CUST DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1823, 24 December 1879, Page 3

CUST DISTRICT SCHOOLS.

THE MAIN SCHOOL, The annual distribution of prizes to the children attending the main school took place on Monday. On two tables in the schoolroom were spread out between sixty and seventy exhibits of needlework, &c., done by the girls, and about the same number of exhibits in mapping, penmanship, &e., done by the boys and girls during the past year. There was a very fair attendance of the parents present, who closely examined the exhibits. Mr Kowson, the chairman of the school committee, said he had great pleasure to meet so many of the parents and to see so many of the children present. He referred to the large number of prizes which he was about to distribute, and to those who had examined the school as having acted with the utmost fairness. The thanks of the committee were due to Mr Bishop, who examined the school, and to the ladies who examined the sewing, &o. He passed a high encomium on the teaching staff for the careful and efficient manner in which they had executed their duties, and adverted to the cordiality between the committee and teachers during the year. There was a marked improvement in the school during the past two years. At present the school compared favourably with any other school in the province of a similar kind, and the satisfaction it gave to the public was a good test of the efficiency of the teaching staff. Prizes for business letters were awarded by the members of the committee, and the funds for the other prizes were raised by entertainments. The following is the prize list:—

UPPER DEPARTMENT. First Class—lst division, general knowledge : 1, James Cronin; 2, Robert Frizzell; 3, Robert Maxwell. 2nd division: 1, Ada Roberts ; 2, Henry Hands and Willie Roberts, equal; 3, Ellen Wayland; 4, George Gardner; 5, Emily Cooksoa. Second Class—lst division: 1, Frank Cookson; 2, Sarah McKibbin; 3, Emily Bailey. 2nd division : 1, Ellen Thompson; 2, Jane Garland ; 3, George Crysell; 4, Ellen Garland. Third Class—lst division: 1, Hugh McKibbin ; 2, Mary Page; 3, David Thompson ; 4, George Morrison. 2nd division; 1, Annie Cromie ; 2, George Wayland; 3, George Cromie; 4, John Jones ; 5, Matthew Osborn and Jane Mcllraith, equal. Fourth Class—l, Chris. Bailey ; 2,_ George Garrett; 3, Henry Hutbnance; 4, Maria Cookson. Fifth Class—l, Sam. Thompson ; 2, Sam. McCullough ; 3, James Bottridge. LOWER DEPARTMENT. First Class—l, James Webster ; 2nd, Walter Cookson ; 3, Fred. Sanndercock; 4, Elizabeth Howson. Second Class—l, Frank Jones; 2, Harry Cromie; 3, Rose O’Farrell; 4, Reginald Dickenson ; 5, Bose Crysell. Third Class—l, Thomas Page ; 2, Kitty Garland; 3, Sarah Prouse; 4, Nelly Bettridge; 5, Lizzie Crysell and Robert Mcllraith. Infanta—Harry Roberts. Beat made garment by girls over eleven years —I, Ellen Thompson ; 2, Ada Roberts. Under eleven years—l, Lonisa O’Farrell ; 2, Jane O’Farrell. Neatest sewing by girls over eleven years—l, Ellen Early ;2, Emily Garrett. Under eleven years—l, Mary Prouse; 2, Annie Ruddenklau. Best pair of knitted socks or stockings by girls over eleven years—Emily Cookson. Under eleven years—Kate Cookson and Mary Mcllraith, equal. Best pair of darned socks or stockings by girlg over eleven years—Sophia Ruddenklau. Under eleven years—Agnes Searles. Button holes —Hliza Blackmore. Crochet lace —Betsy Webster. Fancy work—Mary Mcllraith. Regular attendance : Upper Department— Arthur Cromie and Martha Head ; Lower Department—Fannie Early and Mary Gardner. Prizes for business letters, awarded by committee —First class, Ist division: 1, Robert Frizzell; 2, Betsy Webster ; 3, Sophia Ruddenklan ; 4, Harry Tallott. 2nd division ; 1, Geo. Gardner; 2, Harry Hands; 3, Thomas Jones ; 4, Maggie Walker. Second Class, Ist division : 1, Frank Cookson; 2, Sarah McKibbin ; 3, Emily Bailey. 2nd division ; 1, Ellen Thompson ; 2, Ellen Early ; 3, Mary Mcllraith.

