Thames Ladies' College.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2915, 19 June 1878, Page 2

Thames Ladies' College.

A largo and fashionable audience assembled at the » new Ladies' College, Baillie street, Shorlland, last night, for the purpose of witnessing the half-yearly distribution of prizes to the pupils attending the school. The very preily schoolroom was tastefully decorated with evergreens, mottos, floral emblems, etc, and on stalls round the room were exhibited a number of articles in fancy needle work, woolwork, drawings, etc., which did great credit to the young ladies whose skilful fingers had worked them. Amongst the articles which were more especially admired were two largo woolwork pictures.. The whole display must have been most gratifying to the visitors, and Mrs Addey is to be congratulated for the perfection her pupils have attained in this useful and ornamental art. Some spacimens of the writing of the pupils were handed round to visitors, which fuly showed Mr Addey's ability as a teacher of caligraphy. At about half past seven a choir consisting of several of the elder girls sang the glee, ■" Wha' a merry lifts we gipsies lead," after which the. liev. V. Lush took Jhe chair, he having been asked to preside at the distribution of the prizes. After referring to the success which had attended the school, he read a letter from the Key. S. J. Neill, who had acted as examiner in history. The letter was to the effect that the qcestwnsS had been the most difficult, and the answering had been most satisfactory. Mr Lush said that he had beeri requested to give'a subject for an csiay, and be had chosen ".Cheerfulness" as the subject. 19 had competed, and on the whole the essa.ys were very well written. The ages of the writers varied from 11 to 16 years. He had car fully looked over- them*-and had decidpd that tVrc" essay written by the young ladyisigning herself " Rose Bud " was the best. Would she step forward. Miss Steedinan, a .nidst loud applause, stepped forwardand received the prize— a handsome inkstand. The remainder of the prizes were then distributed. The following is the prize and boi?or list: — Ist division. First, examination prize, Miss Hall, 877 murks ; seeoiid, do., do., Miss Stcedman, 806 marks; thi-d, tlo., <?0., Miss Thomas, 782 uurk*; (lojorliuiiit pfiz", M;3B Sfceedman ; first writing prrie, Miss Stredman ; second, do., do., Miss Brown; special prize for writing, Miss Yon Btmewitz, hay; lg been commended. N . ' 2m> DiVisioy. Best letter, Miss Thomas- j first, examination prizo, Miss Sissy Thomas, 884- marks ; second do,, do , Miss Balcke, 752 marks ; third, do., do.,' Miss Snuith, 616 marks; deportment piize, Mias Musters ; first writing pr»,e, Miss Sissy Thoivas ; serond, do , do., 1 Mi?sßalcko j general improvement., Muster Wilson. 3roDiTißioy. First rCiding prize, Miss P».'ce j second do., d j , Miss Wnlker ; writing prizo, Mosler J'oyd; dejior'Rient pr'ze. Miss Lee; good conduct prize, Master 0. H. Wilson; general improvement, Master Hetherington. 4.CH DIVISION. Deportment prize, ML'B M. Wiekham j for being attentive in claas, Miesos Ric-hards and Scolt; musip, Mis« .Delamoro; French, honorable mention, Misaes Hull, E. Ensor, and Yon Bemewitz; clrawiug, lionorable mention, Misses Steedtnan, Brow.i, M. A. Gribble and Norries.

After the distribution of the przes, not the least interesting part of the proceedings, eventuated. It consisted in ./the presentation of a' handsome cruet stand, bread trencher and knife to Mrs Addey by the pupils. The presentation was made by tho Eev. Mr Lush on behalf of the pupils, and Mrs Addey acknowledged the »»ift in a neat speech. The Revs. R. Laisbley and S. J. JNeill then delivered short addresses, alter which «he singing of the " National Authem " concluded the proc edings.