The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-04 00:00:00

PRIV DAY AT THE
_DORSET CIUNTV

SCHOOL,

This annual event, the interest of which appear. to
increase. err by year with the eteady growth sif the
whisil, twat place on Thursday lad. and was attended
by A larger her of vieitors than we recollect
iweing there before. Glorious; two weather pre-
vailisl, and this, consumed with an agreeable and
geucromi entertainment, conducts, to a very plea.ant
day. l'ecordings commenced with Divine *orrice,
when the pretty little chapel wax crowdel to escess.
The following WAN the order of service : —Prom...ions!
hymn, No. MI (Ancient and Modern) ; Psalm ciii ;
lesson, Mcclesiaxte. iii. ; Lesser Litany; petition! ;
collect for the eightts Monday site- Trinity : opecial
collect : Anthem isy the chop ; hymn 232 (Ancient
and Nl,slern) 'sermon by the Rev. Canon A. C.
Ain.lie ; hymn for the last day of term : offertory
the blessing; ocewional hymn. No. MO (Ancient and
Modern.) The Headrnaster intoned the wrvice, and
Mr. Cline ininetc-madora presided at the "rzan. In
chanting and other puts of the serviee th. I. ,ys had
es idently had earefill trai ll ill g. The lies. Can,sn
Ainislie deliver...l a sery imps-ewer an I aelitahle
sermon. loOng his rein irks on .Icte is.. v. 6., 4. Is. nel,
what wilt Tito., his.. iii hi do
After Ow serviss• sia elegant luncheon wa..-resl
a large umpireo erected in the epacious groan&
adjoining the .vir,sl. .Aansing those who accepted
invitntioni were the following : —The Yen. .trch•
sf loin sic I) i.i.l Ms.. S 'wt.( ire p artv( Power.
st•nha, r. awl Mr.. 11. It. it i,11.114 ii. Itev. Canon 11.
L. Nswh ulnae, Iles. H% . Coin It., .k. 4lt waspish:rush
Rev, re M. Yoilin itsh,rlriruel. 11's. T. end Nilre.
It neeell-Wright uty School', Mrs.
lowreuce4Simiiird.,flis the Maya and Ajavoress of
Ihcclieder, Rev. Canon . inshe (1,-iugpodi,
Aldridge ( Ihirehester), a:weirs! and 3tris. Astell
(Piddlehinton). the Mimes .Allardyce I Fiseltuirtold,
Rev. W. M. Bane-. and party (Monkton). Mr. .1. F.
P.. Barnes (Charmineter), Iles. W. de Itaioela
iChanniaisteri, Mr.. lloyton-Sutith and party (Wey
mouth), Mini Bile. 4:llillaorne St. Andrew). Rev. C.
R. Basked (Evershot), Aft: St. lissom: Carey
:(God..
hill). Mr. and Mrs. 11.'llasemboTfloeoliesteith ea IF,
W. Clark Corns' Abbe.). Captain Carey Matßio lD.w.
chweer), 'dr. and Mr, (',minlsi (Dorcheater). Mr. C.
W. Dale illlanvilles Wwittotil. Dr. and Mee coll,y
(Litton Cheney), Mr.. Dore" and party (Baneataine).
M 11. H. Cooper (liturche.ier). Mr. and Mrs. W.
I einning (Charminsted, Mr. S:III•WAyA
%Ir. W. talpin il)sarchester), Rev. and Mei. England
f Wyke). Mr. anal Mr.. K. Coes! lawchester), Mr.
;,..g.gy((....ele.re. Hill), MiAA ( I )orches,-
tern Mrs. t ;nen iSteeplehml, Mr. Hotthaur
Mrs. Droves (Whiwyfittel, Ker. A. Hill (Premium),
Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins and party i14.-tinetown(,
Mr. .1. S. 11011 (Kingston). Mr. . est Mt-. Hostahle
flairchrnter), Mr. .lohn {farce (Sheldon Caundlel.
Mr. and Mrs Peard Jillard lharcheetetl
Mr. and Mrs.. A. Pope 11)orchesterl, Mc. H. N,
Kiiigl ii I)orcliester), Mrs. Kingalon and party
( Dorchester), HO,. S. S. Meddle (Alliniched. Mr. A.
Young. Mr. F. If. Cliffs., Mr. A. }Layne'. Mr. A.
E. A. 0ak..., Mr. E. llalgarnie Intsatete of the lamed
County School Mu. gad Mrs. A. lock (lacclirntsid.
Mr. anal Mr.. Marvin :sack Illornhester). Her. C.
