PRIZES FOR PUPILS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 300, 18 December 1931, Page 4

PRIZES FOR PUPILS.

Presentation Ceremonies at City Schools. CATHEDRAE GRAMMAR. The annual prize-giving ceremony of the Cathedral Grammar School was held last evening, Dean Julius presiding. The prize-list was as follows: Form V. Boulton, A. E.: Third class certificate; cricket blue; football blue: captain, first eleven; school prefect. Brown, W. A.: First class; cricket colours. Clifford. R.: Third class; half-mile swimmingcertificate. Clothier, G.: Third class; half-mile swimming certificate. Gray, H.: Cricket blue; football colours. Harris, R.: Second class; life-saving teacher's certificate. Lough, J. D.: Second class; cricket colours; senior N.C.0.; school prefect. Moffatt, M.: Second class; house prefect. Newman, M.: Second class. Pemberton, R. T.: Second class; football blue; cross-country champion; school boxing champion; school prefect. Richards, R. T.; Second class. Sharp, W. A.; First class; first place, fifth form. Shennan, P.: Third class; football blue; cricket colours; first equal swimming champion: halfmile swimming certificate. Witty, R. J.: Third class. Wright, P.: Second class; special prize in music.

Form IV. Ashbolt, V.: Special science prize; proficiency certificate. Fairbairn, D.: Third class. Foubister, W.; Second class. Gardiner, S.: First class; first place, fourth form; essay special prize; map-drawing special prize; proficiency certificate, life-saving. Garland, A.: Third class. Jensen, S.: Third class. May, G.: Third class; cricket colours: tennis colours. Moffatt, N.: Third class; half-mile swimming certificate. Neave, R.: Special science prize. Simpson, R. Torrens, A.; First class; football colours; first equal swimming champion. Opie, C. M.: Special essay prize (Mr Schroder’s prize); football blue; cricket blue; tennis colour: athletic champion; head of school. Ellyett, C. D.: General excellence prize; football colours. Form 111. Bergh, H.: Football colours. Berry, A. E.: Third class; Governor-General's special prize as Cathedral soloist; science special prize. Boustead, H. W.: Third class; 100yds swimming. Clifford, O.: Third class. Densem, I.: Third class; proficiency. Drewitt, C. Graves, D. : First class; special divinity prize; Bean Julius’s prize; special prizes in essay and science; first place, Form 111. Hewson, A.: First class. Hill, V.; Second class; special prize in science; special prize in music. Marshall, J.; Third class; elementary and proficiency life-saving and half-mile swimming. MacPherson, A. Simpson, W.: Third class; proficiency. Thomas, I.: Third class; competency; 50yds swimming. Turner, E.: Third class; football colours. Wright, A.: Half-mile swimming.

