KAIKOURA STATE SCHOOLS.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 734, 1 May 1894, Page 3

KAIKOURA STATE SCHOOLS.

The Examinations.

Town.

The following communications have been received by the Chairman of the Town School Committee from the Secretary to the Education Board : I have the honour, by direction of the Board, to inform you that Mr Wood, the Inspector who recently examined the two pupil teachers at your school, viz: Christina McAra and Mabel McLauchlan, has reported to the Board that both candidates have done sufficiently well to pass the second year. Will you be good enough to convey the results of the Examination to the Misses McAra and McLauchlan. In forwarding the Inspector’s examination report on the School, with the Standard lists attached, the Secretary says : —lt is an exceedingly good report. The great improvement in the Infant department, the efficient teaching of the Assistant Mistress, and the admirable work done by the Head Master, al) deserve high commendation. Examination Report on Kaikoura Town Public School, examined March 29-30, 1894.

155 7 10 93 • 1 Absent. Percentage of Passes : 60*0. „ Failures: 9’7. 11. Class Subjects. Subject (Marks (0 to 100) Grammar 50 History 70 Geography 75 Elementary science, object lessons, etc. 60 250 Percentage on Class subjects: 63*75. 111. Additional Subjects. Subject Marks (0 to 20) Repetition and recitation 15 Drill and exercises 14 Singing 12 Needlework 12 Subject matter of reading lessons 14

Additional marks 67 ORGANIZATION : Stds 6-4: Mr Jas. B. Borthwick, Head Master. 8. 3: Miss Elizabeth Rowley, Assistant S. 2 Miss Mabel McLauchlan, P.T. 2. 8. 1 and P. : Mrs Sandford, Infant Mistress. Miss Christina McAra, P.T. 2, assists in S's. 6-4, and in S. 1 and P. Average ages in Classes :

Inspector’s Remarks: —The results of the present examination are of a very gratifying description. In the Infant Deparment great improvement has been made within recent years in the methods and quality of instruction, and as a consequence the children are now making very commendable progress. The reading of all the classes in this division of the school (under Mrs Sandford) is accurate and intelligent, and the counting proceeds on good lines, the class in P 3 being particularly bright in this subject. In writing, drawing and spelling—subjects which require more mechanical treatment—attainments are all that could be desired.

Standard 11, taught by a second year pubil teacher (Miss Mabel McLauchlan) makes a good appearance, and the very efficient condition of the class in .Standard 111 reflects credit on the teacher, Miss Rowley, who is also deserving of commendation for her successful treatment of drawing in the higher standards. The Examination of the upper classes Standards 4 to 6 (under Mr Borthwick) presents all the features of excellence that we have learned to associate with the work of the Head Master. There is a weakness in the spelling of Standard V.; and a few members of Standard IV., mostly pupils

who have been irregular in attendance, or who are possessed of only moderate [ capacity, show some defects in composition and grammar. But these are small blemishes in a performance of high average merit in which admirable qualities of thoroughness and intelligence are very generally prominent. L. D. W ood, Inspector. Pupils passed in the respective Standards as follows: Std 6 : Boys—H. Sandford ; Girls—E. Flower, W. Herbertson, H. Lawrie, L. McAra, E, McLauchlan. Std 5 : Boys—J. Cooper, T. Cooke, G. Gibson, J. Leckie, T. Lawrie ; Girls—A. Flint, M. Wayland. Std 4 : Boys—C Carter, L Clarke, G Evans, W Flower, T Gibson, C Gooch, E Jones, L Robertshaw, J Robb, A Renner, L Smart; Girls—C Goodall, E Ingram Std 3 : Boys—A Evans, J Gray, A Hitchcock, G Lovell, E Lochbead, J McLeod, A. Olsen, P Prince, G Wilson ; Girls—M Beattie, E Boyens, N Flower, E Hamilton, A Herbertson, I Laidlaw, C Prince, M Robb, I Wayland. Std 2 : C Collett, A Cooper, J Gooch, I Henderson, H Hamilton, J Hitchcock, C Nilsen, R Robertshaw, U Renwick, A Sandford ; Girls—C Boyd, F Cooke, M Close, E Herbertson, E Hodgeman, R Morris, M Morris, A Norton, S Poulter, A Robb, E Turner, C Workman. Std 1 : Boys—J Boyd, W Boyens, J Baxter, Wm Brown, Walter Brown, Rich Brown, G Cooper, P Gibson, J Gordon, E Gray, P Kerr, J Laidlaw, Ed. Prince, G Prince, J Washington, H Workman ; Girls—G Evans, A Prince, M Gilling, A Hodgeman, A Jones, M Love, L Love, J Lochhead, C Nilsen, A Poulter, K Wayland.

I. Pass Subjects. Std 6 Presented Excepted 7 0 Failed 1 Passed 6 5 11 2 2 7 4 20* 1 5 13 3 21 1 2 18 2 25 3 0 22 1 27 0 0 27 P 44 —— — —

Std 6 13 yrs 2 months 5 13 8 4 12 1 3 11 1 2 10 0 1 9 3