EDUCATIONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 30, 5 February 1902, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL.

teachers' PAfcSsJs IN ART WORK. As an outeoml °f the special grant madfl l.y tbe qovarnmenfc for enabling teachers to be equipped with the means of imparting instruction to pupils in art drawing and push work, classes for teachers were, hfld in New Plymouth recently undeif foosupe.intendence of Miss Smith and] Mr. 0. Johnson (the former takini bode), free arm, and ambidextrou9]dijkwir)pr, and tbe latter 1 , brush work, jA* *' le c ' ose *' ,e Bes " !*ion the work fas examined by Mr. W. E. Spenc«r,.tbe Board's Inspector, with a vie* *° fc ov\y to gauge the value of thu tuition giveD, but also with the objtictj of awarding certificates of proficiency/to all deserving candidates accordirfe to merit, the Board having decided to issue these certificates which, liaing under the hand of the chairman pf the Board, and the Inspector, shoiw'J prove a valuable testimonial to i each of the holders. Tho result of tpef classes must be taken to have been! Highly satisfactory and reflects grcaf: credit on all concerned. Tbe following are the' passes, classified accardiog'tojproficiency: Model Drawing. First Class: R. H. dim'*, J fts - H. Bocock, Minnie Mincfiic, Helen Lilley, Ethel W. Bent. Second Class: Lily Stewart, VVm. J. Evans, Mary Crawford, Harold Third Class: Jane Wright, Alice M. Andrews, Beatrice Mead, Eva C. Nixon, EUie Peirce, •Jeannie Sinclair, John H. Baird, .".anet Macintosh, Mary Sutherland, Mry Dowling, Jeannie Beedie. Free 'arm and Ambidextrous Drawing, - Second Class: Jas. H. Bocock, Minnie Miochin, Helen Lilley, Mary Crawford, Alice M. Andrews, Beatrice Mead, Jsva C. Ni'xod, Mary Sutherland, W. A< flown, Eva Bijheno, Mary Hutchesfan. Third Claes: E. H. Clark, Lily Stewart, Wm. J. Evans, Jane: Wright,! Jeannie Sinclair, John H.' Baird,' Janet Macintosh, Mary Dowling, Jtffery Potts, Mary Hickey, Bertha Miller, 'Elsie Gibson. j

Brash Work.—-F.rst: Amy W. Arr.iw, Jas. H. Bocock, Ernest H.. Clark, Mary Dowling, Alice Edwards, W. J. Evans, J. M. French, Mary Hickey, Laura Mynott, Janet Maoißtosh, -Henry F. Penlington, Edith Reeve! Jeannie Sinclair, Janet N. TilliejNellie Hepworth. Second: W. A. W. Bent, Jeannie Beedie, Evi Bichene, Mary Crawford, Elsie GiSsoj), Reginald W. Hill, Helen Lilley, Wra, A, LaCo?q, Beatrice Mead, Minnie Mmobin, Eva 3. Nixon, Elsie Pearce, Mary Potts, Bertha Miiler, Ada. Powell, Laura Riley, Lasra Reed, Mary Sutherland, Kate Smith, Richard Thomas, Isabel M. Richardson, Harold White, Jane Wright, Wm. Daveney, Wiunit'red Thomson, Thomas Blain, Lite' Stewart, Thorn is B. Winfield. j I SCHOLARSHIPS. j Tiliat the number of children at the pjriniary schools who qualify themselves far Receiving the benefits of secondary edition is year by year growing larger affords flattering tesimony to tkb thoroughness of the leiching given iu our primary schools, some of which have risen to a very high standard of excellence. In order to enable protrfisSog scholars to continue their education joo a higher grade, the Boird of Governors of the New Plymouth High S«hool wisely placed at tbe disposal of the Education Board fifteen free seats at the High School, and in addition to ibis there are money scholarships of varying amounts. At the recent scholarship examination the following either gained scholarship or ijuili&.d themselves for free tuition at the High School:--

Junior Scholarships.—Edith May Evans, Onufci; Herman Bo'linger, lOmata, Win. Wing Kee, Midbirst. j! Free Tution : Isabf-1 Mace, Onnata; [{Ethel Grant, Inglawood ; Cyril Bates, Central; Henry Cook, Central; Samuel Set pell, Central; Leslie Marnier, Ceo* tral; Flossie O'Brier, Central, Free Tution at Stratford High School: Allan Brown, Stratford. Senior Scholarships : Maud Connett, New Plymouth High School; Harry, Broadmore, New Plymouth High] School; Hilda Butler, Now Plymouth High School ruceiv. s free tution and £Z 6s 8d; and William Thomas, Strau! ford, receives fiee tution and, £4 13s 4d. Free Tution : Blanche Liw'u, Oen-tr-tl; Reginald Reed, Cantral, Wm. Girling, Cantral; Eliza Macs Ouuta; Sybal Thomson, Central; Fred Perry, Central; Dorotby Kent, Central. Free sution at Stratford District High School: Outhbart Taylor, Swatford. Thomas Wing Kee, of Stratford, who came nest on the lis:, has still one year of his junior scholarship to run.