TOWN SCHOOLS-DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 302, 27 December 1869, Page 2

TOWN SCHOOLS-DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.

' ~p~ — — .The distribution of prizes to the pupils of the Town Schools by his Honor the Superintend cn t* took place at : the Provincial Hall, on Friday- last. We were sorry ,to find-tha(i so little interest, was,. taken,, in ■'the" matter "by and friends l of the scholars, "buVvery i'&w. of whom" were present.: ""[-^eimu&t'^ow'j as /wejiayej'dpne before, endeavor to -impress upon the'^elder members of 7 the cpmmuuity ; the advantages of their showing by their /presence that , they are hot' entirely oblivious of what is taking, place" among the children, to ■ whom," we -are. perfecftly .certain •! the value t o£ a^pjrdzjjs-^ working, -hard vfor>ithe.v half-year would ,,be ! ; .gr^J;]y f ;euJ^ \ . %P ihemf^efere ',"; a; JSig^n umber '; of I' ■ '■^wi^MiZ^^ :?i'.'">> ■ \ Ms ' 'i ■'■ ' > I '■■ 'J^V la,:, fl. -4\ .'«i>. :* • ;4A-.,'.V,it'.-'-S,. , „;,.< It-;, •• | ;.;-:;' ; ,;.;In/.;"a';;;fe'w,;.remar the jhildren byVMr; iOtickie; -he to them the . propriety of. showing a little ; more manner on receiving their., prizes rat

j the hands of ''the Superintendent,: and from personal observation' we! can quite ; agree with .hirh^on r .,this ! <poiut. • 7;Among the boys in particular there was an^. amount of brusquenes3 which did not im- ; "'pr'e'SsTth'r^'ro^'diei—oTi'TTa^Fa'bTyi' fii'de'Sl, of 4. ,t,he- i whole- .>nn :n\>v/. /of - those to whom ' "~ prizes were a ward 'id " inVir were only one "••.-OTr.two'"w,ho^~•ha"d'^the^•'politerißP < s•'-to'-"b(^\v;••. i but^,9!r:the contrary, fth.oy appeared , to ho \ -impressed with the idea that they were ?rafcher conferring! a favor .upon' his Honor in receiving 1 them, at', his hands. With tHe girls it was better, but even here ; there was room for an improvement, which we hope on a future occasion to be able to report as^- havihg .been 1 effected. Before distributing the prizes, his Honor addressed those present as follows : — • Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, : — l.' am sorry that to-day's proceedings have had to" be put off , so long, but tho delay has been unavoidable. I am pleased to find that the schools have been so prosperous, and that the number of scholars is increasing, over 1200 children now being in* attendance at the town schools alone The course taken by the Governors ,o'F the College of grauting scholarships is calculated, to raise the staudar.l aud increase the efficiency of the touching at our schools; it is, however, attended . by' oue danger, namely, that -the masters maybe induced to push forward one or two hoys, to the neglect- of those not so far advanced. I -hope, however, that both the Committees aud the Masters will guard against this. I am glad to observe an improvement in the method of awarding the prizes this year, aud that they are allotted, not according ,to the marks obtained by: the children at a public examination, but by these which they have gained during the year, as I have found that many who have been working hard for months are too timid to show their' real capacity at a public examination, and are consequently disappointed in not receiving that which they have fairly earned, but which goes to a child who has not done so well,' but is riot ,so , timid. There is one point to" which' 'T "must refer, — I mean the raoveqieut that, has been made, by one religious .denomination for . introducing the reading of the Holy -Scriptures into our schools. lam willing to admit that'this might, be attended with much good, but for the explanations, which must inevitably accompany it, and which of course would be differently given ■ by different persons, thus opening the door to what 'we have always wished to avoid — doctrinal teaching. lam glad to learn that .the i own committee have refused to allow it, aud I hope that, if ad- ; mitted- by the country committees, they ; will take care to hedge it round in such a I way as to prevent it interfering with our [ present system of secular education. I have one word to say to the boys. The ' holidays have just begun, and I hope you 'will thoroughly enjoy them, but I must tell you that' l have heard . many complaints of careless... throwiug of stones whereby accidents 'have 'occurred. I hope and believe that after tliis : warning you : wil taike care' not 'to throw stones where j they are likely to hit p isse.rs by. , His; Honor then proceeded to distribute 5 the prizes as follows : — BOYS' SCHOOLS. -' FIRST DIVISION. MR. SMITH MASTER. Ist class Ist prize Hugh Grahaaa ' ■ \ 2nd '-„ " Robert Hunter, ' 2nd „ Ist „ Thomas Sadd ; 2nd „ James Baritiopp. i 3rd „ Ist „ :W. Lechner - 2nd „. . J. Wylie. EXTRA PRIZES. Writing . A. Everett. ■ . ■ „ T. Chisholm. SECOND DIVISION. MR. SADD AND MR." BAKNE'IT "..'.■■'- -MASTERS. •' Ist class ' Ist prize J. Moore 2nd „ J. Ogilvie. 2nd : „- , ■ Ist • „.' ."A. Wylie .*..,... ..,;•-. 2nd,-,,- . , L, Augarde. 3rd '„■■ Ist „ . -W. Hibble ; 2nd ■■,;'■■ • . -W: Rout. " ■-• 4th ■"„i ' Ist- „ " - A. Karsten .2nd „ 11. Ryder. ; .-., x 'v „..:.'..":'.•■'•- "EXTRA. .;PRIZES. ; .',\ ,'. ,' .' ;-„ . -;,;.. 1 ' 'General, proficiency . „... iVT. Karsten. - „ .' J. Hollyman. -; " -' .gibes', school,: _' ision; ■] ,- MRsY SAIT. i«r; i sti: class^. Ist prize JEuphemial Clark-..." •; .^ry*yr<Z''Z:]'??%°&'. „,'^v'^;'jEmilyy;Hpaghi"^-; ' ' ■' • ; j ; ', ■•V}n\^)y ,>.ci.u^ 'i, A 'j; % y-V^'phtebe- Catbr:-'-:; :■_■-. ', !'; ' V;\- 3rd. , -'.'„V'"'!: : .,"''lst'' \,ZZV'('Z^^Qlaxi£*' "'■!','■' ''-''•'"■' &'■'■':?: Z~lW a &>'"»Z' r \ .-V'^ary/Atihore.-/;-, ;■;.•. .'< ";.-.',V -.- -'. 4th "■■)' ,V'!^.-ls't --^ -. £jvZ ;' ''-Esthlr'Sowhian;; ' V., • '; W:\l '■?-^:.'ZZs('sns& »Z "k^P^>Elv^^vv- --/;!■