A. Month:Tenth (Fordingtont flajatein .1. Mailed ani
party (I)orelwsted, Rev. R. and Mrs. Stainer (Stock
I Taylard), Mrs. T. M. Morgan awl party ( I )ucchesterh
Mr. and Air.. H. Afoul,: (I Mrcheeter), Rev. owl Mrs.
Niel/ow iYetinithated, Rev. S. E. Nichols (Wow
borne). Mr. and Mrs. Parent tWookeuthl, Rev. W.
.1. Pi P. :1 elmanait. inel, Mr: and Mr., Pouncy
iChanisinmed, Mrs. Reid (I/welted...6. Mr. and 1f,..
Iticharlson (Salisbury), Rev. and Mrs. K. M.
Southwell, lie. A. Scutt ( Illandford), Mr. and Mr..
I. Syne.. (Bradford l'eserell), Mr. Sent awl party
I Preston), Air. It. Smith anal f, arty (Neat Stafford),
Mrs. Syinonde and !arty (Aelateni, Iliss Spiok.
(C(sariot...tern Mr. awl Mn.. Thonsm (l)w-tester),
Mr, Tivlor anal party (Dorcheded. Itev. and Mr..
Veal (Powewtocki, Aft.. White (Isymingtonl, Mr.
NV:tonna awl Nfiss Wanhill (Poolel, Mr.. Wheeler
(I),irchesteri, Mm. ILIA Nrra. Yining ( I )s.rclagemr), Mr.
AV. H. Yeatman (Poole), Mr, 4. Wildman (Horsing
-
ton), Her. A. D. Wilkins (Cattedola). )1141 Mtn.
11. E. Wright (Dorchester).
After lunch the Ven. Archdeacon S.V.lery.tßY
•xpreseied his hearty congratulationis hi the Head-
u,s,,tco igid Mrs. Itiamell•Wright at the modem.
attained LI their tent in winning the .cholaraliii at
Slierhorne, and thy. effecting what they had as much
wished --a ("inflection with the great school at Sher.
horne. Whet they partied...4y w14a.4 Is; do wasu to
try awl gee if they could havo a hand' in esunhining
tagether the sarions school. that ediratusl the
different damesm in the country. They were most
thankful to have tent up to them the Land Imys from
other schools., which, for the inoment, they ventured
to call lower aChoole ; and they were wprally thank'
ful to send • hey on who *hall form a link between
leach a whiml a. theini and the created public
schwas of the country. Putting paint!ss
maids., he wasi perfectly certain that withlng
could he • better thing to do than to try and cidr,leue
clam, together. (Hear, hear.) HA .114 13,4 know
whether it PAN bee.llllAo ys.imiig RWARAII.Wright
managed to get the mholarship at Sherburne; at any
rate 'lei Lad nocoged is. get Mr. Young there that
day. The bat tows. tte was there he gave them •
'Atli° word of whoosiition, attd told demi they ought
to find in mew to pry their exanjinera It war all
very well te Mad the money, but Mr. Young Itinee'lf
was. the very powa, who without fee or reward had
(seen the anaminer tide %aired, letughter.) lie
hail wit es: 111 l item the whole school, hut had teken a
b.ly AA A +ample, and In his own mined had exansined
him. We owe you a dela of gratitude, mid Use
Archdeacon. Ind there iii no fee lot you. (Much
laughter.)
The Hes. M. 11, Vorto: (Headmaster of Sherborne
School) said he was extremely glad to he able to con-
gratulate Mr. and Mrs. Rumell•Wright upon the fact
that their son, whim they had mint sip to Sherhome
lad week for their mch,Oaralup examination. was
eneenwhilia winning an ibißherburnlsa ocholarnhil It
was. won chiefly upon his mathematic., whisk, were
exceedingly well done and it would be satisfactory to
hiss father and another, and to those of the company
who had men his name in the papers that day, to
hear that he appeared in very di.tinguishel company.
b.ppened to come out third of their candidates in
mathematic., the boy who VIZA first awing the son of
the grestwit mathematician and the best algebrai.t in
England —ln=ussal —alto second boy being the min
of the Vice. cellov of Cambridge. So they would
ere he appeared in very distinguished company
indeed. Mr. Young expressed the hope Mr. and Air..
Rterell.Wright's .on would not be the last boy they
would send up to Sherlewne free the Dorset County
Schwd, and again congratulated them anon their
ison'..uccesa, and aue slimeni of the mined generally.
(Applause.)
After luncheon the company adjci_aued to the large
hall, where the prize. were to be disstributed vr.
