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Friday 15 December  1876
Normal School  -  018
Dux  (medal)  William Garrard
Boys  -
V1  class  -  Mathematics  -  G.Webster;    English  -  A. -awkins;      French -  W.C.Crowe
V class - 1st  D.Bowman;  2nd  J.Turner;
1V class - 1st A.Hind;   2nd  G.Dale.
111  class  -1st  T.B. Crump;   2nd  A.Knight.
11 class - 1st  W. Long;   2nd A.Gapes;
1 class - 1st C.Williams;  2nd  E.Chainey
Drawing prize  -  G.Hart
Gymnastics  -  G.Dale

Girls  -
V class -  1st  A. Radcliffe;   2nd  M.Cole;    French -  A.Radcliffe
1V  class -  1st  A.Hatton  or Hatten;    2nd  M.Banks
111 class -  1st J.Badden;   2nd A.McIlroy
11  class -  1st  J.McIlroy;   2nd  A.Marshall;
1 class  -  1st  M.Banks;   2nd  L.Watts


Midmont School -  Upper Riccarton  -  019
The prizes were given to the the following boys on Wednesday ------

French -  1st W.F.M.Buckley;   2nd  A.Harper;    3rd  G.Kimbell;
German  -  1st  R.Hart;
Latin - 1st  no award;    2nd  R.Hall;   3rd F. Peter;    4th  G.Kimbell;
Algebra -   1st  R.Hart;    2nd  O.Archer;
Arithmetic -  1st W.F.M.Buckley;   2nd H.Knight;     3rd G.Kimbell;    4th J.McIlraith
Euclid -  1st H.Greenstreet;   2nd R.Hart;   3rd  J.R.Hart.
Geography  -  1st  R.Hart;   and  W.F.M.Buckley;  2nd J.R.Hart  and A.Harper;   3rd  no award;  4th J.McIlraith
Writing  -  1st R.McDonald;   2nd  P.C.M.Aynsley;  3rd  M.C.Studholme;  and R.Ford;     4th A.McRae,   A Harper
Dictation  -  1st W.F.M.Buckley;   2nd J.R.Hart;   3rd  E.Y.Stratton;   4th  A.McCrae.
Tables -  3rd  M.C.Studholme
English  -  1st  W.F.M.Buckley;   2nd  J.R.Hart;   3rd  A.M.Aynsley;   4th  G.Kimbell.
Scripture History  -  1st W.F.M.Buckley;   2nd F.Peter;   3rd  A.M.Aynsley;   4th  G.M.Aynsley
English History  -  1st  F.Peter;  2nd  G.M.Aynsley
Roman History -  1st  R.Hart;   2nd  J.R.Hart;  
Drawing  -  1st  R.Greenstreet;   2nd  J.R.Hart;  P.C.M.Aynsley;   3rd A.M.Aynsley;   4th J.McIlraith
General Improvement  -  R.H.Postlewaite,  J. P.Brown.


Christ's  College  -  020
Classics  -  
6th form upper  -  Hay:         6th form lower -  Williams .
5th form upper  -  Gordon:   5th form middle -  Moorhouse;       5th form lower  -  Twentyman:
4th form upper -   MacKenzie     4th form lower -Helmore:
3rd form upper -  Twentyman:    3rd form lower -  Williams;
2nd form upper  - White, Hall,  equal:   2nd form lower -  Watson
1st form upper  -  Hall,  

Mathematics  -
1st Division upper  -  Herbert:  1st division lower -  Williams
2nd division - Smith L.
3rd division -  Hare
A division -  Cane,   B division - Borton?   C division -  Williams:    D division - Fendall,   E division - Radcliffe,     F division - Cocks

Euclid  -  
4th form -  Elvery,    3rd form  -  Inglis

English -  
6th form upper  - Hay,    6th form lower -  Innes,  5th form upper -  Gordon,  5th form middle - Smith,   5th form lower - Twentyman
4th form upper -  Good,   4th form lower - Burke,   
3rd form upper -  Thompson,  3rd form lower -  Coe
2nd form upper  -  Grigg and Hutcheson,  equal.   2nd form lower -  Maling,
1st form upper  - Hall,   1st form lower -  Palmer

French  -
6th form upper  -  Herbert,        6th form lower -  Williams,  
5th form upper,  middle & lower     -  Twentyman
4th form upper  - MacKenzie,       4th form lower  - Caverhill

Science  -
6th and 5th forms upper  -  Herbert  
5th form  middle and lower  -  Moorhouse
4th form upper and lower  -  Chapman
3rd form upper and lower  -  Inglis

Drawing - Water colours -
Cotterill and Coates,    equal,      
Pencil -  Williams,   Mechanical -  Bilton.

