ESSAY CONTESTS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20483, 8 December 1934, Page 27 (Supplement)

ESSAY CONTESTS.

Navy and Victoria Leagues. AWARDS PRESENTED. Prizes and certificates were presented to successful competitors in the 1934 Navy League and Victoria League essay contest for primary and secondary school pupils at a gathering in the Neavy League Hall last evening. Canon A. H. Norris, vice-presi-dent of the Navy League, presided, and Mrs C. E. Deans, president of the Victoria League, distributed the awards. Both gave short addresses explaining the nature of the work and aims of the two organisations. After the prizegiving. films illustrating the Navy were shown. In the secondary schools’ sections, the prizes for class A (over fifteen) were presented to Margaret Davies (first) and Jc-an Hollobon (second), both of Rangi-Ruru School. Class B (under fifteen) prizes were awarded to Joy Wooler (Rangi-Ruru, first) and R. N. Morgan (St Andrew’s College, second). Rangi-Ruru School was awarded the J. J. Dougall Challenge Cup, held annually. Primary school pupils were presented with certificates as follows: Town Schools. Aranui.—Standard Vl.—Larry Saunders 1, lan Alexander 2. Standard V.— Garth Beardsley 1, Ronald Nicholson 2. Cashmere.—Standard Vl.—Sonia Norrie 3, Joan Edwards 2. Standard V.— David Bowron 1, Euan Jones 2. Christchurch East.—Standard Vl. Girls: Nellie Murphy 1, Patricia Eden 2. Boys: Selwyn Mann 1, David Milne 2. Standard V. —Girls: Dorothy Patterson 1, Mella Nash 2. Boys: Felix Bruce 1, Ernest Watson 2. Christchurch West District High.— Standard Vl.a—Girls: Wynston Percival 1, Nola Swindell 2. Boys: Alan Burnet 1, John Grenfell 2. Standard Vl.b Girls and boys: Eleanor Crispin 1, June Hedges 2. Standard Vl.c—Girls: Edna Trotter 1, Ruth Diggs 2. Boys: Frederick Goddard 3, Samuel Woods and John Trent (equal) 2. Standard V.a— Girls: Noeline M’Clure 1, Nancy Hoy 2. Boys: Bruce Forbes 1, Stanley Shapcott 2, Standard V.b—Girls: Gloria Levy 1, Beverley Perrin 2. Elmwood.—Standard Vl.—Barbara Gudgeon 1, Rollin Bates 2. Standard V.—Girls: Joan Lattimore 1, Mary Matson 2. Boys: Robert Greenfield 1, John Wood 2. Marshland.—Standard Vl.—Brenda Hibbard 1, Bernard Andrews 2. Standard V.—Joan Palmer 1, Lily Stewart 2. Normal.—Standard VI. Adrian M’Ewen 1, Betty Bennett 2. Standard V.—Mary Robertson 1, Douglas Suter 2. Phillipstown.—Standard Vl.—Girls: Margaret Hensley 3, Alice Claydon 2. Boys: Derrick Whitford 1. Ray Baker 2. Standard V.—Girls: Ora Parker 1, Shirley Lee 2. Boys: David Harrison 1, Peter Buck 2. Riccarton.—Standard Vl.—Maitland Roper 1, Patricia Bowman 2. Standard V.—Edna Bigg 1, Grace Taylor 2. Somerfield.—Standard Vl.—Joyce Clarke 1, Rex Holmes and Philipps Jackson (equal) 2. Standard V.—Girls: Joy Primmer 3, Gladys Whittle 2. Boys: Ken Morrison 3, Ivan Bathurst 2. Sumner District High.—Standard VI. —Deane Lipscombe 1, G. Newton 2. Standard V.—Patricia Hill 1, J. Baines 2. West Spreydon.—Standard Vl.—lan White 1, Pamela Greenslade 2. Standard V. —Bina Blatchford 1, J. Davies 2. Country Schools. Ahaura.—Standard VI. Douglas Smith 1, Nola Smith and Betty Hahn (equal) 2. Standard lll.—Heather Burrows 3, Graeme Honey 2. Cannington.—Standard Vl.