The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-08-05 00:00:00

PRIZE DAY AT MELCOMBE REGIS SCHOOL.

A large number of ladies and to Memel) not, at the
In•itstion of the Rev. John M Iler. hesimaeter of
Mete .mbe Regis School, in the Aieembly Uon at the
Royal Hotel on M nubs,. to I'll.** the datribution
,d prince to the succeeeful sch tier. by the Mayor (it.
N. Howard E.g.) His Worship n entering the r c..en
was received with a round of applause, and
immediately t sok his *eat at the table on which silver
goblets, it toks, and other prize. were szbibitsb On
the platform with him were the litalmaater (the Its..
John Miller), Rev. Canon Stephens)°, a.el Rev. J.
Scott.
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The llwtitoitz, adireming the c 'roomy, sal I be
was sorry to have to begin to, proceedings with an
*P,I.EY —mit for himself, but far the "laminar, who
had sent him two telegrams irpot ad of hie ro port. lie
h peal, however, they would find that they bad bees
doing looms good work. lie 11. &frail the examiner
bed all his work crowded into a very short spasm of
time. end got behind with hie repots. Ile left Wey-
mouth ti go and examine 130 girl. at ILaucheeter, and
he thouzht perhaps he bet .lev del so much time
to them that he had forgotten dde boys et
Weymouth. He telegraphed that morning, " Have out
bad time Ii classify or =alpe in ark.. but there
I. evidently much good work done in the achool.
Am sure you would prefer fill Hate and well caw
sidereal report, which shall soon come." Tee Ilea
master, after remmarkinz that it we.. the first time that
they had not bat the vretniner's rep ort on the .lay of
the distribution of prizes, gave a hutory of the work
done and the success achieved by the sob 'lard at the
school. He sail they always In Awl upon the Cam-
bridge L 'cal Ecaminatiou se the beet work of the
year, for the boys had to compote with scholars from
the beat ()rammer nchoola in existence, and therefore
the contest wall every. edam one. He thought as to
their own examination they would be satialied with
the examiner'. remarks that much good work wee
being done." In the Cambridge Examinetion they
ha I gained three lot clamors, four with honours, and
four with " dietintuishel" These result. would
compere very favourably with those of any other
school of a similar size. (toe of their old boys had
sucmederi in winning a •ch ,I•rebip at St. Barth olo-
mew's Hoepital, and hit brother, not to be outdone,
had gone and won • echolarebip at Cambridge.
(Appian's.) The only objecti in that be had to it wee
that it would take him away from the school, and that
they would lode the name of Symonds from their hat
yet be hoped that in after ye ire, if any of the elder
Symonds got married, they might some day again
have the name of Symoode on their list. (Appian's.)
Av to the &liana, and Art F.raminatioos they bad
done pretty well, and the results were ssitidectorv.
In drawing, geometry, &z., they ha 1 we 20 or 30
orortificatee, including several '' firat-cl wa," and one
Q seen'. prise. Ooe of the boys hal paseed the pee-
Ismilary for Sandhurst, and he he I not the slightest
doubt but what he woul I enter there. An 'thee boy
had pawed the preliminary et Woolwich, an I he
believed bet ire long he would give • govt anc mot of
himself, and be at the top of the tree. la the L mine
Matriculation two boys from their school bad gained
" firsts," and that morning be had received a list of
(home who had competed for naval cadetohlio, and he
fatted that one id their boys so el tenth in a list of 59.
That was • very satisfactory position, although not
. suoceleful, but he believed bofore I tag, with another
' attempt, he woul•I gain that ,MCC e -0 thoroughly
deserved. (Applaune.) was Stet In the whole
examination in German. (.Ipplaused That waa the
account of their year's work, and he b noel it would be
• esi se satisfactory. A healthy mind went with
lailrdalthy b >ay. am I he th ouzlat the go al loan which
! existed in the school was due toe great extent Ii lb.
manner in which the h dra took to heal hy outdoor
exercise. With regard to the games, ti' boy* 101
won nearly half of their cricket matcboo, lvi f othall
they won sin matchea, and lost three. . sl 'inn wan
drawn. Dormer would have a hail for hi• otoady and
successful bowling, and Carruth ire a clip Ino his
excellent fielding. The rev. gentl inn tinge sled
that the town should give • prize f r Lockey. end
a game should be played on the sands, (A blush.)
With regard to ewhnualne, those who sow the mate
mast have seen bow kincliy the boss t olg to the
water, and the way In which they olirol was very
pleasing. In the half-mile rani co than eleven
boys accomplished the distance. Speaking of the
sue was of boys educated at the echoo', tie Head-
! master stated that they imol gained fif em c initiator
In the Oxford Examinations and *3 lo tne Cambridge,
whlob was an average of ten a year. In the London
' Matriculation Examinations ten had passed, two had
pass ol the ecientific preliminary statnioati m, and 91
certificates and several priz bail been gain"l in the
• oeientific and Art Examinations, lie th oazh theee
liz Ural showed they were holding their own.
( Applause.)
The NIATOR expressed Ids sat mishment at the
peat work which tho soh aol had a,eom 'fatted, and
. sail they ought to feel proud of Ir. rte was sure
thou) who, had given prizie wonl•I not lik , to have to
do the work that was necnisary to will them, and
those who had won them would feel encouraged, and
those who had n been tot xesaf al he hoped would be
en.murareri to strive and win • priz another time.
His Worship, after further remoirks, diatribute I the
prizes, the list being sa follows
Lan —Beni : II .noara-..(3wt Ayau.
Rube iuti• Knowledge, English, French. Clamart, Pure
m Matheatics, Applied Myri,matict, Drawing, Latin s-
-411011116.1). Clang C Seaman, Ildigimis Knowledge,
Latin, F such, German, Pure Msthematics ( listm.,.•u,ehed)
Pus: A W Done., Religious Knowleize, French, G,rman.
Mune, Litin (diringuished). Junior,: il n Aire—Cue I.—A
Humphrey, German, Mathenatice ; B A Bremner, Religious
Knowledge. English, Latin, French. German, Mathematim
n,rulehed). Pus ; II 8 Dennis, Latin. ;B Neare,
• Knowledge, Latin, French, Mathematics, Druring ;
A Robsrts, Latin, French, Math.matlcs ; If W Mame. Ensbeh,
French, Mathematic"; r L Nicholas, iten.,i as No oalisige.
Fee, 1141w1nat.ca, Drawing. Zahibitiu3 ..1 d•• 1 guineas,
glean by Sr Frederic ',Anal M P, wu award.: I to W
Eshildioe of ten IN.0111•11, ga-en 1,, Er Hem)
Itlwand., /11 P. was &sided between Humphrey Creamer,
Eah Isi•lon of Ave ralowni, given by the trustees, was awarded
tu &Annan. lu addltt4n to this, prizes mil or hi oLe were
awar ,1 tu the above.
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3,111 ka-WINOTON CZaTlFlCATEß—Mathumatic•--let Stage,
al ties% 118 Dann* W Caruthers, 0 T Smith, A Ilum•
;Arty. W 11K fl Williams, • Roberts, and II Donner.
lot Stage. let MIL B Reeve. led Stage, tod Clam, A E
t'seruthets and E • Sr.mner. Sod 'tag,, let Case. and
tjueen's Prigs, W B Ayling. 3rd Stage. 2n4 C•el, K C Rio-
mat. Oellogy—lat Rue, tnd Class C Seaman, A It 'bar's,
and II Williams. Chemistry-14 'Stage. tad blese. A W
Dennis, T L Nicholae, A C Carrotlasra II Dormer, and E (;
let Owe, lee Clem, W B Ayltmg Drawing, second

