SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 540, 18 December 1928, Page 13

SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE

PROGRESS OF ST. CUTHBERT’S CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS Only 14 years Have elapsed since, with the sanction and good wishes of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. St. Cuthbert's College was established, and yet to-day it has the largest roll of any such college in the Dominion. The speech of Mr. J. Robertson, chairman of the Board of Directors of St. Cuthbert’s College, at the annual prize-giving at the College this afternoon, is indicative of the success of the school. Mr. Robertson mentioned that to date the college had expended no less a sum than £62,000. In addition to reducing substantially debentures. it has also contributed largely to church and social work in the community. From this it would be rightly concluded that the college was governed on sound lines and was favourably and widely known throughout Xew Zealand. In congratulating the successful scholars, the chairman also congratulated the parents, for, he said, the success of the students was traceable in most instances to the interest displayed by the parents. With the principal he hoped, however, that parents would not shirk their responsibility to their children by allowing them to determine the period of their school days. During the year the college had greatly benefited from the visits of Dr. Gilmore, late president of the Adelaide Girls’ College, Rev. James Aitken, M.A., and the Right Rev. W. Hewitson. 8.A., who had given very instructive addresses to the scholars. RELIGIOUS FOUNDATION

Referring to scriptural instruction, Mr. Robertson said that this should permeate the whole school, so that should the question be asked, ‘’Where in your timetable do you teach religion?” they could reply in the words of a veteran schoolmaster, “We teach it in arithmetic by accuracy. We teach it in language by learning to say what we wean. We teach it in history by humanity. We teach it in geography by breadth of mind. We teach it in handcraft by thoroughness. We teach it in the playground by fair play. We teach it by kindness to animals, by courtesy to servants, by good manners to one another, and by truthfulness in all things.”

The high standard attained by the college, was, he said, largely due to tile marked organising and administrative ability of their principal, Miss Clouston. From time to time members of the teaching staff had made trips abroad, and this method of increasing experience was approved by tho board wherever possible. Mr. Robertson also referred to the K£ S T> nCe ,° L T the Moderator Designate, t Je G- I l udd ' and extended to him the best wishes of the college for a happy and successful term. PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY t , ia ’ rlle , re Ports of the primary and secondary inspectors who visited the school this year have been most encouraging and gratifying, stated Miss Ciouston, principal of the College !,! annual _ report, presented aftorno n PrlZe " SIVInS ceremony this examination results were very satisfactory; seven gained higher leav£l„ Cer “ flCat -- 16 matriculation, six Sn tfivf V . lC f, entrance, 13 intermedlate (five o. these being on the credit tmH' nlPe S; ained home nursing certificates, and in the Royal Drawing faociety oG gained certificates. 2S of these being in the first-class division. The prize list is as follows: t c-vf, er paying Certificate— B. Colwill FalrbUrn ' J - °»- Matriculation— MSP.: X. Anderson vr Bradstreet j. Foreman, M. Jt-llie, J. Win*: stone, M. Young. M.S.: D. Valder Mp Armstrong j. Caw, I. Collins, M. Dorset’ Tkyfor? K. Te?pe. MaSlll ’ J ' Mltchell > «'• Public Service.—K. Bull, G. Volltns R Clear (.credit;, N. Dyson, J. Eccleton Comnr"? dl % te T J - Lewis > F. Clark, XJ. Collins, L Coyte (credit;, B. Currie G \rcP?, e, i’ Mj lsom , D. Mears (credit;’, A oi C 3Tf rland ' ' McGechle, A. Nolan J* (credit)! J ’ lolhurst (credit;. H. White UPPER SCHOOL eai * C.—Sewing prize: G 'Rne;*? good 6 i W *° rkL . Ka U for Ichooh L Nofan champlon - Middle P- —Swimming (MidFlttcher ool^« a ? ipi< ?? ) ’ cup Presented by rietcher Construction Co.: Q Tainc Carthv chot>l champion)': H. Meuai thj. I rizes for good work: L. Whyte Z° d Sirhth Z 6 F° r S °° d WOrk and *»’- ‘ r^.. Z p a sp lth - Form prize and sewing P. V i'i P rRawson. Form prizes: M. CatJ y, Bm'i < ir OV au L ' w illiamson, P. Woods. J. Bull, M. Thomas. Form prize, music Brfttfnf 1 (Middle School champion): J. , u f l-orm prizes: 1. Kliukmueller and s. krone (first, equal; Yea , r , Remove.— Painting prize: prized V M. S( Price USlC Pri2e: E ‘ Hou se. Form

Second Year A and B.—Swimming champion (cup presented by Candy Filte? Co.), p. Roberts; B. Cooke (runner-up) (cup presented by W. J. Fletcher, Esq) Music prize: J. McConnell. Frizes for I- PIHU ’ B ‘ Hargreaves, M. aiackj. 1-orm prizes: 11. Rich-White, *'-■. i aterson, M. Siddall, J. IMcLeod. For in Sinr ; >f d silver medal (junior scholar®haw - Form prize and silver medal (junior scholarship): M. Hether-

, * at ‘ ermediate—Music prize; B. Colei i-,c Prize U or s ° od work: T. Jenkins, IX Aitken. iorm prize: R. Mason. Form prize and bronze medal: F. Riley. Form Slnv p nd r sil ,' er medal (senior scholar*>lup): (_r. Gardner.

Matriculation.—Prize for domestic science (gift of Mrs. Donald AlacCornimr *’ T Cjuickshank. Sports chaniH ™ Prizes for good work: ±i. White, P. Wakeman. Prize for elocution and good work: F. Mears. Prize for most public-spirited girl (gift of Old Girls): M. Douglas. Form prizes: R. Clear, L. Coyte. Form prize and silver medal (senior scholarship): K. Bull. Senior.—Drill champion: J. Mitchell. Tennis champion: R. Taylor. Prize for history (gift of Rev. W. Macdonald), English (gift of Rev. J. Aitken), and Form prize: X. Anderson. Form prize (Matriculation), and head girl: J. Carlaw. LOWER SCHOOL Form I.—Prizes for good work: J. Brodie, P. Moody, M. Anderson, 1 Carr Form prizes: X. Duthie, M. Grubb, G McMorran (first). Form lib.—Prizes for good work: E Gunson, M. Ewea, T. Fitt. Form prizes: B. Reyburn. J. Anderson, F. Cooper. F Cooke, L. Wood (first). Form Ila.—Prizes for good work: B Chambers, D. Hayes, M. Metcalfe. X. MeDougall. P. Laird. Form prizes: S. Clark B. \\ hite, J. Fleming (first). Form Illb.—Sewing prize: L. Holbeche. Drill and swimming (junior champion): D. Wootton. Prizes for good work: J. Houghton, J Skelton, E. Ingram. Form prize and swimming (junior champion): C. Alison. Form prizes: M. Carr. O. Tonkin, H. Mackv, V. Anderson (first). Form Ilia.—Prize for elocution and form prize: J. Miller. Form prizes- X Rogerson. C. Atwool, D. Hart, X T . Dawson and P. McCarthy (first, equal).