PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2405, 20 December 1881, Page 3

PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS.

MELVILLE HOUSE SCHOOL. The annual distribution oC prizes took place on Monday last. The athletic sports competition was held on Friday, the 9th inet., in Lancaster Park ground, and most of the events were well contested. Before the disttibution of the prizes Mr Oook gave a short address to the boys, congratulating them on their year's work. He hoped they would make equal or even greater progress next year, and he alluded to the fine set of scientific apparatus they had jußt reoeived from home, and whioh he hoped would prove an inoentive next year to a more successful study of the elements of science. He also mentioned that phonographic shorthand and book-keeping wouid receive more of his attention next year than those subjects had reoeived hitherto. The prizes for both the school work and the athletio sports were given away by Mrs Oook amid loud cheering. The following is the prize list : Upper Ist—Classics, Wilson 11. Mathematics, Hoban, 1 ; Lawrie, 2. French, HutchiDson, 1; Reece, 2. English Literature, Weekes, 1; Slater, 2. History and Geography, Weekes, 1 ; Good, 2. Scienoe, Slater and Hutchinson, equal. Scripture, Good, 1 ; Hutchinson, 2. Mechanical Drawing, Reece, 1. Landscape Drawing, Hutchinson, 1. Lower Ist—Classics,Wilson 111., 1: Good and Louisson, eqnal,2.Mathomatics, Weekes. French, Button. English Literature, Louisson, 1; Button, 2. History and Geography, Louisson, 1 ; Laurie, 2. Science, Laurie and Sutherland, equal. Map Drawing, Laurie. Upper 2nd—Classics, Wilson 111. Mathematics, Chamberlain, 1 ; Button, 2. English, i Chamberlain and Pieroy, equal, 1; Wi'son 111., 2. 'History and Geography, Chamberlain, 1; Hargreaves and Wilson 111., 2. Science, Green. Landscape Drawing, Blake and Piercy, equal. Map Drawing, Halo. Commended, Tabart and Pratt.

Lower 2nd—Classics, Duncanjlll. and Wilson IV.,(equal) 1; Reece 11., 2. Mathematics, Blake. English, Bowker, 1 ; Duncan 11., 2. History and Geography, Bowker and Duncan 11., 1; Morris, 2. Science, Wickes, 1; Bewett, 2. Landscape Drawing, Bewett and Wickes, equal. Commended, Sawtell and Bing. Upper 3rd—Classics, Crowley. Arithmetic (upper), Duncan 111. : (lower), Buchanan, 1 ; Hawkins 11., 2. English, Hawkins I, 1 ; Buchanan, 2. History, Buchanan, 1 ; Hawkins I, 2. Geography. Buchanan, 1 ; Hawkins I, 2. Writing, Strange. Map Drawing, Way. Commended, Langdown. Lower 3rd—Arithmetic, Craig and Lusk. Fnglish, Kiddey. Geography, Craig. Writing, Hawkins 11. Commended, Duncan IV. House prizea—Good, Chamberlain, Patorson, Hutchinson, Hawkinß 1., Hawkins 11., Wickes and Blake.

The following are the results of the athletic sports : Throwing the Cricket Ball, open to the whole Bchool. A. Weekes, 70yds. Throwing the Cricket Ball, open to boys under fourteen. J, Laurie, 1; H. Hargreaves, 2. Running Long Jump, open to the whole school. A. Weekes.

Running Long J amp, for boys under fourteen. H. Hargreaves, 1; P. Tabart, 2. High Jump, open to the whole school. J. Pateraon, 4£t 4in, 1; A. Weekea, 2. High Jump, for boya under fourteen. A. Pratt, 1; H. Bowker, 2. One hundred Yards, open to the whole school. Weekes, 1; E. Hutchinson and F. Garland, 2. One hundred Tarda, for boys under fourteen. Wiekea, 1; Pratt, 2. One hundred Yards, for boys under twelve. H. Hale, 1; Bowker, 2. Two hundred and twenty Yards, for boya under twelve. Hargroavos, 1 ; Bowker, 2. Qoarter Mile Race, for boys under fourteen. J. Way, 1; Laurie, 2. This was a capitally contested race, Way winning by a foot. Quarter Mile Kace, open to the whole school.

Weekes, 1; Hutchinson, 2. Seven started, but the race lay between the two above, and, after a determined straggle, it ended in almost a dead beat.

One half Mile Race, open to whole school. Weekes. 1; Duncan, 2. Old Boys' Bace, 220 yards. Seven started for this event, which after a game struggle, was won by L. A. Cuff. Consolation Bace, 220 yards, for the whole school. J. Hoban.

Consolation Bace, 220 yards, for boys under fourteen. J. Buchanan. Consolation Race, 200 yards, for boys under twelve. A. Hawkins.

The Old Boys' Challenge Cnp, for the winner of the greatest number of points in the events open to the whole school, was won by A. Weekes.

After rounds of oheers had been given for Mr and Mrs Cook, the school dispersed for tho six weeks' holidays.