It 'B. Middleton presided. and on the platform %vete
the Vet'. :Archdeacon Sanctuary, Rev. If. H. Young,
Canon Reginald Smith, Canon Smith, Canon Nash,
Canon Ainslie, Rev. 4. 4. Leonard, Rev, C. 1,1.
Sanctuary, Rev, S. S. Kerhile. Isnal Mr. W. IL
(Trevor,. The following was the firm part if the
programme "The death of Turnu. " (Virgil.
Bimk A. R. McDoimill : part-song,
Now IA dm mouth Maping," 154. r• (Morley), the
lichteJ Choir ' • " Le Servioe interesae " Mention),
C, E. Scutt, Mathieu, W. F. Wallis.;
chorus, and duet. "Sweet Peace de*"°4l9...' (W.
lin:Aro, choir (Lerman translation, " L)er madman%
von Venediz," tisubbo, S. Nf. Wiest, hauncelot, J.
S. Neave scene from Wined] of "The Confederacy,"
(Vanbrugh(, I)ick, H. A. Mensal, 11rnex, F.
W. pianoforte rid", it,. Y. H. Mate. A•
choir, who maim in excellent tune, were twisted by
Mtwara .1. Facott, S. Cox, J. Legg, F. J. Holland,
and J. Emery. Mr. Cliffe, the talented nimic master,
was unable As complete the solo amigned to him owing
to an accident to lip hand.
. . .

The examiners' reports, which were of a met
voluminous character, were Mien 'gad. We give the
moot important is,rtions of thens :- •
Mathematics (RON% H. A. ReimArtc, trxfo.g.
1.1,4we1l Rectory). - " Tli.. arithmetic paper
Division I. was neatly and well done in nearly e,ery
CII4V. Only two failed to obtain 50 per cent. of full
marks. 4ujitli .A,tained 200 out of 300, closely
followed by Wallis i. and Dunning, Hacicett and
Kerley i. are ale deserving of commendation. In
Division IT. Yeatincti ii. is emit). first vith :04
marks, and Litton, Scutt ii., end Wanbill sl?ottld
be commended. In Division 11j, Warlinen nod
Kirkwood i. are almost equal, adman being the
best by vey little, and Reid ii. and Scutt iv. may he
commended. In the problem paper Hackett, of
I)ivision 1., did a really excellent paper. with 141
marks liut of a possible 150. Sidford Smith, and
Clarks i. el, did well. In Division 111. (a) Wank'll
i. has done well, Awl Lotion shmild be commended.
The boys in Division .111 Oil hate not attempted
much. but Jeffreys is first. Tht i.ent.al arithmetic
paper was well done by Division I. Duniiing,
Hackett, and Kerbey i. were almost exactlY.
Hackett being best of the three, and Sidford and
final; are also deserving 11 commendation. In
nivinion it. Yeatman ii. is first, and Wanhill I. and
Lotion should lit bighly commended. In Division
111. Scutt iv. and Wedeum am almost equal,
followed by Kirkwood i. commended. The Natural
Philosophy paper was done wrll by neasly all the
boys who attempted it. Hackett did very well, mei
Dunning, Wallis i., and Sidford should be corn.
mended. Sidford's conic sections are al.. neatly and
well done. . _ .

alkP..ares T upest (Mr. A. 114T5r', re'rirL'n
I
;fa vessityl.—" Having examined the uppe.
.4 the Done( County School, I beg to state that this
was a satisfactory knowledge shown by the boys as A
class id the text of the together with the
atiee(oes to fabulous beliefs .4 illtatiestetre's time and
to cheesiest inytholify. The questions of the date .4
thi play and its origin had also been carefully cos.
aidengt. A question set, which would test the
literary ability of the boys as well so ateir knowledge
of their subject, was the delineation of the ultarecteni
of several .4 the drasuals ptrimt,r, and here Ounnisos,
Lotton, and Hackett were ougapicuourly sowers-
la The bore who are most proaiisesi ieee4

Form we in Form VI. Dunninn, in Form V. Hack•te,
in Form IV. Kirby i. and %whin i., and in Form
111. llnton,_. _ .

English History (Mr. E. B.lPialtNtlt, 10. nidon
University). —" I have examined the boys of the Dir.
set Gaintv School in this subject, and have been very
well satiaiied with the natilt. then. were
....venal berm who did not come up to the stand inf.
yet as a rule the papers wen. ably and carefully
written, 11.otahly those of I :ay. Smith i., Real 1., an
Sidforti, in the •pper Selsool. and those •tf Scutt is.,
lerston. an•l Wastinan in the Lower."
Chemistry and I leneral Physies (Mr.' W.
