Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Monday 17 December 1900, page 8


GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

The presentation of prizes in connection with the Girls' High School took place on Friday. There was a large attendance, The Minister for Education, Mr. J. Perry, presided, and was accompanied by Mrs. Perry, and Sir William and Lady Lyne. Invitation» bad beca issued to tho following ladies and gentle-men, most of whom were present -Mr. and Mrs. Maynard, Mr. and Mrs. Bridges, Mr. Waterhouse, and the assistant masters of the Boys' High School, Mis. and Miss Badham. Mrs. Jackson, Miss Walker, Rev. W. I. and Miss Carr-Smith, Mr. Weigall, Mr. and Mrs. Maclardy, Cauon aud Mrs. Sharp, Mr. and Mrs, A. B. Piddington, Profossor and Mrs. Maccallum, Mr. and Mrs. Skillman, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bart!, Mr. and Mrs. Dawson. Misses Hodge, Miss Macdonald, M.A, Misses Johnsou, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Darley, Mrs. Curlewis, Mr, and Mrt, F. W. Woodhouse, Miss Dickinson, Mrs. Creed, Mr. and Mrs. Willis. Miss Fidler, B.A., Miss Newcombe, Dr. and Mrs. Morns, Professor and Mrs. Wood, Mist Nicoll, Professor anti Mrs. David, und former members of the teaching staff, and former pupils.

The Premier said he had no doubt they had looked forward to the presentation of prizes, and be hoped that they would enjoy themselves during the coming celebration more than ever they had enjoyed them-

selves in Sydney before.

The Minister for Education said the success of the school was a credit alike to the teachers and to the scholars They had done well this year, and he hoped next year the school would do better. It was the object of the Government and the Legislature to have an educated people, and therefore the money devoted to education was willingly given

Mrs Garvin the head mistress, then read hsrrsport, which stated that the work of the school lay princi-pally in the preparation of pupils for tho University

examinations At the Junior Examination 20 candi-dates passed. The various passes were sutisfactorr, and Ida Leeson showed proxime accessit for the medal for arithmetic Four candidates were successful in the University Senior Examination Edith M. Fry was proxime accessit for History of Europe, Ancient History, English, and French. She also obtained second class honours in French. She passed in 10 subjects, and qualified for entrance into the Depart-ment of Engineering Clare Armstrong was proxi-me accessit for English and French, gained the medal for German, second class honours in Latin, first class honours in German, first class honours in French, and the Lithgow Scholarship for French and German. Isabella MacCallum was proxime accessit

for Eng1ish and French, and won first class honours in French. The school accepted the conditions offered by the Comité de l'Alliance Française, and three girls competed for the prize for conversational t att ou ixl French. The prize was awarded to Clare Arm-strong, but Esme Thurburn passed so creditably that she (Mrs Garvín) decided to award her anecond pn/e. Ida Leeson gamed the highest award, the gold medal offered by Messrs. Angus and Robertson, for writing ; also first prize for the first class. Wilhel-mina Muller also won a prize for this subject. The school inspection was on the whole satisfactory, and the class examinations showed a high standard of work and in many cases excellent results. Clare Armstrong carried off the gold medal as head of the school. For the last four years the number of scholars and consequently the quarterly payments had steadily increased.

The University certificates and prizes were then presented by the Premier, after which cheers wera Riven for Mrs. Garvín, the Premier and Lady Lyne, and Mr. aud Mrs. Perry.

The following is the prize list : -

Honour List-Senior 1. Class -Medallist, Clare A. C. Armstrong. Latin : Clare A. C. Armstrong. French : Edith May Fry. German : Beatrice Larkins. Drawing : .Edith May Fry.

Senior II. Class.-Dux, Bessie Dalyell ; second, Gladys Muriel Roughton. Latin : Florence Denise Griffiths,

French : Florence Denise Griffiths. Mathematics : Jean Elizabeth Glassford.

Junior 1. C1ass.- Dux, Edith Lennox ; second, Mary Elizabeth Dent. Latin Clarice Mitchell. French, Divi-

sion 1. : Clarice Mitchell. French, Division II. May I Barkcr and Alice Robbins (bracketed). Drawing: Jessie MacCredie and Susan Mackintosh (bracketed).

«Junior II. Class - Dux. Irene Mildred Booth; second, Hilda Dennis. Latin : Maud Margaret Ritchie. French : Dora Marjory Norman und Ida Hartnell (bracketed). Mathematics : Irene Mildred Booth. Drawing . Doris

Janet Evans.

II. A, Upper Class -Dux, Mildred Marion Smith ; second, Lilian Sneath. Latin Dorothea Stella Murphy, French : Caroline Stewart McGhee. Arithmetic: Lilian Sneath . Drawing : Edith Ernestine Lewis. II.A. Lower Class - Dux, Florence Emily Newcombe ;

second. Nellie Cooper. Latin, Division I. : Margaret McIn tyre, St. Clair Maclardy, Latin, Division II. : Florence 1 Emily Newcombe, French, Division I Edith Mabel Spencer. French, Division II. : Jessie Flora Macdonald. Arithmetic : Florence Emily Newcombe, Drawing : Florence Emily Newcombe.

Special Prizes.-Prize for French conversation, presented by I'Alliance Francaise, to Clare A. C. Armstrong : second prize for French conversation, presented by the Girls' High School, to Esme Thurburn ; special prize, presented by the training staff Girls' High School, to Clara Lowick ; gold medal, first prize for writing, presented by Messrs. Angus and Robertson, to Ida Emily Leeson, second prize Wil-helmina Muller , prizes for needlework, presented by the sewing mistress, to Mildred Marion Smith, Nancy Rown-tree. Nellie Cooper, and Mary Lester.