MORE ROOM WANTED FOR DAY BOYS AT CHRIST’S COLLEGE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18639, 17 December 1928, Page 6

MORE ROOM WANTED FOR DAY BOYS AT CHRIST’S COLLEGE.

HEAD MASTER’S SPEECH AT PRIZE-GIVING. The annual prize-giving took place at Christ's College on .Saturday evening, the function being held in the Memorial Hall, and being largely attended. During the proceedings, the orchestra played selections. ■ The head master, the Rev E. Crosse, said it was exceedingly difficult for him to do justice to the record of the school, as, during the first , terms of the year, he was in England. What he ought to do was ask Mr Monteith to outline the work, blit lie doubted if Mr Monteith would want to emerge from his hiding-place. Tie took the opportunity to thank Mr Monteith on behalf of the school, for the quiet and efficient way in which he had carried on, in . the best traditions of the school. The speaker then referred to the retirement of E. G. Hogg, for many years senior mathematics master at the College, and paid a tribute to Mr Hogg's work. The school, said Mr Crosse, felt it was losing the best thing in the world, an old friend, in losing Mr Hogg. Mr Crosse then went on to refer to the exchange of masters which had been effected with Uppingham in England, whereby an exchange of junior masters would take place next year. He paid a tribute to the work of/Mr T. W. Tothill. tlie master who would go to Uppingham. He also referred to other changes in the teaching staff, which would take place next. year. Of secondary import!.nee to the question of staff, continued Mr Crosse, was the question of accommodation. This year, the Governors had had their hands full in providing for the needs of’College House, but he hoped that next year attention would be paid to providing increased accommodation for day boys. In the past, he said, one of the difficulties had been that the College did not own the freehold of the land it was built on, but this year an Act of Parliament had given the College what amounted to the freehold of the land. Their thanks were due for this to Mr George Harper and also to Mr E. J. Howard, M.P. Of the activities of old boys, the most obvious to record were the athletic distinctions of the younger ones, said Mr Crosse. Three boys from Condell’s House had rowed in their College boat at Cambridge, and three more at Cambridge had played in the Freshman’s Rugby match. It was a great delight to him to meet all these old boys while he was in England, and to hear the praise bestowed on them by the College authorities...

