The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-08-16 00:00:00

There we. a luncheon provided in other apartments,
and, notwithstanding the large company present,ell sere
ultimately provided for satisfactorily.
After this there we. s meeting in the hall for the dis•
tribution of prizes. The specious room was completely
filled. Among those present were—John Floyer, X q..
M. P., who was called to the chair, the Val Archdeacon
sanctuary and Mrs. Sanctuary, the Rev. C. W.
Bingham and Mrs. Bingham, Lady Swafflel.l. the Hon.
Mrs. Williems, sir Hoiatio Shirley, C.ptaln mis C. tte,
Rev. Arthur Shirley and family, the Rev. A. Elton, the
Rev. Prebendary Null, the Rev. J. H. Carnegie, the
Rev. C. Tacker, the Rev. 0. Fisher, the Rev: F.
Fisher, the Rev. W. Urquhart and Mrs. Ur inhart, the
Rev. T. D. 0. Sylvester. the Rev. Reginald Smith, Mrs
and the Misses Smith, the Rev. Prebendary Farquharson
and Mrs. Farquharson, the Rev. E. C. Collard, the Rev.
H. F.. Revenhill, the Rev. Mr. Birekbeek, the Rev. J.
TLompson, the Rev. W. Autin-Gourlsy, the Rev. M.
flukey, the 11.. v. M. J. Green and Mrs. Green, the
Rev. Prebendary 11. B. Williams, the Rev. C. G.
Wheat, the Rev. Prebendary F. Biker, the Rev. J.
Jones and Mr.. Jones the Rev. P. H. Newubam, the
Rev. T. H. Tooke, the Rev. Prebendary Roche, the
Rey. Prebendary Morriee, the Rev. A. C.d.t the 1t,..
T. T. Perowne, the Rev. J. /1. Evans the Rev. A. ri.
Bull, the Rev. H. D. Harper, the Rey. W. Percevel
Ward, the Rev. W. Barnes, the Rev. T. W. Knipe and
Mrs. Knipe. the Rev. (3. B. Hyde, the Rev. Prebendary
J. Wilkinson, the Rev. Precentor Lear, the H. v. I.
Warm, the Rev. AL L. Lee and Mrs Leo, the Rev. J. F.
Messenger, the Rev. F.T. Salmon, the Rev. F. A. Baker,
Kr. C. Hambro, M. P., Colonel Oinghain and BLS Reglimmn
Mr.J. C. Manse!, Mr. J. Mengel, jun., Mr. T. Coombs,
Mrs. and rho Misses Coiinibs, Dr. J. G. Smell and Mrs
Spree, Captain E. W. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. K
Burnett, the Mayor of Dorohester (Mr. J. F. Bodges.)
Mr. G. J. Andrews, Mr. 11. B. Middleton. Mr. D. W.
Ferrer, Mr. K. Davis, Mr. Scutt, Mr. Hel yar, Mr.
Crickmay tarchiUct), Mr. G. Mayo, Mr. Swatridge,
Mr. R. Devenish. Mr. lied Mrs. J. Galpin, Mr. Nora,
Rapti-, Colonel Steward, Mr. G. Symonds, Mr. E.
Pearce, Mr. H. Frampton. Mr. J. G. Fitch, Captain
Sanctuary. Mr. cut Mr, J. God. Mr. b. Lick. Mr.
Cuniiington, Mr. J. Pope, Mr. Aldworth, Mr. and Mrs.
G. J. G. Giegory, Mr. F. (herd, Mrs. thanes Mrs. and
the Misses Ernson, Mr. H. Duke, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Symonds, Mr. and Mr.. J. H. Saunders, Mr. J. 0.
Saunders, Mrs. and Miss Genge, Mr. W. Pope, he,
fl. HraD MANITrit read the f Mowing prise list :
EXIIIIIITION8.—VI• Fenn , Moreton, t.t. V. Form,
&Ammer., 4.

l'aissa.:4.l4.cr IV, Gond, Brii'port, While IV, Seymour,
Hsrtgrove. Loner IV, UriSW, Peterborouirh, Northampton-
shire. Upper 111, I,hh-n au., Dishop.tone, $ bd,ur Saw/tell,
Sherhirne. 11...y0ir 111, Senior. II Fonu—Kennett.

