The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-01 00:00:00

PORTLAND COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.

The f. dlowing are the reporte of thous gentlemen
who kindly undertook the examinakou rd the oupils
rd the above school :—Dr. Flood, M.A., who examined
In mathematics, says —"I: have again ex 'mined the
mathematical p spore with • great deal of pleasure, and
malt say tney do the boys and their teacher great
credit. Te neatness awl care displayed showed tb 4
this part of their study is extremely well attended to,
and the oorrec.ness of the work give* evidence of the
thorough under...tending of the principlre and toeir
application. In arithmetic (ienior) I must make
enecial mention of W. Smith, G. Bannerman, and
Green. In the junior division S. Smith takes the lead.
The algebra and euclid (four book.) are Ms r very good
indeed." Mr. J. C. Barber, ?,l. A., to .1c the English cub-
jects,and report. :—"I have had much pleasure in exam-
ining the answers to the questions in English history,
crammer, and geography. I was afraid that I had not
the que4ions a little too hat when tie. bow they
have ben aoswerel, I fin I I hod under-rated the
capablities of the Loye. Tune answers show that
great care has been bestowed by the teacher rat hie
pupils, and rr Sect great credit ou both. I was specially
phase,' with the ma, at HMI and COrl set spelling.' Slone
Dupree, B-6.-Der., examined in French. lie may As
this is tie hest time I here exemineci your pupil., I
cannot, ,rf curse, say h great program thy bay*
mode ilium their Let exami la, ion, out I tn,t,t say how
pleased I 1•111 with the work I have just seen. 'rho
translation is very nicely done, laid toe grammatical
questions most accurately answered. I think the result
of the examination in French to be most eatialactory.•
The following is the list of boys taking prises :—Lst
clam : Prizes for special proficiency, Smith
and G. Bannerman. English subjects Ist, O.
Eirtiletch ; 204, J. Williams,. Mathematic' Let.
J. Williams; 2nd, J. Andrews. Home Lestions—Lst,
P. Puree ; 2nd, Wi llama French—lit, G. Eveleigh.
Good Conduct-Ist, N. Patten. For obtaining greatest
number of marks during the put half-year W. A.
Smith. 2nd ales.: English outlooks—let, W. Prawn;
2od, S. Smith. Mathematics—Lit, S. Smith ; 2nd, R.
, Angel. House Lame —lst, W. Peers. led clam :
English—let, W. Drake; 2nd, .1. Rill. Arithmetic
let, IL Pearce. Home Legunte—lak 8.. Libby. General
Improvement—W. Bannerman: Preparatory depart-
ment. English—let, F. Stevens; 2nd, It. Andrews.
Home Leeson, 14, T. Reid. General progress
let, H. Angel ; 2nd, T. Reid. Good 0 endust—lst,
Laker; 2nd, E. Comben.
The prizes, which were ag ,in kindly presented by H.
Edward', Esq., M.P., were dietributed on Monday
afternoon, and of ter a few words of encouragement
Dom the Principal (Mr. E. C. Fl I. B. A.), earl the
report.. load been read, the b 'ye (with hearty cheers
for Mr. Edwards, the Principal, and to school) were
dismissed for their usual Christuses holiday.

PRIM DAY AT ST. azoßors SCHOOL,

This annual event came off on Thursday last, the
eabool having broken up for the Chri-tinias vacation in
the morning of that day.
Tbe infanta assembled in goodly numbers at three
o'clock, and, in the presence of a large number of
parents, went throu,d2 a capital programme of songs
and recitations in first-rate style, one of the action
songs being well done.

The Booroa then addressed the parents preeent. and
spoke of the excellent work done in the school by
Mrs. Hope', who for so many years hail been
mistress id the school, but who attended there as
mistress for the hat time on that 0036/100. After
speaking for, short time, particularly ti the children,
he presented a large number of prizes to the mat
deserving of the *choler, .

A handeome walnut music cabinet was then brought
into the room, and in presenting it to Mrs. Hmgger,
the Rscrom said that it was but a am,ll token of the
esteem in which she we. held by msnagers, teachers,
and friends of the echo d. He spoke in high terms of
prdae of the faithful and efficient way in which Sfrs.
gger had performed all the dutiem ,d her arduous
task, end omcbried by exprraling a heuty wish for
her
_future welfare.

Mr. Ifococa returnei thank' on behalf of Mrs.
}logger f-rib,, handeome testiinonial which had so unex-
pectedly been presented, and said that Viough the con•
motion between Mrs. Hogger and the school was now
to be severed, they would always be ready aa hereto-
fore to help where they could in any liariTh work.
The older scholars met at the school at six p.m.,
and, befo.e a large audience, went through • pro-
gramme f round., catches, songs, and recitations,
The last DAIWA w.re a feature of the evening.
Thirteen chil ren, chosen from many • there, competed
for • beautiful book given:by Mr. Frank Pearce, one
the school managers. The children were divided
into three batches, the winner in the first being
Elizabeth Anderson; in the eecond Harry Warren,
with Willie !logger running him very closely; in the
third Willie Warren. In the final round Willie
Warren was unanimously voted the winner, but as
the other three had done on well, they also received
prizes.
The Ittcr,ft then aidressed the many parent+
present, and spoke of the very eatisfactory state
of the school, and of tie advantage. of • cheap
and good education, such as it was p,e.ills to obtain
in this echool.

Mr. .1. WARMS, the Master, callNl special atten-
tion to the irregularity of the scholare attending the
school, and stated that every time the school was
~pencil 00 children were absent.
The prizes. which htd been sultocrihed for by
the friends of the scho-1, wade a goodly chow. They
were awarded after a thor..ugh ezaminat:oa of all the
children, and score of all sort., and for all kinds of
a dioal ..,ork. They were presented hy Mrs. Beim tr,
the chief recipient., being : Peace, Abraham
itevere, ltict:artl Lan., Willi•ni • tauton, Tom Lam.
beet, Tom Payne, Willie Warren, Harry Hugger,
William St ne, S. J. Heath, Mary Moore, Mary
cornball, Willie fl gger, J .•eph Anderson, Fled
Perna-, Annie Pearce, and Richard St me.
A special prizt for comornition was given to Fanny
Pearce, and to Alice Green and Alice Dwell for
goo.l conduct
The ringing ,4 "0 d Save the Queen "brought to a
close one of the moat successful prizo days in the
history of the school.
Supporting the Rioter on the platf .rtn were—Mr.
R. Limo, Mr. Frank Pearce, and hlx. Richard Pearce.