QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 70, 15 December 1921, Page 5

QUEEN MARGARET COLLEGE

ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING. The prize-giving in connection with Queen Margaret College took place in St. John’s Schoolroom last evening. The Rev. Dr. Gibb presided. Preliminary to tho prize-giving l a programme of songs and recitations was given* the following contributing:—Part song, the school choir; piano solo, "Laughing Water, Olive Munt; recitation, “Maoriland," JBennie; violin solo, concerto (Feitz), N. Cottrell; piano solo, “Nachtstuck(Schumann), Ailsa Turner; rhythmical exercises, the school kindergarten; piano solo, "Ballade in A Flat” (Chopin), Muriel Smith; recitation, balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet,” Marjorie Dempster and Jessie Elliott. In his introductory remarks the chairman (Dr. Gibb) congratulated the principal (Miss Hayden) and the girls of Queen Margaret College upon the very fine work that had been done during the year. He referred to the fact that Mis® Hayden had presented the college with an honours board, which he had had the pleasure of unveiling the other evening, and on this honours board would be inscribed the names of those girls who had passed through the lipper school and whose careers reflected honour upon the institution which was their "Alma Mater.” Dr. Gibb also expressed the great appreciation of the board of the work that had been done during the past twelve months by the principal end the scholars of Queen Margaret. They were all proud of it. The year’s report, read by Miss Hayden, covered many activities of the college. There were 109 scholars on the roll, of whom 49 were boarders, and during the year they had carried out their work with diligence and conscientiousness. Exhibits of pupils had been sent to the Palmerston North Show. Tho progress that had been made in drrZ-smak-ing, cooking, music, elocution, painting, enamelling, leatherwork, drawing, etc., was given in detail, and Miss Haydon stated that very special attention was paid to music—piano, violin, and singing. The pupils had been examined in music by Mr. Gordon Short, and thanks were due to him for the help he had given. It had been decided to appoint a musical director for the whole of the school, so that a general unity of aim might be secured, and Mr. Kelly had been appointed to this position. The Rev. D. T. Shaw, Moderator of the Presbytery, spoke of the high ideals of womanhood, which it lay with the girls to uphold. Much of the trouble of the world at the present time lay in indefiniteness of aim. Education without a fair working knowledge of the Bible was an incomplete thing. The prizes were presented by Mrs. Kersley. Some of the principal prizes were: — , Form Va—Dhix of form. Muriel Smith; -merit prize, Eunice Wall, Doreen Kersley, Lottie Clift; special prize for arithmetic, Eunice. Wall. Form Vb—Dux of form, Freda Line; merit prize, Doreen Kersley. Linda Parkes, Kathleen Smith. Form IV—Dux of form, Isobel Morice; merit prize, Jean McMorrin, Thelma Carey, Joan Veitch, Joyce Nicholls. Special prize for Latin, Isobel Morice. Form 11la —Dux of form, Joan Rawson; merit prize, Helen Veitch, Pat Cuthbertson. Form ITlb—Dux of form, Linda Reid; merit prize, Helena. Gibbs. Form II — Dux of form, Thorn McCarthy; merit prize, Florence Bruce. ForiZ I —Dux of form, Janie Turner; merit prize, Dorie Coffy. Special i Prizes.—Scripture: Senior, Muriel Smith; intermediate, Isobel Morice; junior, Joan Rawson. Music: Senior, Muriel Smith; intermediate, Gladys Kilgour, Nancy Gray; junior, Leila Ennis, Betty Menard. Special music prizes, Mr. Gordon Short’s prizb, Olive Munt; Miss Clachan’s prizes. Olive Munt,’ Ailsa Turner, Winnie ’Wilson; Mrs. Rogers’s prize, Peggy Wilson. Elocution, prizes presented by Mrs. Menard: Elocution, Jessie Elliott, Janie Bennie. Reading, Rene Thompson. Junior elocution and action singing, Joan Wighton. Special prizes, Esma Hogg, Jean McNeill. Marjorie Nash. .Dancing: Senior ballroom dancing. Doreen Korsley. Deportment, Norva Cottrell. Junior ballroom dancing, Rangi Easton. Deportment, Helen Veitch. Photograpttc competition, Peggy Wilson. Sports champion: Senior, Marjorie Townshend; junior, Ennis. Tennis championship, Marjorie Townshend (senior), Olive Kerwin (junior). Swimming champions: Senior, "Winnie Wilson; junior, Ena Radford. Drawing: Senior, Peggy Wilson; intermeifiate, Jessie Elliott; junior. Mavis Patrick. Special gymnastics, Jean McNeill. Class drill: Senior, Norva Cottrell; intermediate, Rere Thompson; junior, Joan Selby. Sewing; Form IV, Rita Scott; Form IT la, Ola Harvey; Form IHb, Betty Wilson. Reading, Doreen Kersley, Ailsa Turner. ’Dressmaking, Nora Fannin. Prefects’ badges presented to Doreen Kersley (head). Lottie Clift, Esma Hogg, Olive Munt, Ailsa Turner, Winnie Wilson. . ’ Winner of Cicely Scholarship, Marion McCaw. '