Ngarimu Awards

Te Ao Hou, June 1959, Page 80

Ngarimu Awards The following awards were made at a meeting in Wellington of the Ngarimu V.C. and 28th (Maori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund under the chairmanship of the Minister of Education, Mr Skoglund: Ngarimu Fund Board Essay Competition winners: Essays in English, Forms I and II, Elizabeth M. Ramsden (Te Aro School, Wellington); Forms III and IV, Tunisia Joseph (Queen Victoria School, Auckland); Forms V and VI, Ross White (St. Stephen's School, Auckland). Essays in Maori: Forms I and II, Kahu Waititi (Motatau Maori District High School, North Auckland); Forms III and IV, Acroma Callaghan (St. Stephen's School, Auckland); Forms V and VI, Ada Warene (hukarere Maori Girls' College, Napier). Ngarimu Secondary School Scholarships: Awards for 1959 were made to Tawhiri R. Te A. Williams (Mt. Albert Grammar School, Auckland) and Raymond P. Kaanga (Rapehu College, Ohakune). Ngarimu University Scholarships: Awards for 1959 were made to Maui Mitchell (Nelson College), who proposes to take a science course at the University of Canterbury, and Anthony A. Ruakere (New Plymouth Boys' High School, who proposes to take the medical course at the University of Otago. ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ Koria Teki, was the youngest and one of the most accomplished women riders seen in the open events at a Trentham jumping show recently. Miss Teki is still at college and is completely responsible for the training of her mare, Blaze. ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ Sister Mabel Mahinaringi Kewene is now matron of the Te Puia hospital at Te Puia Springs (East Coast). As far as we know, she is the first Maori to be appointed matron of hospital which is also a registered training school for nurse aids. Sister Kewene comes from Mangere Bridge, Auckland. Last January, 158 Maoris were training as nurses and 64 as nurse aids. ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ A boarding scholarship for a Maori girl has been established at the Wanganui Girls' College. The scholarship, which offers free board at the hostel from one of the Wanganui Education Board's district high schools, will be open to girls at the fourth form level. The scholarship will be awarded by the Board.