GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL.

Evening Star, Issue 3377, 16 December 1873, Page 2

GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL.

The distribution of prizes to the young ladies attending the Girls’ High School took place this afternoon in the presence of a large number of the parents and friends of the pupils. The old Drill-shed was resplendent with floral decorations, hut was not sufficiently large to accommodate the numbers who pressed for admission. The Hon. the Premier presided; and among those present we noticed the Hon. W. H. Feynolds, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, the Kev. Dr Rosohy, the Speaker of the Provincial Council, Ac., Ac. r lhe late hour at which the proceedings terminated prevents us giving more than the honor list, which is appended - Dux ou the School. —Miss Tewsley. First-class Certificates to those who gained 75 per cent, and over of the total number of obtainable marks. Senior (lass.—Section A: English, French, Ac. —Misses Tewsley, Brodie, Cairns, Calvert, Gillon, Glasgow, Lubecki, Smith, and Stamper. Section B : Mathematics and Science—-(4. Tewsley. Section G : History, Ac. —Misses Icwslcy, Brodie, Gillon, and Stamper. Second-class Certificates.— so per cent. English—Misses Halliwell, Mills, Gillies, J. Gillies, Grey, E. Grey, Reynolds, Shand, Sewell, and Watt. Mathematics Misses Brodie, Bagley, Jane Banks, Burn. Gillon, Gillies, J, Gillies. Hislop, Halliwell, Lubecki, Mills, Smith, Shawl, Stamper. HistoryMisses Cairns, Glasgow, l{ajli\ycll, Calvert, Lubecki, Mills, Shand, Smith, Middle Class (B). —Duces; Misses Hislop and MTvay. First Clark Certificates —Section A > English, French, Arithmetic, Ac. Misses Hislop, Mackay, ’Jane Banks, Campbell, A. Banks, Fitchctt, Little, Slater, Sorloy, Trotter, Davies, M‘Ewen. First Class Certificate*. -Section B (over 75 per cent,); History, Geography, and Science - Misses Hislop, Mackay, Jane Banks, Campbell, (’ooke, ( ’aruegie.Fjtehett, Little, M‘Ewcn, Logan, Trotter, M. H. Watson. Second Clark Certificates. —Section A (over 50 marks) : English, French, Arithmetic, Ac.--Misses Hastie, M. H. Watson, Tressedcr, Logan, Colleudar, Lees, M. Watson, Warren, Langmuir, Edwards, ('alder, Forster, and Moss, Section B : Misses Bagley, Banks, A. Callender, Cooke, Gow, Harris, Hastie. Foss, Sorloy, Slater, Trcsseder, Warren, M. Watson. Section C ; Misses Langmuir, Brown, Caldor, Kilgour, Forster, Beckham, Moss, Barber. Class D. English and French: First-class certificates (over 7o per cent. )■•-Misses Jewslcy, J. Cairns, Wchb, Foss, P. Duncan. English, French, Ac. : Second class certificates—Misses Watt, Aitken, Edwards, Cowrie, Branigau, Woolf, Gotten, Morris, Sievwright, Findlay, Smith, Weldon, Harris, Jones, Guthrie, Maclean, J. M‘Loan, Sporrey, E. Duncan, M‘Guire, Russell, C. Reid, J. Stuart, H. Tewsley, Smeaton, A. M'Glashan, A. Davies, M, Cairns. . ClaJi.s E.-'English subjects and arithmetic: First class certificates - Misses M. I razur, S. Strachan, K. Strachau, M, Shand, J. Mills, A. Pope, E. Alexander, Second classes MDses H. J, Gow, M. Robin, and C. M’Liskey. The subjects in which the pupils wore examined proves the thoroughness of the education given in several branches of science. Ihe examination papers are before us, and in looking them over it is plain that none hut girls whose education is sound would he able to answer the questions. They compriseoxaminatious in English Grammar, Composition, the French langnagc, Physical and General Geography, Arithmetic, General and Special History, Botany, Political Economy, British ( ’lassies, Mensuration, Geometry, and Algebra,