Music  -  choir -    Cotterill,      6th and 5th form  Herbert,    4th and 3rd form -  Iinglis,  2nd and 1st form  -  Donald


Saturday  16 December  1876
Melville House School  -  022
Upper School -    Class 1 -  
Classics Upper -  Rogers  and Green,  equal 1st;     Lower -  Rogers, 1;  and Piercy 2;
English Upper -  Rogers,   and Green, 1st equal;      Lower - Rogers,  and Whitelaw,  1st equal.
French Upper  -  Rogers, 1st;    Green, 2nd;     Lower - Atack, 1st;   Rogers,  2nd;  
Euclid,  Trigonometry,  and Algebra -    Upper -  Hill, 1st,  Green, 2nd;   Lower - Piercy 1st;  Atack, 2nd;
Arithmetic  Upper -  Hill, 1st;  Green, 2nd;     Lower -  Brown  and Rogers,  equal 1st;   
History Upper -  Rogers, 1st;  Green, 2nd;     Lower - Rogers, 1st;   Green, 2nd;    Lower - Whitelaw, 1st;  Rogers and Atack, 2nd equal;
Phonographic Shorthand -  no award
Sword Drill -   Loe,
Best Collection of written notes taken in class  -  Upper -  Rogers, 1st;    Lower, Loe
Drawing  -  Piercy,  Commended - Ballantyne.

Class 11 -  
Classics -  Whitelaw, 1st;  Bishop, 2nd;  
English -  Green, 1st;  Page, 2nd;  
French - Atack, 1st;  Rogers, 2nd;  
Euclid -  Piercy  and Brown equal 1st.
Arithmetic -  Upper -  Bassett, 1st;  Piercy, 2nd;  Lower -  Lawrence, 1st
History - Page, 1;    Paxton and Bassett, equal, 2nd
Geography - Brown and Bassett, equal 1st;  Green  and Paxton equal, 2
Phonographic Shorthand -   no award
Best Collection of written notes taken in class  -  Page. 1.
Drawing -  Sharpe, 1;      Commended - Blake, Duncan,  Langdon,  Moorhouse,  Buchanan,  Thornton.

Lower school  -   Class 1
Classics  -  Upper -  Joynt  and Goss,  1st equal;  Lower - Reece;
English  -  Crowley, 1st;      Reece and Brown, 2nd equal;
English Grammar & Composition -  Trew, 1;   Park, 2;   
Arithmetic -  Joynt, 1st;  Bishop, 2;   
History -  Cuff, 1;  Reece, 2;      King & Cowley  equal;
Geography -  Trew, 1;  Turner & Cuff,  2 equal;
Writing -  Harris, 1;
Map drawing -  Park, 1.  commended -  for work - Joynt.

Class 11  -  
English -  Thomas, 1st;  Green, 2nd;
English Grammar  & Composition  -  Thomas and Turner,  equal, 1st;   
History -  Turner,  1;  Thomas, 2;   
Arithmetic -  Green, 1.
Writing - Turner, 1;   Commended -  Peacock and Brown, 


Dalcroy House  Lyttelton  - 023
Latin    - Middle  -   C.W.Wood, 1;    H.R.Peel, 2;       Junior -  E.R.Webb, 1;    A.J.Webb, 2;
Mathematics  -  Peel, 1;   Wood, 2;
Arithmetic -  Senior -  Peel, 1;   Shackleton  and C.Wood, 2;     Junior -  E.Webb and J.E.D'Oyly,  equal,  1;     McLean, 2;
History - British, Roman and Sacred  -  Peel, 1     Wood, 2;    E.Webb, 3;
English Reading  -  Senior -  Peel, 1;      Shackleton and Wood  equal, 2;     Middle - E.Webb, 1;  D'Oyly, 2;      Junior - A.Garland, 1;
English Grammar  -  Senior -  Wood, 1;  Shackleton, 2;      Junior - D'Oyly, 1;  A.Garland, 2;
Geography -  Senior -  Shackleton, 1;  Wood, 2;    Junior -   E.Webb, 1;  A.Webb,  and A.Garland 2 equal;  
Drawing  -  Mr Burchell's class  -  Water Colours -  C.Wood, 1;   Freehand -  Shackleton and W.Peter,   juniors -  E.Webb.
Writing and Bookeeping -  Wood,1;  A.Webb, 2;     A.Garland, 3;
Encouragement prizes  -  Masters George Hart,  R.Garland,  C.Hart,  R.H.H.Cotton.



