PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1822, 16 December 1919, Page 10

PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

DIGBY'S COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.

The annual "breaking up" and prizegiving in connection with Digby's Commercial School took place at the Tc Whare Hall on Friday evening. The prizes were presented by Miss Digby in the absence of the Mayor, who apologised for his absence. The annual report stated that 27 of the school pupils were successful in passing the Government entrance examinations for shorthand-typistes, and at the 1918 May examination secured the iirst three places on the Order of Merit list, while eight of the nine junior candidates who entered for the last February examination were successful. Special mention should be made of the performance of Miss Doris Frost who had been awarded a special prize in the senior division. Two hundred and fifty-nine shorthand speed and theory certificates had been granted to pupils by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, and the results of the last two examinations had not as yet been received. The gold medals annually presented by the Christchurch Shorthand Writers' Association for high speed writing had been again awarded to two of the school students, the winners on this occasion being Miss Dorothy Marker and Miss Viola Rossiter who gained certificates for 170 and 150 words per minute respectively. Theory and speed classes have also been held for Gregg shorthand, and seven speed certificates have been awarded to Gregg students by the Christchurch Shorthand Writers' Association. The following is the prize-list:— Typewriting—(Special prize gold medal presented by Mr Chas. Bean), Miss Muriel Lawrence.

Senior Typewriting—(First prize presented by Messrs Whitcombe & Tombs): Miss Connie Bamford 1, Miss Eunice Mazey and Miss Ivy Scott (equal) 2. Certificates of Merit: Misses Isabel Taggart and Olga Puschel.

Junior Typewriting—Day pupils: Miss 1 Annie Nolmes. Evening: Miss Mildred Moore. Certificates of Merit: Miss Marcclla Wolfreys, Miss Evelyn Cain. High Speed Shorthand Prizes—(Gold medals presented by the Christchurch Shorthand Writers' Association) —170 words per minute, Miss Dorothy Marker, 150 words per minute, Miss Viola Rossiter. Shorthand and Typewriting—(Special prize for rapid progress and Government examination results): Miss Doris Frost. Shorthand Speed—l3o words per minute, Miss C. Rodgerson; 110 words per minute, Miss Norah Thomson;' 100 words per minute, Miss Verna Whitehead; 90 words per minute, Miss Irene Witty; 80 words per minute, Miss Mary Fuller 1, Miss Bertha Slater 2. Commercial Letters —(Taken in shorthand and transcribed into longhand): 70 words per minute, Cassie Stenhousc; 00 words per minute; day pupils, Miss Doris Muschamp; evening Miss Rita Simpson. Shorthand Theory Prizes—(Result of Pitman's theory examinations): May examination, Miss Veroa Whitehead; July, Miss Muriel Henshall; October, Miss Mary Fuller.

Bookkepeing—Miss Muriel Lawrence 1, Miss Edna Dichl 2, Miss F. Horbinson, certificate of merit.

English and Arithmetic—(Mr Clark's special prize): Miss Olga Shanks. Pitman's First-clans Speed Certificates—--150 words per minute, Miss Viola Rossiter; 140, Miss Flora Williamson; 130, Miss Violet Karon; 120 Misses Catherine Rodgerson and Flora Williamson; 110, Misses Eileen Austad and May Fleming; 100, Misses Edith Good, Joyce Taylor, Norali Thomson and Flora Williamson; 90 v Misses Doris Frost, Edith Good, Evelyn Davidson, Doreen Carpintcr, Mabel Hatchard, Vera King, Daisy Marsack, Marie Mallett and Clement Thornton; 80, Misses Connie Bamfprd, Elizabeth Cran, Evelyn Davidson, Muriel Lawrence, Marie Mallett, Jean Mackay, Maud Roche, Mabel Turner, Verna Whitehead, and Beatrice Willis; 70, Misses Ina Blyth, Hilda Gatehouse, Edna Diehl, Emma Lawrence, Dorothy Johnston, Edna Peverill, Florence Power, Thelma Puschel and Irene Witty; CO, Misses Berthd Slater and Willa Willis.