Di% pm,. Saltsbur; ; Adlam,
Lymirtzt..n: FrAplpuni.
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1-.5.4.1/411eullr.MTIoN,
Couspt"., S.wrift•ruu ; bun4man, Stal-
bridge.
illsouassur.—Siserrin, Slicrbnme.
131..11.1,40ne, Salisbury ; Dor.
chi,tsr; Wathi 2U+, SijitesbUry.
LATIX.--Llibbeu lu., Ilislit.pstalle, Salisbury; Frampton,
Puuls.

has, Duringt.n, Wilts; Putt 3us,
lien: Rork.

The 1..11...in5t boys bavinz Fl,lOl a very natinketory examin-
atbn• at Ilianuminer and Uhrintm .n. are entillcd t., a wire
Tanker. Anhton ; Scott tun. it,n, %deli In., wiling.
ham ; Cerne ; Puke. kirotabf..rd.
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pt-lee ;4 u 5. glven by tho-Rev. 11;..-l'erceval Ward. M.A..
to the bo who ;Awes the lie.t examination in E.:kids-A:cal
libdory (fir.t three e,vittidio): let. it, Pring, Cownton ; d,
Lock, Kinis.ton. The examiner. the Rle. T. aka, ..tiered
a Sid jirlue, and it Wat awarded to Grurnmtt, Bourne, Lincoln
Mr. U. W. FAIIRSit, tbe etatnintr In English, reported
thst he was exeredingly ',it:Dried with the whole ex-
amination, anal that it wu quite clear the bop had been
taught and not " crammed." They read like boys,
wrote etenedingly well, and spelt marvellously. He
11.4 also particularly gratified by th,ir letter-writing.
Mr. BARNES, introdaced by Mr. Floyer as" the poet
of Dorset, was the examiner in French. lie found
evtirnie of careful teaching by the masters, and trust-
worthy pro-1 of good attention to idiom on the part of
the boys. :iumuiera, Dibben, and Miles did remark.ibly
well. Triers was 110010 sleekness in the lower tonna, but on
the whole he was very much pleased, lie anticipated
that in this healthy .pt the boys would learn fastiv,
and with their exercises in the pl. ground would grow
up spract and spry English b.,ys. In conclusion he
urged the study of the old speech of out forefa• hers, the
Saxon English, in order that they might appreciate
the tome of oar language and the treasures of that olden
literatare.

The Nov. 0. Fig Halt was the mathematical examiner.
He reported that the prize winners Gould tearcely have
done their arithmetic papers better, but said
after thaw the Caller off was more
rapid than it ought to have been. He
exhorted the boys to pay attention to mathematics,
as it would give them • power not to be obtained in
any ether way. lie also suggested the formation of a
Natural History ebb. In conclusion he remarked that
the buys in this school were on (*soured ground. There
seemed to be something in the soil cr air of this °omitv
that made Dorset boys aneviasful. Look at the Smiths,
and Stones, and hocks, and Dinoles—he didn't lend.
why he put err., llJules last, for he thought mote of
them had. distinguished themselves than of any other
fetidly. He did wit suppose the boys of that school
would all go to the Universities, but they might distio-
gui,h theurselvea in their various walks of life. awl he
antic pited the time when some man havieg attained to
a high position should say "1 was oduaated at the
Douai County School "—(applgas.l.)
The Rev. A. H. Bull., of Came Abbas, expressed his
thankfulness that tte school is 'wird on religion and
Church of goglaud principles. He spoke in praise of
the Head Master and those associated with him in the
work, and, as to his examination, said the lower form
bot• showed more preparedness than the higher, and he
rabid the latter not to let the youoger ones beat
them. He highly valued the school, and (kri•vd its
welfare.

The Rev. P. H. Ngwagag, of I roma Vow:Mundt,
was the clauical examiner, end made a merry speech in
justificalion of Latir ah part of the course of middle.
school teaching. lie likened it to salt in our food. and
to the inlluence of manure on • turnip crop, and said
that although people might jeer at the dried bones of
the old clamdcal fogies, let them drill a little of that
hone iloat into the loosds of the boys and he thought
they would turn out better turnips than if left to grow
without it—(laughter). He found the Latin very fairly
and sat %factory on the whole, though lie suggested it
should be taught in a wore grammatical form ; but he
thought tLe buys would very well compare with boys of
stutilu attainureurs at Eron—(hear, hear.)
The TALBOT BAKU examined ii ecclesiastical
history, for the Rev. W. P. Ward's prize. Ibis was
only announced alter the boys had gone home for the
Wiley., and only ale, by. sent in essays, and those
for the most part got but few marks. He seemed rather
glad that this was the reault, as going to show thin
ms,ters were wanted to oirect their studies. He
r, ftrred to the work of education in Italy, and eon.
eluded by recommending the bays to cultivate the
faculty of attentioo.