Bishop West-Watson welcomed Mr and Mrs Crosse back after their trip to Europe, He was glad that they were able to tear themselves away from England to come back to New Zealand. It was a great tribute to the head master's work that the school went on . so well during his absence. Mr Monteith. backed by Mr Flower, Mr Hogg and Mr Jenkins, was owed a special debt of gratitude. Much responsibility necessarily fell to the prefects, and the Governors also oW/ed a debt of gratitude to the five boys who had worked so well, especially to R. J. S. Bean. The speaker payed a tribute to Mr E. T. Hogg. It was most gratifying to find, said the Bishop, that the flow of boys from other parts of the Dominion was still as strongly maintained as ever. It had been his pleasure to speak to a gathering of Old Boys in Auckland. He felt that the vitality of the school rested to a tremendous extent on its old boys, and that., with such firm friends as ft had, Christ’s College would find it hard to wither or to die. The Bishop paid a tribute of gratitude to the Fellows of Christ's College for all they had done for the diocese during the year. His Lordship then presented, prizes to the following:— FORM PRIZES. English.—Vl., J. H. Lascelles; V.l, D. A. Buchanan: V.b, A. M. Dykes; V.2 C. B. Francis: V.c, H. E. H. Denham; V. J. V. Jerram; R.a, D. W. F. Barker; R.l, C. R. Hesketh; IV.a, A. A. Roberts; IV. 1, M. S. Gray; IV.b, W. M. Meares; IV. 2, P. T. Norris; 111., G. A. T. Rhodes. _ Science.—Vl., T. P. Shand; V.l, E. D. Roece; V.b, E. P. Barker; V.2, J. R. Stevenson; V. 3, G. C. T. Burns; V. 3, I. E. Coop; R.a, P. C. Coates; R.l, P. LeCren; IV.a, B. G. Rutherford; IV.I, F. R. Davison; IV.b, R. H. Ross; 1V.,2, D. T. Young. French.—Vl., J. H. Lascelles; V.F.I, W. A. Morton; V.F.b, A. M. Dykes; V.F.2. F. D. Rutherford; V.F.c. K. C. VVest-Watson: V.F.3, R. A. Armstrong; R Fa, J. L. Crisp; R.F.I, G. C. Jennings; IV.F a, A. H. Harding; 1.V.F.1, A. R. Maling; IV.F.b, D. O. Ellis; 1V.F.2, •VI. S. Gray; lII.F, J. K. Steward. Mathematics.—VT., D. M. Taylor; VM.I, D. A. Buchanan: V.M.b, A. C. Arnesen; V.M.2, J. B. Valintine; V.M.c, J. 11. Holderness; V.M.3, R. W. Browne; R. . C. R. Hesketh; R.M.I, J. B. Ferguson; IV.M.a, V. Le Page; 1V.M.1, B. D. Meases; 1V.M.1), C. Hale; 1V.M.2, H G Stephens; lII.M, J. N. Overton. Latin. —VI., J. H. Lascelles; V.L.I, W A. Morton; V.L.fo, P. H. T. Alpers; V.L.2. H. J. M’Fedries; V.L.c, H. G. Norris; V.L.3, D. J. Winter; R.L.a. J. L. Crisp: R.L.I, T. Mackenzie; IV.L.a, p D Paterson; T V.L.I, B. D. Meares; JV.L.b, H. F. Flower; 1V.L.2, M. S. Gray; 111. L., D. T. Young. Latin Equivalent—N.L.l, J. G. Webster; N.L.2, A. C. Newton; N.L.3, C. G. Buchanan; N.L.4, B. G. Rutherford. Greek.—J, H. Lascelles. SPECIAL PRIZES. Music. —C. R. Hesketh; O. C. Jennings. Harmony.—J. S. Harper. Chapel Choir.—R. M. Young, M E. Moore. K. C. West-Watson, T. A. Grese°Balfour Prize.—D. M. Taylor. Tvndale Prizes.—Class A. D. A. Buchanan. Class B, F. R. Wilford. Warden’s Prizes.—Class A, H. F. Thomson. Class B, T. Mackenzie. Debating Prize.—J. H. Lascelles. Carpentry Prize.—A. M. Everlst. Orford Memorial Prize.—J. H. Lascelles. Denharfi Memorial Prize.—J. H. Lascelles. TANCRED PRIZES. History.—Class A: J. H. Lascelles, D. M. Taylor, A. K. Hancock. Class B: H. J. M’Fedries. Class C: A. H. Harding, A. M. Gunn, D. J. Winter. Class D: P. Wynne-Yorke, E. G. King. Literature.—Class A : D. M. Taylor and J. H. Lascelles, equal. Class B: D. A. Buchanan, H. E. H. Denham and H. J. M’Fedries. equal, R. M. Young. Class C: A. H. Harding. H. F. Thomson and A. M. Gunn equal, A. P. Blair. Class D: M. S. Gray. School Stars.—D. M. Taylor. R. J. S. Bean, M. De Lautour, D. A. Buchanan, H. O. Hewlett. 11. F. Thomson. Head Prefects’ Prize.—R. j. -s. Bean. SC H O LA R SH IPS. Somes Junior Scholarships.—Under sixteen: A. K. Hancock. H. C. ActonAdams, P. H. T. Alpers. Under fourteen: G. L. Loulsson. J. D. Maling. K. S. Jameson, N. H. Buchanan, H. E. W Williams. Old Boys* Scholarships.—E. G. King, R. F. N. Thompson. Ivan Manning Exhibition.—H. G. NorEntrance Scholarships.—R. c. Mills, R. Stacey.