SCHOOL EXAMINATION.

Evening Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2399, 9 December 1870, Page 3

SCHOOL EXAMINATION.

'Hie examination of tlic pupils attending tin; North 1 hmedin School ivk brought to a close yesterday by the distribution of prizes to the .scholars by the Her. Mr Stuart. 'I ho examination during the last two days lias boon conducted by that gentleman, assisted by Mr Hardy and Mr dago ; and Mr Stuart, in his speech yesterday, stated the examination had given every satisfaction to the examiners. There are about 4d() children at the school, under the tuition of Mr Stewart, head master ; Mr M‘Lcod, second master ; Mr Milne, third master ; Miss Miy, matron ; assisted by Miss Johnson and oilier pupil teachers. A pleasing feature of the proceedings was the presentation by the pupils of a pair of vases to both the head and second masters. The following are the prize lists : SENIOR HISTORY CLASS, Isabel a Galt, general excellence, and especially in Arithmetic; Christian White, general excellence, and Ist in Bible History and Ist in French ; Annie Nicholson, general cxeelhnco, and Ist in, English, and 2nd in 'French ; Charlotte Campbell, Ist Writing prize ; Florence Cramond, Ist History prize and Heading ; Isabella Wood* Heading, and Ist in Singing ; Catherine Sutherland, Ist in Ocogrjphy , Elizabeth I’ark, 3rd, in (irammar; Sarah Beamish ; Elizabeth Donald, prize, for General Diligence ; Margaret M'lntosh, 2nd prize for Writing; Mary Wilson, 4th for (Irammar, and 2nd for Map Drawing; Sarah Hess, prize for Beading ; Apolina Johnston, ,'Jrd prize for Writing ; .Joanna Banks, 3rd for Drench.— Andrew herr, prize for general excellence .and especially in Arithmetic (presented by Messrs Hcith and Wilkie) ; George Mondy, prize for general excellence, and Ist in English and Latin ; William Stevenson, prize for general excellence and English ; Ewen Gatneron, Ist in general History (presented by Mr Baii-d) ; Alexander Galt, Ist in Geography ; .-V.exander Wood, Ist, Bible History ; Cliaries J. Campbell, Ist, Writing; John Wool, 2nd Hecitation, and 2nd, Drawing; Thomas Tressedcr ; Alexan ,er Sutherland; .John Burnside, Ist, Drawing; George Drew, 3rd Becitatiun ; John Mondy, 2nd Wri tin" ; Bhineao I.ovi, Beading and Ist Drench; William Wright, for general diligence ; William I’attillo. .irxiuu msionv ci,ass. Ist Division (General Marks). —Ist, James Gibson ; 2nd, Alexanderl’uiiUc ; 3rd, Ghas. Monteith ; Extra Harry Johnston, Alfred Levi. Ist, Jane Spratt; 2nd, Jessie Dag-

