THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

Evening Star, Issue 4307, 15 December 1876, Page 2

THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

inefif racttonrjwth High" MW 1 * rW HfcU'i tmaafterncKHU holding), ppwer of ijifer building jkpV sevejab ■ ipeisims being unable io; gain admission. Tlie» girls were ranged on one sideuof the man's seat and the-boys on the other, thfc' Jrefaadhder -of/ the- T Max ■' cte&tedlta: visitors.-' ;His B&Mor occupikdthe chair; Imd'thefe'Were- r 6li s ttiß platforM" S^fc^w^lf Jlwi ,w>.'Phanceltop; the Hon. aiuitW The a! short and appropriate prayer, I - y « ■■'. The 'tod piaiioforteselectibnaJ-nT^itt^^^Te • ■ '■' "'Hi''* •."'<« tT'.vv . ;n v.:Hoi",+Jp- " *Th'e'foHdwfiig ife ! ine : tepert l^ '^^ur^ and the yS?SJ'H iB^?S'I K^ t 2 4W3&Wriitn annual su portw *het Owls* of Otago. The i .t-. r tendsnce during the session just ended has been t ie largest since-th© ae_«eoond quarter reached w" bigW 195.'. f^o-fllths f ot that numberVfrfni w~ attendance was diminished in consequence of b!< k; '< ■nesß in several families to which supilsbeionffc L by homes pupils bMebeenasenwTedftdm school at on< e,-i and in no case has anyone returned till the medic il attendant gave me satisfaction as to the safe y--3fifeißs*M«W IRi* br W We-pacenta of, pupilfl concerned rhave mofe *]MlfaisS4 mWWtMitettSgeleSgVioa health r of the school. There has not been a case of jjetioßß illness in 42ie boaidina; dtpsSanenV durfEftie 1 year. . -- j v The work of the scboolinalltnßxslasseTffhaß-goie on very much as heretofore.,. Prom, the ;fact of so;J»any.rMWj pupfls; hawing;joined ll« yearthe lower classes havtrbeen more numerously ' attended "than the upper/teno girl 'oanpass'toTblleupper classes unless she reaches'the ivtandard'ri hare, fixed for admission fto>thent Thshgetferatf progress of all-the classes as tested by the «xami£-v tion just over, as well as by frequent examinatfoAsJ in the course of the'year, has been' sktistectorTTThffschoor'sustained a j in the resignation of 'Mr Pope; on luV appointment: to the PrihcipeJsh'p ofc BaUarirt GonegetTrTfcißSfrMis hap been especially, feltuin jibe, fmr tt)ajfo jrMcV - school, and who could not easily'^aTte:'w a new 1 muter teac%ing>wbTch-,"<TieWvir able, was, as might be expected,' different! in some. : respects from=what theyj had so Ibfag been acdut-. tomed to. Mr Seattle, -SLA., waaappointed by the' .Educationßoard to:the tow'vacate byTHr, Pone. He had'adhSiM^ •did;'a*the middle sehdoi experienced and popular a predecessoie>'Time in ' I anticipate very successful results inMrPeattie'al - „ f .».?? * ne Science astronomy formed) the work of sik* months these leßS9as > <w«ife' made thoroughly interesthuj byactual obserndwß^wi^llr'Bop»'a r «B£d. lent telescopes. Before he left he h«kis(n:examl-' which' have been; of WCT*Sw eajff' nation. ■ " Proctor's'' I''i 1 ''ifmg \ been the reached tho sixth; «wb-of ,«»Sid, and as far it sordttand indiceaJn. * The sclent^ wereora- , fiaed tp botany. A very-fair acquaintance with thb f ! aribfeet has beln madeiy OsrpelaisftaflgfflHtuK 3 t»h in th% i«^; elf' montary. The instruction in the upper bnaoheß At the sohpol course has Jpeeapcarried on £ucti ifa. n special notice. T' ■ r! A<(4hfr«eginniagfeTthe session the Educatioh' " Board sanctioned the addition vt €termsnHo-*tbJßa Sfe C^^^feleT%', S e** teSSe icertaniknewfedge of Ersttcft and a* oklettoUglitbj acquisition. lam in hopes that yea- by xew>tHe' -Btudents<»f-Oeru>an-wiH-4norea«e in-number.—TWe' i d »w^^wea <) «JdfjfJdtha d! eiirfti4 |{j« i > 3 Sefctnri<i' ; sattsfaitorilstf. Asna< 'xhatterlof' cotasectue, elder pupils are beginning to show the cseulta of Mr Hutton'B valuable training, and now ing'fioH'moaels; "The other, B^esvjrimucftas.in.nasitmsw. r .An,adultfoiuU j branch of fancy work 4 has been" introduced bjrlXm' fjart»«ednoid»y along iwiih ihi rjnia —i imibf