Detnonstrator of l'hYsims Royal
Indian Engineering College, Hill).--" Fif 0,1
Kenna boy* were examined in 4 ;eneral litorgatv
Chemistry, and 12 tttt i t tr. in Eleiti,mtary
Tht• seniors wen. :Oat eflit ttt ttt • I it. (0n.•,.., !. •
with heat as a special *abject. lon able t e •..
myself very satisfied with the work throughout. The
jaspers were exceedingly neat both in arranement
and writing, and hymnist •of the boy. very intellurentlY
done. Ti,,' chetnistry papers were on the whole the
hest Among the ...More I wish to mention I)itonintr,
who did a very gosl pals.r ; alt. Hackett, Sidforti,
and WaUis i. del well, Anemic the juniors the marks
olgainssl throughout were high. .leffery. was the
beat, but very near him were Yeatman ii., Scutt iv.,
',aeon, and Krrhey ii. In physics Dunning war
again the hoot; his paper 4 were very clear and raid.
Hackett and Sidford I also wioh to mention am deaere-
ing if praise. There were very few absurd blunders,
and of these many appisanal to be but otitis. I had
been desired not to make the papers too eaay, and
the fact that the majority of the boys •liti so well
shows me that they have had careful teaching."
Joshua and Judges i. xii. ; St. Mark and Acta i.,
12 (Rev. T. Vicat, Powerstock) : —"The papers,
especially those of the tipper school, show the marks
of careful teaching, and, on the part of the boys, of
diligent and thoughtful study. The boys generally
poorness a full and accurate acquaintance with the sub-
jects of examination, and are able to write about
them in an intelligent manner. The japers if R.•
Wright, Hackett, Wam.hill i. (Old Testament). anti
R.-Wright. Hackett, 1111,i NIcl)owall (New Testa-
ment), are eveeially n•gatworthy. In the lower
school the average is, as inde.d might be expect'.!.
not so high, but theivals•rs are generally •tf a Batts.
factory character. The la,t are thow lof Isaton and
Scutt iv. (Old restameno, and \Madman and letaton
(New Testament). I cannot regard Holy tizripture
MI sufficiently learnt if the attention is wholly given
ti tn stters of histswy, criticiam, and the like."
Muth envies (Rev. S. R. Kannte, M.A., Oxford,
first class in Mathematics, Allington Vicarage).—
" Each.' iv.. by far the hest of the three, and I think
tinsurpasse I, if ...limited, by any whihc have acne
un.f..r my n die.. The Alg..bra w.ss well done, but
stiffen.l as coming after so excellent a paper as the
Euclid. The Trigonometry was, of comae, very
uneven, aa is natural with the mtibject to which not
many by. ordinarily ate sin. The highest paper WM.
.:00l 431 f 01.,. .1 by several promising
.

ilr ion nor (M o.tsics).—" In
the S mior loop or the flair! ATI 1.. trth forms did
better than !ed.. ~f the lift', is el sixth. The
charautetistis features. as 3 Wll .Ir, are neatness, and
proof,' which mhosa sinit nearly esery boy bass firm
xnental grasp nf the subject. Is .ys.lssor, iv,/ mention
ass:— In Form VI., first. Siglfonl. It. Form V., first,
Wallis i. Very chse tip on his hoe?. c Hackett.
In Form IV., first ,Kent ii. :secoml, Wit'?,.,, by one
mark only b..hitt I the first I, too For,„lli, first,
Yeatman 14,1.1 'l.. .1 .1. The
1.111.4 11.1. .641 I ~'. 1.. t',.• iii.tiority, those
doing but Is-trei • In For IL. ti.,, :
Kent to WI I 11.111: • .11 I, Fir-
. ..
French awl / %II .1. IS. 1.1:03,1. A.(1.11.. 13331.•
.
laournes—French : •-" The papers set wittsv.t.sl utf
grenitaisr, trill .lation Mt • French. tr.tino-
lotion int.. English from the prepared book, ail.] tin-
seen translation. The grammar was on 111. whole
well done, eitpecitilly in the upper elaseis, awl the fact
that in iny boysole.aineol very nearly the same slumber
of marks pro. •• that there must have luso, mime
vigorous Arts teaching. The translation from the
taretansi hook Was, al., very well dome, lett the tin.
prepared 5t....1 in evert. cue 3 COIIIIIII4O failure,
owing in, &mita to the diMenfty of the
I would mention Sidford, Seett is., 1-Itickett,letferys,
and Clarke as having done very well indeed."
