PRIZE=GIVING AND SPORTS

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1929, Page 10

PRIZE=GIVING AND SPORTS

GATHERING AT S. MARY'S RAIN MARS THE PROCEEDINGS. PROGRESS OF SCHOOL REVIEWED. b —— The annual sports and prizegiving of the S. ’ Mary’s School, Stratford, were hedd yesterday. Despite the wet weather in the afternoon the sports were completed and an adjournment was made to the school, where afternoon tea was served prior to .the distribution of the prizes. M. Freeman won the senior sports championship and M. Townend won the junior. Speaking at the presentation the chairman of directors, Mr. H. E. Abraham, said the school was on the up-grade as from year to' year the attendance had increased. Every year had found more people supporting the school, which was on the highway to success. There were 32 boarders. On behalf of the board he thanked the principal (Miss Wilson) for the able way she had conducted the school. He also paid a compliment to the other members of the staff. The board proposed this year to engage another assistant mistress of advanced v: vs and all-round experience. Before presenting the prizes, Canon G. Gavin, Waitara, commented upon the fine situation of the school.. With its spacious grounds and fine • buildings it was admirably adapted for teaching and sports'purposes. SCHOLASTIC AWARDS.

The prize-list is:— Senior.—English and science: N. Petrie 1, J. Abraham 2. Mathematics: Dora Sladden. French: . H. Lowe. Progress: D. Broad and G. Stack. Form 111. —Form prize; N. Josephson. Progress: M. Spence. Form Ha. —Form prize: J. Anderson. Progress: D. Abraham. Form Hb.—Form prize: J. Quilliam. Progress: B. Malfroy. Form la.—-Form prize: M. Pitt. Progress: J. Curtis. Form lb.—Form prize: K. Amon. Progress: Juno Dark.

Music. —Senior; Dora Broad. Junior: Joan Quilliam. Theory, senior:’ Mabel Hall. Junior: Norma Josephson. Drawing: M. Freeman, M. Hall, B. Macalister. .Elocution: M. Webster, H. Lowe. Junior shorthand: D. Abraham. Elocution: H. Lowe, G. Carr. Progress: 8.. Macalister, M. Pitt. Hygiene: B. Stalker, -Sewing, senior: I. Josephson. Junior;'J. Curtis, K. Ainon, J. Monk. Preparatory: M. French, A. Jardine. Attendance prizes’: M. Freeman, M. Pitt, G. Stock. • ' ' '

PRINCIPAL'S REVIEW "OF YEAR.

The work during the year had been very satisfactory, reported the principal (Miss Wilson). The numbers showed an increase on last year, which made the classes easier to arrange. She was glad to say there had been no changes iq the staff, except that Miss Willis had to leave at th “ end of last year after 18 months of very satisfactory work in science and mathematics.

The preparatory school, now numbering 21, had again made excellent progress under Miss Bartlett and was receiving the thorough grounding which made satisfactory pupils fdr the lower school. The junior division had done good work and all the pupils had won their removes. The middle division worked so steadily and well that two pupils were able to be tested for standard VI and both passed, one gaining a proficiency certificate. Of the eight girls in standard VI, four were exempted from sitting, for the examination and two more obtained their , proficiency certificate at the examination. The class above standard VI had begun its secondary subjects and some pupils had taken a commercial course and had made good progress under Miss HardyJones. COMMERCIAL TRAINING. Miss Hardy Jones’ report stated that senior and junior shorthand classes had been advised on. The senior girls had completed practically a two-year course and had secured the two theory certificates . required by Pitman’s examination department. Last month a typewriter. had been purchased and both classes had received instruction in typing. Miss Wilson said the senior division last year had been very uneven, and the work in consequence rather ragged. To raise the standard of the woric, the girls had all worked through the matriculation syllabus. Some of them had not had the time, to do the work very thoroughly, and Miss. Wilson did not expect much result from the examination, but the work -of the class had improved wonderfully. Mrs. Boyle, whom the school was fortunate in having to help this term, and who had had much experience of matriculation classes, said she had never met a keener class. So, whether successful or not, the girls had had the real benefit of good work keenly done. Some of the older girls would return next year to do more advanced work, both general and. commercial. The music continued to improve under Miss Riera’s teaching. Eight girls sat for the R.A.M. examination, and oi these cue passed in the primary grade with honours, three.in the lower division, one in the higher, and one in the intermediate. The theory . candidates were equally successful, three passing in rudimentary and two in division I). Several of the girls had had a mild •form of influenza at the time of the examination and had to sit in November. and those results had not yet come, to hand.

SCHOOL ORCHESTRA HOPED. . “We are very anxious to start a school orchestra,” Miss Wilson said. “We have already two girls who are making good progress with the violin under °Mr. Rogers, and it would be excellent if a few more could follow their example, and if . someone could learn the. ’cello. Dr.- Markham Lee, who was at the school for the R.A.M.,advised- us. to - try to obtain a school ffccllo. ,

