SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 405, 14 December 1932, Page 6

SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

i HFGH SCHOOL i ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY THIS EVENING SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS The iannual prize-giving ceremony the Rotorua High and Grammar Sehool will taka plaoe in the Grand Theatre at 8 o'clock this evening, when Dr. E. Marsden, Director of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Researeh will address assembled parents, friends >and pupils. As in past years, the final function of the 'School year is bound to attraet a large gathering -and owing to the length of the prize list, those attending are requested to he seated not later than 8 p.m. when it is expected the iseating accofiimodation will be taxed to its utmost. Following is the list of scholastic awards and trophies for athlstic championship events won during the ye>ar. The trophies of athletic events published in yesterday'g "Morning Post" were presentsd to the winners at the school yesterday afternoon. At 2 o'clock the pup'ils of the school assembled in the shade of the trees in the school grounds tand the trophies were presented to the successful winners by Mrs. Harwood, wife of the headmaster, Mr. W. G. Harwood. As eaeh prizewinnerj was called to the official table to receive his or her trophy, rounds of applause broke out from the pupils encircling the ground. In addition to the prize-list as published yesterday, a trophy donated by Mrs. H. Bertram for the best characteristic costume in the recent school concert was presented to Lucy Butt. The prizes to be presented to-night are as follows: — Girlst Form IB. First girl: Dorothy Johnson. Certificate, Second girl: Doris Chambers. Form IA. First girl: Dorothy M. Hardi'e. Certificates. Second girl, Ona M. Allison; third girl, Millicent B. McCormick. Form IIB. Certificates: First girl, Frances Lee; second girl, Stella Jones. Form HA. First girl, Jessie Morland. Certificates: Second girl, Joan Martindale; third girl, Jean Matthews. Form III. Maxine Hayward, first girl and first in English, French, Latin. History and Home Science; Gwynedd M. Richards, second girl. Certificates: For Mathematics, Yera Aubertin; for Geography, Doreen Y. McAdam; for Drawing, Loena E, Ford. Form IV. >Ruth N. Holland, first girl and second in class. Cei'tificates: Second girl, third in class, and first in Home Science, Valerie A. Fenton: first in English, Audrey Parlane, first in Latin and in French, Joyce Matthews. Form VB. Certificates: Norah M. Foggin, first girl, first in English and in Home Science. Form VA. First in Class, and 1st in French, Latin, Mathematics, and Home Science: Betty Urquhart; second in class, and Tst in English, Myrtle Burgess. Certificates: For English, June McKenzie. Form VI. Certificates: For general merit, Florence Morrison; for History and Geography, Joan Barber. Special Prizes: For typing and short ihand: Vera Aubertin. Certificate Venus Cunningham. School Magazine: Best contribution (prize donated by Dr. W. S. Wallis), Daphne Gordon; best contribution from Junior School: Juliet Perkins; merit in prose composition: Grace Geddes. Boys Form IB. First boy: M. Jensen. Certificate: Second boy: C. Ehau. Form IA. First boy: W. J. Foobes. Certificates. Second boy, J. J. Kurney; third boy, M. R. M orton. Form IIB. First in Class, F. Spedding; second in class, L. Brooker. Certificates: Third in class, W. Scott. Form HA. First boy, W. Martin. Certificates: Second boy, E. Lewis. Form III. First in class, and 1st in English, French, History and Bookkeeping, W. E. G. Hayden; 2nd in class, and 1st in Mathematics and Geography, P. J. Faxren. Certificates: Third boy, and lst in Science, M. D. Garrioek; 1st in Agriculture, G. L. Haycock; lst in Drawing, D. R. Galbraith; lst in Woodwork, J. D. Lacey. Form IV. First in class and lst in Mathematics and Science, J. A. Sinclair. Certificates: Second boy and lst in History: T. 0. Dowling; lst in Agriculture, H. O'Flaherty. Form VB. First in class and lst in French, History, Geography, and Science, B. J. Green; 2nd in class, and lst in Mathematics,, W. E. Higgins. Form VA. First boy, and lst in Science, K. George; 2nd boy, J. Keys and A. Rohertson (equal). Certificates First in Drawing, R. Dawson; for merit in History and Geography, F. Oulds. Form VI. Dux prize (presented by Board of Governors), C. W. Davis. Certificates: For English and French, C. Randerson; for English, Latin, and History, J. Alexander. Special Prize for Mathematics (donated by 0. H. Coleman Esq.) R. J. Devin. Following are the awards of cups, medals and inter-House trophies for the year. SWIMMIN'G Girls Junior Championship (cup donated by J. D. Davys, Esq): Wena Paiigo. Intermediate Championship1 (cup donated by Mrs. D. Steele): Clivena Young. Senior Championship (cup donated by Mrs. A. R. Ryder): Joan Ford. Boys Junior Championship: A. Bennett. Intermediate Championship: J. Rogers and A. Steele (equal). Senior Championship (cup donated by Mrs. J. Falloona): K. Park. ATHLETICS Girls Junior Championship (cup donated by L. Woolliams, Esq.): Kathleen Lowe. Intermediate Championship (cup donated by Mrs. H. Hardcastle) : Bernice Cottrell. Senior Championship (cup donated by Mrs. E-. Robertson): Norah Foggin. 75yds Old Girls' Handicap. Robins Johnson. Boys Junior Championship (cup donated . V.— . 4

oy S. Hale, Esq.): L. Brookex\ Intex-mediate Championship (cup donated by H. M. Martin, Esq.) : L. McCormick. Serxior Championship (cup donated by Dr. W. S. Wallis): H. Steele. Chandler Memorial Steeplechase Cup: C. Randerson — record time of25min 4sec. 75yds Fathers' Raoe: Mr. H. L. Musgrave. 100 yds Old Boys Championship: J. Christophers. Record Medals 220yds and 880yds Junior Championship: L. Brooker. 100yds, over 15: K. Matthews. 220yds over 15: H. T. Mitchell. Mile Senior Championship: N. Hinton. v Tennis Senior Championship (cup donated jy Mr-s. A. Macdermott). Mattie Mitchell. Shooting Senior Championship (cup donated by R. G. Webb Esq.). H. Steele. Inter-House Championships Athletics — Girls (Challenge Bowl donated by Mrs. J. N. McLean) : Trafalgar House. Athletics — Boys (Cup donated by J. Higgins, Esq.): Nelson House. Basketball (Shield doixated by Dr. H. Berti-am): Trafalgar House. SPECIAL AWARDS Girls Prizes for Best Prepared Speeches: Betty Keane and Margaret Budd (equal). Gardner Prize for Girls: Betty K'eane. Buddle Prize for Girls: Margaret Budd. Award for General Excellence (cup donated by Dr. S. H. Hay): Iiilda Paul. Boys Gardner Prize for Best Prepared Speech: J. Alexander. William Robert Friar Memorial rize (awarded to best Cadet N.C.O. n Northern Command). R. J. Devin. Award for General Excellence (medal donated by Rotary Club): N. Hinton.