I:ermsn : " The papers set comprise! a piece of
tratiothation from ' Ilie Kowavano,' un
grammar, and *IMP mententsns for translation into
(.;ermati. Foga- 'Kitson, wen. sent ii,. Clark.. I. did
very little of it, escwring hitiasolf by the fact that he
had not done ti..rman lately : „Nlansel did not
atteuopt the translation, lint did a fair gr.inamer
paws W.otsj solids in a fair translation .naol fair
grammar laver, find Neass„,.. Loper is witi.fact..rw all
round." leography ''pais' cenlaiwellS
questions ..1" toe physical, political, and' Olt 111111111111 l
gontr.lll.lllY of Enrol.. earl .tsia with special reference
to Buglaaid arid her Colonies. I leiteral gne4ti.olls wore •
also asked on the deo:ft:ll,hr of the other part. of the
earth, on the whole, IpitMt•rftr, I fill, 10,1111 to .eit'
the work shown up was story wee?, alp' ill many
Some of the ehler le.y. 1, niece], stwitrisol
me by the clean...is fulness. am( correctness of iii
answers'aml especially by 'heir re:oline. to loqop .rt ,
their meiertione by well-exectittel di:igr.ions.
ri.sht. Hackett, litinnitig, IS,lford deserve
special mention. In all the pep •rs I nets irked great
ti atm., ant? good itoondwrititig, and with two or throe
exceptions remark ibly good' spellink •
Ciamio. (Roy. H. )g4it 55K, 4 litildforil,
A.)- -'
I I 3 VII 1.33111i11011 F• 11111 VI. torepaas• I:sat
mtprepared 'l4ltiu tiatslarions with the result that
several of the boy* with sines sti4io s I v.ss at ,cio•
tint' connected surpassoel toy exieictatioqs, 011,1
all have fairly grappled with the .111.11.0111. The
papers throivriaont were marked by extreme aeratuess
11111 care. Toe rifler boys' rendering WA I go...lA.:on:illy
' scholarly and vigorous, awl in general it ior.tiseesrthy
Amulaci awl faithfulness to the original prev.diel
hardly a ousviaani ir.t. left 1111 Iti,'111.1114:4 by any.
with tit,. ate un.ctre trandatton.. Ti..'
boys who are first are in Form. VI. Sidloard ; 1,'....,
V., Ittnieell•Wrighti Form IV.. Werbey a., dos, ly
followed by Kent is and. Wanhill i. Form
Shetland ; It'oren 11., Scutt ii. 11'./rlll I. Wadtaisue.
Smith, Kent i., and Clark i., tesccessioel in taking
moot of the Virgil alp? Cicero at sight. t I•ay, Scutt
i. Holland and ii., des e ery negation for
their progress, and Nosey,. i., soul Yeattnan i. for very
creditable 'oar In conclusima, I mu satisfied that
...tell form ass tvotktot looartily '4lO with ititelli•
: n'ti,iaatly 1...4 skilful and
patir.a. arid lry a loy.tl responsive effort on
the port, of the boys.. Latin I :rammer. awl Conn
The grit or it siATri 11.1Ve been well
11r111e 1111 the W11..10, 01111 the uninterest in .4. atio•eit itsic:al.
elesuogitaty visrli tot ammo'. But the Fourth Form
miebt • aletteXna). ha.% 111r1.:pted the eyntex, oon
which toy' of their del,, Ati low
"nt., awl the Third Form. moreover, succosel..litt
sitnilar otustion. The Sistia and Fitt', Forms, of
he hraise for their aceilniey its solitary
" sisocial was sauglit nehtinig over a 11ee1141.6ir•114
lint I wlll aoknosios go. their alit illustrations tr I.n
Virgil, and oedreially the fulness .1 their answer..
I:enders are a weak iontit i 9 the Ismer forms, awl
re attention is dur• to the verb hititiiiv awl to
panting. Ti,.' Third Form shotwo.l relatively lay far
the best Latinit v. anti has a better gram of idiom
than twiny .of the boys in the higher forme. I tan
reeotnntenti the f. .11owingfor gr.ianinar and w :
Smith, gclhowall, Hackett, Slanael, Isabel, Vest-
man ii., jellerys, Vista= i., Kent iii., Wadenan.
I oetuar and of dose s.galn I would mingle ans.?
and I,oxtnn for especial csinifuendation."—R,e‘Tia
Hiatoory.—" No wordy nousgiee Was writton, lout
every boy had an answer ready, ouite tho• p ont.
in his oavrn words, and plentifully baruish•el witfi
accurste date.. and names 1.1 laleues and !pinwale. I.