Standard VI. Bicknell, B.: Second class. Bortliwick, L.; Second class; proficiency; half-mile swimming. Chamberlain, S.; Third class. Clifford, A.: Third class; half-mile swimming. Bavis, B.: First class; first equal in Standard VI. Forbes, B.: First class; special prize in divinity; proficiency; special essay prize. Gardiner, J.: Third class; life-saving, elementary and proficiency; football colours; junior athletic champion. Gray, R.: Second class; competency; swimming certificate. Hamilton, B.; First class; special prize in drawing; special map; special prize for music; proficiency. Henry, R.: First class; proficiency; first equal in Standard VI. Hewland:, Second class. Jones, S.: Second class; proficiency. Jones, W.: First class; proficiency; swimming certificate. Joseph, G.: Second class. Logan, J.; Second class. M’Kenzie, S.: Second class. Poulsen, X.: Third class. Perry, G.: Third class. Pither, R.; Second class; proficiency: half-mile swimming: special prize in handwork. Raphael, W.; Third class. Uru, J.: Third class. Be Villiers, M.: Second class; competency. Williams, E.; First class; proficiency; half-mile swimming. Standard V. Bonaldson, L.: Third class; Junior swimming champion. Ellis, I.; Firstclass; first place. Form I. Guthrie, I. Hedbergh, R.: Second class. Haydon, E.: Third class. Hill, C.; Second class. Johnston, M.: Third class. K.: Second class. Nash, R.: Third class. Peirse, B.: Third class; half-mile swimming. Reay, E.: Second class. Robinson, W.; First class; special essay prize. Taylor, C.: Second class; special prize in drawing. Willis, P.: Second class. Jones, L.: Second class; half-mile swimming certificate. Schurr, G. C.: Second class; special prize in divinity. Hern, R.: Second class. Standard IV. BLacklock, E.: Third class. Boyd. C.: Second class. Gardner, E.: First class; firse place. Standard IV.; special prize in map-drawing. Hay, B.: Second class; tennis colours. Jones, B.: Second class; half-mile swimming certificate. Jones, K.: Second class; half-mile swimming. Judkins, M.: Second class. Kuper, G.: Third class; elementary and proficiency life-saving; half-mile swimming. Maskew, R.: First class; half-mile swimming. Stacey, R.; Second class; halfmil swimming. Taylor, E.: First class; special essay prize. Thompson, M.t Second class; half-mile swimming. Uru, K. First class; half-mile swimming; special prize in divinity. Pogson, T.: First class. Webb, R.: Second class. Standard 111. Barley, J.: Third class. Cook, C.: Second class; special prize in music. Feldwick, C.: Second class; Harris, W.: First class; special essay prize. Hern, M.: First class. Manhire, B.: Second class. Parr, O.; Second class. Price, L. ; First class. Smith, P.: First class; first place in Standard III.: special prize in divinity; Walton, J.: First class; special prize In map-drawing. Standard 11. Alcock, P.: First class; first place equal, Standard 11. Anderson, M.; Second class. Beamer, M.: First class. Kitson, J.; Second class. M'Callum, S.t Second class; special prize for handwork. M'Kenzie, B.; Second class. Matthewson, J.: Second class. Millar, J.: Second class. Newton, G.: First class. Sim, P.: First class. Wooff, A. First class; first equal, Standard II.; special prize, drawing.

