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3. Work op the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin, French, English (with Greek and German, each taken by one boy in 1900, as alternatives), Euclid, algebra, arithmetic, trigonometry, chemistry, and heat, up to the standard for Junior Scholarships. Lowest. —Grammar—Construction of easy sentences, parts of speech. Composition—Writing letters. Beading and repetition—Longmans' New Eeader, No. 4. Select pieces from Twells' poetry for repetition. History—Church's stories from English History, Part I. Geography— Zealandia Geography for Standard 111. Arithmetic—Numeration, simple and compound lules, including long division of money.

4. Arrangements for Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. In the lower school drawing is included in the ordinary course for all boys. In the upper school it is an optional subject, but there is no extra fee. There afe two classes, meeting twice a week in school hours ; and one, also meeting twice a week, immediately after morning school. The drawing is chiefly geometrical and mechanical, but opportunities are given to boys showing any taste for freehand drawing, painting in water-colours, &c. Classes in carpentry (including a special class for very young boys), joinery, and forge-work are held immediately after school hours. (Fee, ss. a term.) Articles are made from working-drawings made in the drawing classes. Bookkeeping is taught to certain boys in school hours, as one of the subjects that may be taken instead of Latin in the middle forms of the school. There is also a class, open to all, held immediately after morning school. (No extra fee.) All boys not specially exempted by the headmaster receive instruction in drill (either as cadets or otherwise) and gymnastics. Swimming is taught in school hours to all boys of the lower school not specially exempted. A master voluntarily attends at the swimming bath at certain hours for the benefit of beginners and timid boys of the upper school. A day is devoted to swimming sports, held in Lyttelton Harbour, in the summer term of each year.

EANGIOEA HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. Mr. T. R. Cresswell, M.A. ; Miss F. Schneider. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 1900. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance .. .. .. .. 71 6 8 Office expenses.. .. .. .. 2 14 4 Current income from reserves .. .. 157 5 6 Teaohers' salaries and allowances .. 270 0 0 School fees .. .. .. .. 218 15 0 frizes.. .. .. .. .. 4 10 0 Contribution to picnio in lieu of prizes .. 011 0 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. 9 18 Refund of acoount cricket balls .. .. 0 6 6 Cleaning, fuel, light, &c. .. f .. 11 19 9 Fencing, repairs, &c. .. .. .. 24 9 9 Rates, insurance, and taxes .. .. 3 18 9 Sundries .. .. .. .. 440 Balance .. .. .. .. 117 6 5 £448 4 8 £448 4 8 J. Johnston, Chairman. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin—Via Latina; Caesar's Gallic Wars; Kennedy's Eevised Latin Primer. French—-Chardenal. English—Nesfield's Manual. Arithmetic—Goyen's Higher Arithmetic and Mensuration. Algebra —Hall and Knight, to quadratic equations. Euclid—Hall and Stevens, I. and 11., with exercises. Literature—Westward Ho !As You Like it. History—Eansome's Short History of England to 1603. Geography —Arnold Foster's This World of Ours; Meiklejohn's Comparative Geography. Lowest. —Latin—Elementa Latina. English—Longmans' School Grammar ; Longmans' School Composition. Arithmetic—Longmans' Junior School Arithmetic. History—Gill's Historical Eeader. Geography —Parkin's Bound the Empire. Beading—lmperial Eeaders.

3. Arrangements fob Drawing ; Manual, Commercial, and Technical Instruction ; Gymnastics, Drill, Swimming, etc. Freehand and scale drawing, bookkeeping, sewing, and physical drill with arms are taught by the staff.

4. Scholarships. Free tuition was given by the Board of Governors to three scholars.

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