Gregg Speed Certificate—Bo words per minute, Miss Roma Irvine. Pitman's Theory Certificates—Misses Mavis Attwood, Ina Blyth, Jean Bushby, Connie Bamford, Dorothy Carter, Elizabeth Cran, Evelyn Cain, Elsie Cunningham, Evelyn Davidson, Edna Diehi, Violet Elder, Mona Ellyett, Hazel Evans, Doris Frost, Mary Foley, Mary Fuller, Bell Farquhar, Ermyn Fitzway, Edith Good, Ella Grant, Mabel Hatchard, Muriel Henshall, Gwendoline Hanson, Marie Irlam, Adela Innes, Dorothy Johnston, Emma Lawrence, Doris Laine, Mabel Lewis, Gertrude Lowe, Muriel Lawrence, May Mather, Marie Mallett, Eunice Mnzey, Mildred Moore, Thelma Merrett, Elsie Muxlow, Muriel Macdonald, Rita McGruer, Phyllis McCrcady, Iris McKessar, Nancy Mcintosh, Annie Nelmes, Edna Peverill, Mabel Picrcy, Florence Power, Rita Palmer, Dorothy Palmer, Olga Puschel, Thelma Puschel, Maud Roche, Olive Round, Alice Shelton, Ivy Scott, Nancy Storie, Phyllis Stringer, Jessie Sutherland, Bertha Slater, Isabel Taggart, May Trenberth, Verna Whitehead, Linda Wilson, Irene Wittv, Willa Willis, Lucy Whittiugton, and Messrs A. Lund and Clement Thornton.

ELMWOOD SCHOOL. There was a large attendance .of parents on Friday evening at the annual distribution of prizes to pupils of the Elmwood School, which was held in the school building, Mr W. Jones, chairman of the school committee, presided. Prior to the prize-giving, a musical programme was offered: The prize-list is as follow: P. 2—General proficiency: Denis Caughley, Ellice Blank, Jean Hunter, Maud Hatherley, Coralie Fife, Eric Valance, Barry Morrow, Elsie Hickling, Jack Lilico, Leslie Easton.

P. 3—General proficiency: Leslie Marshall, Jean Paterson, Edwin Borthwick, lan Maclaohlan, Wilfred Brown, Joyce Buckhurst, Ola Murphy, Wilfred Peake, Elsie Seymour, Bruce Winchester.

P. 4—General proficiency: Neville Bailey, Jack Thomson, Dudley Carter, Gertie Fowler, Noclinc Buchanan, Rita Gibbs, Mary Gill, Noel Chappell, Dora Deal, Jock Norrie. Standard I.—Proficiency, Jean Miller 1, Ethel Davcy 2, Audrey Nauinann'3, Stanley Henry 4. Reading: Fred Tremlow. Composition: Margaret Martin. Handiwork: Marguerite Minson. Diligence: Margaret Hcmpleman, Molly Congrcve. Sewing: Dorothy Allen 1, Mabel Rickerby. 2. Standard ll Proficiency: Clifford Fife 1, Marjoric Smith 2, Peggy Taylor 3. Writing, drawing, and sewing: Ola Hawkins. Reading, recitation, and drawing: Gordon Smith. Reading and general proficiency: Joan Bull, Diligence and proficiency: Moilic Roxburgh, Rex Morrow. Arithmetic: Allan Marris. Composition: Connie Hood. Sewing: Thelma Cairns, Denise Candy. Standard lll.—Proficiency: R. Fountain and L. Minson 1, E. Montgomery and Ida Kensington 2, \V. McKechnie and Phyllis Brass 3. Handiwork and general proficiency: N. Hawkins. Arithmetic and reading: H. Turner. Arithmetic: Charles Rich. Composition: Jack Reading. Spelling and diligence, Joyce Wilkins. Sewing: Ida Lamb, Phyllis Dalzcll. General progress: Joan Shaml, Douglas Lane, Jack Thornc. History: Dave Brown, Gordon Hazeldcan. Writing: Maud Kettle. Standard IV. (a)— Proficiency: Irene Cross 1, Ray Willberg 2, Sybil Webley 3, Balfour Marshall 4. Arithmetic: Alan Kay and Claude James. Composition and writing: Bessie Seymour. Diligence: Ngaire Smith, Reading and recitation: Barbara Leslie. English: Gladys Van Dongan. Sewing: Myrtle Cattermole and Thelma Prichard. Standard IV. (b)— Proficiency: Mervyn McKechnie 1, Thelma Craig 2, Wentworth Duflfy 3, Coral Carmichael 4. Composition: Frank Ellis. Arithmetic: Irene Willberg and May Reynolds. Diligence: Fred Keys. Standard V.—Proficiency: Chester Gray 1, Lex Kernohan 2, Doris James 3, Walter Jackson 4, Joan Lane 5. Diligence: Jack Crawshaw, Tom Taylor, Logan Talbot, Arithmetic: George Steel. Composition: Edith Brett. Science: Arthur Thornc. Sewing: Esme Thompson 1, Agnes McNally 2. Standard Vl.—Proficiency: Kilburn Keane, lan Sinclair, Ivy Evans, Ivan Tucker, Herbert Candy. Sewing and English: Gladys Cross. Arithmetic: Iris Harper. Composition: Isobel Slater. Composition, reading, and poetry: Edna Naumann. Reading and spelling: Nellie Nealc. General intelligence: Mildred Devereux. Most improvement: Valerie Clarkson. Arithmetic and English: Florence Whitelaw. Sewing: .Myrtle Beer 1, Phyllis Wilkins 2. Dux Medal—Kilburn Keane. Most chivalrous hoy (gold medal)— Clifford Gibbs. Most ladvlikc girl (gold medal)— Avice Shipley. Football (medals)— Clifford Gibbs, Balfour Marshall, and George Suckling.