A very close an'? spirited competition tits concise
statentout hard fact., and well considered oioinions
hos I,llseed Dunning first : Sidford, by ontitting one
short queettso, cosmos second ; Rtassell•Wright,
Hackett, and Wanlaill i. (the last named with a most
creditable record) are lint a very littre iq tie rear. I
have aloot, detected one single li.apelast launder, Col 1..‘•
tract.? one ',article of aniunetwout, throughout this
I. ng anti antnnis.task..
.The. only !natalde mistakse!
.44411;..wzr,;".1:::-7, and c.1%;;;It rts"ll
adonia and lanai iscia. end here and there a *Tont;
date. I believe tliat the 1.14 l'eve laid a. solid
foundation hoe their future studies in Homan filxihrYt
• awl have, moreover, looarnt Sae essential arts ot
thinking clearly and .1 expressing their thought..."
?beery of vl taste (Key. w. M. BAHNICI• MA.,
Winteriaorne Stockton.) —' Taking into c.inaideratif
the limited amount .1 tin,,. hieh Call lae devoted to
aulojects which are not generally altr.ittosl to le, of
the first unisortance, the r.ult nt the examination' it)
tho, theory of music may lie comodered as very satis
factory, iliackett oldains the first lilacs. with 162
marks out of a poodilds. 40 ; ii.iipArA are excellent.
R.-Wright enolliidford f.dlow wit?. wad 135 marks
vssiretively. Frnn the papers sent Iti is ia esideqt
that though tome of the hod.s may have failed to pro-
fit as ohoech a. they might have lione toy the instrtic-
-1104 tliey bare restio ed. del iustruction given them
hae ',eon altogether sound. loy a teacher thoroughly
qnalitiesl in every respect.'
tireek Testanaent (Rev. O. Li. SasieTT.tal, Is.A.,
Kilt?,' Otllege, Cashes!, Weet Fordington.)--
, " Rtisaell•Wright, and Sidford have done
very careful paliere. Mcll.lwall.., paper is woos'
ttarnisqlsay, an.? demervcs high prat*.'. R.. right's
an, or of phrases) is very incom-
plete ; it Iwings hie othervriote katcll.m.t
a low., level. The same remark aidslite t., tzitifots:,
wh,ose answers in tlain stildect•tioatter are also • little
imlow the nhirk. Ilackett's translations Are rather
inaccurate. Kent i.a newel' paisor is very eroditablos
Smith did all questions well. They Sc,' marked Ify
the ttanflanl 34 111, .111.11:."
Prom 'thus Vinstus litoet 1.300. "Tine subject has
evidently beim taught still, gr.s care and dm
efeuilie of thie reamination are rod. ret.fwalt *44
R. -Wright might make (reek a strong subject —they
already reach a good .txq!!ard. Toe boys want
practice in translating wilts hoots.. I;ratorqar au,?
Sentences : Th.. Crettimar marks an, not b.ry glqh,
• but the paper has been strictly intirked, end, considow
, inut this, cl).iwall'e and FL •Wright's limper are very
I fair, and Kent's, iiiiiith'e, and :441ford'5 are len
annor 11.1 grf•tter accuracy is wanted evet, in the
"tiroaratoNo.r; Pre le.fpartfuent (NIT. T. M. N1•1116:45.
for Ihorset).—
H. M. Assistant Inspector .1
injustice 'hid
lilitres, in the t:::llh:e:elll7's,:.:laalis:ntrt.gPYlC.,ll7:l4C":ll.lolye.alt'daht, r*acii,ilt'allnUirnnreir4Yat;
but ne axatninarof ex rieuGe lolsnae the echo"'
for this. The faith is evidently not in the losethicit.
Of the six boys lilitexd in tne 3m? class, throe Mifild
tare lasoi ii, the lit lied they not failed in arithmetic,
in e,,,aing to these eonclifeifine I have not forgotten
to take inho 'csonsideration the youth of the I•oye
the comiequent difficulty they in eXitries.
sing themselves' on paper (a nsoet saluahle VI I
lio.nelicial exercise, notwithstanding ferrimi In (mimea,u
lion rind sielling), as well as Clan fact that I al. 311
outsider pouncing vun, as it were, Litton my prey,
with ideas of examining and with i style id question.
ing probably a little foreign to the Ordinary conven.
tionalties of • County School riVioar. the fact that
it it a preparatory department bat not been loot sight

.4. This. of coon*, implies' that the hops, if yount
lii. Ii el little education before entering, and if old
they Ii tee been much norlectel, or are hopolionle
dull, it. which cue the task .4 t..achine, at the 1.4 "f
tin • . is Itanl, trying, mei oft,n okapi! eating. awl is
Lilarenta and exhavinting. Nor will it he
den •• 1 tlits ..nly those. who are eitieepd in th • with
• awl ..I..vating as it is carried on in ite trite
spr m..w the fnll extent of the difficulties fa. Is,
oyes • ..e., and who can folly .ympothitie with their
fell., toiling in 'similar fields of labour. All th.oe
thi t• have been tek..ti into a...odd in estimating
?h..,i if the paper...