I now tender royJbMAfafXbnanks to all my fellowteachers, most of whom worked with for several sessions,- -and. seconded me in all 'my iftlanS fox securing fbjlenv' ' cien«y *nd »la tbeeaily part of toe y^^niltiaialblibohlfflab; . loagejr takn establishment, beyond, not my win, but" mystreugUi. The Eatfci-* my representation, was kind enougji fto jfeliefe toe bt oflthe Vbafdelf winter, and anpomted Martin fa J- 1 superintendedt of the Maiding department. !lnv3e« ing of both depaitments. H The "highest number of ' I TOncUMon7l'd&in^o' / Chluji vary heartuVlhle, >M^orKe^s%nry^%«bfflTM^&f^3u;' Stewarf, Beith and Wilkie. T. Matheßonrfttfrol)., '.and 9pill, a))d friedds wlffdo nej wish theisnajmSi to be mentioßed. Some*of the teachers haVqklaV presonlM'stwcUl p¥tttes,ifHt swmh I twOeTruV tfahnkftix. prizes for Frencjh.,Sj*4 Unman; Miss E. Huik' Brown, pnzßrfep-jfretiwOxki; lan*?Mrs Burn, silver' prize M „ <*. A , a » J E» Little, e4asiQ&«sM«BJto»aFox 75 per ceritV marks: Section A. 1,000 marks—Grammar, Miltok) croujposltlon, FrencV.and- 1 LitileJ Btbhtjfdmeryi; C***MU ,Beeti<>tt-|B, . - Gillies,. tittle/ ,aud and' fHav.»'- Writtf|r,. ; 4lissnßideyr Drawing lst,.MissfiiGTanij: 2nd, Stßteaßodaand' WaiaenV equal. •.!, ; ! i// ~ >■>'{■; J; l**' .iif-'flj •' fordiliud' ja»T^p#7^ru|^^te, tfSt ft pei Wu sx&&£ j

Roberts. M'Donald, HuadenTWritiag t KmJ.Oow. . a E CL»ss.-lßt prim, WiM M. Button. CtttbV cate: Miss L. Watson. gomery. EssayfTEiß 31. Little. French class »Mifai a,j£StS.gannwh improvement, Hiss R German, Miss B. KTionW £SS Jamieson. D Class—French itfemtDWM^&Baga .it'Ndil, Bafamttife fo/j&tleboss, kindness and courtesy (adjuAMd. fef &s** °' Lfttl£ for r g«»#toiQt« ftnOfeady attention to school duties.ltun JtatftJtMLlXnv fftgnrtftnt Pri»a t y, chums MisVj. fi alaa., Miss A. Okf^iL '■"iratmreFiiErases tE A. Kempthorne jmd CampbeJlyaJß—tßifaitte's: >RI ..TmTw x;nf»- .Wt«-<.'> 3tJ*nt>.tt *dt th fy,v*f'T |.iw; udiuE* . Ist prize, H. Halliwell (Aft^SyS^ttWttß?^'

prize, A. Simpson; 2nd, r TMH TW natyne; 2nl, W. Palmer. Modern: w JCtekF. James Mr GUMste^JMteiJStok Niohols. Writing, Mr wain's ppH^^jp^dea dH- aarta" /iMxl».— Hamann. - u' j-i s T/.Xißse a»aiit»rfßßthawtt|»t RggZJbetjTlßso' Secohu FoEit.-ArMe%''Mr f Alex,«i^oA; 1 AriUß»et« ffitfh ftx^AlSb'a Trains* Pboxs.—ls^^Stwri^M^eupVianflpD. The breakup ■ of the Mornington' SdHtool t u^ distribtttiritf ■ifeHtett -fiyWrttMndien Jhe number of AalM rßßJnninatiear»teid- natirttkn >eiitire)yr jnlfed itipotobntfgeaArSl piSogrete dwrlnfe ttef Ibrm ! »n«^ffici^o^at'%iißpe«troii'ty'Mrll?«trie c-sßr3r«M^fid nv( ' ?9 " AlLtiU: .0 ; i«» •ifri«*JT it St- h'tt Mil •-.s.ip.iaa