Special Prizes. Bivinity—B. Graves (Bean Julius’s prize), B. Forbes, C. Schurr, P. Smith, K. Uru. Essays—Open (Mr Schroder’s pribe); C. M. Opie. Fourth Form: S. Gardiner. Third Form: B. Graves. Lower School: B. Forbes, W. Robinson, E, Taylor, W. Harris. Map-Drawing:—S. Gardner, E. Turner, B. Hamilton, E. Gardner, J. Walton. Brawing—B. Hamilton, C. Taylor, A. Wooff. Handwork—R. Pither, S. M’Callum. Science—Third Form: B. Graves, V. Hill, A. Berry. Fourth Form: J. Neave and V. Ashbolt. Music—P. Wright, V. Hill, B. Hamilton, C. Cook. General excellence—C. Ellyett. Godley Cups (shooting)—Senior, Cadet Gardner; junior. Cadet Bicknell. Petersen Cup (life-saving, secondary) and Collins Cup (primary). Higher leaving certificate—C. B. Ellyett. Lawn Tennis Championship—Senior, G. May; junior, E. Williams. Swimming Championship—Senior, A. Torrens and Sheman (equal); junior, L. Donaldson. Senior Athletic Cup—M. Opie. Junior Athletic Cup—J. Gardner. Section Competition—No. 1 Section (Corporal Opie). House Competition—Tokomaru 1. Boxing Medals. Spider-weights (under 4.65 t) —M. Judkins. Mosquito-weight (under 5.65 t) — S. Ellis 1, Logan 2. Most scientific boxer—S. Ellis. Paper-weight (under 6.65 t) —S. Thomas. Fly-weight (under 7.65 t) —B. Peirse. Bantam-weight (under B.6st) —R. Clifford. Feather-weight (under 9sO—P. Sleman. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. There was a large attendance of parents and pupils at the Radiant Hall last evening when the prize-giving ceremony in connection with the West Christchurch District High School was held. The prize list was as follows: Bux—George Craig, first English, first Latin, first mathematics, first heat, first mechanics, second chemistry. Bux Girl—Gwladys Twose, first drawing, first history, second English, third Latin. Form Vl.—Amy King, first in aggregate of marks, first French, third mathematics and English; Gladys Goodrick, first English, second mechanics; Noel Swanston, first economics, second mathematics; Halsey Gallagher, first geography, third English, third history; William Veitch, first chemistry, second Latin; Gavin Stokes, second French; Mavis Smith, mathematic and general diligence Form V.a—Ernest Balch, first aggregate, first arithmetic, first algebra, first history, second geometry, second English, second science, third Latin. John Robertson, second aggregate, first English, first geometry, first science, third arithmetic: Wilmot Trezise, third aggregate, first French, second history, second science, third English; Ernest Mawson, fourth aggregate, second arithmetic, second algebra, third geometry; Frederick Green, fifth aggregate, first Latin, third history; Harold Heath, sixth aggregate, second French; William Neely, first agriculture. Form V.b—Nell Smart, first chemistry, second arithmetic; Bavid Hunter, first chemistry; Muriel Gorman, second history, fifth aggregate marks, progress prize; Irene Hamilton, first aggregate marks, first English, first history, second French, second Algebra, second geometry, third arithmetic, third home science; Jessie Buchanan, second aggregate marks, first mathematics, first science, second Latin, third English; Marjorie Fraser, fourth aggregate marks, first commercial subjects, second English; Betty Chapman, third aggregate marks, second home science, third English, third history, third algebra. Form IV.a—Kenneth Taylor, first aggregate, first science, first history, second French, second English, third geography, third mathematics; Oswald Helson, second aggregate, fourth science, fourth French; Bavid Leith, third aggregate, first mathematics; Albert Mahoney, first progress, second history, third English; Wilfred Courtier, first commercial.

