The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-07 00:00:00

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TIC WORT.
To the seoretary of the syndicate appointed to
provide for the examination of schools.
amorianos with your instructions Limes
visite• d
and exemleed Stele robe Regis School. The
examination took place on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 18,h,
and finch of the present month, and WM conducted
partly viva roof. pert'y by wane of papers of luminous.
duringt myself was pre..nt at the
beout talelth five.ileoewthewloreekt toiwothoof
the boys meatloned days.
rper classes went on
'Tha number of boys ealas for examination
IS, 100; ant them wen divided into six alarms but
differently for different eublecte, or 'troupe °, subjects;
thus the Maesification was different for Mathematics,
Leda, French. and E ialish, and I shall find it amp
virulent to report on thews tall ate separately,
The younger boys were examined almost mainly
viva wee, and an oral inspection was made of their
claw-work gerserelly. Some of the senior boys were
doing special work for p articular public examinardoes,
and were examined in cert its sub) ots only.
" the result of the era niustiou wan satisfactory
attention is principally part Mathematics, Latle,
and French, ad in these subjects the work was
generally very fair; the knowledge displayed of the
English subject. was also fair considering the man
amount of time given to them. The reading of the
younger boys was uniformly good, and then was a
very marked improvement on lest year in the writing
and .palling, end in the general matoses of the papers
To criticise th 'molt. of the examination in detail
" Sistironatio..—Foams VI and V offered enelid,
I—W, VI, and XI. Algebra as far as the
Binomial Toecirein, Elemeutary Trig -Isometry, andElemeut ary. Sc 101, an I Arithmetic. F .rin IV took
• paper on Euclid, Bk I, 1 3 ; and *my Algebra, and
Arithmetic papers were set throughout the 'ohm].
The Euclid was on the whole anti. amory, some rare
we .k papers were sent in, but made other Sand some
really excellent on*, As Hog did eseellently, and
Brernaer end Carrathen; II elm deserve oomeseada.
Lima. The Algebra was bar Ily so good after the rate
ea the Euclid, but still very fair. Ayllng OM swain
first followed Malay by Bessemer and Oakley. With
the exception of Ayling, no one made much of an easy
paw on Trigon imetry an I Mechanios. The
Arithmetic, throughout the school was hardly as good
as it ought to be. Form VI were rather over.
weighted with a paper of Arithmetical prob ems, end
with the exception of Ayling owns to grief over it.
The following boys deserve commendation in thee
respective classes —Ayling, I folder, I; Oakley
Halms, William.. I; Perry, Robertson, ; Laing,
Stares, II; It ierden, Po dee, Gregory, and Near., IL
" Latin.—Foross sad V offers i Virgil Assad,
Book I, and ririn VI also 0 cero Pro Mime. The
lossor subject was takes orally and had evidently been
found difficult; but the paper on the former was
thoroughly well dons, the translations being very
accurate. A Latin Grammer paper wera ale° well done
by the upper Mass, but not resits no eatisf act wily by
toe lower. In this subject Deane I is first, Mow,
followed by Ayling, ymmonds, Humphrey, and
Cerruthers, all of whom deserve commendation. Form
IV offered a pert or the sth Book of Came and sent
in • very god set of p goers, the tren.lations being good
and the parsing satisfactorily. In this class Hopkins,
Hutton, I, and Stamford stead fleet. The lower
classes were examined orally in this subject, and bad
evidently been well grounded and drilled in the Latin
declensions and coojugations. Reynolds I, and Mum.
ford msy be selected for praise.
" French.—A. paper was set to Forms VI and V
In Piociola, which was very well done, and anothee
on French Grammar, whole was also weirdest iry• A
piece of English was very nicely rendered in French
by some ..f the VI, Symouds, Carruthers, Humphrey,
I. and Halms 41 best here. In tree lower clams. the
French was taken orally, and, though elementary,
was fair.
" Gorman.—Six boys offered Dar Erste Ereaszag,
and did satisfactory translations; their grammar
papers were also good, an I eight boys were also
examined orally in the elements of the language.
Spit:ponds was the best of the upper, and D warm of
the lower set.
" English.—Divinity.—The New Testament was
decidedly better doe than the Old. The answen on
the whole were satisfactory, but I gathered the ins.
pression that Manuals had been employed in the
preperation of the subject rather than the Bible
itself. Hnime's paper wee excellent throughout, and
Alford anal Humphrey I also did well.
" subject was decidedly better dons
than last year, but there is still room for improve.
meat • Bremner and Halms were best.
"Geography.—This paper was disappointing. Them
was • remarkable ignores:toe of what I may term the
geography of every-day life.
" English Grammar was very well done, especially
by Brouwer.
Shakespeare—The play offered was Henry V.
The result wee fair, bet hardly so much interest as
usual seemed to have been taken in the subject,
" The oral examination of the lower classed in their
English subjects produced very different results in the
different subject. ; the knowle ire of English GreMaler
was generally fair ; of Geography weak, and of
History very weak indeed. 'llse following boys may
be commended :—Mumford, I. Perry, Duddy, Row.
doe, Reynolds, I, Reynolds, 11, Short, and tamp.
" In conclusion I haus great pleasure in saying
that the tone and demeanour of the boys during the
examination left nothing to he desired.—l have the
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Matheasetics—Form VI, Aydin. (exhibition). IV,
Perry, 111, It obertson, ma, 11, Gregory, I, Nears,
Latin—Form VI, Dennis, ma. (exhibition), V.
Bremner, ma., IV, Hopkins, 111, Creighton. 11,
Reynolds, ma.. I, Edmonds.
French Form VI, Sym ends (exhibition), V,
Humphrey. ml, IV, Poole ma., ma., 111, Short.
Divinity—Form VI, Alford, ma., IV, Williams,
ma., 111, Shepherd, 11, Lumley.
Term Prizes—Humphrey, ma., Smith, Neagh).
bill:er7niwiioc—rsligW-43—"BiPltik;ianinirDasoeoYnn'gri'me:L(4"xhibilitiatont),1"111171ing• (ditto
oDu.eumnisth,emma..(cieritdillitcatot).);
Juniors Seamen, with distinction
.dHisutiainopthiourey,(lll(biutibonibi):
tion), Bremner, ma. (ditto), Watkins, ma. (certificate),
Oakley (ditto), Roberts (ditto). Freeman (ditto), Jacob
(me tical).
The MAYOR having_ addressed the boys, distributed
the prizes, and the Mayor having to leave, the boys
gave him three hearty cheers for presiding.
Speeches appropriate to the occasion were also
delivered by the Rev. J. H. SCOTT end R. if. WO;
Esq.
At the close hearty cheers were given by the boy.
THA Wermona CoLimom