<- 'We have tried this year to do a little further planting to improve the school grounds, which have been so well laid out. The girls have brought from home many plants and cuttings, and we also also much indebted to Mr. Mann, Mr. Percy Thomson and many other friends for gifts and plants. “We have again this year had the advantage of Red Cross lectures in home nursing. Sister Ingles came every week from Haweru to hold the class. A test of the girls’ work, consisting of a written paper and a practical examination, was held lately. All seven candidates passed. The basketball team had had a very good season, though it did not win either the shield or the banner, but it came third. In a basketball tournament arranged as an ending to the season, both the A and B teams'played in the. semi-finals. In . tennis the school so far had won against S.T.H.S. In cricket , the school suffered from haying no one to play with, and they wished the mothers or fathers, or both, would form a team. Cups for competition had been received >from the Smith Trust. Details of the sports are: —. -Senior Championship. •

440 yards.—M. Freeman 1, G. Can 2, J. Jackson 3. Time, Imin losec. 100 yards. —M. Freeman .1, D. Abraham 2, G. Can 3. Time, 13sec. 50 yards.—M. Freeman I, J. Jackson 2, G. Can 3. Time, 6 4-ssec. . Hurdles. —M.'Freeman 1, D. Abraham 2, J. Abraham 3. High jump.—M. Freeman 1, D. Abraham. 2, J. Jackson 3. Height 4ft 3in, Long jump.—D. Abraham 1, M. Freeman 2, T. Anderson 3. Length 13ft lin. . Hop, step and jump.—D. Abraham 1, M. Freeman 2, J. Abraham 3. Throwing the cricket ball. —M. Freeman 1, M. Hall 2, J. Abraham 3. Distance Glyds. . Championship points.—M. Freeman, 22; D. Abraham, 12; maximum, 24. Junior Championship. 440 yards.—M. Townend 1, K. Amon 2. Time Imin 26sec. 100 yards. —M. Townend 1, K. Amon 2. A. Savage 3. Time 13 3-ssec. 50 yards.—M. Townend 1, A. Savage 2, B. Macalister 3. Hurdles. —M. Townend 1, B. Macalister 2, K. Amon 3. High jump.—-M,_ Townend 1, B. Macalister and K. Anion equal 2. Height 3ft Ilin. Long jump.—M, Townend 1, B. Malfroy 2, H. Pitt 3. Length lift Ilin. Skipping.—M. Townend 1, K. Amon 2, B. Macalister 3. Championship points. —M. Townend, 21; K. Amon, 11. Maximum, 21. Preparatory Championship. 100 yards.—B. Pratt 1, J. Standish 2, L. Tennant 3. Time 14 l-sscc. Skipping.—S. Jeffries 1, B. Dighton

High jump.—J. Standish. 1, L. Tennant 2. Height 3ft. 50 yards. —J. Standish .1, 0. Rogers 2, L. Tennant 3. 50 yards (under nine). —J. Mark 1, B. Dighton 2, T. Summerton 3. • 25 yards.—J. Standish 1, L. Tennant 2, A. Jardine 3. . 25 yards (under seven).—'l. Jardine 1, M.’Allen 2, W.’ Morrison 3. Preparatory championship.—J Standish, 11 points; runner-up, L. Tennant, G points. Open Events. Potato race. —M. Freeman 1, G. Can 2, D. Abraham 3. ■Slow bicycle event. —J. Abraham 1, J. Mark 2. ‘ Blind drive. —J. Jackson and D. Sladden equal 1, N. Josephson 3. Walk. —M. Freeman 1, R. Weston 2, G. Strack 3. Leap frog. —M. Freeman 1, D. Abraham and G. Can equal 2. Wheelbarrow race. —J. and D. Abraham and G. Can and M. Hall 1. Costume event. —-M- Freeman I, M. Townend 2, D. Abraham 3. Camel race.—B. Stalker and G. Strack 1, M. Freeman and J. Anderson 2. Flower pot race.—M. Freeman 1; T. Foster-Pratt 2. Obstacle race—G. Can 1, N. Josephson 2. Sack race. —J, Abraham 1, J. Jackson 2, ;M. Freeman 3. ' Preparatory Open Events. Hopping.—J. Standish 1, 0. Rogers 2, H. Jardine 3. Three-legged race. —L. Tennant and J. Jardine 1, J. Standish and S. Curtis 2, S. Jeffries and O. Rogers 3. cWheelbarrow race.—L. Tennant and A. Jardine 1, 0. Rogers and F. Jeffries 2, R.. Hathaway and B. Dighton 3. Sack race. — J. Standish and B. Pratt equal 1, L. Tennant 3. Crawl—H,. Jardine 1, L. Tennant 2, B. Dighton 3. Obstacle race.—H. Jardine 1, B. Pratt

GENERAL ITEMS. ...... - k'-.-p The committee set up by the. Stratford Borough Council to consider means of recognising Mr. J. W. McMillans (services to the borough reported to Monday’s meeting that the suggestion had been well received. It was thought desirable to defer any function till eaily next year. In the meantime subscription lists had been ■ prepared, which it was suggested should be taken by councillors for the purpose of soliciting subscriptions, results to be reported to the January meeting. The Rev. J. Boothroyd. who has been relieving at the Stratford Methodist Church for some time, left yesterday on his return -to his home at Christchurch. Major and Mrs. Gray, of the Salvation Army, left for the south yesterday morning. Major Gray is divisional organiser of the Life-Saving Guards, and Mrs. Gray is regimental leader, and while in Stratford they made arrangements’ for the annual camp of the Guards. For riding a bicycle along the Manaia Road' at night without a light Albert Lene was convicted and fined 10s. and costs 125., by Mr. R. W. Tate,"S.M., in the Eltham Magistrate’s Court yestcrdav.