ROTORUA HIGH SCHOOL
PRIZEWINNERS CONGRATULATED Special to THE SUN ROTORUA. Thursday. The breaking-up ceremony of the Rotorua High School was held last evening. Mr. R. B. Nesbitt, chairman of the board of governors, presided. Air. A. R. Ryder read the annual report for the year. The senior division showed an increase of 23 and the junior 7, a total of 30. The roll at the beginning of the year was 305. Air. Ryder said that generally speaking the year had been marked by a fine working spirit in the school. Sir George Fowlds congratulated the prize-winners and referred to the performance of T. A. Carnachan, who gained a senior scholarship. being placed fourth on the list for New Zealand and first for the Auckland Province. The Alayor, Air. T. Jackson, also addressed the scholars. The scholastic prizes were presented by the Mayoress, and the sports prizes by Airs. Bertram, as follow: Girls. —Form lb: Joyce AlatUiews. Form
Ia: Jean "Wylie. Form IT.: Elisabeth Irquhart. Form lUb: Thelma Houghton. Form Ilia: Doris Basham. 1: Grendon L. Grice, 12; Dorothy Basley. 3. Form IVb: Joyce Moole. Form FVa: Naniy Howard. Form Va: Mary Bertram. fc>pe cial prizes for mathematics. presented by Mr. Coleman: Nancy Worrall. Form M. General Excellence: Edna Hender son. Readme- prizes, presented by Mrs. R. Cl. Bennett: Senior. Olga Loudon, junior. Phyllis Galbraith. Essay prizes, presented l»y the “Rotorua Chronicle**. Junior. Myrtle Burg-ess; senior. Pauline Brooker. -Magazine prizes: Junior story. Joan Meredith: senior story, Nancy How - ard; sketch, Daisy Vernal!. Boys.—Form lb: K. Lowe. Form Ia? B. L.asenby. Form II.: J. Bawling. Form lUb: B. Homersham. Form Ilia: C. Davis. Form IVb: F. Bailey. Mr. N. M. Keane’s prize for science and agriculture, J. Te Kiri. Form lVa: M. Isdale. Form Vb: M. Matthews. Form Va: F. T. Raethel. Classics prize, presented by Dr. Wallis: 1"). R. Ryder and A. O C, Cottrell, equal. Senior agriculture prize, presented by Mr. N. M. Keans: J. G. Rosser. Form VI.: Dux prize, presented by the board of governors: T. A Carnachan. Drawing prizes: D. Hart and Jj. Bunyard. \Vt»odwork: G. Sherriff. Magazine prize for poemf B. Homersham. Medal for best all-round boy: M. Matthews.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 851, 20 December 1929, Page 15
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