Mr. FLOTalt said he should shortly have the pleasure
of presentirg to .lre boys the prises awarded. They had
undergone, he knew, a very severe examination: they
had hail I.ll4e—he thought he might i.ity many d sin•
guisbed men, who had set them their papers and
.I.lllllltll them for prizes. lie was ghat to hear them
eive a Rimer dly :mei repo, t, and h, yin; eta oihred their
abilities and knowaidge lie thought it was all the better
11.0ause it Was not indiscriminate praiatt—t.eetatuieers
had told them what theyknight have assumed before, Oz.,
that they bad not yet arrived at perfection. That was
standanl they moat all set before them; thoueh
they might not all attain it, bat the nearer they could
get the better. He would mention one result of their
examination, because it had not yet been spoken of. The
examiners bad spoken of the proficiency they hail mule
tia the aereral departments. but ho thought there was
anuthai result of the examination, lily importsLA,
the: had not mentioned: he meant that by their
exertions to obtain the prizes, they had all,
those who had lost as well as those who had
acquireJ, lee truteJ. a Imbit ot jiaw.t!

The Rev. Precentor 'AAR, of Salisbury, said he had
been .eked to return thanks for the parents of the boys
to the donors of prize.. lie went on to say that the
late Bishop took a lively interest in this undertaking,
mei, to the friends and relatives of Dr. Hamilton this
wa- a time when they rejoiced, yet with a melancholy
aiiiataction. He might atso be allowed to say it was a
great satisfaction to the late lii-hop and he repeated it to
him on his deathbed, saying he always hm.l can-e to
shank God that he had been enabled to place his friend
Thome Sanctuary as Archdeacon of Dorset—(applause).
It was to him an unbounded sati.faAion to bear
testimony to the re,gard the Bishop had for that good
man (the Archdeacon), and to congratulate him on the
proceedings of to-day, and the wish no far 11000111.
pliahed. They were far behind Dorset in this respect
in Wilt., and badly wanted a eounty school. As a
chaplain of Bishop Moberly, be said that his lordship
felt * warm interest in this school. He spoke in praise
of the school buildings, and rspecially of their noble
cricket ground. He tiu-ted the boys would stick to
their letters when in school, and to their cricket bats
when out- (hear, hear).
Mr. F. Goon, of Brhiport, as a parent of one of the
be's exoressed his entire satisfaction with the school,
and his desire that it might be proaperour.
The Rev. H. 1). Flatten, of Sterhorne, said his ordi-
nary business of life was work ahil not talk : he had
been a working man all through life, and never yet
iouch of a talking man, and he hoped he never should
be. Still, he bail been employed very hard for the last
15 years or more in school work, nod fur the last two
years otith various Acts of Parliament relating to edu-
cation. For a good many years too it had been his
Liu-dress and pleasure to eee • variety of school build-
ing.:
there was hirdly • 'school of any pretensions built
within the List ten years that he had not seen.
So that be thought he had some little claim to
the description he gave of himself as • work-
ing man. Now he had no faith whatever in
tho Dorset County School as long as it was Is
Indginga. When a acbool was obliged to take lo Icings
in • street in Dorchester be did not believe in it. and
he did not think aaybo.ly could be expected to b liens
in it. But they had Mr. Ferrer, the Arandraeon, Mr.
Roper, and other broad-shouldered men with zealous
hearts, aid so pulled through. Tin, moment he heard
they had bought ground he began to think they might
do. Directly he finned the building was coinmenced he
VMS MOM hopeful still, and to-day he hal coins 300
miles to be present, and his faith in the Dxset
County School had now begtin—(applause). Some
time ago lie had an opportunity of going through
the buildings, when they were in progress. They
were extremely good practical working buildings; but
there was sine great defect, and the seined could not
prosper till that was remedied. lie started as • school.
meter himself in the Fame difficult,; sod what-
ever prosperity bad attended the sherberne school
dated from the day when their late sanded
Si-hop consecrated their chapel. Here they hail not
get eclmapel, and till they had they could not work the
school properly, and he hoped they would not separate
without starting a aubscripticn to provide one. He
hoped the Council and the Head-master would not take
it ill if he suggested that till • proper chapel was pro-
vided they should have worship in an upper chamber
instead of in that dining hall. He then referred
to the Schools Corninission, saying that he agreed,
with very little rezerve, with the report that
was issued nbout tr., years ago, in com.equenco
of which an Act of Farligment was passed la.& year,
and OD which the whole of the education endowment.
in England were being re-modelled-every school that had
a penny of endowment was liable to have snow schema
Made for it in th-i next year or tiro. Under thee air-
