at the Rugby Street' Methodist Schoolroom last evening. The chairman of the School Committee XMr W. Jones) presided. The principal speaker of the evening was Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P., who presented the prizes. Addresses were also delivered by the chairman and by the Rev. S. Lawry. During the evening the head master (Mr Sinclair) read the school roll of honour, comprising eighty-eight ex-p'jpils who had volunteered and had been accepted inactive service. A programme of choruses, piano items and recitations by pupils of the school was gone through during the evening. The prize-list is as follows: Standard VI.-Dux medal (presented byCaptain 11. A. B. Lnwrv): Edna Diehl. Merit: E. Diehl (2nd history, 2nd essay) 1. G. Engelbrccht (Ist history, 3rd arithmetic) 2, L. Manttau ?.. Arithmetic: F. Musgrove 1, L. Stevenson 2 '2nd geographv). English: T. Howell (Ist writing). Writina: M. Crawshaw 2. Drawing: E. B"lcher. Beading: C. Ritchie (2nd recitation). Essav: C. Evans 1 D. Minson 2 (2nd English). Geography: L. Shand. Historv: N. Hail 2. Spoiling: C. Phillips (lird geography. UP merit). Diligence: E. Tait (2nd reading). Recitation: A. Minson. Most chivalrous hoy (gold medal) : M. Graham I. 1. Stewart 2. Most lady-like girl (gold medal) : G. .Johnston 1, A. Minson 2. Standard V.—Proficiency: F. Kav 1, N. Rich 2. Reading: S. Hardie fist recitation) t. P. Proctor (2nd recitation) 2. Recitation: P. Smith 1, S. Stark 2. Arithmetic: J. Redpath 1, i). Archard (also recitation and Knglish) 2. Essav: I. Laing (also English reading, recitation) 1. R. Hill (also English) 2. Drawing: A. Holcroft (also recitation) 1. Writing: M. McKenzie 1, G. Bowring (also reading and recitation) 2. Spelling: A. Hatch. English: A. Chester. Geographv: 1.. Webley. Diligence: <;. Grether.

Standard IV.—Proficiency: A. Strutbers (Ist geography. Ist equal arithmetic, 2nd equal recitation, 2nd equal essay) and H. Foster (2nd geography). English: J. White i2nd essay), X. M'Gillivray (Ist English, Ist recitation, 2nd essay i. Essay: K. Brown 1. A. Bristow 2. Beading: X. Bourn (Ist recitation), I. Angus. Recitation: X. Neaie. Diligence: E. Jones. Spelling: C. Reese. Geography: W. Banks. Arithmetic: J. Holiday. Drawing: M. Schmidt (2nd recitation). Writing: A. Morlcy. Standard lll.—Proficiency: First equal, M. Revcreux fist reading. arithmetic, geography, English, spelling) and I. Slater (Ist arithmetic, spelling, English, composition). Arithmetic: I. Sinclair (Ist spelling and geography, 2nd English). Beading: I.

Evans (Ist reading, English, spelling. 2nd recitation). Writing: J. Borfhwick. Spell-! ing: J. Musgrove. Composition: A. Hilson ] ( Ist arithmetic, 2nd English) 1. H. I>orretl 2. ' English: 1". Whitelaw (Ist English, Ist arithmetic). Drawing: J. Rose. Recitation: I). Evans (2nd reading). Mapping: F. Spy-) mour (2nd composition). Progress: L. I Stockdalc (2nd recitation). Diligence: F. Fisher, R. Hilson. Standard ll.—Proficiency: First, J. McKen-j zip (special for drawing, arithmetic, composition) and W. Jackson (special for arithmetic and compositioni. Writing: .T. Lane, G. Henley. Drawing: K. Wallace, E. Paintin. Heading: E. Rrett, I. Harris. Spelling: F. Aldridge. Recitation: E. Gill, M. Ritchie. Arithmetic: 1.. Roberts, G. Steele. Composition: C. Gray, N. Wood. Diligence: R. Mahon, T. Taylor. Standard I.—Proficiency: 1. WiHberg 1, R. Willherg 2, W. Duffy 3, B. Morley 4. Reading: F. Ellis 1, R. Sinclair 2. Recitation: F. Musgrove. Writing: M. Catter-j mole. Drawi g and handwork: 1.. Grant. Arithmetic: K. Wilson 1. A. Kay 2. Spelling: S. Webley. Diligence: K. Ix>rrett. Prizes were awarded for general proficiency in P. classes to the following:— P. 4.—Olive Dalcrow, .loan Shand. Muriel Gill, Lenore Minson, Violet Chaffey, Frank Riss, Welleslev M'Kechnie, Bernard Mair, Clifford Collins, Charlie Rich. P. 3. —Connie Woods, Eileen FitzHenry, j Marjorie Smith, Ruby Ford, Gordon Smith,! Clifford Fife, Ray Harris, Max Harper. P. 2.—Marguerite Minson, Denise Candy, Louie Harvey, Hetty Williams, Gwen Davics, Jack M'Nae, Stanley Henry, Willie Musgrove, Geoffrey Cooper, Bobbie Nicholson. Every child in P. 1 received a gift book.