HIGH SCHOOL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 96, 14 December 1931, Page 5

HIGH SCHOOL

YEAR'S SUGCESSES. PRIZE LIST FQR TO-NIG^T'S ANNUAL BREA^-UP 4 CEREMONY . • : SCHOLASTIC HONOURS ' The 1931 prize givfng ceremony of ; the. Rotorua High School will be held this evening when the school - will- . ; break up for the Christmas vacation. *; The f ollowing is the prize-list for the ■ r year and the list of scholastic prizes, ■ which Will he presented at to-night's • • ceremony. c • , Giyls -» Form IB : Kathleen E. Lowe, 1st girl. Fqrai IA: Jessie M. Morland and ;; Joan M. Martindale, equal 1st girl.; Certifieates of Merit: Barbara M". Ilolland, Jean E. Matthews, Eva Tapi sell, Joan K. Hogan. 1 Form IIB: Norma J. Pettit, 1st | girl; Certifieates of Merit: Beryl J. , , Clark. Form HA: Maxine Hayward, 1st * girl; Certificate of Merit: Clivena Young. ' • Form IIIB: Molly J. McPherson, *1 Jst girl; Certificate * of Merit. Grace G. Geddes. ; Form III A: Valerie A. Fepton, 1st ; girl; Joyce G. Matthews j 2nd girl; • Certifieates: For ■ French and 5 Home Science, Sylvia E. ingle; for EngIjsh, Nita G. Steele. ;■ ' Form IVB: Mavis K. Keith, 1st girl; Beatrice M. Keane, for Spqcial _ Merit. ' • '

Form IVA: Elizaheth M. Urquhart, . At girl; Myrtle C. Burgess, 2nd girlr Certifieates: for English, Frpnch and ; Bookkeeping, Margaret 4-. Budd; fot ; English, Geography and Bpokkeepjpg, Barbara J. MeKemsie. Form VB:^ Grace E. McHale, lst girl. Form VA: Daphne A. Gordon, lst girl; Grenden J. Le Grice, 2nd girl; Certifieates: for General Merit, Margaret M. Sloane; for Mathematics, Florence C. Morrison; for Scienee, Margaret E. Merideth; for History, > Kathleen B. McPherson; for DrawUig, Winifred D. Steele. Form VI: Certifieates. for Science-, ; Joan B.. Buddle and Mary M. Bertram; for Languages, Margaret Nel- , son. • j 1 Speeial Prizes: For contributiqrts to School Magazine: Best prpse effort, Cauline F. Brqoker; best verse, Margaret M- sloane; hest Junior School gffort, Jessie M. Morland. For Typewriting^ and Shorthand: Senioi*, • Joyce C. Geddes; Junior, Laura B. . Goulter. . Girls' Prize for General Excellence: Joan B. Buddle. Boys | Form IB: Bernard "Waite, lst boy; Certifieates of Merit: G. Scott, W. Scott. Form IA: G. H. French, lst boy; Certificate of Merit: D. E. Southwick. Form IIB. C. G. "W. Kingsland, lst boy; Certificate of Merit: A. A. Ford. Form HA: W. E. Hayden, lst boy; Certificate of Merit: A. Nicholson. Form IIIB: G. A. Beale, lst boy, Form IIIA: R. Ashby, lst boy Vgricultural Course; T. O. Dowling-,"" st boy General Course; Certifieates: 'or General Merit, S. E. Burgham; for Drawing and Bookkeeping,.B. M. Lasenby; for History and Science, A. J. Sinclair; for Agriculture, E.' C. I Dawson.

Form IVB: J. F. Ellis,. lst boy; • Certifieates for General Merit, W. Raymond and G. de F. Tapsill. Form IVA: J. A. Roberston, lst boy L. J. Keys, 2nd boy; Certifieates: fdr English, History ;ahd Mathematics, P. J. Dowling; for English, French 4nd Science, K. D. George. ■ ! Form VA. A. G. Goulter, Ipt bpy: N. L. Hinton, 2nd boy. Form VI: Dux Prize, presented by the Board of Governors, C: W. Davis; Prize for General Excellence, D. R. Ryder; Certifieates: for General Merit, J. A. Alexander, G. W. Randerson, F. N. Keane: for Latin, J. H.' Hampson; for Mathematics, R. J. Devin. Examination Results. D ealing with examination results, the headmaster (Mr. A. R. Ryder) states: — In the Junior University Seholarship examination, T. A. Carnachan passed with credit, being 18th fdr New Zealand On the credit list. \ believe this is the first occasion oii which a pupil from this distript has heeii plaeed in this examination, and Carnachan's effort has been a particularly meritorious one, honours in this examination beng competed for hy the most hrilliant scholars in New Zeaj land secondary schools. ' C. W. Randerson and A. G. Cqttrell also passed the examination.

M. M. Bertram, gained matriculation and medical prqjiininary; P. Brooker, M. Nelson, 0. C. Pipspn, A. M. Isdale, A. W. Holland, J. H. Ilampson, R. J. Devin, A. E, Graham, and G. W. Davis gained Matriqujqtion; A. S, Edge and D. R. Hart passed the Engineering Preliminary examinatiqn. The success pf G.. Vf. Davis is outstanding since he is a second year pupil in the Senior schoql, " and gained highest marks among our pupils in Latin, Frencli, and Cheniigtry. In addition to the above, eight: pupils passed in every suhject r'er quired fo.r the examination, but were unsuccessful in gainipg the require4 average percentage over all'suhjects. A Senior National Scholarship was gained by C. W. Davis and R. J, Barter also passed this examination. . A Junior National Scholarship was g&ined hy June McGinley. ! C. C. Browme, "Winifred D. Steele, Joyce Moule, Jessie E. Stonehouse, j Winifred Mehrtens, Joan N. Barber, A. G. Goulter, and R. F. P. Barber were successful, in the Public Service Entrance examination.

Mention should he made of the suc- , cesses of some of our Sixth Form pupils in this year's degree examination. J. Hampson passed first year * terms in Latin, while C. W; Randerson passed in ' English aird History, and N. F. Keane in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. Results haye •just come to hand that N. F. Keaue has passed his first seetioii for his B.Sc., in these two subjects."