The Prize-Giving Day Ceremony The prize-giving at the public School for Girls at the Yuyuen Road ding on January 22 was attended by a large gathering of parents and friends. n Committee, Knight distribute The Lower School, Vu opened the afternoon's me with a song, after which recitations, "The Wish,"—and Fairies." " were given by' Loraine Hahecost and Sheila Milligan, Form H, North, presented a playlet. The carols, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "Good King Weneclas, were sting by the Boone Road school attired in old English eostums girls of the Yuyuen Road hi sang "Buy My Strawberries,"
Day at Islington," "Daffodils," and "When Lady Betty Walk" Abroud." Stella Hopkins led the soloists, After the programme, Mr. Knight addressed the gathering in the fol-Jowing term:
Mrs. Murray, Ladies and Gentle-feel ita great privilege to be asked to preside ut to-day's prize distribution, but being a mere man amongst so many Jadies T do #0 with fear and trembling.
The Ist of this month will be the first anniversary of the opening of this new building by the Chairman of the Council, and when you hear the Headmistress's report Tam sure you will agree with me that the new school fully justifies its existence, The number of pupils has increased appreciably, and a step in the right direction ix the formation of a Domestic Sclenee Centre which will develop that side of a girl's charac. ter which is so essential in the home-life.
There are two words which I would ask the pupils of this to remeniber, the first is "Wi The motto of my.
"Studio Sapientia Creveie (Wistom grows by study). Tt is impossible for us to tke our proper places in the world and become useful citizens unless we are wise, and so T would advise you all to take full advantage of the opportunities offered to you while at school and develop your minds by study and your bodies by healthy exercise, The second word ix "Service." If we are to we ought to do we must be wise, and so T want you to try and remember every day that education is the time of preparation for Service. We need to-day women with a passion for truth; a spirit, of adventure and exploration; judi ment based on facts not prejudice Warm human sympathy, and a convietion that human values are the most important in the world, and while you are at school with its privileges of study you have a great opportunity of learning to understand these problems and of propar-Ing to meet them:
In China to-day there is a supreme call for sympathetic understanding. of the Chinese and their problems, and if, when you leave school, you are able to help in international understanding by your friendship with the many fine Chinese women, you will do a great service for the country in which we are all now living.
Mrs. Knight then presented, the prizes, at the conclusion of which ceremony she herself received a "prize" in the form of a book with the Council's crest upon it, and a handsome basket of flowers. She replied with an appreciative speech.
A report on the work of the School for the year way presented by Mrs, Murray, and at the close of the proceedings Mr. Knight proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs. Murray, the head~ mistress, Mies Gosse, the deputy headmistress, and the stall for the goad work done during the year and the excellent results achieved.
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