STATE SCHOOL, LOWER HUTT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5536, 24 December 1878, Page 3

STATE SCHOOL, LOWER HUTT.

An examination of the school for pri7es presented by the eommittee was held on Thursday and Friday by tho Kav. T. Fancourt, assisted by the Rev. G. Grant. On Friday afternoon Sir WILMAM FlTZhebbert presented the prizes and other awards. He made a short but earnest address to the children, urging upon them the importance of education, that they might hereafter be enabled to make a future for themselves and for this great country. The Eev. T. Fancohbt stated that he had been much pleased with the work done during the examination, and was also gla,d to notice that the results agreed in most cases with the master's estimate of individual merit, which wa3 based upon a careful system of marking for work, conduct, and attendance during the year. He found that the arithmetic was very good in all the classes, and the reading throughout of unusual excellence, that of some in the lower divisions being surprisingly good. Most of tho subjects seemed to be satisfactorily taught, except the geography in classes IV. and 111., which was weak. He trusted the scholars would remember that as one weak subject often caused a failure in the Inspector's examination, they would try and remedy that fault. He proposed a vote of thanks to Sir William Fitzherbert for his kindness in attending.

Mr. Valentine, the chairman of the committee, seconded the motion, and also thanked Sir William Fitzherbert for accepting the invitation of the committee to present' the prizes. He hoped the children would remember the kind advice given them by Sir William. The following is the prize list: —

Form Vl.—Samuel Knight. Adelaide Percy. Form V. —James Knight, Samuel Hull, Clara Hall Form IV.—Leopold Jordan, Mary Key wood. Form 111. — Julius Geortsen, Ellen Judd. Form ll.—Kirk Hall, Eliza Hobbs. Form I.—Stephen Mudgway, Elizabeth Buick. Infants—Good Conduct: Marie Geertaen; General Efficiency, Henry Adams. Certificates of merit, based upon the marks obtained during the year, were then presented as follow: —Form Vl.—Samuel Knight, 1; A. Percy, 2 Form V.—James Knight Form IV.—H Mndgway, 1; L. Jordan, 2. Form lII.—J. Geertsen, 1; James Knight. 2. Form lI.—K. Hall, 1; E. Hobbs, 2. Form I.—S. Mndgway, 1; J. Mudgway. 2. Soma handsome prizes offered and awarded by the Rev. G. Grant for an essay were then handed by Sir William to Miss Eliza Speedy, Ist; and Miss A. Frethy, Masters Samuel Knight, and F. Tocker. Some members of the committee and several friends were present during the proceedings.