—Geraldine Scott 3, Gwendoline Blackmore 2. Standard V.—James Campbell 3, Jack Sugrue Chertsey.—Standard VI.—B. Copland 3, A. Doig 2. Standard V.—Betty Cain 3, Alfred Swaine 2. Clarkville.—Standard VI.—M. Robson 1, D. Brown 2. Fairlie.—Standard Vl.—Teddy Neilson 1, Mavis Wyber 2. Standard V.—J. Gillingham 1, Challis Riddle 2. Grey Main.—Standard Vl.a—Douglas Perrin i, Jack Shannon 2. Standard VI. b—D. Tucker 1, Duncan M’Lean 2. Standard V.a—Keith Doel 3 J D Walter 2. Standard V.b—M. knight 1* Peter H. Morgan 2. Hapuku.—Standard Vl.—Mary Boyd 3, Ita Smith 2. Hari Hari.—Standard Vll.—Robin Rowley 3. Standard Vl.—Pat Kirby 3, Jim Gunn 2. Standard V.—Maureen Mifieham I, Ronald Searle 2. Platters.—Standard Vl.—Elsie Tibbies I. Standard V.—Bill Taylor 2. Hawarden District High.—Standard Vl.—-Moira Wood 1, Cicely Waters 2. Standard V.—Eileen Crean 3, Betty Baker 2. Hook. Standard Vl.—lan Dempsey 3, Ken Johnson 2. Standard V.—James Henderson 1, Jean Langley 2 Kokiri.—Standard VI.—J. Dunn 2 Standard V.—F. Williams 1. Leeston. Standard VI. Joan Mercer 1, Sefton Tucker 2. Standard V Lorna Ford I, Marie Bongard 2 Leithfield.—Standard Vl.—Tom’ May Little River. Standard Vl.—Noel Dutton 3, Clotilde White and Edna Dutton (equal) 2. Standard V.—Rona vanstone 3, Hazel Brown 2. H “S n f ama c, u . nu T- Standar 'l Vl.—Colleen B oya 1. Standard V.—Geoffrey Parsons 3, Edna Wallis 2. Milford—standard Vl.—Alan Horgan 3. Kenneth Tarrant 2. Standard V Jean Westaway h, John Chisholm 2 Orari.—Standard Vl.—Eileen Hawi“" s i L -Joyce Roberts 2. Standard? V.— Othle Brenton 3, Montague Vernall 2. Pareora East.—Standard Vl.—Kenneth Sullivan 1, Zona Hampton 2. Standard V.—Roberta Munro and Leslie Weenink (equal) 3, David Bennett 2. Pendarves.—Standard VI. _ Jack MacKmme 1, Stuart Doig 2. Standard V. —Tui Sprott 3, Eileen Cross 2 Pleasant Point District High.—Standard VI. Tui Cleland 1, lan Henderson Roa. Standard Vl.—Nancy Martin 3, Leslie Mason 2. Standard? V.—Scott Young 3, George Martin 2. Runanga. Standard VI. Denis Hewison 3, Fred C. Jackson 2. Standard V.—Thelma Hunter l, Elsie M Purnell 2. Seadown. Standard VI. Arthur Hide 3, Zona Knowles 2. Standard V. —lvan Oldfield 3, Muriel Hughes 2. Springston South.—Standard V.— Marjorie Banks 3, Harry Kerr 2. Taylorville.—Standard Vl.—Audrey Williams and? Edie Topp (equal) 1, Annie M’lntosh 2. Standard V.—Elsa Williams 3, Jean Fentiman 2. Temuka District High.—Standard VI. —Pat Snow 3, Pearl Washington 2. Standard V.—Jack Cornwell 1, Jim Geddes 2. Timaru West.—Standard Vl.—Girls: N. Hutt 3. N. Romans 2. Boys: Jack Arthur I, G. Radley 2. Standard Via.— Betty Jaquiery I, M. M’Kinney 2.. Standard V.a—H. Pearce 3, May Aitchison 2. Standard? V.—Margaret Arthur 3, Muriel Best 2. Waimate. Standard VI. Gwen White 1, Margaret Clarke 2. Standard V.—Beatrice Dale 1, Alison Rive 2. Wakanui.—Standard IV.—L. Taylor 3. Westerfield.—Standard VI. Boys: .Tames E. Barton 1, Gordon T. Dill 2. Girls: Norma Langdon 3, Joy M Langdon 2. Standard V.—Lois Langdon 3. Winch ester.—Sta.nc?ard Vl.—Lynda Pye 1. Nola de Renzy 2. Standard V.— Myrtle Mnffar l, Kenneth Langford 2. Wi 11 o\v h y.—S tandard Vl.—Kenneth Roberts 3. Ronald Chapman 2. Standard V.—Bertha Cone 1, Edna White 2.