RECORD ROLL FOR 1929.

Shannon News, 15 February 1929, Page 3

RECORD ROLL FOR 1929.

LEVTH DJSTBIC i HIGH SQHOOL BEGISTRATIONST ' MANY EXAMINATION SUCCESSES The Secondary Department »f the. Levtn District Higfr School commences the school year under very encouraging; auspices. [Not only did the University land Education Department's examinations reveal in the number and quality of the passes, a, remarkably high standard of scholastic achievement, but the enrolments for 1929 constitute, a record in the school's history and very few fnore are • needed to entitle the institution to an additional teacher. ' The High School has exceptional advantages ■"to offer in the choice of cour-ses-available to students and the easy - . accessibility of Levin by rail to th„' centres north and south. The time- ; table is arranged to suit these scholars, who arrive from the South at ■ &3& a,m. and commence work at 8.45, ' '. leaving'Levin at 3.26 p.m. From the ■! North scholars could arrive at 8 a.m. . and-leave at 2.7 p-.m.; thus wasting little time in train travelling. As will , • he seen'from the attached report Otaki ■ „,parents are keen to avail themselves of these educational opportunities for i ■ their children, • but the response from \ -' Shannon has riot been encouraging. !', OUT OP THE DOLDRUMS. In referring to the improved posi- ■ tion, the chairman of the committee j'' (Mr A. W. Hutchings) speaking at \'" Monday night's meeting, said that in '.", December the committee was rather in ?' the doldrums over the Secondary De- ('■', partment', because the attendance had \' not been as good as it might. He ; was glad to be able to inform the mem- \ ■ . bera that the High School was now in ■ a,, very flourishing condition. The enI'; -. rolments for 1929 were 126, as against '' the 1 previous highest total of 111! If : ' an average attendance of 121 could f", - be maintained, the school would be en ■' titled- to ' another teacher, which was )' very satisfactory. The prospectus is- -'' sued by the committee and the interest ' i' taken in the high school had borne ' / fruit.and if they could get a few mor«j ■'• ' boys'and girls.to enrol this year, there :'...- was", every-prospect of getting i<n ad--5 I'. dition to the staff; Since last meeting K*. the results" of the examinations had 'f\ been published and the committee must ;'j l he- highly gratified and proud at the *■ • successes-gained-by the school which > HBOuld do. much to 1 help it along. V 1 WOETHY EXAMINATION RECOBp '■l The Headmaster (Mr E. J. Fo'ss)", in '.'.-'' the course of his report, said the school ' l \- resumed on Monday, February 4th, af;'s. ter the vacation. The opening num- ]>' bers were as follows: —

u"'. ' , Primary. Secondary. ;-*, 1929 577 126 : JC'";'- ' ' 1928 597 ' 90 );'': From this it would, be seen that thero H'r, had been a gain of sixteen on. tbe v ag-j"s.-:gregate and that the seeCndary depaits\ inent had higher numbers, than ever the next best being 111 in iS the opening week of 1924. :«•'The results of all the examinations it- ivere now to hand, continued the Plead; and showed that, the school J'ij,,.h;ad gained the following:— Free Places on the Proficilsv ■.. lency Examination .......... 56; %f: Junior. Free Places on National \y ' ISeholarship Papers ..... 2 S-V Senior Free Places on Becommen- &'■': dation 19 \::l Senior Free Places on Senior Naj|:"-;' tional Scholarship and Public jjiSf .'• tEhrvice Entrance ............. 9 $ -Public Service Entrance passes, &?!>.'' two being second year students 8 v}ij :tntermediat j Pass 1 fell.'kenioT-' National Scholarship 1 W\ Matriculation Passes 3

Solicitors' General #'■ *'. , Knowledge and Medical Pre- £-.- limitary passes 2 t\, 3J»ower Leaving Certificate ....... 1 % higher Leaving Certificate 1 "D" 1 U' .Pitman's shorthand passes 7 J£ . ' Commenting on this record, the Cr, Headmaster pointed out a very eredit- '•[. ajble performance in that two of Miss pupils, had secured their Pub- # %a. Service Entrance passes in their •v second,, {year. Th€ sejhool wa» very also of the> Senior National which came to it. This if was the second occasion on which the 1;5, School had carried off one of these v prizes which were competed for by alt '& the. colleges and high schools in the h Dominion. Another notable success p-,'wai achieved by the commercial class had'only been in operation for j| bue months. The students made such W progress that some of them were able j£ tol sit for their shorthand examination W, at the end of the year. Mr and Mrs kindly acted as supervisors || and the papers were sent to Sydney or marking? Advice had just been re|f';t;eiVed that all the students presented Itiad:, parsed. If, WHERE THE SCHOLARS COME |s/' • FROM. 's'.'' the secondary departmen «nrol|M;ments wore drawn from the,following »ftpU|ees:-^ $;-, . ', Reikorangi $ %• ,Waikanae 3 tei 1 Te Horo 1 S'-j Otaki Convent 2 Ifp: Otaki 27 i,fV,j Manakau • 7 Rfl. , Qh.au \ ' 12 Wi'' W?-y Levin Convent 3 ||V ■ • Levin , 63 jffbf-.'i. Koputaroa 2 wf// '„, (Shannon .'■■.,. 2 I;W ' .. 12.6 '•hthe Headmaster said there: was not new enrolment from Shannon, wfhich was somewhat disappointing in £fie;w of'the convenience of the railway Service and the courses available. Otaki, on tlie other hand, strongly supported the, school. > ,! / The'Commercial. Classes began with % of iff students,, of. whom. 22

were new entrants, 12 were commencing their second year's work, and 12 were in the higher division. These scholars come from the following places: Levin 20, Otaki 11, Ohau 7, Manakau 3, Reikorangi 2, Otaki Convent 2, Muhunoa 1. VALUE OF ADVERTISEMENT. The Headmaster stated that.he wished to thank the school committee for the preparation of the prospectus sent out to parents of free place holders and for the distribution of these. That and the enthusiasm which the committee had put behind the movement to extend the school contributed in a great measure to the success that had resulted. He had been impressed by the very large number of parents, chiefly from outside Levin, who had expressed their pleasure at learning through the prospectus that the school had so much to offer in the way of courses. Many of them were, in fact, embarrassed by the richness and variety of the curriculum and had difficulty in deciding which was best. One and all expressed their thanks" to the committee for the prospectus. Members of the Committee voiced their satisfaction at the progress of the- School and the favourable outlook for the. current, year.