second geography; Alan Wilson, first English, second science; Newton Bailey, first geography, third science.

Form IV.b—Edna Burrows, first history, first science (girls), second French, third geometry; Neil Fisher, first English, first arithmetic and algebra, first geography, second geometry; Hanry

Hart, first English composition; Noel Alfred M’Gerty, first French; Bernard Robertson, first geometry, first science (boys), third English composition; John Lewis Wilson, first Latin; Percy Alan Neilson, first history, third geometry. Form IV.c—lnez Taylor, first English, second arithmetic, second geography, second science, second bookkeeping, third shorthand, third (equal) history; Beatrix Bowers, first arithmetic, first bookkeeping, third (equal) history; Leonie Taylor, first history, first geography, first shorthand, third science, third bookkeeping; Frances Clark, first (equal) English, first science, first typewriting second shorthand, third (ecjual) geography. Progress—Thelma Gregg, Eva Foster, Phyllis Goodman.

Form IV.d—M. J. Berry, first aggregate, first algebra, first arithmetic, first geometry, first progress, second English, second French; E. C. Ashton, second aggregate, first history, second science, third geometry; N. W. Browne, third aggregate, first Science, second geography; B. W. Pope, first English, first French, second progress; G. A. Fuller, first geo-

Form lII.A.—A. Callaway, first English, second arithmetic, second algebra, third French, second aggregate; R. Cooper, first arithmetic, first aggregate, second geometry, second English; H. Filer. first algebra, third science, fourth aggregate, second history, third geography; E. Bollimore, first French; L. Brown, third aggregate; E. Makin, first geometry; N. Peryman, first science; C. Le Comte, progress; E. Pye, progress. Form lll.B.—William O’Brien, first aggregate, first English essay, first history, first geography, third French, third mathematics; Edwin Baker, second aggregate, first eq. mathematics, second French, second English grammar; Leslie White, third aggregate, first English grammar, second geography, second Latin, second science, third English essay; Harvey Fowler, first French, third English grammar; Norman Bavidson, first eq. mathematics; Ralph Hancock, first Latin; Raymond Yorston, progress prize; lan Ogilvie, first science. Form lll.C.—Betty Robinson, first history, first geography, third science; Minnie Ingram, first science, second English, second bookkeeping, third history; Gladys Wetherall, first English; Nancy Green, first arithmetic; Winifred Schahill, first shorthand, third history, progress: Elva Tinkler, first bookkeeping; Joyce Martin, first shorthand; Joyce Shier, first typewriting; Rita Hamilton, special prize, science notebook. Form ITl.D.—Commercial division: Phyllis Washer, first bookkeeping, second shorthand, third history; Peggy M’Wliirter, first shorthand, first typewriting, second bookkeeping; Phyllis Washer, science note-book. Literary division: Agnes M’Auley, first English, first French, fi ~st arithmetic, second algebra, second science; Phyllis Wise, first mathematics, first history, second English, third French, third science; Marjorie Read, second French, second geography, second history, third English, third science; Daphne Harland, first science; Lily Buchanan, first algebra; Jean Irving, first geography; Evelyn Thomas, general progress. Form lII.E.—F. J. Whitchurch, first English, first science, first aggregate, second arithmetic, second geometry; A. A. Kent, first geography, first arithmetic, second algebra, second history, second aggregate; F. E. W. Hobbs, first algebra, first geometry, second English, third aggregate; K. M. M’Gill, first history, second science; R. Wells, first French; T. R. B. Coutts, first general progress. Form IH.Cb.—Hebden. first English, first algebra, first bookkeeping, second geometry, third geography, second in form: Whitmore, first in form, first arithmetic, first bookkeeping, second liis'ory, third English, third geometry; Thorne, first history, first geography, second science, third arithmetic; Hardie, first geometry, second English, second geography, third in form; Walker, first ,H Form* 5 11.. boys—Alan Menzies (dux), 1; James Clutterbuck, 2; Colin Browne, 3; Roy Scott, progress; Barnes Thompson, speech; Gerald Wason, woodwork. Form II Girls—Myra Goodrick (Bux) 1. Norma Fox 2, Winnie Oliver 3. Peggy Pari an e 4; sewing prize. June Wilson, Lois Brown. Form la—Tnah Brettell 1. Form I Boys—Basil de Lambert 1, Peter Flintoff. 2, Geoffrey Joyce 3. Form I Girls—Victoria Miller, first arithmetic, first English, second geography, third drawing: May Thomas, second arithmetic, second English, second history, second geography; Mavis Withers, second English, first drawing.

