TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2727, 16 December 1881, Page 2

TIMARU HIGH SCHOOL.

Yesterday was " breaking-up-day” at the Timaru High School, and preparations were made to signalise the separation" of scholars and teachers for the Christmas holidays in a striking manner. The School-rooms were prettily dressed for the occassion with green boughs and flowers, and the walls bung with specimens of the pupils work of different kinds during the year. The specimens of drawings, paintings, mapping and needlework, were very creditable to the young producers. A large number of invitations to friends o'f Pupils and others had been issued, and a numerou* c junpany assembled to witness the proceedings. Several members of the Board or Governors were present, and others sent apologies for tueir absence. The Chairman, the Eer. Mr Gillies, made an introductory and explanatory speech, and then invited the Eector, the Rev. Mr Dawson, to read his report for the year.

The report stated that there were 90 scholars on the roll at the end of the previous year, there were now 135 —an increase of about 50 per ceut —a roll number which placed this school among the first four or five secondary schools in the colony. The Rector considered it a proof of the wealth of the district that so many parents could afford to pay the charge of ten guineas per pupil. There had been no change in the curriculum during the year, and the work on old lines had been steadily and carefully pushed on. Examinations had been held every fortnight, and from the marks gained at these the honor Hat had been compiled. This list was as follows :

Boys Gibls Ward, Wm. 4437 McLean, M. J. 5328 Goldsmith .. 4196 Jameson, S. ... 5137 Barclay, H.C. 4151 Bartridge, M,... 4978 Campbell, J. 4112 Clarke, C. ... 4706 Cotter .. 3792 King 4498 McDonald .. 3416 Gillies, B. .. 4402

24,104 29,049 The number of marks gained by the Girls are higher, because they were examined in a greater number of subjects. Making allowance for these, the Rector deduced that “ our girls arc fully equal to, if they do not surpass,our boys,” the results showing the wisdom of providing at once for the higher education of both girls and boys. In French and Chemistry, subjects in which boys and girls were examined together, the girls had a decided advantage. Attention had been paid to physical as well us intellectual pursuits, and reference to the prize lists of the examinations and the annual sports showed that the chief winners of the sports’ prizes were also some of the best students. The report spoke highly of the moral “ tone ” of the school, but alluded regretfully to the absence of a a direct formal training of the conscience from the curriculum. A hope was expressed that parents would assist the progress of the school generally by taking more active interest in the work of their respective children, inquiring after their progress, and encouraging them to greater effort when the quarterly reports showed increased effort to be required. The Rector then read the prize list, which was as follows, the names being placed according to order of merit.

PRIZE LIST. Board of Governors’ 10 guinea scholarships, awarded to pupils of the High School on the marks of the year— Miss Mary J. McLean, Miss Stella Jameson, Master Herbert C. Barclay, Master W. J. Goldsmith.

Ditto, awarded to pupils of public schools for passing creditable examinations on principal subjects of Standard V—Miss Nettie Bone, Master Charles Bourke, Master Aston Kay, Master Albert H. Jones.

Pupil teacher scholarship hoMers— Miss Katie King, Miss Maud Partridge. Gold medal, the gift of Dunedin merchants (Messrs Sargood and Son, Hayman and Co., and Begg and Co.), for best examination on commercial subjects—Master Gustave R. M. Jones. Gold medal, the gift of the ladies of South Canterbury to the girl passing the best examination in general subjects— Miss Mary J. McLean. Second prize, the gift of P. W, Hutton and Co—Miss Maud Partridge. For excellence in Chemistry, the gift of Mr C. B. Eichbaum—Master H.C. Barclay, Miss King.

