COLLEGE YEAR ENDS

Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1949, Page 4

COLLEGE YEAR ENDS

l V Pupiis Receive Prizes And Sports Awards The annual breaking-up ceremony at Horowhenua College and presentation of awards and prizes won during the year was held yesterday. The assembly was presided over by the chairman of the Advisory Board, Mr.,F. H. Hudson. Also on the platform were Mrs. C. Bartholomew and Mr. E. D. Bell (board members), Mr. N. R. Seddon (chairman of the Wellington Education Board) and Mrs. Seddon, Mr. D. K. Guy (Education Board member), Mr. N. A. Byrne (principal) and Mrs. Byrne, Mrs. W. D. Thomas, Mrs. H. B. Burdekin • , (Mayoress) , Miss M. Hudson and members of the college staff. Apologies for absence were - received from the' Mayor, Mr. H. B. Burdekin, Dr. S. Jf.. Thompson and Mr. D. P. Todd. There was a fairly large attendance of parents and friends. During the afternoon the visitors were treated to items by the school orchestra and songs and Christmas carols by the school. Highlight of the afternoon was the presenration of the awards won during the year. The special pyizes were presepted bv Mrs. Bvrne. the class awards by

Mrs. Seddon and the sports awards by Mrs. Bartholomew. The following is the list of prizes and awards: — Athletics. — Senior girl: Valerie Watts. Senior boy: Adrian Lee. Intermediate girl: Joan Bagrie. Junior girl: Kyra King. Junior boy: Warren Travers. Swimming. — Senior girl; Janet McClune. ' Senior boy: Ronald Cameron. Junior girl: Pat Sciascia. Junior boy: Wa/ren Travers. Best all round sport. — Girl: Janet McClune. Boy: Douglas Lang. Sloan • Memorial Cup, 100 yard championship. — Adrian Lee. Thorpe Cup, senior boys' mile. — Ronald Roach.

Dr. S. J. Thompson's tennis trophies. — Senior girl: Patricia Burtt. Senior boy: Warren Travers. Tennis Mndican buttons. — Senior girls: Patricia Rolfe and Marion Bishop. Junior girls: Pat Sciascia and Pamela Wickens. Basketball Cup for house compeution.— Kowhai girls (house captai'n: Anne Dickson). Allen Cup for house swimming reiay. — Kowhai house (house .captains: Anne Dickson and David Lind) . Judd Cup, cross country.— Hinau Boys (house captain: Bryan G6&ng6) •Todd Shield for all sports activities. — -Kowhai house (house cap•tains: Anne Dickson and David Lind) . Special Prizes. ' Mr. F. HrHudson's science prize., —Warren Travers; highly -commended: Barry Geange. Dr. I. Fraser's prize for original composition. — Senior: James Hannan; junior; Geraldine Cooper. Rev. J. C. Davies' history prize. — ^Airdre Hudson. Mr.-'E. D. Bell's prizes for general knowledge. — Senior: Douglas Lang; junior: Donald Jamieson. Mrs. C. Bartholomew's prize for •most efficient n.c.o. — W.O.l Richard Meagher. ^ Best .22 shot in cadet battalion. —W.O.l Richard Meagher. Mr. H. A. Heron's prize for senior prepared speech. — Warren Travers. Mr. N. A. Byrne's prize for junior prepared speech. — James Larsen. . Mr. K. Shaw's prizes.— Woodwork: Seth Harris; metalwork: Noel Oxnam. . Mrs. W. Thomas' prize for cookery. — Jocelyn Keegan. Dressmaking prize. — Kay Quinlan. „ „ Art prizes. — Girls : Barbara Frith; boys: Ferrars Carrington. Commercial prize.— Joan v Mc- , Laughlin. ^ 1 Leadership prize in physical education. — Girls : Zoe Quinlan ; ■boys: Terry Wereta. Floral work prize. — Judith Spiers. United Nations essay prizes.— Senior: Pamela Phelps; junior: James Larsen. . , * james Smellie Memorial Bursary,_Lindsay Crawford. Class Prizes. \ Form 3 commercial girls. — 'Marion Ross 1, Barbara Massey 2. (Barbara Massey, special commendation for improvement) . Form 3 home science girls. — Alma Osborne 1, Louis Dittmer 2. Form 3 professional girls.— Pat Sciascia 1, Elaihe Grice 2. Form 3A trades boySj^— Chemung Young Dong (eight firsts) 1, Leonard Bevan 2. Progress: David Port. Form 3 B trades boys.— Stephen Lewis 1, John Procter.2. Form J 3 professional boys. — James Larsen 1, Guy Jansen 2. Form 4 home science girls.— Phyllis Robinson 1, Colleen Penellum 2. . ( Form 4 commercial girls. — Beverley Kemsley (seven firsts) 1, Gwenda Webb 2. Form 4 A trades boys. — Donald Anderson 1, Raymond Harvey 2. Form 4 B trades boys. — Robert McKeen (six: firsts) JL, Ross Buckingham 2. " , " : , Form 4 professional. — Donald Jamieson and Warren Travers (equal) 1. Form 5 hom© science. — Jess Bunt 1. Form 5 commercial girls. — Seniors: Pamela Franklin; juniors: Wanda Murray. Form' 5 trades boys.— Ernest Gates 1, Noel Oxnam 2. Form 5 * professional. — Leslie Shee l , Ross Jansen 2, Beryl Grice 3*