UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS.

Shannon News, 28 January 1927, Page 3

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS.

PUBLIC SERVICE ENTRANCE. LOCAL SUCCESSES. Results of the Public Service Entrance, Senior National Scholarship and Intermediate Examinations, held on November 17th and following days last year, were announced in a supplement to the New Zealand Gazette published in Wellington to-day. Extracts from the Gasette are as follow: — PUBLIC SERVICE ENTRANCE. In this examination 1187 students were passed in the Dominion, and these are arranged in order of merit. The first 25 in the Dominion were as follows: —

1. Farrell, James Esmond (Auckland). 2. Baird, Kathleen (Dunedin)). 3. Laird, Laurie Gordon (Hamilton). 4. Kalaugher, Doieeen (Wellington). 5. Rodgers, Joseph (Auckland). 6. Clifford, James Ayson (Invercargill) 7. Stevenson, lan Douglas (Auckland). 8. Rudman, Brian Edgar (Auckland). 9. Ryan, Patrick Joseph' (Wellington). iO. Palmer, Clarence Edgar (Greymouth) .11. Armstrong Noel B. (Wellington). 12.. Harris, Charles M. (Hamilton). 13. Laurence, George (Wellington). [ 14'. Pitt, George Alfred (Nelson). 15. Wilson, Roma (Hamilton). 16. Beatson, Rex Vivian (Hawera). 17. Tomlinson, Eric A. G. (Chrietchurch) 18. Mavo, Lval Ernest (Auckland). 19. Sherlock,' Horace W. (Christchurch) 20. Forman, Martin (Westport). 21. Crawford, Jack (Matamata). 22. Roper, Frank S. (Auckland). 23. Watt. John Colin (Wellington). 24. Cooke, Frank (Dunedin). 25. Jones, Walter 0. (New Plymouth). LEVIN D.H.S. SUCCESSES. Amongst the successful candidates were the following; all being pupils or the Levin District High School: 187. Raskin, Owen (Levin). 323. Leitch, Donald Henry (ManakauV 67(\ Aim, Vera Margery (Shannon). 735. Preston-Thomas, Herbert Mort (Otaki). ?.B<o. Wall, Grace Edith (Levin). 9<J(*. Macdonald, Robeit Jan (Te Horo). l()ftl. Roe, Charle.i Leslie (Levin). 1073. Clayton, Alison (Shannon). 1121. Clifford-Jones, Dallas Margery (Shannon). 1137. Ryder, Brinsley Michael Anthony (Otaki). Ben Potete, of the Maori College, Otaki, was 1031st in the list. SENIOR FREE PLACLS. The following pupils of the Levin District High School have been awarded Senior Free Places as a result of their work in the Public Service Entrance, the Senior National Scholarship or the Intermediate Examinations in November: PART I. (With credit—not less than 60 per cent, of possible marks). Raskin, Owen (Levin). PART 11. Aim. Vera Margery (Shannon). Clayton, Alison (Shanuon). Dufresnc, Viggo Ernest (Levin). Jones, Margery Clifford Dallas (Shan v non).. ) Leitch, Donald Henry (Manakau). Leminon, Reina Eileen (Levin). Macdonald, Robert lan (Te Horo). Preston-Thomas, Herbert Mort (Otaki). Roe, Charles Leslie (Levin). Racier, Brinsley Michael Anthony >

(Otaki). Wall, Grace. Edith (Ohau)