Special Prizes. Old Girls’ Prize, best all round girl, Gladys Twose; Mr Waller’s prize, Mary Bull; head master's speech prize, Gladys Goodrick; old boys’ prize, best all round boy, W. R. Veitch; head master’s speech prize, W. R. Veitch. House Competition—Waller House 1> Chilton House 2, Hardie House 3, Foster House 4. Netball competition—Waller House. Lawn tennis championsdips, girls—Senior, D. Dickey; junior, E. Hooper. Swimming championship—D. Dickey. Athletics, girls—Senior, D. Dickey; junior, K. Way. Athletics, boys —Senior champion, B. O’Brien; junior champion, J. Kent. Swimming—Senior champion, M. Dent; junior champion, E. Ashton. Tennis—Championship, R. Rossi ter. Opportunity Class—Form II.: Gwen M’Gowan 1, Jean Gardner 2. Form I.: Violette Tabah 1, Rona Benny 2. Senior Model School—Form 2; Joan Hancox 1, Leslie Archbold 2. William Rowe 3. Form 1: Alistair Murray 1, Audrey Archbold 2, George Murray 3. Standard 4: Alfred Scott 1, Margaret Kirk 2, Henry M’Millan 3. Standard 3: James Calder 3, Phyllis Prebble 2, Henry Gregge 3. Standard 2; Daphne Heatley 3. Donald Garth 2, Kennerley M’Ewan 3. Standard 1: Trevor Templeton 1, Milly Duffield 2, John Cousins 3. ELMWOOD SCHOOL. The annual prize-giving ceremony at Elmwood School was held yesterday. It was of special interest, because the pupils took occasion to farewell Mr J. R. Sinclair, who is retiring after twenty-five*years as head of the school and forty-seven years as a teacher. He was presented with a travelling rug, a reading lamp and a set of brushes from the pupils. Mr G. P. Purnell, chairman of the School Committee, presided. Prizes were presented by Mr H. Holland, M.P., as follows: Dux of school—lnez Pinwell. Standard Vl.a—Ngaire Hudson 1, Patricia Hall 2, Shirley Jamieson 3, Leonard Sadler 4. Raymond Winfield 5, Warren Thompson 6, Mac Anderson and Raymond Brewery (equal) 7. Perseverance: Jack Harris. Drawing: Jack Sheppard. Improvement: Lloyd Black. Writing: Joan Davison. Sewing: Betty Brook L, Alison Cole 2. Standard Vl.b—John Airey 2 and runner-up for dux, William Dockerty 3. Diligence: Lester Stonyer. Frank M’Kenzie. Eunice Thompson. Standard V.b—Lawrence Kepple 1, Kenneth Light 2, Norman Wood 3. Diligence: Edna Whitelaw and Jean M’Lachlan. Most improved pupil: Jack Fairbairn. Brawing: Douglas Blewett. Standard V.a—Proficiency: Jack Rumbold, Richard Heney, Warwick Hobbs, Audrey Jones, Peggy Shennan, Tony Talbot, Bertha Oliver. Geoffrey Smith, Bruce Curtis and Kathleen Hincksman. Progress: Jack Donald, Rob Jackson and Joan Keys. Sewing: Cath Sim 1, Joyce Hatch 2. English: Barbara Cowie, Natalie Dudley. Richard Brittenden. General drawing: Morton Fountain. Illustrative drawing: Gordon Holford.

Standard 1 v.a—Proficiency: Jim Tocker 1, Duncan Rowbotham 2, Gavin Suckling 3, Isobel Wright 4, Alastair Cleary 5. History and geography: Archie Russell. Composition and drawing: Cicely Fraser. Diligence: John Allison, Daphne Jay, Judith Wood. Progress: Gwynne Good. Sewing: Marjorje Sheppard 1, Ray Wilson 2. Standard IV.b—Eric Holland 1, Douglas M’Masterj 2. Margaret Wright 3, Douglas Brown 4. Progress: Euan Taylor. Standard lll.a—Patty Rogers 1, Jim Taylor 2. Geoffrey Westwood 3, Shirley Wright 4, Elaine Richards 5, Brian Anderson 6. Progress: Noelene Dixon, Barbara Gudgeon, Margaret Hatherley, Malcolm Paynter. Composition: Beth Laurenson. Drawing: Lester Haworth. Reading and general neatness: Olive Gill. Sewing: Patty Rogers and Edna Rowe (equal) 3, Lorna Hamilton and Jean Leopold (equal) 2. Standard Ill.b—Rollin Bates 1. Grant M’Kay 2, Winston Nicholls 3, Lawrence Ford 4. Progress: Kathleen Turner. Standard ll.a—Joan Thompson 1, Gaenon Henson 2, Margaret M’Lean 3, Joan Lattimore 4. Special improvement: Dick Bolt. General proficiency: Dorothy Morland. Daphne Wilson, Dorothy Comfort. Good work: Frank Collins. Special improvement: Rex Crozier. Diligence and neatness: Sidney Shirley. Sewing: Rene Stott 1, Kathleen Donald 2. Standard TT.b—Beverley Bingham 1, Margaret Lamb 2, Mary Matson 3. Jack Keys 4. General improvement: Melba M’Duff, Kathleen Donald. Attendance: Nancy Sheppard. Standard I.—Ken Toc-ker 1. Duncan Johns 2. Dora Jones 3. Peter Vincent 4, Alex Rennie 5. Virginie Gudgeon and Kenneth Heney (equal) 6. Progress: Elaine Buchanan, Alma Harris. Ngaire Hazeldine. Eileen Pond, Mildren Green, Nancy Valentine. Leicester Steven, Peter Sheppard. Sewing: Margaret Law 1, Lexie Colville 2. Primer IV.—Nancy Annand and Laurence Hatherley (equal) 1. Diligence: Harold Williams. Special prizes: Margaret Hall and Jack Blewett. Primer lll.—Kyra Smith 1. Diligence: John M’Master. Progress: Chas. Pond.

