Wanganui Education Board

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 13, 30 July 1891, Page 3

Wanganui Education Board

The monthly meeting of the Education Board was held last Monday. Present — Messrs Carson .(Chairman), Sanson, Bridge, Baker, Fry/'Notinan, Beckett, and the Eev J. Boss. Scholarships,— The Board, after fall consideration of the: Inspector's, reports, decided to award the scholarships competed for at the recent examination as follows : — Senior;:; Jeannie. Pairman, Manaia (Girls' College) ; Annie Carson, "Wanganui (Girls' College) ; Mary Kate Sicely, Normanby ; Alexander Hunter, Hawera. Junior : Charles Sharpe, Wanganui Boys' School ; Maurice Spurdle, Wanganui Boys,' and J. Canons, Wanganuißoys. -„-.> . -■■ , Puwl Teachers' Examinations.— The Inspector presented his report on the resnlts of the recent pupil teachers examinations. „ ;■-, U\ ,;;>;.. , . Mr Sansoif^whd proposed that the number of scholars required to be Jimranteed by the regulations before the J- opening of any: school by the Board should be reduced from 25 to 20. The motion was seconded by Mr -Boss, and after some little discussion, carried. Pbmbeeton. — Permission was asked by the committee to accept a building oftered by Mr- Wood for a school, so that they might obtain the services of Mr Coventry as teacher^ which would not be possible if they were obligsd to wait for^the erection of a special building. The Board decided to accept the proffered building temporarily. . Birmingham:. — A contribution of pound ior pound was asked, for effecting various repairs, including the erection of a partition in,. the schoolground. It was decided that' the Board could not _ contribute anything towards the partitien, and a request for the removal of the closets further from the school building ■was referred to Mr Fry to report upon. Cheltenham and Kimbolton Road, — - It was resolved to separate the districts and to advertise a meeting of householders to elect committees. Awahuri.— It was resoWed that an additional room be erected, and the matter waa referred to the architect and inspector. In the 6rst-class nine were examined, and nine passed; in the second class ; flight were examined and seven passed ;

iand:inTthi?.tliird. class twenty -nine were examined, and seventeen passed. The total nutnber examined was forty-six, and the " : ; : and; jtHe total number who passed thkty-three^ '■'''■_ The following are the names of those who passed in the several classes, with their schools, and the percentage they gained in the compulsory subjects : — First Class. Ether Ecclesfield (bonus £3), Hawera ... ... ... 77.4 Maud Mason, Waverley ... 75.8 -Mary Carey, Normanby ... 72.7 iaiizabeth Craven, Ashurst ... 70.4 -Amy Brunette, Hawera ... 70.2 Frederick Mason, Wang. Boy 3' 65.3 . Atnie Black, Patea ... 64.9 Alicia Pirendergast, Bunnythorpe 61.5 Martha Farr, Upper Tutaenui 60.5 Second Class., Harriet Curtis (bonus £3), Stoney Creek ... ... ... 79.6 -Annie "Scott, Bulls ... 67.3 Edith Mowbray, Palmerston N. 65.8 'Annie Beaven, Wang. Infants' 64.9 Agnes Peflfers, St. John's Wang. 63.1 Patrick Eoach, Feilding ... 62.3 Julia Slattery, Manaia ... 62.3 .. . . • Thied Class. Patrick ODea {bonus £B), Stoney Creek 79.6 -George McCaul, Campbelltown 79.0 James Thurston, Waverley ... 74.7 William Muir Waverley ... 72.0 Helen Spurdle, Wang. # Infants' 71.2 James Matthews, Awahuri ... 66.5 McDonough, Wang. Girls' 66.2 Elizabeth Burr, Warrengate ... 65.4 Albert Powell Terrace End ... 65.1 Annie Silby, St. John's Wan. 61.8 John Ealph. Nairn, Awahuri ... 61.3 "Una Powle, Wanganui Infants 60*5 Emma McMechiu, Waverley ... 60.5 James Navin, Makino Eoad ... 60.3 Mary Shortall, Mangaone ... 60.3 Eliza McEwen, Palmerston North 60.1 Grace Wanganui Infants' 60.0 We have omitted the names of those who failed in each class. — Chronicle.

Tenders are invited bj: the Manchester Road Board for forming and culyerting 33 chains of road, A splendid score war- made at Gerrigong (N-S.W.) recently by a local volunteer named Dayid Sha<pe, who made 69 out of a possible 70 pours ut 500 and 600 yards. At 500 yards he le^istered the possible, and bis third shot at 600 yards was only -half an inch away from the major point. In connection with the sale of Surplus Winter Stock, commencing on Friday, July 31st, we hare had printed a very effective price list, copies of which we >Bbiiil be happy to forward, postage free, to/anyone desiring the same, applications for those, should be addressed to James Smith, Te Aro House. Wellington. This sale price list is 5 unique of its kind, the paper being printed on both sides, on the one side is a most complete list of the bargains that will be offered and on the other side are various illnstra tioris showing the various stages through which Te Aro House has passed from the year 1845 up to the present date This Pictorial History no doubt will be of interest -to all country settlers and will be kept by them as. a memento of the Surplus Winter Stock Sale of 1891 at Te Aro House. Wellington. One thing in connection with this sale is worthy of special notice. All the goods are of our own direct importation and are of excellent value at even ordin ary prices but at our greatly reduced sale prices, are marvels of cheapness and as such should be and no doubt will be speedily purchased at the surplus stock sale, Te Aro House, Wellington. As this sale we shall have no rubbish, no old or soiled goods, no damaged or old fashioned stuff, everything is new, Fresh, seasonable, nor are our goods of a low priced or inferior class. We holi! that such as these may be quoted at very low prices but they would be dear at any prices. The goods we shall offer at this sale are sound, seasonable, and of excellent value, and those country settlers who may pay us a visit during its continuance will get double their moneys' worth at the Surplus Winter Stock Sale Te Aro House, Wellington. (For continuation of Heading Matter see fourth page.)