SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1127, 7 December 1883, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESFONDEHT) • - Dunedin, December ■6, 7.46 Satisfactory reports of London wool sales continue t® come to band. The Bombay has left London for Port Chalmers with 300 immigrants. Mr Mitcholson, tbenew Minister of Public Works, is m town and will meet the Central Otago Vigilance Committee to-mor-row. Steele, who was burned at tb# fire at Mataura, has since died of his injdaies. Yesterday the Trfumph was moved aft teu feet, and there are hopes she will be got off about noon. To-day Geo. Townsend, tramcar driver, was run over by his tram and died shortly afterwards. There was a stormy meeting of tho Dunedin Presbytery yesterday,’in which the Rev. Mr Gillies took a prominent part, A man named Sharkey bad a leg broken yesterday at Mnllocky Gully by a sone falling on-him. The inward Sues Mail arrived at King George’s Sbiiud yestCraay.' v l '-" •• - The Weather oonti'nttdS-very unseasonable all over the Colony. tToidayitriH very coldhere, ami a very Eeavy hailstorm passed over the town. There has been a very heavy fall of snow at Macetown. ..vac A Mr Hamilton, an old settler prior to the settlement of Canterbury, died to-day. A meeting of temporarily employed men in Christchurch was held to-day. They had been discharged, and they are seeking that the work be continued to them.

CLYDE PUBLIC SCHOOL. The following is the summary of results of the above school ending 23rd November, 1883

Passes attainable in subjects, 442 ; passes attained, 362 ; percentage of passes gained, , 82. General Report. 1 The above results are most satisfactory, , considenng the short time (eight months) j the school has been at work since last examination. Stan ards I, and IL (Mrs Stevens). Reading was fluent and very accurate in Stand- j ard I.; somewhat inaccurate in Standard j IL; and wanting in expression in both. , Spelling was poor in Standard 1, and good j in Standard 11.; and writing was satisfao- j tory in botlu Arithmetic was poorly , known by Standard 1., and fainy by Standard LI. The pupils of Standard 11. had nota suflicieut knowledge of the map. , The order and aiteirtion were exeelleot. Standards 111.,TV-. ’Y, and VI (Mf ( Stevens). Reading was fluent and generally - accurate, hut slightly deficient in moder- -.- atron and expression. Spelling and writing i were very goo'i. Arithmetic was well , understood by Standards UL and V., poorly , by IV., and fairly by VI. With the exception of the pa, sing ot Standard V. f the grammar was Well done, and the composition was good. History and geography were well known by all the classes. The order and auction were excellent, and the pupils intelligent The science and object less ma given during the year were very well understood by the pupils. Sewing was good, but deficient in quant tv. Singing receives attention. The genera! tone and condition of the school are very creditable to the ability and diligence of the teachers. Wm. Tat' or, Inspector. November 23rd, 1883. ,

General Report. These percentages, though not so high as those of last year, are nevertheless, most satisfactory, seeing thatJhe;echo >1 had to be fclnaed for six Weeks on account of scarlet fever. Stanrlarilg 1 and II (Miss Bowden). The work of these two classes was very well done, except the arithmetic of 1, and the geography of 11. The pupils were orderly and attentive, but seemed to lack eneigy. Standards 111, IV, V, and Vl ( Mr AUired) Reading was distinct, accurate and fairly expressive, and the language of the reading lessons was well exntained. Spelling was very fair in IV,and very good in the others. Writing was most carefully done in thee py and exercise books, and the examination papers were neatly written out. Arithmetic was rather weak in IV, very fair in V, and good in 111 and VI. Grammar was fairly understood by V. and well by the others, and composition was generally good in all the classes. Geography and historv were well answered. The order and attention were excellent. Science and object lessons have received satisfactory attention, and the pupils have a good acquaintance with the subjects studied. Sewing is very fair as to quality, hut deficient at to quantity. Singing is not usually taught. , the general tone and condition of the school is most creditable to the skill and care of the teachers. (Signed) W. Taylor, 4th December, 1883. • t. ■ ■ n ; l ;

H- = Standard. in M Wp-P* &■ to CO 40 «D Presented. to O ® = O >- s“ Absent. Or Cn M t5 >- tars Passed. CO p oo cn (O w o o cs © *— a> t» Percentage H- — 1— 'C CO to — •— O 00 3 10 C* CO *• »*> 3 Average.

ALEXANDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL. The following is the summary of results of the above school ending 4th December, 1883 Js 1 55 nz fl Oj o u CU j Absent. Passed. Percentage Average. i. 9 0 7 78 yra. mu 9 1 H. 9 1 6 67 9 2 in. 9 2 7 78 10 7 IV. 12 1 8 67 12 9 V. 12 1 10 83 12 11 VI. 1 I 1 100 14 0 62 6 , 39 75, . Passt-s attainable in subjects, 319 ; passt* attained, 265 ; percentage of passes gained, 83.