Mrs Ross's  School  - 024
English  -  Class 2a -  W.Helmore, 1st;       2b. A. Millton, 2nd;     3a.  F.Millton;   3b.  R.Smith;      4. D.Wood
Scripture -  Class 1 and 2a.  W.Burke;  2b. W.Garland;  3a. A.Mellish;  3b.  R.Smith;    4. A.Toswill and D.Wood;
Arithmetic  -  (Term's marks)  2a,  W.Helmore;   2b,  C.Fletcher;  3a,  F.Willis;  3b,  R.Blakiston;   4. D.Wood;
Arithmetic  (exam)  2a,  R.Millton;  2b,  W.Wood;  3a,  F.Willis;  3b, J.Mann;  4, P.Wood.
Latin -  Division a, W.Burke;      b,  F.Sims,   c,  C.Fletcher;   d, R or B. Bing;   and A.Pavitt.
Writing -  Clas 2a,  J.Weld;  2b,  no award;    3a, W.Helmose;  3b,  J.Mann;  4. A.Toswill.
Music -  W.Herbert;  M.Ross;
House Prize  -   W.herbert;   H.McKay,   C.Willis.


Monday  18 December  1876
Lyttelton  School  -  025 &  025a
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Lincoln  Cottage Preparatory  School  -  026
1st class -  J.Bailey, 1;  E.Preece, 2;  
2nd Class -  M.Robison, 1;  F.Bailey, 2.
3rd Class  -  R.Walton, 1;   J.Potts, 2;   
4th class -  W.Ross, 1;   A.Pratt, 2;  
Extra prizes Map and Drawing  -  J.Alabaster, 1;  E.Preece, 2;  
Writing -  F.Clark, 1;   E.Preece, 2;  
Arithmetic - M.Robison,1;  
Music -  H.Matson
General Improvement  -  F.Deamer:      Class Prize -    E.Fletcher;
Examiners prize -  M.Robison;
Prize presented by Mrs J. Matson  for the boy most liked by his schoolfellows (decided by vote)  E.Preece.


Christchurch Grammar  and Commercial School  -  028  & 029
Class  1 -
Scripture - A.Mountfort, 1;  H.Adley, 2;  R.Mounfort, 3;
Grammar -  H.Adley, 1;  A.Mountfort and R.Carmichael,  2nd  equal
History -  A.Mountfort, 1;  
Georgaphy -  A.Mountfort, 1;  R.Mountfort, 2;  H.Adley, 3;
Arithmetic -  H.Adley, 1;  G.Delamare, 2;
Spelling -  H.Adley, 1;  A.Garrigan and P.Morris, 2nd equal;   A.Mountfort, 3;
Latin  -  A.Mountfort, 1
Writing -  G.F.Morris,  1;  A.Maskew, 2;  H.Adley, 3rd;

Class 2  -
Scripture -  G.Freeman,  1;    W.Ballantyne, 2;    C.Coe and W.Duckworth, equal 3rd.
Grammar -  F.Buckley, 1;  W.Ballantyne, 2;     G.Freeman, 3;
History -  F.Buckley, 1;  G,Freeman, 2;   W.Ballantyne, 3;
Georgaphy -  G.Freeman,  1;  W.Ballantyne, 2;  F.Buckley, 3;
Arithmetic -  T.Bruce, 1;  E.Holloway, 2;    F.Buckley, 3;
Writing -  H.Cornwall, 1;  E.Holloway ,2;   H.Maskew, 3;
Spelling  -  G.Freeman, 1;  T.Bruce, 2;  G.Fuller, 3rd;  
General Proficiency  -  W.Ballantyne, 1st;

Class 3 -
General Proficiency -  A.D.McLaren,
Attainments  -  A.D.McLaren.
Writing -  A.D.McLaren,

Class 4  -
General Proficiency  -  P.Fisher.
Good Conduct  -  G.Beatty.

Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
22 March 2010