PRIZES PRESENTED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 849, 18 December 1929, Page 13

PRIZES PRESENTED

vauxhall school closes FOR HOLIDAYS TODAY’S CEREMONY Vauxhall School celebrated the close „f the scholastic year this afternoon *ten the annual prize-giving ceremony took place Mr. Sampson, who acted as chaiyb&b, introduced the main speaker of *8 day. Mr. A. Harris, M.P. for Waitemata. who briefly addressed the children. The headmaster reported that the school had won the Tainui Cup, the Herbert Smith Cup and the Rukuwai Shield for swimming during the year sad in basketball events had secured the John Court Shield which carried che championship of Auckland with it. He also explained briefly the objects of the hobby show -which was on view It was to discover the different aptitudes of children and gain a knowledge of the occupations for which they were best fitted. Displays in the hobby show ranged from a 16ft sailing canoe. model yachts, working models of Meccano, dinner wagons and cabinets 'to fancy work, cookery exhibits, and collections of coins, shells and stamps. Along with this there was a display of work done by the children during the year. Models in clay, papa rock and carved Maori beads were among the exhibits. After the prizes were distributed a display of games was given by the children. The prize-list is as follows: Mayor’s Prize for School Citizenship.—Boys: Bertram Wallace; girls May Elwarth. Mr. Watkins’s Prize for Drawing in Cpper Classes.—Boys, Mac Taylor and Uooffrey Prime (equal); girls. Jean Partington. Mrs. Stevens’s Prize for Sewing in Standard V.—Nancy Morrison. School Prize for Sewing in Standard VI — Dorothy Adams. Auckland Savings Bunk Prizes for Thrift Essay.—Standard VI., Eunice i'avanagh; Standard V„ Graham FishStandard IV.. Mavis Eyre; Standard 111, Ashley Morrison; Standard II Philip Armstrong. Class prizes for highest marks in total of all subjects; Standard Vl.—Boys. Louis Robinson Kenneth Fish; girls. Dorothy Adams’ Sylvia Woodhouse. Standard V.: Jean Partington. George Gilberd, Alan Gifkms. Standard IVa.; Robert Scott Mavis Eyre. Standard lVb.: lan Mason. Betty Roberts, Kenneth Skinner. Standard Ilia.—Hubert Bentley Margaret Hepburn. Brian Cole, standard Illb.: Dorothy Tingle, Ruth Simpson. Standard II.: Philip Armstrong Paulino Boyd, Jack Bennett. Standard I: Norman Josling, Yvonne Brown, Kennth Morton. Upper Primers: Kenneth Tilsed. Nola Quinton. Doreen Amott, Wray Titchener. Valerie Lips■ombe, Rona Williamson. Lower Primers: June Perrett, Myrtle McCoy Jean Hepburn. Joy Livick, Alan Brooks. Jean McComb. Proficiency Certificates.—s2 passed Competency Certificates. Two passed. Trentham Scholarship.—James Armstrong. Cross Country Race.—Ngapuhi douse: Ronald Josling. 1; Jack Ben- ? ett A 2 ' Fastest time: Ronald Josling, 1; Ralph Kennings, 2.