LYALL BAY SCHOOL

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 65, 10 December 1926, Page 11

LYALL BAY SCHOOL

ANNUAL BREAK-UP CONCERT A SUCCESSFUL YEAR The annual breaking-up concert, durin" wliicli the prizes and certificates were presented to the successful scholars, was held last night in the Town HaH Concert Chamber, which was packed to the doors with children, parents, and friends. The proceedings were conducted by Mr. A. Sando on behalf of Mr. A. E. HasweU, chairman of the school committee who, with Mr. Bird, chief inspector of schools, and Inspector Boden, was among those present. All the concert items were rendered by children ot the school and were greatly appreciated. A bouquet was presented to Miss Roberts, ~, mtant mistress. It was stated also, during the evening, that everybody in Standard VI. had passed and that 90 per cent, had obtained proficiency certificates, that the school eleven had won the senior grade cricket for-schools, that two boys were selected from it for the schools’ representative team, and that there were five representative hockey plovers in the sc.hool. . „ Mr. Sando said that Eric Rollings of the school, was the best bat, the best hockey back, and (he best Rugby forward* in Wellington school circles. Thanks were returned by Mr. Sando to all who had assisted through the year, and particularly to Mr. A. C. Blake and stuff for their good work. The following is the prize list: PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATES. Girls.—Betty Arkinstall, Thelma Aitken, Myrtle Aitken, Marion Bell, Mary Biddle, Irene Boyd, Jean Caradus. Iris Clark, Eva Dixon, Betty Hill, Molly Hollings, jjubi Jackson, Gwen Kelly, Jennie Lawson, Phyllis -Linklater, Muriel Murray, Betty Mackenzie, Jessie McInnes, Mabel McKenzie, Hetty McLaughlin, Ina McMillan, Edna Parfitt, Jean Pollock, Ailsa Riddell, t eda Ross, Edna Sadler, Louise Taylor. Iris lonks, Doris Vrwiu, Dotis Mebb, Pauline Mallis. Joan Williams. Bovs.—Leo Antonoff, Cecil Betts, Albert Bond, Ivan Boyd, William Clement, Spencer Cambouin, John Connell, Arthur Coulter, Edwin Gaze, Henry Guthrie. Stephen Hall. Stanley Hazelwood. James Hewitt. Eric Hollings, Claronca Hollings, Fernley Kempton, John King, Leonard Labone, Cedrio Mentiplay, Cedric Muir, Melville Murray, Albert Marlow, John Marshall, Stuart McLean. Donald Mclntyre (drtx), Roger Parker, Ronald Pritchard, Joseph Paton, Edward Roatz, Denis Ryder, Jack Salt, William Sullivan, Kenneth Sando. Alfred Suter, Graham Waddell, Fred Ward, Oscar Wrigley. Lewis Clay had his competency cwticatc endorsed. ‘ COMPETENCY. Girls.—Dora Barnett, Esma Champion, Jessie Simpson, Doris McClintock. Boys.—Joseph Bennett, George Coleman, Leslie Vinsen. Veda Ross was awarded a Trcntnam Scholarship. Dux of school. Donald Mclntyre. Approximate Accessit.—Betty Atfcinstall. Best til-round in sports—Boys, Eric Hollings; kirle, Louise Taylor.