The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-04-10 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL BCHOOLB.

ANNUAL MEETING.
The National Schools, from the annual report pre-
sented on Tuesday night, appear to be in an eminently
riatLfactory condition. Tim finances are good and
the vercentag• of the attendance is improving. So fax
tes the latter is e mcerned, it is not, perhaps, all that
could be deslrol, and is some degrees below L ,ndon,
bait it in gratifying to note a cocci hirable increase
ab rye, let year. Finances are also satisfactory, and
but for the probably disturbing elements of the New
Code, there would have been a very bright prospect for
the schools. The authorities look forward hopefully,
but somewhat iluhiously, to the gnomon., but they are
to be net tr .telated on an unusually efll dent staff of
teaches, an I it is n ,t for one moment seriously to be
tio0b••I bet the the .co Ii wiU al I throu,th a. wail
un•ler th- more .•XACtO2I rerptiremaLti of the New
Code ss he tr -re .t.
It In • satrap b-en a s ,urce of mystery to us why
the •neual Re-reins .If the schools is nt as largelr
, iiths,it mt. On an orlinsry towo •
u▪
se-tog. 'SOt tufa-, thin is dozen is gsfierali the
mover. and that 00 Tipt.elsy nimbi welt uo escePtion
to the rule. His NV trel.ip Vt. tv,r (If. •)urden,
Esq.), presided, •itpoo.ttti by the Cesirman of the
Com.eitt e (lies. If. Everett). Hey. C. F. Powys, Mr.
Vd* in Surt.e.t (sec•e'a-y), Mr. J. F. Hodges
(tmaturer), Mr. W. Maribm. M . Alderm tn Gregory,
Mr. B. A.. Hogg. Mr. F. It. Fisher, Mr. W. °moist,
Mr. S. I) Al:en, Mr. T. S. Big.;., Mr. C. Graining.
and Mr. Stroud.
The Msyor wa• vote.] to the chair on the no tion of
Aldarmius fillgOoltr. sevonde I by Mr. W. Oemoxn.
The MAYOR exprorse I his pleasure at seeing so very
satidastory a reisirt. Hs sutured them he heartily
fell in with the ideas and feelings of the committee,
and fully appreciate I them, for the National Schools
Was an bistituths he felt very much interested in.
(Applause.)
The report was as follow. :
" The a immittee of the Dorchester National &hoofs
beg to lay before t'reir siihreribers •ni ft lotti• their retort
.4
liii mcml statement, .ith list of ruhrcrihers, for the
year IA4I. Tie toinher of children on the books during
the post year bra bten Lat. whilst the average daily
&geodetic, has been O. is f..1101••:-1482-11 y. School.
tat look. CI. att. nfi-nee CO: G.r'-' Sehool 319-270:
Holy Trinity Infirrs' Shoot. 3:7-227: East Fordinctou
al ot-' tiered 472—00: Wtat Piirilington Infants'
Total or hulk.. ; Vital st•••ntiiiinee,
nip Mil —ll ye' ttelord,P4l-270: frPrls' -hoot 333-4311:
ifoly Tern tr Infant.' •iiteheel 371 —21:1; Kart liforiarnaton
S•hiierl, =7-172 West Yietlington !Owe'
Sithnoi, 111-04. Teal ,in looks. 1.59: t tot steel men,
▪ 4;,,,ncimeien the whore lbw-. there is a deems. Of 45
on the triiike, aod ori Increase of 15. m the scour attend-
mars f Vet year SC The oerose age of a' tender,' on
the nuns" e, „n ths II Nike wit—in ICI 59, and in lOC GO
The school pmes Itc ..01 the wettest paid in 11911 by
tIM Is Tire following ore the lava repeat of It M.
insp-cter, the iter. W. F. Trecarthes :—The noes'
School: The out!. is god. esel the results of she
eg inibiatione cc.. be t r. in SOM, respects, than last year.
v.. pup I Se cto' papers are not crtditshie, and inoiie
time and attention must Is. dyes to their Instruction if
they hope t c r set the o-tlinary_a•andard ttf ff.tainmente
next year' The Girls' Set ool: ' Tee tone and discipline
are exeellrat, and the instruction very good. Wien is a
wbeht t'irre are few better tide reheats in my diet le.'
•s* School is akeze.erlinr.