MASTERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1840, 15 November 1884, Page 2

MASTERTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

Mr Lee concluded th e examination of the Masterton Public School at 4 p.m. yesterday announcing the following passes as the result : Presented Passed Standard I. 76 76 „ 11. 59 53 „ 111, 62 49 „ IY, 68 68 „ V. 29 27 „ vr. 12 9 306 282 ■ The Inspector said he had never seen the School to better advantage than on the present occasion, the work being good throughout all the Standards. The improvement was marked in the upper Standards, the result of the Fourth being particularly good and the work of the Fifth and Sixth being perfectly satisfactory to him. There was every indication that those children who possessed the ability to receive instruction had not only obtained it, but had also been diligently taught. In the

FIFTH STANDARD the reading was good, tie spelling good, the writing very neat, and the geography and history .better than at any previous examination. Grammar was the weakest subject in this section, though fair composition had been displayed. The arithmetic was particularly good, and as this subject required the greatest amount of mental power, proficiency in it was a very satisfactory sign, With the sixth standard he was also particularly pleased. The three failures lie anticipated, but those who had passed had done some very good work, He had for instance given them an arithmetic paper which he knew to be difficult, and they had done it in a satisfactory manner. It was nice to see a school of such a size turn out creditable work in its upper classes. The reading in this section was good, and showed culture; the writing was neat and good. Geography and history were fair, In arithmetic he specially commended Arthur Richards, This boy though the youngest in the schedule, had cleared the paper. A, Hosking und Komstedt came next in order of merit. Among the girls Sarah Wrigley had cleared the paper. He was pleased to state that all the classes had shewn steadiness ot character, giving hin the impression that they meant work, He had also been gratified to notice that there were no indications of unfairness in any of the work, Children showed that they appreciated their school, In the upper classes there was not a single absentee on the day of examination, and the attendances during theyear had been good, In standard V., 19 out of 31 had attended over 400 half days, and 11 over 450, and this was one reason why they had done so well, A good school, good teachers, and good attendances, must produce good results. Some time ago he examined orally

THE HIGH SCHOOL, and had subsequently confirmed 1113 inspection by formal examination papers He was pleased to find that aB much ground had been covered in Latin, French, and Mathematics as could

reasonably be ejcpppfced. The work done had been thoroughly Bound, and was presented in an exceedingly neat, systematic, and acourate form. The following were the passes: Latiii French Mathematics William Gillespie... 50 40 65 Maggie Feist- „. 36 52 Jessie Galloway ... 83 81 88 Alex, McKenzie ... 90 79 81 Arflosking ... 57 77 72 J. H. Witame ... 45 96 57 D. McGregor ~, 84 - 61 Roderick Gray ... 64 Wm. Collotte ... >- 73 - Half marks, or 50 per cent, was considered fair, but these results gave about 75 per cent. Three cheers were then given by the children for the Inspector, who reciprocated by giving them a holiday on Monday next. SEWING. The ladies, Mesdames Paige and Morison, invited to inspect the sewing classes in the school, reported to Mr Lee that they were agreeably surprised to find the amount oi work done, and the manner in which it was finished was in advance of previous inspections, reflecting great credit on the teachers who had evidently devoted much time and care to this branch of their duties. This was the third year in which they had inspected the work, and each year they observed that there was a marked improvement.