The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT THE

GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

The annual distribution of prizes took place
at the Ora Hinter tichool. on Thnrsday last. The
Rey. I). Robinson, presided. Amongst those
present wore the Revs. J. J. Welch, T. Wil•
dam ,I lead, D. Maginnis, Mes,rs. R. 1..
Freer, A. Freer, J. A. Scott, D. Thomas, J.
Mattnews, J. Goddard, Caldicott„ R. Plant,
Penn, F. Blakeway, P Brooks, North, H.
Bennett, Pagett, dec., Ac.
The Rev. b. Robertson said he did not expect
to take the chair on that occasion, as he took it
Met year, but lie belied if any that were present
recollected anything which. be said last year,

bey would bot be Lilo} ed if he said the ;awe'
ot the preseut occasion. He should not hare
~Nuire,i the chair but for the fact that no one
it. Be Was pleased to state that
school %Vita in a prOgrea.iVe state, there
being upward of SO aCilOl/118. After a few re-
....arka as to the satisfactory state of the educa-
tion of the boys in the schtol. He called upon
•he By. W. J. J. Welch, the head.ntester to
the following report

FO.z YEAR ENDING MIDSUMMER,
1870.

I am happy to ewe, at the e,mmencement of my re.
that .00r school btill eujo) II tate proeperny whiuh hes
. late attached to It. Our number I. shout emhty. I

jill to ibt, fact with gratafication: bccawie Itret,

.> tkr4Cour eff to-P-ro"vide a aound and practical eau.
t r the bye of rho towa surd ne.ghbourhood are

.ppreciated
You sre doubtless aware Old Educational Commis.

stoners have been appointed by the flovernment for the
~orpose of inepectind the stste of the various Fo max.
iun Schools throughout the country. I hope that we
shall have our .sheme somewhat amended by these
gentlemen. Our difficulty now consists in this classing
together of the classical and hoe classical boys.
1 am, however, contemplating the introduction of
each changes and IrlOilltiCirtiOlOt in our curriculum as may
obviate this diloculty, so that by matuag these depart.
bents more distioctive, we shall be able to give a more
eozugu t oltirattort 1/1 both.
The elaunuatiou this year has been conducted by lb.
moats, • of me school. It is ,iifficela to meet watt.

al. anis always waning to undertake this arduous out).
re•Olit ha bete, Of course, similar to that of pron.
me yew,. Some boys have done excesdangay well. mbere
said a tuard division very indalLreuvlay. Ines,
brie classes of boys will. I suppose, baa founi iii every
-awn. IS uu.se 10.11 i to regret the Want of sanest mr•
potation Oil Cisc part of permits. It is the house moi,
naco, sea a ill, sutra-re most, end it will readd, be sran
~,at Ito .uipoiotioo elicit wayoo imeraarats 510011 CY.
.nalae U.. :or the neglect of toe regular worm
too. bare o•en broualit het re me in whit
e poe,tio. Wire Cr. reilly C, eoltell tue St. eau... 1.,
:•• ti t, tile itillonlit of work &bat lad. Ct.b
lone ail is itne. Wloso a boy does not devote between on

aid LAU iii•Yla LO /105 work in rio tootling. it way al OM:

oe co ,ciug U thot tbtrc bomettioN Slug; awl cow
.a.aute. otiou.ti o iwwetlintely azeue with tilt
immitern. .

i LIU, proceed to read over ther ?he rteults of the ex
. _

•aaia..Liu:k, awl at tbe tiope 61 each 3,,CLIOLL LUC Fix
.01141124 ILL Ludt IIeCLALLIA WL A LAC aistr‘hoted.