Ta • following wan the seems( port .4 th•• pros
t. • • • Pro.n..thesas II an I" F. R..
i • [eery V... .noose before theater' of Hsedielir, ,
'e. ilackett ; ma " April is in my metres.' I
f •"1 orloso, choir: •• 01.1(litek von Edenhell."
IL I". wk..; stoma le. " sara .if the Ssaminsg Night '
ICltieL choir ; Shithesperian scene, •' Pricking for
Recruits," Henry IV.. t`alstaff, S. N. Sidfoed ; Justice
• Shallow, A. R. McDowell; Justice Silence,. S. al,
Wool; Ralph Mouldy:, C. K. Scutt Thome. Wart, T.
' A. leirkwod ; Frances Feeble, A. J. Brown; Peter
Ballcalf, A. H. G. Reid. All the piece were given
with scarcely • hitch, the boys delivering their several
parte very intelligently. Mr. Cliffe's serenade is •
pleamng little componition, and it was remarkably well
sung. int.tnnasVint's funkinT.
The Hg.imlasrmt in giving his annual report of the
year's work and the progress made, said they very
much deplored the hew .4 one whine name was well
known amongst them; he referred to the Bishop of
the Dioceno, who was a vinitor of the school, and who
took • deep interest in it. On account of hii infirmi-
ties. and old age he could not come amongst them very
muck but from the correspondence he had with hin
lordship from time to time, it was evident the !reshot,
felt the importance of the existence of a school like
theirs, and 11.3 did what he could to
en, iiirage the ponce., of it. Every
year the liinhop was in the habit of
giving a valuable Divinity Prise, but this
year th it prise wan missing, but they trusted that
through the good offices of the Archdeacon .4 Dorset.
their la. • Bielegin tsuocesnor, whoever he might be,
wonlil iuduced t.• take au wenn an
interest in the school as hr. Moberly.
In th.• governing body of the *cleat there
hail leon Mil.. change, by replacing one in..inber
the C rural by another, who would pro' ve• they
believed, to lie a very valuable Inenther. 'Or.. Crick.
may, eho had removed from this n..ighleuirhood,
had withdrawn from the Council. soil in his place had
been e'ected the Rev. M. Minkey.'llector of Maiden
Newton. who they felt sure would take a warm
interest in the welfare of the 'school Coming to what
WWI of groat importanoe to them, namely, the itrogrets
they had made in the school diming the past year,
the Headineeter said, when they spike of these boy.
who had been prominent, they felt oure they re-
prenented a great deal that was not mentioned on
thin omnsion, and that they represented in fact a very
good work done in the school by theta boys, and by
those wleete names who did not appear in such •
prominent petition. First of all, referring to the
Cambridge Local Examinstion, which they regarded
1131 a Pet of the kind of work they did in the year, they
gained 13 certificates, the largest number ever gained
th • school, the largest number gained
in the I)iocene, and, in fact, the largest number
gained by any school in the West of
}:nglatel. (Applause.) But not only were
thirteen certificate* obtained, but two of them
were fird-class honours, end three of them third. i
class honour's. Besides this there were two distinct-I
tion. in Latin, 'bowing that the work was decidedly '
improving; breastae they regarded any distinctions
gained Ly the boys as a proof of excellent work on
the part of those who have the teaching in the school.
They had also been successful in the London Univer-
sit). liattidelation. Almost every year fc,r imaee yearn
past they had sent lays to compete in this examination,
and hail invariably been successful. last January
Smith obtained • place in the Fiat Division at this
examination. (Applause.) Next there was the
neholarship in Sherborne School, already alluded to
by Mr. Young, which had been obtained by We own
hey. (Loud applause.) Alluding to the snoop:wen of
old bop., Nome of whom were pn•sent, the Headmaster
mentioned the name of E. W. Clarke, who was third-
iii Moderations, both in dipoles, and mathema-
tic.., at Oxford Happlawiel--and A. Clarke had won
a steeliest exhibition at the Middlesex Hospital.
(Applastas.) 11. fs. however, lad heee the
mot distinguished of all, having been placed in the
first-eh, in the Theological Tripo at Cambridge, and
he wa. not only an exhibitioner hut a scholar of his
(3.311Nytt., and they all hoped he might yet be fortunate
etesorli bi obtain a fellowship. (land applause.)
