ANNUAL SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6494, 20 December 1881, Page 5

ANNUAL SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

MELVILLE HOUSE.

The annual distribution of prizes to the boys attending the school took place on Monday, Deo. 12. On the Friday previous the athletic sports were held in Lancaster Park ground. The prizes for bolh the school work and for the sports were given away on the same day. Before the presentation of the prizes took place, Mr Cool addressed the boys, and in the course of his remarks spoke of the excellent nature of some of the examination papers, and especially mentioned those on science. Ho congratulated the school on the possession of such a fine set of scientific apparatus, and he hoped that next year, assisted as they would be by practical illustrations, they would show even greater progress. He regretted that the system of book-keeping which he was having prepared especially for the school by a practical accountant, was not ready in time to be of use daring the year, but next year ho hoped they would be able to give special attention to that important branch. He also trusted that they would take greater interest in the study of phonographic shorthand, the most perfect and soiontiflo system ever devised, and which would be of incalculable value to them in after life. Besides that, the mere acquiring of a knowledge of the system was an admirable mental training. He was glad to see that the Government had included it in the list of subjects for the Civil Service examination, and should the telephone come to supersede the ordinary mode employed in telegraphing, a knowledge of shorthand would be found to be absolutely indispensable for those employed in that branch of the Government service. With regard to the prizes, he had followed his usual custom of giving every boy who won two second places one prize. (Loud applause.) Mrs Cook then presented the prizes to the boys amid loud cheering. , The following is the prize list : Upper I.—Classics, Wilson, ii. Mathematics, Hoban, X j Laurie, 8. French, Hutchinson, 1; Recce. 1,2. English literature, Weekes, 1| dialer, 2. History and geography, Weekes, 1 1 Good, 2. Science, Slater and Hutchinson, equal. Scripture, Good, I j Hutchinson, 2. Mechanical drawing, Beeoe, i, 1. Landscape drawing, Hutchinson. Lower I.—Classics, Wilson, iii, 1 j Good and Louisson, equal, 2. Mathematics, Weekes, French, Button. English literature, Louisson, It Button, 8. History and geography. Louisson, 1 j Laurie, 8. Science, Laurie and Sutherland, equal. Map drawing, Laurie. Upper 11.-Classics, Wilson, lii. Mathematics, Chamberlain, 1» Button, 8. English, Chamberlain and Picroy, equal, 1 j Wilson, iii, 2. History and geography, Chamberlain, 1 j Hargreaves and Wilson, iii, equal, 3. Science, Green. Landscape drawing, Blake and Pieroy equal. Map drawing, Halej Tabart and Pratt, commended. Lower If.—Classics, Duncan, in, and Wilson, iv, equal, 1 j Beeoe, U, 2. Mathematics, Blake. English, Bowkor, 1 j Dunoon, ii, 2. History and geography, Bowker and Duncan, ii, equal, 1 i Morris, 2. Science Wiokee, 1 5 Hewett, 2. Landscape drawing

Hewelt and Wickos, equal; Bawtoll and Bing, commended. Upper lll.—Glassies, Crowley. Arithmetic (upper), Duncan, iii; (lower) Buobanan, 1; Hawkins, ii, 2, English, Hawkins, i, 1; Buchanan, 2. History, Buchanan, 1; Hawkins, i, 2. Geography, Buchanan, 1 f Hawkins, i. 2. Writing, Strange, Map drawing, Way • Langdown, commended. Lower lll.—Arithmetic, Craig and Lusk, equal. English, Kiddoy. Geography, Craig. Writing, Hawkins, ii; Duncan, iv, commended. House prizes—Good, Chamberlain, Paterson, Hutchinson, Hawkins, i, Hawkins, ii. Wickcs and Blake. ' ’ The following is the list of the events in the athletic sports competition with the results:— Throwing the cricket ball, open to the whole school—A. Weekes. 70yds, Throwing the cricket ball, for boys under 14— J, Laurie, 1 j H, Hargreaves, 2. Banning long jump, open to the whole school—A. Weekes, 13ft Sin. Running long jump, for boys under 14— H. Hargreaves, 1 j F. Tabari, 2. High jump, open to the whole school—J. Paterson, 4ft 4in. High jump, for boys under 14—A. Pratt, 1; H. Bowker, 2. 100yds, open to the whole school—A. Weekes, 1; B. Hutchinson and F. Garland, 2. 100yds, for boys under 14—E. Wickes, 1; A. Pratt, 2. 100yds, for boys under 12—H, Hale, 1 ; H. Bowker, 2. Quarter-mile race, open to the whole school —A. Weekes, 1; E. Hutchinson, 2. This was a capital race. Seven started, bat the race lay between the two above, and, after a determined struggle, Weekes won by about three inches. Quarter-mile race, for boys under 14—J. Way, 1; J, Laurie, 2. This was also well contested, Way winning after a very game struggle by about a foot. Half-mile race, open to the whole school— A. Weekes, 1; G. Duncan, 2. 220yds, for boys under 12— H. Hargreaves, 1 { H. Bowker, 2. Old boys* race, 820yds—Seven started, principally from the Agricultural School, and it was won after a sharp contest by L. Cuff. Consolation race, 220yds, for the whole school—J. Hohan. Ooneolation race, 220yds, for hoys under 14 —J. Buchanan, Consolation race, 200yds, for boys under 12 —A. Hawkins. The Old Boys’ Challenge Cup, for the winner of the most points in the events open to the whole school, was won by a. Weekes. The prizes having been presented, the boys dispersed after cheers for Mr and Mrs Cook.