PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1927, 9 December 1913, Page 3

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

' SEATOUN PREPARATORY BOYS' •- COLLEGE. Tho break-up of tho Star of llio Sea College, Scato'.iii, took plaro yesterday afternoon. His Graco Archbishop Redwood presided and distributed tho prizes. ,-Prier to the distribution of prizes, the pupils went through a short programme or musical and gymnastic items, which ivero greatly appreciated by tho audience. llis Graco tho Archbishop, in an address to the boys, congratulated t'liem on tho splendid progress tliey had made during tno past tivelvo months, and on their good tortuno in belonging to a collego plajcd amid such agreeable surroundings. That day 09 years ago his Graco.had left Wellington en route for France, where 'lie was to study lor the priesthood. This was tho iirst occasion on which a New Zealand boy had left Jionio on such a quest, and his Graco .impressed on Jiis young listeners the importance of pluck a.id determination in all tho affairs of life, but especially in such as determine a boy's futurp career. Tho prize list is as under:— -Christian doctrine—Gold medal (gift of his Gra:e' Archbishop Redwcod), Patrick Barrett; second prize (gift of Airs. Hailes, Cliartlea, Balfour), Jamos Davey; junior division (gift of Airs. J. S. Barrett. Ciiristehurcli), Frank Hailes; second prize, Raymond Smith. Good conduct —Gold medal (gift of his Grace Coadjutor Archbishop O'Sliea), .Tamos Davey; next in merit (gift of Mrs. 'W. Hailes, Cliartlea, Balfour), James Caldwell. Junior pupils, Geoffrey Thomas. Order and cleanliness—Goid medal (gift of Airs. W. Kite), Bruce Alilier; next in merit, Philip Hailes. Junior pupils, 'Donald Burek. Tablo manners —(Gift of Airs. AJartin Kennedy), Bruce Alillcr. Junior pupils, Ronald Buick.

Jlnsic, loiver division—(Gift of 3liss Jessio M'lntyre), Norman' I'limmer; equal in merit, Lee Hume. Primary division, Alfred Card. Preparatory division, Victor Mewhiniicy. Theory—Rudiments division foift of Mrs. J. S. Barrett, Christclmrcli) Ivor Chcsson. Pri-, mary, first' division, James Davey. Ditto, next in merit, Guy' Martin. I'ri- , mary, second division, Philip Hailes. Ditto, nest in merit, Patrick Parrett. Singing—(Gilt of Mr. Maurice O'Connor), Norman I'limmer. Junior pupils, ■Raymond Smith. Physical culture—Silver medal, Jack Gawnc; next in merit, Galvin Davey. Swimming—lvor ; Chesson. CLASS prizes: Standard VI. English (gift of. Mr. Martin Kennedy), Ivor Uhesson; geography, James Davey; reading, recitation, and spelling (gift of Dr. Martin), Norman I'limmer; arithmetic, Ivor Uhesson; arithmetic (next in merit), James Davey; bruslnvork, Alfred Card; French, 'Ivor Chesson; writing, Norman I'limmer; botany, Ivor Chesson. * Standard IV.' English, Patrick Barrett; arithemtic, Galvin Davev; arithmetic (next in merit), Philip Hailes; reading and spelling, Jack Gawnc; geography, Joo O'Whaughnessy; .French, Galvin Davey; writing, Joo O'Shaughnossy; diligence, Galvin Davey; highest marks (gift of Mrs. 31. J. Kilmartin), Patrick Barrett ; recitation, (gift of Air. Martin Kennedy), Lee Hume; history (gold medal, gift of Dr. Mackiu), Guy Martin..; o:al composition, Guy Martin; Latin, Patrick Barrett; drawing and bruslnvork, Brttco Miller.

Standard 111. Reading and spelling, Frank Hailes; reading and spelling (next in merit), Victor Mowhinney; writing (gift of Mrs. W. Kite), James Caldwell; arithmetic, Frank Hailes; drawing, Leslie Driscoll; highest marks (gift of Miss Card), Frank Hailes. Standard . 11. Reading, Cormac Hob.cn; spelling, Geoffrey Thomas; recitation, Norman Redwood; writing,, Raymond Smith; arithemtic, Cormac Hobcn; geographv, Norman Redwood. . . ... ° ■ Infants. Reading and spelling, Gabriel RedWood.