CHRIST’S COLLEGE.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1081, 14 December 1877, Page 3

CHRIST’S COLLEGE.

The annual distribution of prizes in connection ■with Christ’s College took place last evening in the College Library. Previous to the distribution, services -were held morning and afternoon in the College chapel, when the Yen. Archdeacon Harper preached two sermons. There was a very large attendance in the evening, the Library being well filled. On the platform were a number of the Fellows of the College, the masters of the school, &c. In the absence of the Primate, who is Warden of the College, the Very Eev. the Dean of Christchurch, Sub-Warden, presided. The Dean, in opening the proceedings, said he felt sure they would feel with regret the absence of their Warden on that occasion. Looking back for many years past he (the Dean) could not recollect any distribution of prizes from which the Primate had been absent. He took, as They all knew, a lively and heartfelt interest in the progress and welfare of the school, and no one he was sure regretted his being absent more than himself. Looking back over the history of the past, they had much to be deeply thankful for in the progress made by the school. The prosperity with which they had been blessed had almost been continuous, though of course in the earlier days the College had to pass through some difficulties—difficulties which, however, had been surmounted by the energy and zeal of those connected, with the school. He was not saying this in any boastful spirit; far from it. The Governing Body felt that they had much yet to do before, under God’s blessing, they could bring the school to a state of comparative perfection. During the past year two events had occurred in the history of the school to which it was necessary he should make reference. The first of these was the appointment of a College chaplain and Divinity tutor, which had been a great want. ' During the Eev. Mr Harris’s term as Head Master he had added the work of the chaplain to that of his own office, and he believed that the strain thus caused had been mainly ’ the cause of Mr Harris having through ill j . health to resign the Head Mastership. Now, j however, they tiad a gentleman as College j chaplain responsible for the services in the ! College chapel, and charged with the j duty of teaching divinity in the school. The , | result of this had already been felt in a ; greater interest manifested by the boys in the j divinity portion of the examination. It was j a marked event, because in the Legislature of the country they had seen a retrograde course of action adopted, by the exclusion of religious teaching entirely from the schools of the colony. That was not the time nor place to refer at greater length to this subject, but he might be permitted to say that, ere long, they would hear more of it. He believed and hoped that the boys in that school, being thoroughly instructed, would go forth into the world so impressed with the necessity of religious instruction that they would in taking their part in the business of the world' expert their influence so as to provide for the children of their fellow-colonists that amount of religious education which they had themselves en joyed. The second event to which he would refer was the establishment of the 0(d College Boys’ Association. [Cheers.] This event had given the Governing Body and himself the greatest possible pleasure, and'the Fellows, and indeed all taking ah interest in the College, looked forward with the utmost interest to the working of this association, Jn connection with a school such as Christ’s College traditions were of the greatest possible value, and those who , had had the pleasure of listening to Arcli- ; deacop spripon that morning could well understand how any boy would shrink from doing anything which would bring dia- ; credit qn his school, and, on the other band, : it would be an incentive to hipi to do good.

that he might add lustre to the traditions of the school of which he was a pupil. (Cheer?.) The formation of this association was the more gratifying to the Fellov» r a, inasmuch as it was. the spontaneous action of the Old Boys themselves. Ho hoped and trusted that the association would prosper, and that- it might accomplish tho great work it had set before it. The examination, ho might say, had beei conducted by a number of gentlemen, and had been no light task. He had before him several reports upon it, but he would only

read them two. The first of these was from the Rev. E. G. Penny, who had examined the school for the first time, and the other from Mr 11. J. Tancred, who w'as a very old examiner. It would therefore bo profitable for them to compare the two opinions. [Reports read."] He would not detain them longer, but would proceed at once to present the prizes. [Cheers.] The prizes were then presented by the Dean, as follows : The Warden’s prize for Divinity—Herbert. Somes Scholarships—Bridge, I.; Dcamcr I; Proximo accessit, Robison I. boils of the Clergy Scholarships—Mathias 11., Watson 11. Classics. —6th Form (Upper), Connal; 6th Form (Lower), Wcstenra ; sth Form (Upper), Richards; sth Form (Middle), Buckland; sth Form (Lower), Studholmo II.; 4th Form, Tolmie; 3rd Form (Upper), Mathias II ; 3rd Form (Lower), Fleshcr; 2nd Form (Upper), Caverhill; 2nd Form (Lower), Webb HI.; Ist Form (Upper), Studholme 111. Mathematics. —Division I. (Upper), Herbert; division I. (Lower), Widdowson ; division 11., Cane; division 111., Inglis II ; division A. Borfcon; division 8., Moffett ; division C., Robinson I; division D., Mannering ; division E. (Upper), Balmer; division E. (Lower), Studholmo HI. Divinity.—6th Form, the Warden’s Prize ; sth Form (Upper), Smith I; sth Form (Middle), Pratt; sth Form (Lower), Boys; 4th Form, Blakiston I; 3rd Form, Grigg; 2nd Form, Blakiston II; Ist Form, Morgan 11. English— 6th Form (Upper), Connal; 6th Form (Lower), Coates; sth Form (Upper), Smith I; stli Form (Middle), Stafford and Pratt equal; sth 14 rm (Lower), Cane; 4th Form, Burke I; 3rd Form (Upper), Whitelaw; 3rd Form (Lower), Wagner ; 2nd Form, Morgan I; Ist Form (Upper), Morgan II ; Ist Form (Lower), Smith 111. French—6th Form (Upper), Herbert; 6th Form (Lower), Deamer; sth Form (Upper), Richards ; sth Form (Middle), Good; sth Form (Lower), Ay nsley: 4th Form, Nichols I; 3rd Form, Williams VI ; 2nd Form, Palmer I. Science—6th and sth Form (Upper), Williams I; sth Form (Middle and Lower), Mackenzie I; 4th Form, Nichols I; 3rd Form, Robison 11. Drawing—Water colour, Boys; animal, Cox ; mechanical, Bfiton. Music —Choir, Cotterill I. At the close of the distribution the following programme of recitations and part singing was gone through by the boys ; Part song, “Integer Vitas.” Recitation,“Second part of King Henry VI.” Characters: Lord Say, Herbert; Sir Humphrey Stafford, Wcstenra ; William Stafford, Harman II; Jack Cade, Connal; George Bevis, Bridge I; John Holland, Moorliouse I; Dick, the butcher, Williams, I; Smith, the weaver, Widdowson; Michael, Coates; soldier, Deamer; clerk of Chatham, Robinson I. Glee—“ The Forester.” Recitation,“Ajax—” Characters: Ajax, Herbert; Ulysses' Bridge I; Athena, Connal; Tecmessa, Westcnra; Coryphmsus, Williams I. Recitation. “ Andria—” Characters: Simo, Bridge f; Chremes, Williams I; Pamphilus, Herbert; Davus, Connal; Dromo, Moorliouse I, “ Dulce Domain,”