HIGH SCHOOL.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2231, 1 July 1870, Page 2

HIGH SCHOOL.

DISTRIBUTION Of,SPECIAL PRIZES. To-day at noon the cold and silver medals presented as High School prizes by the .Chamber of Commerce, and a silver pen given by Mr J. S. Webb, were presented to the successful competitors. There were several ladies present, and amongst the gentlcmqn were Messrs R. Gillies, Rattray. Tcwjjley, J, S. Webb, and the Rev, D. M. gtqart. The Rector, in a few preliminary remarks, said that the presentation of prizes this halfyear was specially confined to those given by the Chamber of Commerce ami Mr J. S. Webb, for the most advanced pupils in writing, arithmetic, Euclid’s elements, and mathematics. In future it was intended to hold quarterly examinations—the first quarter in English only, the second iu mathematics, the third in classics, and in December in the who'o of the work done during the year. On that occasion the school would be divided into cla*ses as follows -Boys aged under 12, under 13, under 14, under 15, under 16 and over 16 ; the head hoy in each class would be entitled to a certificate, and any boy holding two certificates in the year would be entitled to a silver medal at the ordinary distribution of prizes. As the examination had been on mathematical subjects—Arithmetic, Euclid, and Algebra—Mr Brent, as teacher in that de. partmeut, read the following results : Gold Medal.—List for whole school : — Wilmot (Capt.), Park and bow, equal, Simpson, Rennet, M‘Jvay and Solomon, equal, Barber, Stuart. Silver Medal. —List for ages under 14 and 13 Low (Capt.), Lees and Murray, equal pro x. acc., Park, Simpson. (Barber, Sconlarand M‘Ned, equal, Stuart,Wilmot. 1 mark above Low, Bcnuet (over age) full marks. Silver Medal. --List for ages under 12 and 13: —Webb (Capt.) Weston, Fidler and Smith, comil, Beal, M'Nab, Allan. Mathematics. —Lifct fqr ages over 16:— Bennct (Capt.), Smith, Crawshaw, Dow, Taino, Healey, Yorston, ab. 1 paper, M'Guiro, ab. Mathematics. List for ages under 16.—M'Kay (Capt ), Logan, Langmuir, Hunter, Bannatyue, Black, Matthews, Welsh, Tain?, ij, M'Guiro, ii, and Shepherd, equal, Curtis, ab. Mathematics. -List for ages under 15 Wilmot (Capt.), Park, M‘Neil and Murray, equal, Stuart, Simpson, Scoular, Barbor, Weston, Lees, Borrie and Martin, equal, Farra and M'Nicol, equal, Peterson, Little, Flannigan, Gibb, Anderson and Montgomery, equal, M ‘Gregor, Duckmauton, Hislop, Cook, Healey, ij. ■MATifKMA'ncs.— List for ages under 14 : Solomon (Capt.), Row, Sipith, ij, Allan, i, Howard, Little, jj, Howorth, Gray, Kerf.-, Sinclair, Johnston, Mercer, Macaudrow, Taine, iij, M'Guire, iij, and Miller, j, equal. Mathematics, - -List for ages under 13 : Webb (Capt.), Beal and Smith ij, equal, Fidler, Gillou and Weston, ij, equal, ley and Stuart, ij, equal, Alves, Smith, iv, Crawshaw, Martin, and Liggins, equal, Hanslow, Teygley, ij, Mueller, Miller, y. Aiuxiuitm 1 .--List {or ayes under

M'Neil ij (Capt.), and Allan ij, cquftJi Weston, iij, and Colder, equal, Qrawi>haw, ij, Martin, iij, and Frazer, Mackenzie and Miller, 1 in, equal. List for Science.—Forth IV.—lfarra; Paterson; M'Nicol; Borrie; M‘Gregor, Flanagan; Anderson, Howorth, Sinclair, and Howard, equal; Mercer; Dow and Baunatyne, equal; and sixteen others. Form V. —Black ; Low ; Barber ; Simpson ; Little j ; Montgomery; Smith, ij ; Lees ; Hislop ; OJillou; and nine others. Form VI. —Smith, j ; Stuart ; Laugmuir ; Mackay ; Solomon; Park ; Wilmot; Murray ; M'Neil; Hunter; the rest not placed. Over 16— Smith j. Over 15—Langmuir ; M‘Kay; Hunter. Under- 15—Stuart; Park ; Wilmot; Murray. Under 14—Solomon; M'Neil. Smith’s paper is excellent. The questions fof the gold medal comprised many ordinary and some out of the common w'ay, questions that com 3 before mercantile men. The silver modal prizes were for less advanced pupils, hut leading up to tbe more difficult studios.

On the whole, the specimens of writing were better than we have previously seen at the High School, and some of them were ornamented in a manner that displayed considerable artistic taste. There was also a scientific examination paper, which points to attainments in chemical analysis and physical science, but.no prize was given. The Rector explained that in the examination for the gold and silver medals, the school was divided into three classes. The gold medal was competed for by boys over 15, and the silver medals by boys under 16, although this classification was riot strictly adhered to with regard to the gold medal, as many boys Under 15 had competed for it. In fact, the winner, Wihnob, was not yet 15. Ho was one mark above Low for the silver medal, but having obtained the gold one, he was not allowed to compete fop the other. At the request of the ReClor, Mr Rattray presented the prizes given by the Chamber of Commerce with a few appropriate remarks to each, and Mr J. 8, Webb gave Flanriftgan the Silver pen. In the course of his remarks he said that he had requested the Rector that in future the pen should be given to the student who made the greatest progress during the year, and hot to him who was really the best caligraphcr. He considered good writing not only involved dexUrity Of hand, but'the cultivation of taste, and jponld not be attained without mental improvement. * After the presentation of the prizes, the Rector as an act of justice to a youth named Curtis, who left the school to accept an advantageous appointment, remarked that he was one of the most advancsd pupils on the sixth form, and would have proved a formidable antagonist to Wiltnot, who takes the go}d modal, * With regard to the latter, he trusted 1 success would lead him to diligehco, and riot te resting upon his laurels. His abilities were of the highest order, and would enable him to take a leading position as a matheipalioiap, l)Vjt IjC was somewhat inclined to hj i indolent. Ho did kqt wish to say anything ungracious, and hoped his remarks would have the good effect they were intended to produce.