DIGBY’S SCHOOL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 300, 18 December 1931, Page 10

DIGBY’S SCHOOL.

Annual Presentation of Prizes. SUCCESSFUL YEAR’S WORK. The annual break-up of Digby’s Commercial School was held in the Jellicoe Hall last evening. The prizes and certificates were presented by Mr A. O. Wilkinson, president of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, who gave a short address. To those who would be seeking office positions Mr Wilkinson gave some useful advice, emphasising the need for tidiness, reliability and courtesy. A superior type of person was inclined to the view that women should be out of offices to make way for men, he said, but he did not subscribe to that opinion. Particularly since the war women had adorned offices and he hoped they would remain there.

The report of the principal (Miss M. D. Digby) stated that the work of the school during the past year had been productive of outstanding results. The facilities afforded by the spacious and up-to-date school building in Worcester Street had been fully appreciated. One hundred and ninety-eight' Pitman and Gregg shorthand speed and theory certificates had been gained, the speed rates ranging from sixty to 150 words per minute. Of the thirty-three students who entered for the Public Service shorthand-typists’ examinations, thirty-one were successful, 100 per cent

of passes being obtained in the special, intermediate and junior examinations. Special mention should be made of the record of Winifred Sherris, an evening school pupil, who last year obtained first place on the New Zealand merit list' In the intermediate Public Service shorthand-typists’ examination, and who bad been successful this year in passing the shorthand reporters’ examination—shorthand 150 to 180 words per minute—also obtaining first place on the Ohristchurd- merit list in the special Public Ser • e shorthand-typists’ examination heid in November—shorthand 150 words per minute. A number of inquiries for qualified students bad been received during the year, resulting in 180 permanent' and temporary office positions being obtained by pupils. The vear showed still continued progress in the number of pupils in the matriculation classes, thirty-six pupils being enrolled during the year. At the end of 1 930, successes were recorded in the following examinations: —Bachelor of Arts—One candidate was presented in mathematics, and passed. Accountancy preliminary—One candidate completed the whole examination, and three candidates obtained partial passes. Sixth standard proficiency—Six candidates were presented during the year, of whom five gained proficiency and one competency. At the end of this year, ten candidates were presented for the accountanrv preliminary and maticulation examinations, and seven for the proficiency certificate. Sixteen candidates attending a special English course for the Public Service shorthand-typists examinations were presented, all passing.

A concert programme was given as follows after the prizes had been presented:—Pianoforte solo, “ Capricante, Miss Jean Edginton; dance, hornpipe, Miss Jeanne Potts; song, “April is a Lady,” Miss Dorothy Sanders; recitation, “ Buving a Wedding Present,” Miss Flora Drummond; pianoforte solo, “ Pollv,” Miss Vivienne Townsend; song, “ My Little Violet,” Miss Vera Hutchinson; instrumental trios, (a) “In a Persian Market (Ketelby), (b) “ March Miniature Venniose ” (Kreisler), Misses Ann, Elizabeth and Patricia Rennie: song, “ Just for To-day,” Miss Mary Garland; pianoforte duet, “ Valse des Fleurs ” (Tschaikowsky), Miss Daphne Stewart and Master John Mahoney. The Prize List. The prize list was as follows: Shorthand High-speed Prizes (gold medal presented by the Christchurch Shorthand Writers’ Association) —150 words per minute—Marjorie Armstrong, Viola M’Leod. Special Prizes.—Viola M’Leod, first shorthand speed (160 words per minute), first commercial letters (140 words per minute), third typewriting, winner of gold medal presented by the Christchurch Shorthand Writers’ Association (150 words per minute), pass in special and intermediate Public Service short-hand-typists’ examinations, Pitman’s speed certificates for 150, 140 and 130 words per minute and Pitman’s theory certificate. Winifred Bain, first shorthand speed (150 words per minute), first senior shorthand-typists’ test, second commercial letters (140 words per minute), second typewriting, pass in intermediate and senior Public Service short-hand-typists’ examinations (being one of the two successful Christchurch candidates in the former examination). Pitman’s speed certificates for 140, 130 and 110 words per minute and Pitman’s theory certificate. Sadie Wood, second shorthand speed (150 words per minute), certificate of merit typewriting, pass in senior and junior Public Service short-hand-typists’ examinations (four on merit list's), Pitman’s speed certificate for 120 words per minute. Amelia Dasler, first shorthand speed ninety words per minute, first commercial letters eighty words per minute, first typewriting (evening students). Betty Gibbs, first junior bookkeeping, first junior English (day students)). Rona Berry, first junior English (day students) (Miss Penlington’s prize). Trixie Longuet, first' typewriting. F. Addis, first senior bookkeeping (Mrs Buchanan’s prize).

Matriculation Class.—R. F. Langford, progress in mathematics and economics (Mr Henderson’s prize).

