George, Victoria, Louisa, John, and Phoebe Street Schools, and the boys' department of the Park School. They read in the Second Book, and were examined in reading, spelling, and the elements of arithmetic and geography. The reading was, on the whole, good, in advance of that of the same class of pupils in former years. In general, the reading of the girls was superior to that of the boys from the same school, the pupils from Phoebe Street taking the first place. The examination showed that great attention is paid to spelling in the teaching of this division, the pupils in Phoebe and George Street schools distinguishing themselves in this branch. The quickest and most correct answers in arithmetic were given by pupils from Phoebe, George, Victoria, and John Street schools, and in geography by George and Phoebe Street Schools. The Examiners recommend that Prizes and Certificates of Honour be given to the following, viz. :— 4th: Laura Webb, Victoria Street. 5th Sarah Gavin, George Street. 6th: Frederick Henry Pim, Phoebe Street. 7th and 8th: (Equals) Bertha Schadel, John Street, and Ida F. Sharpe, George Street. 9th: John George Lovell, George Street. CERTIFICATES OF HONOUR. 10th and 11th: (Equals) Eva M. Hocken, George Street, and Charlotte Thornton, Louisa Street. 12th and 13th: (Equals) Laura Barley and Marion Taylor, Victoria Street. The other and smaller class, numbering twenty-one pupils, came from schools (Palace, Elizabeth Street, and the Park) in which there are but two teachers in each department; and from Givins Street, in which there is but one teacher in each department. They also read in the Second Book, and generally well. In this subdivision the best reading came from the Park and Elizabeth Street Schools; the best spelling from Elizabeth and Givins Street Schools; and the best answers in Arithmetic and Geography from the Park and Elizabeth Street Schools. The Examiners recommend that Prizes and Certificates of Honour be given to the following: PRIZES. 1st Martha Sanderson, Elizabeth Street. 2nd: Eliza Ann Ashby, 66 3rd and 4th: (Equals) Florence Duffet, The Park, and Mary Ellen Mansell, Elizabeth Street. 5th: James McGann, Elizabeth Street. 6th Matilda Watson, Givins Street. 7th Sarah Lang, The Park. CERTIFICATES. 8th and 9th: (Equals) Jenny Smith, Givins Street, and Mary Moren, Palace Street. 10th: Alfred Price, Elizabeth Street. INTERMEDIATE DIVISION. In The Pupils examined in this Division numbered thirty-three, and were selected from the Intermediate Divisions of George, Victoria, Louisa, John and Phoebe Street Schools (three boys and three girls from each), and from The Park School, three boys. They were examined in Reading, Spelling, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar, and Geography, The Reading may be characterized as fair throughout, no school taking marked precedence of another in this branch. Spelling, on the other hand, the Pupils showed great diversity of attainment; those of The Park and Phœbe Street Schools reaching the highest average. The specimens of Writing submitted to the examiners were, on the whole, good, the best coming from George Street, The Park and Victoria Street Schools. The fullest and most correct answers in Arithmetic came from the same three schools, the average excellence being nearly equal. A greater diversity was evinced in Grammar than in any other subject; George Street School being easily first, The Park and Victoria Street Schools following, though at a long distance. In Geography the highest aggregate was reached by the pupils of Phoebe Street School, the lowest by those of John and Victoria Street Schools. In this Division it is recommended that Prizes and Certificates of Honour be awarded as follows: PRIZES. 1st John Morley, George Street. 2nd: Thomas H. Briggs, Victoria Street. 5th Emily L. Reeves, Phoebe Street. 7th 9th Robert Berkinshaw, George Street. 10th Robert Coburn, Victoria Street. 11th John Greer, The Park. 12th John Esson, Phoebe Street. 13th Elizabeth Moffat, Louisa Street. 14th: William Thomas Hawthorn, The Park. SENIOR DIVISION. The Pupils, 54 in all, examined in Senior Division work, were sub-divided into two classes. The lower class, embraced 21 Pupils from schools or departments of schools in which there are no intermediate divisions, viz. :-Palace, Elizabeth, and Givins Street Schools, and the girls' department of The Park School. These, though examined in the same work, and by the same questions as the higher class, were marked as against each other, not being expected to exhibit so high a degree of excellence as the Senior Divisions in the schools which have the advantage of a greater sub-division of classes. The pupils were all examined in Reading, Writing, Spelling from dictation, Definitions and Derivations, Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography and History. Three pupils presented themselves for examination also in Mensuration, Algebra and Geometry, but with one exception, the acquaintance with these subjects, as evinced by the written papers, was not large. The reading was creditable in all, best in Elizabeth Street School. Writing also deserves favourable notice in all the schools. A high standard of excellence was reached in the exercise of spelling from dictation; The Park and Elizabeth Street Schools taking the precedence. In the other branches the standard reached was rather below what might have been anticipated. The first place was taken in Arithmetic by The Park and Palace Street Schools; in Grammar, by The Park and Elizabeth Street Schools; in Geography, by Palace Street School, and in History, by The Park School. The examiners recommend that Prizes and Certificates of Honour be given to the following: PRIZES. 1st: Elizabeth Y. Sams, Elizabeth Street. 3rd: Elizabeth Cerberry, Elizabeth Street. |