Prize day at this oollege took plans in the school.
room on Tuesday afternoon. The room had been
prettily decked with evergreens and flags, and looked
very cheerful and pretty. There were present upon
the platform—the Mayor (R. N. Howard, Ker.
J. H. Scott, Rey. Canon Stephenson, J.
Robertson, Esq., R. ff. Eliot, Esq., and Rev. C. R.
Ui'bort (headmaster).
, Before the distribution oommenoed the following
programme wart goes through :—Part song, "Farewell
to the Forest" (Idendelesohn); scene from the "rrog.
.4 Arietophsnes ;" glee, "Less of Richmond Hill "
(II oh) ; scene from Shakespeare's "Richard 111 •,"
qiisrtett (Nfendelssohn); soens from Shakespesrs,
" Henry IV.;" put song,' Serenide" (Heyde).
The IIItAIWAST6II hasi,. r• ferret to toe state of di
school and the work dune in it during the past yea,
T s prizes were distributed as follows :
Plug LIST. •

Leila—Form V. Stringer, " Hallam's Europea
I.iterst ore e" IV, Moeterman li, " Macaolol.4
History ;" HI (an I French), Lewis' "Burns' Poems
II (and English), Whitley, " Mountain and &fountain
climbing."
Greek—Form V and IV'. Falkner II," Hanalei),
History;" Peck id. Stocies from Homer.
German—Stringer. " Johns en's Lives of the Poets."
French—Form V. Stringer, " Macaulay's History :"
IV, Turner, " Idacaulay's Life and Writings;" 111.
Lye, " Boewell's Life of Johnson."
Hathem atice—For en V, Snook," Hallam's Ennotee!
Literature ;" IV, Johnson, " Prescott's Mexico;
HE, Baskets' I,'• Slieric..o's Poetical Works."
Divinity—Form V (given by the Mayor), ?Outer
li." Farrar's Life of Christ ;" IV and 111, Cent/hell
" Mottley's Dutch Republic ;" H, Whitley, 'Mitten
Poems."
Enelish—(Given by the Mayor), Form V, Haste,
man i, "Sinai and Palestine';" IV end 111, Johnson.
Mottley's Dutch hepublic ;" I (and other subjects),
Hansel ii,"Shakespeare."
Chemistry—Masterman I. " Figuier's Reptile,'"
The Ht•Dnaertit aidd Sir Frederic Johnstone lel
kindly gave them an exhibition to give away, and this
year it was given to one who hadn't gained any P 6",
but to one who bad dons good all.round work. It went
to Monte. (Applause.)
The MATOR ant addressed a few encouraging word&
to the boys, and said they ought to feel proud they
had such a master, such • ectics.l, and such a tosrs
SI
Weymouth.
The Rev. J. Sc rrr congratulated Mr. Gilbert on
his work during the past year. The rev. gentleen m
then gave • few words of sound and
good advice to the
boys. He waa glad to hear that the number of boy,
kept up. and, in conch:el on, wished to add his testimony
to the good work Mr. and Mtn Gilbert were doing
In the school. He also expressed his pleasure that'
prize had been given for all-round, shandy work, wind,.
he believed, was the right kind of work.
Rev. Canon STIMHZII6OII, iri the nouns of
oe
exoellent si eecb, said that as a member of the
College Oonlinittoe he should always endeavour tu.
Prour,lo the prosperity of the GANA, and pow
several highly complimentary remarks on the wey
In wh'ch the school was conducted by Mr. and Moe
Gilbert.
The Micron then proposed • hearty vote of thank'
to Mr. Gilbert and his good lady for their work in
the school, and congratulated them on the enamel a
their efforts.
Mr. GILSZET having returned thanks, the PreoHd-
logs terminated.

Weymouth Horticultural and
Floricultural Society.

The Fourth Greed Floral Exhibition of thie D°l'
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