HUTT HIGH SCHOOL.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 31, 9 January 1930, Page 4

HUTT HIGH SCHOOL.

FOURTH xii;AR CLOSED

THE PRIZE LIST,

The fourth year of, tiie Hutt Valley High School was closed by the breaking up ceremony which took place in the King Greorge TheatTe, Lower Hutt On December-I.3th, Mr;H. G. Teagle (chairman of the Board of Governors), presided, and- his Hon6r Mr, Justice Blair was chief speaker. There were also on # the platform Captain Olphert an I Messrs H.J. siadden, X. C. Burns J. Stonehouse (members of the Board), tie principal (Mr H. P. Kidsbn), and members of the teaching staff. Apologies fox absence-were received from Mr E. P.^Eishworth. (exchairman of the Board)," the Mayor ofPetone (Mr. D: McKenzie), the Mayor of Lower Hutt (Sir Alexander Edb«rts), Mr.^T. B. Strong (Director of Education), Mr. A. Bell (AssistantDirector)^ and-Mr. L. T. Watkins,: " Air. Teagle expressed-the general regret that was felt, at the absence of their late chairman, (Mr. Eisihworth), who through ill-health ihad been forced to resign is position after holding, it since the- school began, He had filled t-he position with marked ability,"and had been held ; in .the highest respect by the pupils and the staff. •"-'".

Mr, Teagle spoke of; the proposed assembly hall, Which he considered- was a matter of vital interest to. the school." The late Mr. Baldwin had had the ..ereetion 9f • such a hall deeply at 'heart, and in his generosity had laii the foundation of a fund for that object.

As chairman, of the Board, Mr. Teagle expressed his •appreciation of the support received .frbrd the" Parents^ ■j^ssoeiatipn. During 'the year ££75 had been handed over^fby the association fgr^the. beiefit-6i-the...scholaf;4.: bft" the B6;ardrderived a| grealerifassistanee by^ •knowing that ;-it had,\ the" support of the parent's-''.of "the" "sciojars. Mr. Teagle .also expressed they.^ppjreeiation- of the'Board'df th« fine wpirk dpire by the .principal (Mr.:'. Kitlsoti) his staff. Never y on 'any occasion 'had! there been friction .•'between tienr and the Board.

BBINCIPAi: JS -EEPOET. ■. • .■•' ■* **.v'..g3f- T"■ '-''" - -■ Th& principal* road'rlris'fDurtli annual report- ■v" ,• • •.."■; . '■■ The principa 1 said;;' the official roll number' was-'412,-'as- against: 292 last year, and the increase had made neces•'sary tha'apponitmeritiof four additional teachers. T-he aceorriniodation question had -also became acute v .Tie position had been placedbefore the Department -at tKc beginning of the year, and somewhat tardily, but "not ungenerously, the •Department -had:granted f:qut■ additional classrooms, .cloakrooms^ and an addi-tional-Keating unit for 193 Q. ha 1 already;* been, begun by.-the contractors, Mr. Kidsori, said tlie school continued to be conducted more or less on the lines that are" traditional in the secondary schools of t-he Dominion. In .endeavour- was made to niake the pupils work hard in the classrooms, and j an' pppbrtunity was given to them of participating in all' the healthy extra* classroom activities whiC'li were such an important part of a British school. Mr. Kid^on referred with satisfaction to the'successes which had been achieve ed during tie year. The necessity for an, assembly liall /had becotae more acute this yeaiy owing to the great increase in the roll dumber. Their work in building the character and stimulat-. ing the intellect of tire pupils would bo. badly hampered until they had a hall where the whole school could gatiier together. He was-qiiite sure it y'ould pay te State handsomely to ereci assembly halls with, every new. secondary school, but for t>he present they had to face the fact that local effort was before the hall,-wrould be forth coming: Through the great generosity of t-lie relatives of the late Mr; Baldwin they were able to begin with a foundation gift of £lobo, and a campaign for further funds tad been set afoot. The response had "been good, but, there was no doubt that the campaign wpuldJiave to be vigouronsly reno ed in the new year, Mr. Kidson appealed to parents to support the appeal, and mentioned that the pupils, by t"heir own efforts, had raised £45. Mr. Badson

concluded by thanking the psuonts for the interest ttey -had shown in tho school, and the staff for their loyal

