The Archive · 1937

French Municipal School

Four hundred school-children, their friends, parents and a large number of oficial guests headed by M. Mf. Baudez, Consul-General for France, gathered in the main hall of the 'Alliance Francaise, Route Vallon, for the annual prize-giving of the College Municipal Francais (French Municipal School) on June 22, when the school broke "up. for' ite summer holidays. Tu a short speech bringing the function to an end, M. Baudez reminded the pupils that "leisure does, not mean idleness."

The Médaille d'Honneur, offered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was awarded io Miss Annie Hsiao; the Prix d'Honneur to Mile, Tussey Hessen; the Maybon prize to Jean Meadmore: the Delente Prix d'Hon-nour to Miss Nathalie Yartzeff; the Merrant Prix d'Honneur to Pierre the Audigier Prix "'Honand the Lion Prix d'Honneur to Jacques Delmotte and Mile, Helen Barberot.

"Appropriate music was played during the ceremony by the French

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