ervie—Geont trial anoint, 6 • Weimer, W B A,ing. mad
E C ',team ;Freelta,ol, w t p. n,WK It P.ole), at.,l
Speon4,
%lasses IN 1116 MELOASZ RIWIS 1301001. `WISMIN4I Coil.
rzemov.—D.v,ng e;ps—let,.l -heph • r i, in 11.1,51.1
Bagman.' ray. (1) ar4.)-14, F gent ; Cue
By. under Id .50 tr W Longo( 11.5. ololer 15
(100 yarl.)—lst, A Lame ; tnt. J •hepher.J. B over 15
15°yar g L•hol ; 34, J Uutwn. fitranzere racy
150 Y.1.04-10.K Perri. tlillegele laos —106.1 Laos ; Old,
1 Batton; 3rd, J •he.ther 1
Yalta ma Carcairsae—g g knave, for sexes over 60, •
lat• ; A K C moon% I,or beet (Win:, aeu ,; 11 Dormer, I o,
5.1 b'whnr. • h• 11; .64 T tiolder, lot tool average (in
ball( A a bet
Alter the dirtrihation the RSV. Canon Stephenson
and the Rev. J. H. Scott addressed the boy..—Trie
ileolmseter thee thanked the Mayor f a his ',realms
awl the rev. gsoilsonAt ahto for etteudiu,r.—The
Mtyor hostas stormiest the pleasure it had been to
him to be present, sheen were given I a him, for the
hea hunter and Me. Adler eat the ladies. Selec-
tions of male were a 1,14 during lb. proceedings by
the boys in a very creditable wooer.