SIDE SCHOOL. On Friday lost, the prizes were distributed at the side school : thirty-one children wore present. Mr Howson, chairman of the school committee, said he was pleased with the way in which the school had been going on. It quite satisfied the expectations of its promoters. The periodical reports of tho headmaster on tho progress of the school had been satisfactory. He hoped the children would attend regularly, and, if they would, he was quite sure that the mistress would do her best to advance their education. The prize list was : First Class —1, Katie Wotherapoon; 2, Eleanor Marshall ; 3, Charles Beere. Second Class —1, James Marshall; 2, Lottie Gilbert. Third Class—l, Jeaoio Lvdbrooke ; 2, Johnnie Ladbrooke; 3, John Beattie ; 4, Mary Wotherapoon. Fourth Class—l, Willia Beere; 2, Robert Marshall; 3. Edward Beattie. Regular attendance—Eleanor Marshall. Beat made garment, by girls over eleven years, Katie Wotherapoon ; under eleven years, Maud Beere. Neatest sewing, by girls over eleven years, Eleanor Marshall; under eleven years, Katie Beere.

THE LAND AGITATION IN IRELAND. A meeting has teen held in Dublin, in obedience to a circular issued by Mr Parnell, for the purpose of forming a central body in connection with the present land agitation. Ex-Judge Little presided. Mr Parnell was the only member of Parliament present, and the attendance comprised the Rev. Mr Bohan, C.C., Mr Dillon, barrister, Mr G. Delany, the Rev. Mr Sheehy, Mr Davitt, the released Fenian, and about a dozen Poor Law Guardians and representatives of weehly and provincial journals. The circular convening the meeting stated that it was intended to appeal to Irishmen abroad, especially in America, to assist in forwarding the movement for creating a peasant proprietary and aiding the Irish tenants in the present crisis. Letlere of apology were read from Major O'Gorman, M.P., Dean Quirhe, P.P., the Rev. W. Joyce, P.P., Westport, Yeiy Rev. P. Lynch, P.P., Mr Finegan, M.P., Mr Ennis, M.P., and others, apologising fos their absence and expressing their willingness to co-operate in the movement. Resolutions were pissed to the effect that an association be formed, to be named the Irish National Land League, the objects of which are to be to bring about a reduction of rack rents and to facilitate the obtaining of the ownership of the soil by the occupier, and declaring that the objects can be best attained by promoting organization among the tenant farmers and defending those who may be threatened with eviction for refusing to pay unjust rents, by facilitating the working of the Bright clauses of the Land Act during the winter, and by

obtaining such reforms in the laws relating to land as will enable every tenant to become the owner of his holding by paying a fair rent for a limited number of years. Mr Parnell was elected president of the League. lion, secretaries and treasurers were also appointed, a form of appeal to the Irish race to sustain the movement was adopted, and Mr Parnell was requested to proceed to America for the purpose of obtaining assistance for the objects of the appeal. The Marquis of Headfort has addressed the following letter to his tenants on the Meath and Cavan estates on the subject of the recent threat to shoot his lordship and his agent unless the rents of the tenants were reduced :

“ The Lodge, Virginia, October 13tb, —My Friends, —The meetings which have been called almost simultaneously at Virginia and Bells by the tenants on my estates are most gratifying to my feelings, and I gladly take this public means of expressing to you my thorough and unreserved acceptance of your repudiation of the inference that any of you have been implicated in sending threatening letters to myself and my agent. It is my duty and determination to support Mr O’Connor whenever I believe ho is acting rightly, especially when his conduct of the details of the estate is, as at present, in compliance with my own instructions. And I cannot help being of opinion that when he and you have had a longer acquaintance there will grow up between you an equally good feeling and confidence as that which for so many years existed between you and your late agent, and my valued and lamented kinsman, Major Dalton. The practical and unmistabeable manner in which you announced, by volunteering a large subscription among you, your resolve to detect the criminal or criminals, shows the earnestness of your purpose, and I hope from this very unpleasant circumstance will spring that which I shall highly value —a renewed bond of mutual reliance and cordial fooling between us as landlord and tenant, which will never again be broken ; and I trust that my Meath and Oavan estates may for the future be free from the miserable but mischievous attack of anonymous writers. " I am, gentlemen, “ Your attached friend and landlord,

“ Headfort. " To the Tenants on the Meath and Cavan estates.”