YEAR OF PROGRESS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 848, 17 December 1929, Page 7

YEAR OF PROGRESS

good work at dii;worth SCHOOL PRIZE-GIVING CERjEMONY The changing ideals ©if education overseas were referred Do by Archdeacon G. Mac Murray, ch airman of the piiworth Trust Board, at the annual prize-giving ceremony at, the Dilworih School last evening. w During his recent tour* abroad Archdeacon Mac Murray visit jed many Bngli?h schools. He had l>een impressed i with the Haddow Comr mission’s report, which urged that sec ;ondary schooi education should begin at the age of 31. He was pleased to lear a. on his return, that this was already being done by the headmaster, Mr. Noel Gibson. The old system of 1 earning facts and figures has been ab undoned in England in favour of training the mind to think originally, not mechanically, and also in training ch aracter. Greater pains are being taken to develop the personal character i*f a boy as a fundamental principle in true education. This has always bc#en aimed at at the Dilworth School. I think that to train a boy to think clearly and definitely is one of the most important things in education,” said the archdeacon. “After teaching him to think clearly I. think the next thing to teach him to speak clearly, correctly and gr&iCAtically. If a boy is taught to think, and speak correctly then I do not trouble myself very much whether he can repeat all the capes around K ogland or the mountain tops in the Hi malayas. Unless the people are trained to think and to act rightly and wisely, then you may be sure our democratic government will only lead to trouble. If we want to* avoid these troubles we must see to it. that our boya and girls are taught t’/ie history of our nation and country J/n order to be able to take an intelligent part in the life of the i community.** Archdeacon Mar Murray spoke of the death of Mi.*. H. B. Morton, for many years chairman of the Trust Board, and of the* forced retirement of Mr. p. H. Upton through ill-health. The hoard owed both men a deep debt of gratitude. The vacancies have been filled through the appointment of Professoi: H. W. Segar and Mr. U. P. Towlfi. Archb;. shop Averill, who presented the prices, congratulated the headmaster on the high standard shown in the school work. Consistent progress -during the past 15 years had placed, the institution in the front rank in the Dominion, and he was sure that in th*> future it would become one of the leading; schools of the Empire. Tina headmaster reviewed in detail the various branches of work at the school. Prizes were awarded as follow* Primers.—P. J. A. McGeehan. English.—Standard 1., T. R. P. Gib* i son; Standard 11.. X. B. Bush: Standard HI.. 1,. G. Rowell: Standard IV., G. T. Richards; Standard V.. B. D. M. Millaxi; Standard VI.. D. F. McMaster. Science. —Standard 1., T. R. P. Gibson; Standard 11.. R. L. Pratt; Standard 111., <*. D. Lap wood: Standard IV., V. H. Farnsworth; Standard V., L. M. Durbin; Standard VI.. T>. P. McMaster. Divinity.—Standards I. and 11., A. R. t*u-r: Standards 111. and IV., V. H. Farnsworth: Standards V. and VI., D. F. M*:Master. Drawing.—Standards T. and IT., .7. A. prummond; Standards HI. and IV., H. D. Fnnderson; Standards V. .and VI., H. B. Adams. Form IV., G. D. Connell. Form 111.. J. Aanraan-Smith. Woodwork. —Primary, . G Sampson; secondary. G. D. Connell. Outside ■work, D. L. M. Craig. Gymnasium championship, G. D. Connell; runner-up, AV'. J. Townsend. Swimming championship. M. B. Trower. Senior athletic championship, R. L. Byrne; junior. R. Probert. Ancell Memorial Cup, for old bovs 1 race, J. D. S. Duncan.