COWLEY SCHOOL,

(OXFORD DIOCESAN CENTRAL,)

NEAR OXFORD.

20

REPORT OF THE EXAMINATION

HELD DECEMBER, 1860,

TOGETHER WITH

THE EXAMINATION PAPERS

AND

A LIST OF THE MARKS

SHEWING THE DEGREE OF SUCCESS OBTAINED
BY EACH PUPIL.

OXFORD:

PRINTED BY J. VINCENT.

COWLEY DIOCESAN SCHOOL.

REPORT.

The Committee of the Cowley School have had the valuable aid of the following Gentlemen in holding the Examination preceding the Christmas Vacation, 1860. The Rev. E. H. Hansell, of Magdalen College; the Rev. J. Riddell, of Balliol College; the Rev. F. Kewley, of Jesus College; and Montagu Burrowes, Esq., of Magdalen Hall.

The Religious Knowledge, although well reported of last Christmas, shews very considerable advancement.

The Arithmetic shows that the same careful attention as heretofore is bestowed on this important branch of instruction.

The higher branches of Mathematics are studied only by a few, but of these the practical part, Mensuration, shews improvement.

The Examiner does not report so satisfactorily of the History, and suggests the adoption of better Text Books, which it is hoped will effectually remedy the defects commented on by him.

Literature and Geography are also satisfactorily reported of, and in some respects shew an advance upon last Christ

mas.

The Proficiency in Drawing is highly commended, and is all the more creditable inasmuch as among so many other more important studies, only two hours in the week can be allotted to it.

Outwardly the School has been distinguished by extremely good conduct in Church, and the general tone of the School is highly satisfactory.

PRIZES.

HOLY SCRIPTURE.-1st Division, John Butler; 2nd Division, John J. Ince.

LITERATURE. 1st Division, John Butler; commended, John Dodge; 2nd Division, John Reeve.

ARITHMETIC, &c.-1st Division, John Butler; commended, William Gorton; 2nd Division, William Goddard.

In consideration of the high character given to J. Dodge, who is leaving the School, the Committee awarded him a Prayer Book as an extra Prize for good conduct.

The BISHOP of Oxford had undertaken to distribute the prizes, but had been prevented by unavoidable causes. His place, however, had been taken by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, who had kindly consented to perform the ceremony.

The VICE-CHANCELLOR in addressing the Pupils said that he had great satisfaction in being present, as far as he was personally concerned, but he was sorry that the duty had not devolved upon the Bishop of the diocese, as he knew that it was one in which his Lordship would have taken great delight. He was glad to hear from the Report of the Committee a Committee composed of gentlemen upon whose ability to judge of the worth of a system of education every reliance could be placed—that although the state of religious knowledge at the last Christmas examination was very satisfactory, it was this year in a more advanced state, This subject very properly occupied the first place in the Report, because it conveyed an impression of the perfect honesty of the system adoptedhonesty on the part of the Master, because it was quite evident that no man who was not conscious of having discharged his duties thoroughly and efficiently and who placed just reliance upon the system which he had adopted, would invite a scrutiny by persons who were entire strangers to himself and to the boys,-and honesty on the part of the Examiners, who knew nothing of the manner of study