Prizes for excellence in the French languge, the gift, of Mr M. Dell. Duval —Miss King, Miss N. Cooper, Miss E. Lovegrove, Master Campbell. Prizes for the most popular boy and girl, the gift of Mr Herbert Belfield, and decided by the boys and girls themselves—Master John Campbell, Miss Katie King. Gold medal for juniors, the gift of Mr Munro, Edinburgh—Master Robert Ross Sutter. Boys’ High School. English—Class I: J. V. Lovegrove, Mclntosh and Cotter, (equal), E, Jones. Class II: Ward, Barclay, Campbell, Goldsmith, Jones. French —Class I: C. Plante, E. J ones, Buchanan. Class 11. G. Jones, Campbell, Ward, Goldsmith. Latin—Buchanan, Cotter, Mclntosh. Class 11. Dow, E. Jones, Gabites, and F Raymond (equal). Class III: Hammood, Geo. Lovegrove, J. V. Lovegrove, Hassel. Class IV: Barclay, Ward, Goldsmith, Campbell, Jones, Greek—Ward, Barclay,' and Campbell. Arithmetic Class I; Mclntosh, Cotter, A. Bourn, Gillies, Class II : Borrie, Dow, Kelman, Mathematics Class I : Kelman, McDonald, Dow, Borrie. Class II: G. Jones, G. Lovegrove, G. Cole, Hammond. Class 111 : Goldsmith, Ward, Barclay, Campbell. History—Class I: Mclntosh, J, Y. Lovegrove, Cotter, Buchanan. Class II : Ward, Goldsmith, Campbell, Barclay. Geography—Class I: Mclntosh, Cotter, J. V. Lovegrove, Gillies. Class II: Campbell, Ward, Goldsmith, G. Jones. Chemistry—Barclay, Ward, Campbell.

Elementry Science Campbell, Barclay, McDonald, Ward, Goldsmith, Jones.

Book Keeping—D. McDonald, Goldsmith.

Writing—Class I: Grahamf C. Plante, Cotter, Buchanan. Class II: Gold smith, Campbell, Barclay. Map Drawing—Class I: C. LeCren, E, LeCren, McLeod. Class II: Campbell, Jones, Goldsmith. Drawing—John Campbell. Painting—John Campbell. Girls High School. English—Class I : Hart, Peters, E. Hassell, E. Wood. Class II; Partridge, McLean, Jameson, E. Gillies and E. Cooper (equal). French —Class I ; Bowker, Hart, E. Hassell., Class II ; Partridge, K. Allen, E. Cooper. Class 111 : King, Jameson, N. Cooper. Latin —Class I : C. Clarke, Hart, M. Bowker. Class II : E. Lovegrove, C. Bowker, Bennett, Class 111 : Partridge, Jameson, McLean. German—Class I : M. Lovegrove, K. King. Class II: E. Cooper ; Jameson, C. Bowker.

Arithmetic—Class I : J. Craraond, E, Wood, Hart. Class II : Mee, S. Clark, Peters. Class 111 : Hassell, M. Lovegrove, LeCren. Class IV ; McLean, 0. Clark. Jamieson, King. Mathematics—Class I : Mee, C. Clark, Class II : LeCren, K. Burnett, S. T Burnett. Class III: Hassell, M. o. Partridge, McLean,

History Class I ; Hart, Peters, Fowler, M. Cole. Class II ; King, McLean, E. Gillies. Geography—Class I ; S. Clark, M. Bowker, Hart. Class II; McLean, C. Clark, King, Jamieson.

Health —McLean, Partridge, Jamieson, Carr, Bowker. Chemistry—King. Partridge, McLean Gillies, Jamieson.

Elementary Science—King, Partridge McLean, Jamieson, E. Gillies. Writing—Class I ; Hart, Cook, E. Hassell. Class 2 : E. Gillies, K. Burnett, C. Clark.

Map Drawing—Class I: Bourn, Cook M. Colo, E. Hassell. Class II : LeCren King, McLean, Jamieson, Partridge, E. Gillies.

Drawing —Miss Mabel Loregrove. Painting—Miss M. J. McLean. Needlework—Class I : Plain, Miss Bourn ; Fancy, Miss Fowler. Class It: Plain, Miss Barnett; Fancy, Miss Burnett and Miss E. Gillies (equal). There were also prize lists of the junior departments read. The prize lists having been read, two short dramatic sketches were given by the pupils, and then the prizes were distributed by the Chairman, each recipient being loudly cheered. Mrs LeCren then distributed the prizes won at the sports meeting, and the formal proceedings were closed with three cheers for the teachers, and the school was dismissed till the Ist of February.