Athletics—L. B. Hart. Athletic Cup: Douglas Blewett. Rose bowl: Joan Davison. Football medals: John Airey and Neil Mahalm. Swimming: Paul Rutherford and Peggy Shannon. WEST LYTTELTON SCHOOL. The infant classes of the West Lyttelton School held their breaking-up ceremony yesterday afternoon. To celebrate the occasion, a party was held in the schoolroom. The prize list was as follows: Standard 11. Upper.—Boys—Albert Souter 1, Jim Graham 2. Girls—Lillian Inges 1, Mary Miller 2. Progress— Boys: Jack Partington. Girls: Joyce Harper. Sewing—Emily Asliwell. Standard 11. Lower.—Boys—David Stephens 1. Girls—Lilian Bradley 1. Progress—Boys: Ouston Whitford. Girls: Valerie Matthews. Standard lll.—Boys—Comery Stanley 1, Derrick Whitford 2, Angus Welsh 3. Girls—Mary Hayes and Betty Reardon (equal) 3. Eunice Gilmore 3. Progress —Boys: Edwin Knewstubb, Kena Piripi (Mr M’Combs’s prize). Girls: Doris Sutherland, Lila Hammond. Handwork—Max Wright. Standard IV.—Boys—John Sinclair 1, Pat Joyce 2, Joe Hannah 3. Girls— Islay Joyce 1. Jean Morris 2, Joyce Booke 3. Progress—Boys: Owen Goodmanson, Ashley Kerr. Girls: Phyllis Jones. Sewing—Margaret Hannah. Kemptliorne Memorial—Shirley MouritForm I.—Boys—William Morris 1. Leslie Merrifield 2. Girls—Audrey M’llroy 1, Phyllis Barnes 2. Progress— Boys: Neil Webb. Girls: Jean M’Gilp. Woodwork and drawing—Martin Johns. Sewing and drawing—Dulcie Sinclair. Form IT.—Boys—Kenneth Patience (dux medallist and AVhitcombe and Tombs’s prize) 1, Arthur Roberts 2, Kenneth Whitford 3. Girls—Beatrice Sinclair (dux medallist and Whiteombe and Tombs’s prize) 1. Betty Brooke 2. Progress—-Boys: Roy Slyfield, Roy Welsh (Mr F. E. Sutton’s prize). Girls: Marjorie M’llroy, Jean Herd (Mrs F. E. Sutton’s prize). Woodwork and drawing—Fred Sutton. Sewing—Noeline Smith.

Sports Prizes.—Page Medal, Edward Meikle; Jones Medal, Edward Oates; Parker Memorial Brooch, Mavis Gilray.

Scripture.—Form II.: Betty Brooke, Roy Slyfield. Form I.: Audrey M’llroy, William Morris. Standard IV.: Islay Joyce, Veta Meikle. Standard III.: Jim Herd, Peter Chrisp. Standard IT.: Mary Miller. Jessie Burgess. Standard I.: June Williams. Jim Burgess. SUMNER CONVENT SCHOOL. The annual Christmas, tree and prizegiving of the Sumner Convent Open-air School was held on Tuesday morning. The children assembled in the schoolroom, where the centre of attraction was a Christmas tree laden with gifts. The Rev Father M’Monagle complimented the scholars on their progress. He voiced appreciation of the zeal, selfsacrifice and devotion of the Sisters of the Missions. In the proficiency examination, all the sixth standard pupils were successful, and after the prizegiving their certificates were handed to them. Father M’Monagle presented prizes for Christian doctrine to the following:—Standard VI., Margaret Malley; Standard V., Edward M’Sherry: Standard IV., Joyce Scarff; Standard lIT., Norah Noonan; Standard 11., Dorothy Ward; Standard 1., Brian M’Sherry.