ST. MARY'S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. St. Mary's Collegiate School held its annual prize-giving ceremony on Friday afternoon, at the Convent, his Lordship Bishop Brodie presiding over n large attendance. It was stated by Dean Hcgnault that ;18 pupils had been successful in the following examinations: —Teachers', Public Service, Intermediate, Pitman's shorthand, junior and senior (one candidate being plnced first in Christchurch), Public Service entrance for shorthand writers and typistes, and National Business College, Sydney, bookkeeping. Other scholastic work had been of a high standard. Thirty-eight candidates passed the Trinity College examinations (pianoforte, violin and singing), A,

concert programme was offered by -pupils. Bishop Bridle distributed the prizes. Following is the prize list:— Christian Doctrine—Senior division: Vera O'Flaherty. Junior division: Aroha Clifford. General Proficiency (Civil Service class) — Edith Vincent. English literature (Civil Service class): Edith Vincent. Composition (Civil Service class)— Moya McMnnaway. Standard VI.: Mollic Rodgcrs. Standard V.: Rita Stevens. Standard IV.: Bernard Sunlcy 1, Halmai Loughnan 2. Standard III.: Betty Kiver 1, Marie Bdwn 2. English (Civil Service class)— Betty Behan. Standard VI.: Stella Mathicson. Standard V.: Robert Sunley. Standard IV.: Dorothy Blake. Standard III.: Kathie Kelleher 1, Kathie Cummins 2. Arithmetic (Civil Service class)—Kathie Cassidy. Standard VI.: Monica Delany. Standard V.: Stephen Barrett. Standard IV.: Agnes Barrett, Colin Lilly, Edna Ewing. Standard III.: Dorccn Delany 1, Camillc Malfroy 2. Reading—Standard VI.: Nell Burns. Standard V.: Marian Hayward. Standard IV.: Beatrice Mason and Colleen Costcllo. Standard III.: Anthea. Loughnan, Dorothy O'Brien and Mary Wall. Spelling and Dictation—Standard VI.: Florence Spray. Standard V.: Ethel Gainsford. Standard IV.: Mavis O'Brien and Monica Healy. Geography—Standard VI.: Doris Middleton. Standard V.: Eileen Cummins. Standard IV.: Edna Neate. Standard HI.: Dorothy Hobbs. History—Standard VI.: .Tack Prendergast. Standard V.: Bernadcttc Holley. Standard IV.: Alma Dalton. Standard III.: James Fogarty. Latin—Civil Service class: Clare Ambler. French—Civil Service class: Clare Ambler 1, Margery Blake 2. Drawing—Standard IV.: May Taskcr and Mary Fogarty. Standard III.: Edward de la Cour. Needlework—Margery Blake, Vera O'Flaherty, Noel Fleming, Allecn McTigue, Olive Haigh. Shorthand—Eileen Mullany. Bookkeeping—Adele Morgan 1, Hilda Parish 2.

Typewriting—Esther Kermode. ' Proficiency Certificates: Connie Morgan i (duS and gold medal), Connie Daly, Norman Archer, Bert Cronin, Beryl Kingan, Eileen Collinson, Eileen O'Carroll. Rose Smith, Monica Delany, Doris Middleton, Stella Muhlieson, Nell Burns. Forence Spray, John Prendergast, Lily TLattimore, Raymond Boland and Lynda Taylor. Endorsed Competency Certificates—Eileen Redfern, Mollie Rodgers, Thclma Courtney. Competency Certificates: Eileen Flood, Mercia Flanagan, Millie O'Grady, Lena Mullan, Ray Courtney. MUSIC. Licentiate—Piano: Emily Leahy. Singing: Lilian Kilbride and -Kate Bennett. Accompaniment playing—Mona Neate. Senior Division—Singing: Moya McManaway. Piano: Doris Middleton, Antonio Martinengo and Nell Burns. Class singing: Katie Cassidy. Intermediate Division—Singing: Betty Behan. Piano: Stella Muhliesen, Colleen Costcllo, Kathleen Riordan and Peggy McKay. ■ ' . Junior Division—Singing: Eileen Jerman.' Piano: Dorothy Feaver, Renira Johnstone, Dorothy Blake, Kim Keane. Violin: Edna Neate. Class singing: Dorothy O'Brien and Mavis O'Brien. Pr-earatory Division—Violin: Vera O'Flaherty. Piano: Blanche Soper, Betty Kiver, and Alma Chamberlaine. The junior pupils had th.eir concert and prize-giving on Thursday, the prizes being distributed by Dean Rcgnauit. I

ST. MICHAEL'S SCHOOL.