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.uinstences he bellow-ea-that this school was oP;;;d
jut at the .ight time. and he hoped that the l'ounoil
and the Muter' would meet the Commissioners in the
b.oatlest and most liberal way, end be ready to work
with them in the cause of education, on behalf of the
mass who a all meti in linglsnd wanted it most at the
present time. The upper claws could get any educe.
ton they wanted, and the lower glosses were taken
core of by the State - but the gr at intermediate classes
had great difficulty in obtaining the education needed,
and the to-act:mil rusult was that the boys were not
educated as they might to be. But sines the opening
of tlidteommission he believed the general system of
education In England had been very much ileprovef.
Ito thought there ought to be schools where Lilt. and
(leek were net taught, and he hoped Greek would not
be taught there. They wanted wheels to fill the
vacancies between those who could afford to pay any-
' thing and theme who Gould afford to pay nothing. He
was happy to tee the position taken by this school, and
honed it would become part of a system under which
talent and iedustry might rise to the highest positions
in the coantry—(applause). Be mentioned the case of
a gardener's son sent to Harrow who became tenter
wrangler, of • groom's son who has attained the position
the leading doctor in Lotdon. But this was through
the liberality et individuals • he hoped to see that the
right of talent, and that school arrangements would be
no that by industry and ability, boys might rise from
tha eery lowest positions to the rank they ought to
c ,minand—(spplause). The President of the States of
Switzerland was the son of a small farmer, and the
cotnniander of the Reda army was a I,iurnevinan baker,
who had got his edusatinn in intsrvels between knead.
lot his dongh. He gave utiia instances to show that
education on the Ceutinent was more advanced than in
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this want. y, and said he hoped this school would begin
the improeement in this part of Eugland. In con-
clusion he exhorted the boys to be honest, for that
would embrace all school-boy virtues. and anticipated
much good from the establishment of this school.
Mr. FITCH one of the School Commisaiuners, said he
heartily iongratglated the Keels of I)orset, and
especially the Arclideation, on their school haring been
opened under such happy anspiees. There never W&J a
time at which the establi•Ament of an institution o
that kind could be a: so much importance and signifi-
cance. They had just seen passed through both House.
of Parliament a measure for the first time in
Emiliaa history which accepted on the part of the
nation the responsibility of providing edueation tor the
children of the pour man. For every child in this
country belonging to the labouring classes there is now
national and public provision of the most appropriate
kind; but. as yet, there had been no *ore of pulite pro-
vision and they must not of course look for it in the
same direction—for those above the Isbouring class.
Nobody expected Governmeut Grants would ever supply
middle sod highsr tedsools. Hitherto time° shave the
lower classes had been at the incrcy of prirate adven-
turers, whose schools the tesiraony gothered In the
course of years ah,wed—thoogh, et course, thf to were
honourable exceptions—were of a low and ignoble type.
What they needoal for the middle and upper clamies
was education in large public schools, under respouaible
management, and with public coutrul. The great
endowed foundations of the country, which were now
being re-organised and adapted to the needs of the
country, would not meet all the requirements. and they
must look in another direction—to the efforts of such
persons is had established this county school. lie looked
forward to the time when this and similar schools
should be amseciatod with the oudowed schools as part
of a recognised system all brought under the
same coatrol. He had heard the history of this school,
her over its buildings, and inspected its system,
and he believed it was admirably adapts d to meet one
of the most important wants of this part of she country.
lie was extremely satisfied wiiL what he had I+l,Bll stud
beard, he wished the school success and that the bless-
log of God might rest upon it -(applausc).
The RCIIDSAOON of Ihmexr thanked thole who bed
susosted ias the day's prootualano. and all wno had Waded
the tst+hhsitioneut 01 the school. Ile particularly what', a
on behalf of dm Council to thank the architect (Mr.
Gricikmay), for having designed ant carried out for them
such • good building with such mnad funds.
The MAYOR of DonctlsBTXll proposed a vote of thanks
to Mr. Moyer for rresidin4.
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The It.. C. W. BIAOII.III seconded, and it was
carried try acelsinatiou.
Tnu tu tIRMAN acknowledged the compliment, and
said te it be n asked to vueutiun that the Connell
felt Innen indebted to Mr. Gregory, the budder of the
selioul, for the diligence, skill, and care be hitil bvitowed
in the work.
The I,n...ethnics that ter,..hutt44,