co-operation,

.Mr. Justice Blair said it was Jthe first time he had been asked to address a school of bucli size—he was informed the pupils numbered nearly 500. At the school where he was educated i there were only '99 pupils,'but even in I those days the masters -had. a habit of getting some old fossil to, como and address the, school on breakhrg-up day. Evidently the habit had not been lost. In the words oil a friend- of his, w-hy should the high school children's holiday be" embitterjed by their having.to listen "to his talk? He .proposed to make their punishment j therefore as «t as . possible. Continuing in the c humourous vein, his Honor gave children some; advice for their guidance in- life, illustrating his remarks by apt personal experiences. He exhorted them always to work and enjoy, it, and pointed cat that whereas man-made.tools wore out with ivse, the God-made tools, thehybrains and hands, became keener. _T^i£k_use~and dull fromf inactivity. Unless a nian'did his work and did it to this utmost^ he would not !be a success in life. / : '.'.

At the conclusion of his speech, his HoricTr was giveil tiree cheers' by the school, and he then presented the "leaving gifts" of books to tho3e whose ."last year it was "at school and gifts to the prefects. ' ...-

THE PRIZE LIST. , Highest places in forms for. t-he year: —Form VI: 1 Jean Langtry, 2 Gwen Slack, 3 R. J. Lawrence, 4 T. ~&. Hawthorn. V. L-.: 1 Mary Boyd, 2 Rhea Evison, 3 J> P. Heggie, 4 Agnes Carey. V.A: 1 Gr. R: Douglas, "2 J. C. Nicholls, 3 C*| H. Tunnicliffe, .4 R. B. Burke. . V.B:i 1 Ethel Parsonson, 2 J.E. "Healey, 3 Poppy Xoung. IV.A: 1 Maud Allan, 2 GV Isr.. Tustin, 3 Audrey Jones, 4K. R. Huteheson.. IV.B:. 1 C. A. Mouat, 2 A. Ay McLellan, 3 A. Cameron. IV..C: IG. F^ Kaye; 2A. F. James, 3H. A-. Ba'rron. IV X>oni: JL Norma Mawson, 2 Lucy Wood, 3 Eileen Pearie. III.A: i-.Ve.ra;Shepherd,' 2 D:; Cairns; 3 Adele Barker;■ V 4 R. ;Meek. 11l ?&i 1 Pat Chambers, 2

Olive Castle, 3 jl Berbin&ilaw, 4 D. H. Whiteher. III.C: IRI A. Skei-ton, 2 J. H. Linos. 3 Euinice Haden. HL3>: 1 C. A. v MeDougall, 2 A. R. Frame, ZR/ &. Howard. 111. Com. I: 1 Una Swaysland, 2 Beatrice Cald'er, 3 Rita Clark. 111. Coin, -ii: 1 Monica EdwaTds, 2 Freda Gri efson, 3 .Eva Kaye.

Pupils whose year Js work is commended;—VT: D. -Andrews, Esme Burrell,"Ada Stainton. V.L: D. Jenkins, "Beryl Pemberton, • Margaret Turner, Pauline Mowatt. V.A: A: V. Born-

.holdt, Vera" Burns, M. B. Cooper. V.D: Enid Whit-eher. IV.A: E. JK!ilmist.er, Gr. 2tf. Watson-Munro,vWinni-fred Double/ Mollie Best. IV.B: G ? T. Beban, R. K^ Burgess, H. ; O'Connor. IV.C: S. R' 'Heppleston. IV: Com-.:':■" Lilian/Cairn's.''.■}lH.^A': Doris Baker, T. G. 3ST'. Carter, C. "A*. Langtry. III.B: Marjorie Doig, J.C.^Adams, I. Pears, Rita Gillen,MZE.C: Myfanwy Colliers. R. Anderson, T. I>. Murray, lit. D: A.' ■E. Parking D. D. Robertson. 111. Com. I: Rachel Leggett, Edith Sawyer. 11l Com. ,ll: Ida Smith, Laurie Wakelin.

The following obtained Higher Leaving Certificates, -"with, a ' TTniversity bursary: Esine Burrell, Jean Langtiy, Zoe Lowiy, Gwen Slack, Ada Stainton,, ■ Ailsa Wallace, Hazel Williams, H. T. Allispn,,_D. E. Andrews, E. J. W. .Bry, T. E. Hawthiorn, E. G. Heggie, R. J. Lawrence, J:. :.C.' Lopdell.

Tite ceremony was brought to a close by six of the pupils describing,- from the platform, _the! activities of th*e school during tie past yeajv

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