DIGBY’S SCHOOL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 945, 15 December 1933, Page 4

DIGBY’S SCHOOL.

List of Examination Successes, The. annual prize-giving ceremony of Digby’s Commercial School was held in the Jellicoe Hall last evening. Alter a. concert programme provided by students of the college, the prizes and certificates of merit won during the year were presented by Air A. F. Wright, president of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, who gave a short address. The prize-giving ceremony concluded with a dance. The annual report stated that the attendances at the day classes had been weil maintained while the evening classes showed a very substantial improvement. Prize Ziist. The prize list was as follows: Shorthand high speed prizes—Gold medals presented by the Christchurch Shorthand Writers' Association, 15U words per minute—Winifred Cant, Margaret Farquhar; special prizes, Winifred L. Bain, Pitman's shorthand, 170 words per minute, special shorthandtypists' test, school examination shorthand 150 and typewriting 71 words per minute, Ist typewriting (evening students!, Ist for Christchurch; Dominion championship typewriting speed contests, Pitman's first-class speed certificate, 160 words per minute; Mavis Brown, first intermediate shorthandtypists' test, school examination shorthand 130 and typewriting 56 words per minute, first commercial letters 130 words per minute, second tyepwriting (evening students}. Pitman’s first-class speed certificate, 140 words per minute; May Yeatman, first open shorthand tests for first year students, speed 100 words per minute, commercial letters 80 words per minute, second secnior and first junior shorthand-typists* tests, school examinations, third typewriting (day students), Dominion championship typewriting speed contest certificate, Pitman’s first-class speed certificate for 100 and 80 words per minute and Pitman's theory certificate, general progress and neatness: Winifred Dryden, first senior book-keeping (day students), first equal Pitman’s shorthand 100 words per minute, second equal open shorthand tests for first year students, third equal junior short-hand-typists* tests, school examination, first shorthand theory (November examination). Pitman’s first-class speed certificate for 80 words per minute and Pitman’s theory certificate. general Neatness; Ailsa Grant, first typewriting (day students), second junior short-hand-typists’ test, school examination, Pitman’s first-class speed certificates for 90 and 80 words per minutes and Pitman’s theory certificate. Betty Weastel. first Pitman's shorthand, 110 words per minute, third senior bookkeeping, third equal junior shorthandtypists’ test, school examination speed certificates for 100 and 60 words per minute, and Pitman’s theory certificate. Lorna Brotherton, first equal Pitman’s shorthand, 100 words per minute; first commercial letters, 100 words per minute; Margery Clowes, Ist senior bookkeeping, 'evening students.

Matriculation class—A. Thompson, special diligence and progress. Certificates of merit—Shorthand speed, 140 words per minute. Elizabeth Grant. Patricia Cairns; 130 words per minute. Rachael Barnett. Ellen Shave: 120 words per mlnutte, Amv Baillie: 110 wards per minute. Joan Mahonv. Olga Robinson. Nancy Tnvey; 100 words per minutes. Dorothy Wenmouth; 90 words per minute. Jessie Galiagher. Shorthand theory, Adrienne Parkins and Moyra Cocks.

Senior shorthand-tvpists’ test. Marjorie Nelligan and Margaret Webley.

Junior shorthand-typists’ test. Marjorie Vtenn and Moyra Cocks. T'-DewT-iting. Winifred Gant (evening students!. Edna Gaisford (day students). Boot-keeping, senior. Margaret Borthwick. Dorothy Moffatt; junior. Catherine James.

Shorthand tests for first year stud' en + «. Olea Robinson.

Oommemial letters. 140 words per minute. Winifred rant- 100 words per minute. Golleen M'Neill: 8b words ner minute. Catherine James. Jessie Gallagher. Mura Eiorh. Junior English. Edna Grimes and Lr»T-na Coo.

The results of the 1932 Chamber of Commerce examinations have already been published.

Shorthand certificate Us t. 1033 Grexe shn-ti’onrt. Ofi words n»r minute. Isabella n-»nt: Pitman’s first class sn*eed and thenrx- certificates. 160 wordc per minute. Wimf-ed L "Rain: 150 and I*o words ner minute. Winifred Gantlet! words ner minute, atEaro”har: 14b T.-n’-ds t>? t minvtA Mavis E 130 words rer minute. .47. y M Baillie; 12b words per minute. Rachael

Barnett, Mary Coghlan, Ellen M. Shave; 110 and SO words per minute and theory certificate, Margaret Webley; 110 words per minute. Elizabeth J. Grant; 100 and 90 words per minute, Dorothy Steere; 100 and 80 words per minute and theory certificate. May Yeatman, Marjorie M. Venn; 100 and 80 words per mfnut r . Joan Mahoney; 100 and 70 words per minute and theory certificates, Olga Robinson; 100 and 60 words per minute and theory certificate, Betty W«?nstall; 100 words per minute and theory certificate, Jean Walker; 100 words per minute, Rona Berry, Patricia Clowes, Dorothy Forift, Nancy Houghton, Joan Harding. Margaret King, Joyce Young; 90 and 80 words per minute and theory certificate, Ailsa Grant; 90 and 70 words per minute and theory certificate, Delsie Melhuish; 90 words per minute and theory certificate, Mura Finch; 90 words per minute, Noelene Anderson, Daphne Blackmore; 80 and 70 words per minute, Joan Bacon, Denise Brown; 80 and 60 words per minute and theory certificate. Bernice Smith; SO words per minute and theory certificate, Winifred Dryden, Thelma Edlin; 80 words per minute. Peggy Anderson, Ellen Lester; 70 words per minute and theory certificate, Joan Croll, Nina Davison. Jeana Hill, Heather M’Millan; 70 words per minute, Betty Lonie, Lola M’Menamin, Ngaire M’Menamin; 60 words per minute and theory certificate. Betty Herriott, Jean Hounsell; 60 words per minute. Merle Offwood.

Theory certificates—Joyce Austin, Ellen Anderson, Nola Barton, Barbara Barker, Noeleen Bishop, Myrle Corrick. Moyra Cocks. Lorna de Joux, Joan Digby, Phyllis Digby. Colleen Devlin. Ruth Fear, Edna Grimes. Edna Gaisford, Peggy Grix, ATargaret Gurr, Marjory F. Hancock, ATargaret Hider, Rona Haigh. Catherine James. Rhoda Low. ATargaret Moyle, Dorothy AToffatt, Thelma Alantell. ATargaret AT’Neill, Dora Neville, Adrienne Perkins. Betty Poole. Elaine g. Perrv. Bettv G. Russell. Nance Shand, Stephanie Scott. Gwvneth Stevens. Alison AT. Scott, Eileen D. Wells Grace Youngson.