PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12857, 21 December 1912, Page 8

PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

DISTRICT HIGH

•■The Assembly Hall at the D.H.S. was crowded yesterday afternoon with SJeSSnt pupils their parents when Mrs. J. D. McKenzie distributed the prizes to the successful pupils. After the prizes had ibeen given out Revs. J.D. McKeazie and D. Cakler, and Mr- Aitken, made speeches, appropriate to the occasion. The children of the seventh standard, who on the disestablishment or the school .will have to leave, presented Mr.. Aitken with an enlarged framed photo of the classes, as a memento of the occasion. Mr. Aitken feeling replied to th© presentation. At a later stage in the proceedings Mr.' Aitken. on behalf of the scholars in their various classes, presented Misses McNeil, Gordon and Stemp and Mr. Furrio with gifts as tokens of their year the respective classes. - PRIZE LIST. -■ Standard Vll.—Class Marks: Senior, Jessie Dane 1, Wl Caiman 2; Junior, DeliErth. Lynn 1, Mary Sewell 2, Ella Sewell 3 . ■ Special Prizes.—General Progress: F. Dabinett, Maxy Hodder, Irene Godfrey, H,Purcell. , Mathematics and French (presented by Miss Siddels): L. McDonald.. French (Senior): Bessie Howie 2. French (Junior): Eniily Whetton. Geology: T. Smith. Book-keeiping: Dorothy Bo vie. Scrip tufe (presented toy •Mr. A. Thomson): Girls, Connie Boulton 1, Marv.Se-well 2; Delight Lynn 3; Boys, T. Smith 1, D. Parry 2. Attendance: First Class—-Hazel Hewetson, David Parry: Second Class—Doris Andrew, L. McDonald. S. Whyte. ' Standard Vl.—Class- Marks : R. Tarrant and W. Holmes, 1711 (Caledoniaii medal and Mr. Knuckey's special), 1 E. .Willis. 1658, 2; I. Allomejj, 1639. 3: Composition: E. Barnett 1, Eric McDougall 2. Arithmetic: A. Davy 1, I. Allomes 2. Geography: E. "Wilts I,'S. McCallum 2. Brushwork: Emma Me- • Donnell 1, E. Barnett 2. Conduct and Neatness: P. Croton 1, B. Hodge 2. Domestic Course: Marian McDonnell 1. Sewing Prizes: I. Allomes, A. Davy, E. McDougall, R. Giblin. E. Barnett, L. Harris, E. Henley. .Woodwork (Mr. Clarke's Special): O. Mandeno 1. Best All-round Boy: R.,Allen 1. Standard V.—-Class Marks: Dulcie Chisholm and Edward Armstrong 1, Henry Christenseri 2, Marjory Allomes and Jason Withers 3, Sewing: Dulcie Chisholm 1. Grace Metzenthin 2. Arithmetic: Dudley Hewitson 1, Mbna Barry 2. Composition : Helen Barnett 1. Copy Boob Writing: Cissie Wakely 1. Spelling: Gladys Trembling 1. Reading: Charlio Jonas 1. Drawing: Reginald Cork 1. Progress in Woodwork: Ray Edmonds. Standard IV.—^Arithmetic: 1. Sidney Crinstead; 2, Lyall Russell. Writing: 1 Barry Trigger and Winnie Hainsworth. Reading: 1 Jack Montgomerie and Louie Darby. Spelling: 1 Leonard Beaumont and Hazel Anderson. Sewing :°1 May Goldsack, 2 Daisy Aston. Drawing: 1 Gordon Martin and Zillah Chapman. .Brushwork: 1 Vincent Shepherd and Ena Purser. Composotion: 1 Charles Pope (Mrs. Comyns' prize). General improvement: 1 Leonard Woon . and Donald OVfcKenzie. Class marks : 1 .Howard Ham, 1274; 2 May Goldsack, 1263. Standard lll.—C!a«s prize: 1 Winnie Jones, 2 Doris Buch, 3 Douglas Gobbie, 4 Gussie McDonnell. 5 'Eva Brown! Arithmetic: Ethel McDonald. 'Spelling: Beattie Cannon. Reading: Amy A'llomes. Hai'old Heanr Composition: Muriel OVfcDougall. Sewins: 1 Lillian Russell; 2 Jean Sfcsen. Brush drawjng: Frances ■White. Drawing: Peter Murray. Standard TT.—Sewing: 1 Annie McDonnell. 2 Olive Massey. Spelling: 1 Al^x Good (Miss McMiirray's special); 2 Zeila Walker. Highest marks through year: George Harkness, Enid "Barnett.' Beading: Gordon Lindsay, Muriel Neale. Composition: Alice Dabinette. Norman Parkes. Writing: G«orge Harkness, Hannah Philipsoii. General progress : ■Colin Cameron, Alma Springer, Rodrick Sheehy, iMeryyn -Wall,''"Paul Pedersen.