GILBY'S COLLEGE
BREAE-TJP SOOIAi AND OF PtIZES.
Thare was a vory large attendance of etiident/of Gilby'* College and' tticiv mends; at Dustin's, Cuba Street, last eveninc on tho occasion-of the break-up and social. Mr E A Wright, M.P., presided; and' opened the' proceedings. Consoling thosn Who did'not win- prizes, Mr. Wright-said ■ -it-did'.not-. always follow that because a ! man or woman did not win a- prize that ,< -boor"she had been the dullest, pupil in the sohool. There mieht.bn other reasons ' -ind* it wis- noticeable that some people. naS a special a»Utud»..fo/acquta«; proftrloncv in different; subjects. He called upon Mr. A. H. Gilbyto read the annual "rhe directors' seoond annual report stated hat-tho number of students enrolle . . in.all departments 4«rin* tto moMBt y«u . wna ,( i.is fiH .pomnarea with 36J last vcai, laTtoeafoofTper cent. ■ vojopmout was « n « DMte S*? d JVSts= modato tho iiicrcae tag, number • of. thidouW exclusive additional Boor »P»™J^'3 l " lmtpd Evenlner prauary classes ana n, I econd'ary day school were, di.ring: tho year with great success. A laigo 1 number, of. the. year's students were i«-. '- turned. soldiors,,>t some had beoncom . pclled to abandon'the course owing t»: i their inability to ; stand the strain. In tho, , shorthand, typewriting, and stenotypy department's; 90 certificates wore gained by 61"studonWi Tho report stated that tcnta--1 Itivo arrangnraeiits had been' made with •the Y.M.O.A. for the use next year of, their excellently appointed gymnasium. , where boys and girlß may go each week for light' Physical cxoroiso; which' Will bo- , supervised by Mr. M. Traccy. inslraelor of physical oulture: The report- cpnoludod ' with thanlts. to' the teaching stag and * others; and-to Mrs. Luke for conscntma to •present the prizes THE PBJZE LIST. Tho wlnnorß- of' certificates and medals wero as, follow:— . .... (Senior Shorthand Championship, Ooli ' Medal, foe highest speed' certificate, gained during tlio year.- Stenotypc spciftl ccrtm ; cute; 180 wdrils per minute, 1.1'.3i Typwls . Certificate, Intermediate Grade, with J)io.'tiiiction: I.P'.S. Typist's' Oortifical'o, Advanced Grade-Olive jr. Coutts: I.P:a: • Tvpists' Certillcatc, lnfor-modifttJj Grade; with Distinction, and I.P.S. Typists Certifl»ate. Advanced Grade—ielda- KaitJii'uibr Shorthand Championship' Gold Medal; presented by Mrsi Gi-lby.- for liteliest spc'od certificate' gained' by a student commencing tho study during 1920 Stenptype Speed Covtificates tit 120 aud HO words per minute. I.P.S. Typists' Certificate, Intermediate Grade,- with Distinction—Violet. Ingorton. ! , . , ' Oold Medal, presented by. Itemiiißton- and Bonl'O) Agency for first place in' Benungton Typewriting. Contest. Stcnotypo Speod Ccr- , tillcato at. 110 .and 130 words per -mtnutn. i1.p.3; Typißts' Ccrtiflcatei Intermediate Grade—Thelma Palmer. . For best general progress in the, benior Division of the Secondary Day School— Coustanco Connors. . For-bost gmierat progrcsß in the Junior Division of the Secondary Day hehool. Also second prizo- for highest speed certifloato gained by astudent commencing tho study during- 1920. Stenolypo ; 'Speed' tiertiOcates at 120 and 170 words per minute— Olive M'Dufl. For best original essay .by students attending Secondary Day School presented by-Mr.'A. S. Farauhar-Eobnrt L. M'Kab. first Pitman's Shorthand-Theory Examination, held Juno 17, 1920. Gold-mounted Onoto fountain- pen; presented' by Messrs. Whitcombo and Tombs, Ltd. rilnmns Shorthand Theory Certificate, Pitman's Speed Certificate, 100 words per raiuutoEileih Charles. . - -, . Second in-'-'Jtemington Typcwri'ting. (iontCßt; Award Books' presonted. by the Remington and Roneo Agency. Stcnolyno Speod Cbrtiflctte at 80 words per minute; l.t'.S. Typist's' Certificate,. Elementary Grade, .with,'Distinction—Ada Newman. . . Certificates- Typists' Intermediate Grado with Distinction. Stcnotypo SpocdL Certificate, 60 words por minute— Divide Turner. I.P.S. Typictß' Intermediate Grade 'with Distinction. Stanotype Speed Oortitlcati),' SO • words per . minute—Ada M'Ooricliiß,: ' I.P.S. Typists' Intprmedtate Grade' with Distinotion—Cweneth M'Conchie; Thelma- Petersen. LP.BI Typists' Intermediate Grado with Distinction; Stcnotypo' Speed Certificate at 80, and 120 words per minuto—Vera : Wariuington-. I.P.S. Typists; Intermediate- Grade—Elsie Adams; Aunie Lithgow. I.P.S; Typists'. Intermediate Grade; Stenotype Speed Certificate, at 80 .and 110 words por minute—Alice Edwards. Stenotype Speed Certificate at 130 words-'per .jninnte.- I.P.S. Typists' Elementary Grade—Miriam' Wood. Stenotype Speed Certificate. 120 and 80 words: per minute; I.P.S. Typiats'- Elementary Grade '—Eewai Taylor. Shorthand . SDond; 120 woeds. por minute—'Gwendoline Wilkinson. Shorthand, speed 110 words per minute-and Shorthand- Theory Certificate—Florence A. Dempster and-Doris, Paul. Shorthand, speed 100. words per minute, and ' Shorthaud Theory..Ccrtiflcatez-Jcsiie O. Eieir./Itiri W Boulder.- Thelma- Sands, and Edna Sutton. Rfonotype,. speed 90jvords per minute, and I.P.S. Typists' Elemenfofy, Grade-Edna a. Herbert. Stenotype; speed 80 words per minute-Dora, ••Ash. Elsie- M. Burns,, Kathleen Caplin, .Cicely Harding, Doreen Uurley, Jean. Moycs. • Stenofypo, speed 80 words Ofr. minute, and I.P.S. Typists' Elcemnturv ■Grade-Daisy Eibyo,- Hachacl Fitzgerald • Vera.Gardner, Aroho Peacock. Shorthand speed. 80, words per minute-Olive M.K tlh- Shorthand. sP9ed CO words per minute end Shorthand -Theory Certiflcafc-Dorfs Taylor.. Shorthand, speed 70 words nor minute, and- Shorthand Theory CertiflcdtrChristlna roniie. I-.P.S. Tvpists! Elcmi nt ary -Grade, with NMsen.,Eleanor Smith. Edna Bradley Eileen Fraser, Doris Horwood. Winifred Jackson. Gladys; Landy.. Roao P. Mornn. Eric £ Palmer,.Mary Tremewnu.. I.p.s ivm s - Elementary Grade and Shorthand. Theory Certiflcate-Hhola Jt'Bouitall. aiiortliiind' Tlieory CerUfirate-Alice Powker. Kl'en T)
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