SCHOOL PRIZE-GIVING

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 846, 14 December 1929, Page 5

SCHOOL PRIZE-GIVING

WAIKATO DIOCESIAN SCHOOL INSPECTOR’S IMPRESSIVE REPORT From Our Ot on Correspondent. HAMILTON, Friday. Thn Waikato Diocesan Girls’ School field its annual prize-giving ceremony today. There was a large attendance of parents. Mr. D. Hay presided and congratulated the headmistress, Miss Eva Necker, and staff, on the excellent work that had been done during the year. Mr. H. G. Sergei, a governor of the school, said it was the aim of the governors to establish in the Waikato a girls' school on the lines of the great establishments in England. Regret was expressed that Miss Necker would be leaving the services of the board. Mr. Sergei bespoke a cordial welcome for her successor, Miss E. R. Edwards, who, he said, was a teacher of the highest qualifications. Miss Necker, in her annual report, said the school opened with a roll of 81 and closed with an attendance of 88, including 18 boarders. The health of the pupils had been excellent. Six girls had not missed a half-day’s school. During the year a fair and a concert had been held and £77 had been raised. It was proposed to spend this money on furniture. The Government inspectors had reported that they had noted a steady improvement in the efficiency of the school, and a good standard had been set. There had been an improvement in English, and the discipline, tone and organisation of tlue school were excellent. Mrs. Hay presented the prizes as follow; Form Prizes. —Lynnette Holloway, Barbara Pountney, Phyllis JDumbleton, Dorothy Rogers, Beatrice St. Paul, Lucille Maning, Margery Harvie. Divinity.—Helene Clark, Joan Sergei, Lucille Maning. Joan Turner, Pat DawLnglish.—Barbara Rogers, Arini Sergei, Dorothy Mears, Natalie Hooker, Mav Heale. Arithmetic.—Peggy Simons, Jeannette Ward, Cathie Speight. Languages.—French; Elsie Strang. Latin.—Pat Dawson. Geography.—lsobel King. Native Study.—Shirley Tudhope. Needlework.—Ailsa McCutcheon, Margery Harvey, Isobel King. Music.—Annette Gillies, Joan Turner, Sheila Smith, Lorraine Mathers. Special Prizes for English Essay.— Seniors: Joyce Manning, Lucille Maning. Nancy Edkins. Improvement prizes: Margaret Kempthorne, Joan Green. Dux of the School. —Margaret Taylor. Trophies.—Drill shield: Senior, Nolline Peterson; junior, Sydney Strang. lnterhouse shield: Whitehorn House. PUKEKOHE TECHNICAL AGRICULTURE NOT POPULAR from Our Own Correspondent PUKEKOHE. Today. Parents, old students and friends assembled in large numbers at the annual prize-giving ceremony of the Pukekohe Technical High School yesterday. Mr. P. Perkins, chairman of the Board of Managers, presided. In his report the headmaster. Mr. W. P. J. Munroe, said the roll number at the commencement of the year was 138 boys, 113 girls, making a total ot 251. In the third term the numbers decreased to 108 boys, 89 girls a total of 197. Taking the commercial course there was 43 per cent, of the roll number; commercial course. 32 per cent., totalling 76 per cent. The agricultural students only accounted for about 6 per cent., domestic science 8 per cent., and handicrafts about 10 per cent. He asserted that these numbers were not evenly balanced and said the agricultural and technical courses were not receiving the share they merited. Mr. A. W. Hall, member for Haurakl, who distributed the prizes, agreed that insufficient numbers were following the course in agriculture. Following is the prize list-—-Form 111. E. —A. Franklin, 1, D. Franklin (progress). Form lII.—J. Baigent, 1. . Form 111. C. —Girls: Mavis Osborne. 1 and dux: Joan Watson. 2; Joan Mason, g; Annetta Bourne and Frances Ripsey (progress). Boys: H. Moody, 1. Form 111. B.— Girls: Lueilla Dromgool. 1; Nancy Steed (progress). Boys: II Bond, 1; R. Dingle, 2; F. Neale (pioSr Form 111. A.—Girls: Elaine Crispe and Muriel Honore (equal). 1. N Hpt herington, 1; M. Bi ee, 2, P. Daj , < progress, D. McClintock, NT. Fausett, W M Fornf IV. E. —J. Wilson, 1; W. Foster (progress). „ „ , , Form IV. P. —C. Cochrane, 1. Form IV. C.— Girls: M. Handley, 1. Ft Anpleby, 2; Miriam Baigent (progress) Bovs: S. Ensor, 1; G. Onyon, 2. Form IV. B.—Girls: Eileen Hill, 1. Boys: H. Crispe, 1: E. Wiggins, 2. Form IV. A.—Girls: Inly Roberts, 1 and dux- Beryl Adcock. 2: Jean Mack. 3. Bovs- P Beggs, 1: G. Hamilton, 2. Progress: Lifzie Craig and B. Swinbourn Form V. E.—W. Fletcher 1. Form V. D. —X. Dromgool, 1; A. Laing For C mV y c.-D. Welch, 1; A. Boric (proSr Form v. A.—Girls: Annetta Bowden, 1. Honor Holmes, 2. Roys : G. and D. Pollock (equal), 1 ; E. Gi iffiths. 2 Progress: W. Taylor, F. Kidd, E. Hewitt SPECIAL PRIZES Athletics. —Girls: Junior, Norma Carter; senior Gwen Kayes. Boys: Junior, R. Dow; senior, M. Hodgins. Swimming.—Girls: Junior, Rose Labile, senior, Honor Holmes. Boys: Junior, R. Dow; senior, J. Mcllroy. . Special Medal for Swimming.—Honoi Holmes (champion for three years in Ü Basketbail.—Team championship, Jellicoe House. Debate. —Annetta Bowden. Mental Arithmetic. Whole school. R AVriting.—Whole school: Joan Hardy. Drawing.—Whole school: C. Dunk. Head Boy.—H. F. Deane. Head Girl.—Honor Holmes. Whitmore Challenge Cup.—Woodwoik. H. Dromgool. . . .. . Dux of Form V. C. —Ins Cartwright. Dux of Form V. A.—Jean Harper. Du3c of School. —H. F. Deane.