The annual "break-up" by St. Michael's School was held on Thursday evening, in the school hall. There was a crowded attendance, and a bright entertainment was given by the pupils. The Rev. C. Perry, vicar of St. Michael's, distributed the prizes. The following was the list:— Standard Vl.—Margery CotteHcll (firstclass marks, first composition); Daphne Chapman (second marks, first arithmetic, first botany, second spelling); Elsie Smith (first spelling, first drawing, third class marks); Major Lummis (second arithmetic, first writing); Max Kissel (first woodwork); Arthur Joseph (second woodwork and attendance) ; Doris Soole (first cooking and composition) ; Vera Smith (second cooking and attendance); Eric Oakcs (attendance); Irene Seymour (attendance); Walter Cheeseman (attendance); Irene Seymour (floral decorations, special); Major Lummis (good conduct (Mrs Joseph's prize); Doris O'Halloran (good conduct and monitorship). Standard V.—Maisie Chapman (first class marks, first spelling), Betty Taylor (second marks and attendance). . Ena Shave (first arithmetic, second spelling). Bessie Bird (first botany, second arithmetic), Daisy McEwan (sewing), Sylvia Cowell (first composition), Alison Smith (attendance), Buby Ncave (attendance), Jessie Appleyard (attendance), Daisy Lamb (attendance), Janet Watson (attendance), Norton Dillemore (attendance). Vera Hearfleld (good conduct). Standard IV.—Winnie Smith (first marks, first English, first geography), Eileen Robertson (second marks, first composition),Harry Horner (third marks and attendance, also special prize awarded by anonymous donor), Dorothy Cox (sewing), Lcn Athfleld (first drawing, first spelling). Alice Wright (second arithmetic and attendance), Arthur Hazard (progress and attendance), Selby Preddy (first arithmetic), Myrtle Boby (attendance), Grace Smith (attendance), Florence Brown (attendance), Ken Atkinson (good conduct). Standard lll.—David Taylor (first class inarks and also special prize by an anonymous donor), Gordon Hower (second marksK Charles Spraggc (first composition, first drawing, and attendance), James Wicks Cfirst geography, first arithmetic), Edith Ford (sewing, Mrs Price's prize), Irene Limb (second drawing, second sewing), Ailccn Morrison (first English and attendance), Lizzie Grenfell (first spelling and attendance). Myrtle Thomson (attendance), Edith Ford (attendance). Margery Woods (progress), Alma Peacock (neatness and conduct). x Standard ll.—Dorothy Bourne (first class marks and attendance), Eleanor Price (attendance), Thclma Nenve (attendnncel. Marcellc Easterbrook (attendance), Ella Winter (attendance), Edna Hawker (progress)* Thelma Ncave (good conduct and kindness), Eleanor Price (sewing). Standard I.—Doreen Herbert (first class marks), Robert Bourne (attendance), Roger Taylor (good conduct), Jean Robinson (sewing and conduct). P. 4.—Stanley Benccr (progress), Wincotc Price (good conduct). P. 3.—Hirji Rowland (progress), Pyrl Easterbrook (good conduct). P. 2.—Mary Garland (first marks), Thomas Bradford (second marks). Phyllis Walter (good conduct), Gwen Bridson (progress). P. I.—Dawson Douglas (first mnrks),'Una Duggan (second marks), Millleent Fhjtinan (good conduct), Iris Haykcr (gcneral%progress). Scripture Prizes.—Standard VI.: Doris Crespin (vicar's prize). Standard V: Betty Taylor and Len Wnrburton '(equal). Standard IV.: Harry Horner 1, Russell Woods 2. Standard III.: James Wicks 1, Frank Steel 2. Standard II.: Basil Watts 1. Graham Hoessell 2. Standard I.: Margaret Douglas 1. Alan George 2. Infants: Stanley Benger, Sidney White, Peggy Taylor. Marjorie Diliimore, June Byford, Gwen Oswald, Thejjna Jones, Jack Easterbrook.