The Coati wan then remarked that the report

.etel red to the appolutweut ul a eou4miestai t..
uqutle jut, the eudowtoente awl other tbdig:
,ouudcted with tee lirmunar bellool9 Of the
.00utr). Tory were rtt preedut concerned wi,a
..k,:e doouoin, where 61.6 ~.u.lowibehts were own
• ELM/Q. per stipule, mud us their endow
• '.".ou . t [...it ewe, they weolu
tu: U ton. but they might cangratu•
, uluti ue Adel, LOU
LAyiLtitou, cad been ar•
; i.lutto4 tt.t. eu.i luti. He hOpeu

'hey ou.a ieeeive frou Lli Cuwwissiouers, and
speciai.j Loris L ttLltou,every possible kind.
wise auti COusautrutiuu. tie tad uut enact that
they ould Lave wally alterations in their pre.
eut seueme, because it had just undergone re•
isiou by the head waster, and he wee qude
sure that the renwdeiling of the school would be
appruved of in many respects by the present
CULuIIIIBSIOII. Every attention was given by. the

umeters ut the beho-ul to the ethics-Lieu ol the

-
uoys, and winch ha his opinion tended much to
thaw forth the leading characteristics of tilt
Euuestiou should be imparted not for
the simple purpose of storitig the mind with
knowleuge, but in order that it might be of semi
practical Use, aud to exercise a great bearing
upon Los MIMI% hie of those to whom it Was in.
vaned. The Latin an Greek lauguages were
aauget to the pupils in that schoot, and lit
twilight it was of the , highest importauce that
.otua attention should be paid to them. Ii
thought, how ever, it was a great mistake te
ipenu toe much time in rtuuying those tariguage,
twi negteet the English; as he believed it to I,
quite possiole for )ouths to be wail acquaiute,.
with itatiu and Greek, and unable to write a let-

Wr ace united> itiEugieli. biduey Smith showeo
.ip the lofty of that, shit ever stuce more atteu•
on had been paid to the motheritonglio. Manj
might not require ninzh Latin and Greek bu
even then it woe useful as an exercise for the
attuouga the adVerti &Lid" in counnittius.
o memory inctiu awl Cyreek possages was ca-
ousted to draw eat the mind and reason wild.
Jcim Lied uM licidow.d thew. He rt grette,
.ut the Engdsii language was neglected vet,
hitch in the panne schools; but it ought not Co
he done so in grammar schools, because in would
oe inconsistent with their titles. English COM.
mu hid opinion, required cousiderabli
aLunition. Another subject which he consider, d
ought to he taught in every school was music.
rhey would do wed to follow the example of
rLie liertuans Ili the instruction of music. Every
-chow in the schools of Germany was oblige
Lu ,e,,ru son.e ki, dof instrument. He remetn•
b, red Wheii trisseuling though SaAzerland with
oir.y bug enter..oineu at a geutlettiau's
slid in the veuiBg some fifty or sixtj
youths—some mush younger than any in that
sehooi— deligi,ted them the whole of the evening
with playing some beautiful pieces from Mozart
and other well-known musical masters. In con.
elusion, he cohgratunited the masters upon the
success the pupils had achieved.
Mr. Roherteon said he had great pleasure in
distribthiug the prizes to the following success-
ful scholars :
CLASSICS.-ISt C 1498, Latin, Coldicott
tire, k, Mathews. Ind class, Latin, Hinds. 3rd
Class, Latin, Cooper. 4th class, Latin, Cart-
wright. sth class, Latin, Mathews. 6th class,
Latin, Wooldridge. Greek Testament, Mat-
hews. Holy Scripture— Upper School, Coldi-
cott ; Middle school, Cartwright; Lower
School, Bennett.
ENGLISH SUBJECTS.—Upper School, Lamb;
Middle &noel, Cartwright; Lower Scuool,

Deeley.
MATEEMATICS. First division, Cookson;
second division, Hickman; third division.
Eland. _ _

HIGHEST AVERAGE oF MARKS.—Upper School.
Middle :ichoul, (lever; Lower School, Bennett.
Fakacii.— let CIABE, Mathews; 2nl class,
Smih ; 3rd class, Trotter.
DRAWING. GeeructriCßl, ColdiCOU ; Free..
haul, Coldicott.
CBLEISTRY.—LEIIb.
ANIMAL PEIYsiuLOGY —Penn.
RIFLE AND SWORD EXERCISE.—First
Coldicott ; second division, Hammond.
At the close of the distribution, Mr. Coldi-
cou proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman,
which was briefly responded to.
The Chairman proposei a vote of thanks to
Cos Rev. J. J. Welch mid the other masters, fur
the able mauner in which the school had been
eutalu.!•el ,I,lrint! he past year.
The Rev. T. William* seconded the vote of
Vaal&