Certificates of Merit.—Shorthand speed: 100 words per minute—Doris Daniel, Amy Baillie. Ninety words— Valerie Mercer, Jeanne Potts, Dora May, Betty Brown. Eighty words—Agnes Mooney, Lorraine Langford, Josie Liggins. Junior shorthand-typists’ examination—Dorothy Sykes, Margaret Farquher, Betty Reid, Doreen Anderson, Edna Holland, Patricia Cairns. Commercial letters, 100 words per minute— Margaret Lewis, Dorothy Lawrence, Nedra Macdonald. Commercial letters, eighty words per minute—Leita Browning, Leonard Tullett. Shorthand theory —Norma Dick (March examination), Doreen Anderson (July examination), Vivienne Townshend (October), Iris Frazer (November). Typewriting—Joan Harper, Edna Holland, Patricia Cairns, Sadie Wood. Bookkeeping—Senior: A. Rimmer, M. Wallis. Junior: Sadie Rintour, Alice Fox. Junior English, day students—William M’Kenzie. Shorthand Certificate List, 1931. Gregg Shorthand—llo words per minute—Kathleen Early. 100 words— Leita Andrews, Margaret Lewis. 90 words—Trixie Longuet, Edith Parsons, Merle Lawson. SO words—Freda Bailey, Florence Dale, Margaret Lewis. 70 words—Freda Bailey. 60 words—Noel Bates. Pitman’s First-class Speed and Theory Certificates—lso, 140, 130 words per minute and theory certificate—Viola M’Leod. 150 words—Marjorie Armstrong. 140, 130, 110 words and theory certificate—Winifred Bain. 140, 110 words and theory certificate—Norma Dick. 120 words—Thora Burke, Doris Mattinson, Ngaire Templeton, Sadie Wood. 110, 100, 90, 80 words and theory certificate—Marie Smith. 110, 100, 90 words and theory certificate—Dorothy Sykes. 110, 100, 80 words and theory certificate—Margaret Far.quhar. 110 and 100 words—Ranui Stewart. 110 words and theory certificate—Nedra Macdonald, Betty Smith. 110 words— Joan Harper, Margaret Hood, Chrissie Phillips, Winifred Slade. 100, 90, 80 words and theory certificate—Patricia Moore—loo and 90 words—Marjorie Deyell, Myrtle Ekenstein, Jean Mills, Isabel Telford. 100 words—Maisie Murray, Betty Nelson, Betty Reid, Marjorie Wood. 90, 80, 70 words and theory certificate—Doris Evans. 90 and 80 words —Stella Rich, Marian Watson. 90 and 70 words and theory certificate—Roma Allan, Elvie King, Gladys M’Clelland. 90 and 70 words—Dorothy Lawrence. 90 and 60 words and theory certificate— Doris Baunton. 90 words and theory certificate—Patricia Cairns, Marjory Giller, Elsie Hill, Edna Holland, Ina

Jarden, Sylvia M’Donald, Ellen Shave. &0 words —Jessie Maxwell, Margaret Moore, Grace Thomas. SO and 70 words and theory certificate—Edna Herrick. SO and 60 words—Sylvia Lawson. SO words and theory certificate —Doreen Anderson, Ena Fleetwood, Eleanor Hodgson, Phyllis Nielson, ley, Janet Pro van, Dorothy Read. 80 words Toan Blake, Olive -Firth, Lorraine Harker, Jean Maxwell, Isabel Quinney. 70 words and theory certificate—Marjorie Head, Nancy Houghton. Edna Radcliffe, Leonard Tullett. 70 words—Thelma Boon, Winifred Hutton Hazel Lewitt, Patricia Powrie, Rona Yates. 60 words and theory certificate —Marjorie August, Josie Liggins, Mary Sears, Eileen Tulley, Barbara Wallace. Theory Certificates—Rachael Barnett, Army Baillie, Betty Broom, Peggy Bull, Joyce Burt, Leita Browning, Nellie Cooper, Aileen Crowe. Heather Clarke. Iris Frazer, Betty Gibbs, Jessie Gallagher, Betty Grant, Leila Greig, Jean Howitt, Mildred Innes, Grace Kidd, Millicent Kennedy, Lorraine Langford, Natalie Litchfield, Dora May, Ruth Miller, Agnes Musgrave, Valerie Mercer, Molly Metson, Lorna Pratt, Daphne Patterson. Jeanne Potts, Dorothy Z. Rattray, Patricia Rennie, Esme Richardson. Sadie Rintoul, Nola Shand, Eunice Sproule, Jean Stark, Doris Taylor. Lucy Taylor, Vivienne Townsend, May Taylor, Hunter Thompson, Nenise Thurston, Rita Wilkinson, Rona Woodward, Joyce Wakely, Moilie Wilson, Bernadine Wall.