PUKEKOHE SUCCESSES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 540, 18 December 1928, Page 12

PUKEKOHE SUCCESSES

TECHNICAL SCHOOL PRIZE-GIVING TOO MANY FOR PROFESSIONS (From Our Own Correspondent J PUKEKOHE, Monday. Parents, friends and past students assembled in large numbers at the Pukekohe Technical High School today on the occasion of the annual prize-giving ceremony. Mr. F. Perkins, chairman of the Board of Managers, presided. In his annual report, Mr. W. F. J. I Munro, the headmaster, referred to the | academic successes, and pointed out ; that although the school was endeayj ouring to foster agricultural education. ! too many students, more especially | boys, were following the general course, which led to professions. Of those pupils who enrolled at the commencement of the year, 45 per cent, studied the general course, 31 per cent, the commercial subjects, 10 per cent, agriculture and domestic science and 134 per cent, handcraft subjects.- Now Zealand being a primary producing country, he considered that 45 per cent, should be studying agriculture and 5 per cent, the general course. Prizes were distributed by Mr. J. W. Shaw, M.A., of the Auckland Training College staff, who delivered an interesting address to the pupils. * Following is the prize list: Form VIA. —Dux boy, J. W. Woodward; dux girl, Joyce Munro; French, Chrissie Allison; mathematics and science, J. 1.. Bogan. Form VA. —First year: Dux girl, Xettie Bowden; first prize, Honor Holmes; sec - ond prize, E. Hewitt. Second year: Dux boy, D. Dyer; first prize, C. Wood; second prize, Patricia Caldwell; writing and drawing, Xettie Bowden and C. J. WhitForm IVA.—Dux girl, Jean Harper; first prize, E. Griffiths; second prizes, W. Munro and B. Ledger (equal), Hazel McKinnon; progress, W. Taylor; writing and drawing, X. Douglas; drawing, C. Dunk; best-kept vocabulary, Jean Harper. Form 111 A.—Dux girl, Beryl Adcock; first prizes, B. Swinbourn, Jean Mack, second prizes, G. Hamilton, Daphne Bowden and Joan Hardy; progress, Clissie Tuohey; writing and drawing, Joan Hardy; progress, X. Svendsen. Form lIIC.—Dux of form, Molly Tvelsall; first boy. Leslie Gilmore; first girl, Constance Thoms; progress, Marjorie Handley and M. Kodgins: writing, Miriam Baigent; drawing, A. Hodgins. Form IVC.—Dux of form, Iris Cartwright; first boy, D. Welch; second girl, Marion Vnlder; progress, A. Boric, Xancy Sommervffle; writing and drawing, Marion Valder. Form VC. —Dux of form, Amy Ingram; second girl. Mabel Dickson; third, Doreen Mcllroy and Zoe Johns (equal); progress, K. Ferguson and E. Dawe; drawing, Hilda Allen: writing, Tresna Wilson. Form lILB.—Dux boy, V. Driver; serogid, boy, H. Crispe; dux girl, Eileen Hill; second girl, Winnie Blackman; writing, Eileen Hill and R. Dow. Form IVB.—Dux boy, J. Mcllroy; dux girl, Mabel Seal; writing, Catherine Liggett. Form JIID.—Dux boy, J. Pirret; second boy, J. Hayes; writing and drawing, J. Pirret. Form IVD.—Dux girl, H. Dromgool; second boy, A. Hollebon; special prize, D. Gearon; writing, X. Dromgool; drawing, A. Hollebon. Form lITE.—Dux, A. Mcßobbie; progress, A. Moffitt: drawing, A. Mcßobbie.

Form IVE.—Dux, W. Fletcher; secoiboy. E. Appleby. ®°° ,w Prefects’ prizes were awarded: MareA Dromgool, Chrissie Allison, Joan Fran lin. Patricia Caldwell, Lily Ward J.-n-Munro, G. L. Zinzan. S. Cartwright w Taylor, A. A. Best. A. W. Lain* and r F. Laird.