gar ; 3rd, Jane Jago ; Extra—Jane Banks, Mary Rogers, Jane Callender (Bible), Alice Samilauds (Recitation). 2nd Division (General Marks). —Ist, Win. Robertson ; 2nd. "William Simpson ; 3rd, William Beamish ; Extra —Samuel Park, Hugh Wright. Ist, Janet Little ; ’2nd, Helen Alexander ; 3rd, Susan Russell ; Extra : Helen Stewart, Isabella Yates, and Elizabeth Wood (Reading). Writing. —lst, Charles Mouteith ; 2nd, Aaron Woolf; 3rd, James Pattiilo. Ist, Jane Spratt; 2nd, Isabella Aitkouhead ; 3rd, Nanny Smith. PROGRESSIVE LESSONS. Ist, Juliana Mondy ; 2nd, Agnes Russell; 3rd, Louisa Burnside; 4th, Elizabeth Ro* hurts- Ist, Frederick Hamer ; 2nd, Ehenezer Gibson ; 3rd, James Haig; 4th, David Edgar. Reading.—Agnes Russell, Isaac Hyams. Arithmetic. Louisa Burnside, Charles Brown. Geography. —Louisa Burnside, Ehcnczer Gibson. Regular Attendance. —Elizabeth Roberts, David Swan, FRENCH CLASS. Boys,—lst, P. Levi; 2nd, G. Mondy ; Girls—lst, 0. White ; 2nd, A. Nicholson. INITATOUV 11EPARTMEXT. My First Book. —Mary Hunter, Eohiua Algie. James Wallace, Andrew Yates. My Second Book.—Grace Joel, Clara Redmayne. Peter Gibson, Thomas Qniu. My Third Book. —Mary A. Lee, Mary Ann Napier, Maggie Campbell, Constance Sprott. Edward Sonnes?, Robert Grant, Edward Hamer, John Daggar. My Fourth Book (2nd Division).--Ruth E. Urquhart, Barbara Ross, Maggie Hay, Grace Wheeler. Robert Wilson, David Strachan, Peter Walker, John Sinclair. My Fourth Book (Ist Division). —Mary S. Patillo, Catherine Haig, Mary Hunter, Annie Wheeler, William Ogilvio, John Robertson, Alexander Stewart, Charles Cunningham. My Fifth Book (2nd Division). —Grace Jago, Agnes Booth, Marion Loehead, Agnes Gibb. Alfred Perry, Leonard Nicholson, Alexander Wright M'Queen. Mv Fifth Book (Ist Division).—Marion Powell, Maggie Robin, Susan Stewart, Elsie Patillo. Alfred Grant, Thomas Ecdmayne, John Shaekleton, William Wilson. Sixth Book. I, Elsie Alexander; 1, Blanche Morgan, James M ‘Kenzie ; 2, Isabella Aitkcn, Christopher Sonne; 3, Mary Gibson, Frederick Miller; 4, Emily M‘Quaid, ■William Findlay. Writing.—Mary M‘Millau, and Garibaldi Bo! ting. EXTRA PRIZES. Jemima Pettigrew, Fanny Simpson.— George Dutch, William Goodlet, John Caldwell, Robert Swan. PROGRESSIVE LESSONS. Ist Division.—Susannah Drew, Elizabeth Muir, Maggie Dutch, Mary Agnes Robertson. Joseph Urquhart, Thomas Hunter, James Marchbank, James Jago. Reading.—MaggieSandlands, John Forbes. Arithmetic. —George Wells, and Alfred Trcsdcr. Writing. James Walker. 2nd Division.--!, John Cornish ; 1. Ada Morgan, Harry Treseder ; 2, Florence Bumside, William Pitsford ; 3, Mary Ann Campbell, Paul Drew; 4, Agues little, Frank Cairns. Reading. —Maggie Craigic. Arithmetic. —Jane Boyle. Writing. —William Rose. INDPSTRIAI. DEPARTMENT. List. Miss Annie Nicolson— Handsome Writing Desk (presented by Mrs Janies Copeland, Mrs John Marshall, and Mrs J. J. Atkinson) for best sewing and general diligence. Miss Christina White—Superior Wckhox (presented by Mrs A. R. Livingston), for plain needlework. Miss Edith Rurnsidc—Excellent Workhox (presented by Mr James Robin), Ist, for fancy work. Miss Catherine .Sutherland, for netting and industrial work. Miss Isabella Wood, for needlework. Miss Annie M ‘Laren, for plain and fancy work (presented by Mr John Keith), Miss Apoliua Johnston, for knitting. Miss Elizabelli Donald, for plain and fancy work. Miss Jane Spratt, for tatting and sewing. Miss Charlotte Campbell, for sewing. Miss Louisa Burnside, for sewing. Miss Jane Jago, for industrial work. Miss Mary Algie, for crochet work. Miss Florence Cramond, for fancy work. Miss Jane M ‘ Laren, for sowing. Miss Jessie Grieve, for solving. Miss Sarah Russell, for knitting. Miss Jessie Daggar, for sewing. Miss Mary Wilson, for good conduct.