Ti;.'.' various thi.y could not help feeling
'somewhat grateful fir, and he trusted it would he a
diet in..t peed that they were doing .4.3111.-3-
thils4 like a fair work in the nchtal. (Applause.)
isly lay who was anxious to work had a
very g•iivi Nip irtunity .4 doing so. He
abet mentioned that among other matter's
receiv..l a good deal .4 attention at tho school, Ifni
they h been able bi increase their capacity for
ieesital work by the addition ..f wawal nett tttttt ents
li -Odes piaeofortes thee hail added a number if
so.. jotted instruntmits, and perhaps on Porlie future
ote•eiem their youthful violotets wool.] be •ble to
arstify their friends, hy showing they had learnt
...lathing on thole very Interesting instruments.
..%pplatine.) This was a work they considered quite
as Poe mune as lame .4 what was considered the
111.11'i tineful work if life; hut led he might be led
away into making observation's on the general scope
of education, he would do no more now than say he
trusted thaw, who had seen the work if the echo's)),
and who understood what good education 13/1.1, would
appreciate the. Meerut they made from time Si; time te
IT," het of thole ability oil behalf d the. bele tam-
mined to their care. (Applause.)
air. 11Iiititteros, lobos hand;ng the boys their
prizes delivered a short "Alien*. He explained he
filled that
.poeiion *imply became several of the
people who tut; neen Were itir..!"!•_•
attend. He need not troubli• them with all their
rtanonn, but there war one gentleman who would very
glallY have done so, and up to a ehort tiui,e ago they
thought he would have done, but he had been
emploeeil for some t" • lately in another sort
education—be would not say exactly the same 'tort of
education that the Headmaster there provided for
them —he alluded to Colonel Hambro, who at
the last minnent had been obliged to fly to
the land of the Norseman in melee to get a
brief respite in his education of the agnctil-
turd lalentrer. They had been accustomed at this
1.111. e if the year to celebrate the birthday of the
school. and of lookiug lack tat its thildlead amid boy.
hood. Thin year they had Cline to n definite dAy.
because the .6..4 hail now att.aintel it.. majority.
The Chairman briefly 'sketched the history of the
school from the time when their infant first saw the
light in Dorchester, its removal to Channinster, and
its btenent satisfactory pogreas. Mr. Middleton
inset.. feeling tttt Si, the death of the Bishop,
netretting, among other things corneael with that
evrtit, the lose to the school of the vithiabie Divinity
prixe. He also expressed his gratification that for
III" first time they had been enablesi to hold a con-
firmation at the ncleal He teader.• I the thanks .4
the. gevernerit to Canon Aiunli.• for his excellent
and 413 the I. /131 ttt 1 t tee for their services. (A...
The trem Archdeacon i4xxim'still proposed a vote
of thanks to Mr. Middleton fir presiding, in !shaming
terms. Nin1.3(311.r wrote. the lii.tory if their Chairman'.
life would testify that he had alwoye heen the man hi
• step in when no one eine was to 1n• foimd, and he
ootified to the wad with done by him in the Synod
• awl in other vrays. If they
.had hi look out one men
in the county, civil or religious who had been more
i;nefitl to the neighbourhood and the county in which
he had daelt, aid had more fully carried out th..
' whiee, inatrutti.ei, end ailkoeitioe Ritel in the see-
mon, than other., they would find no one mom
entitled to that honour than Mr. Mitidlebei. In
conclusion, the Archdeacon asked for three days to he
added to the holidays in himour of the ached having
attained its majority, which request was rea•ived with
tlatçe theers by the lays. (Applause.)
The prise* wee cortificatee were then distributed as
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PRIZF. LIST, VW.
Foam VI. -8. N. 84ford. Nlilman's "History
the Jews." Form V.—T. K. Hackett, 'l'rerelysn's
"Life of Lord Macaulay." Form IV. C. F. Wan
bill, " Industrial Curiosities." Form H.
Yeatman, " Tennyson' Works." Form O.
Rent, Hicaiday s limeys." bone I.—W. S.
Kehle's "Christian Year.'
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PRICeARATOKT --T. R Bred, "
*Maly ‘,l
graphies."
boxii)x I.7slvensirr—ltaratcri.artmt. —F. R.
Smith. Maunder.. " Treasury of Biography."
CO1b14111•..11 1.'W.11 (JUNIOR HONOURN).-1A
P. thmniusr, rls.g, T. K.
Hackett, exhibition C.l; 3rd clam, A. R.. Meltowait,
exhibition £2 : 3rd class, G. Russell- Mright, exhibi-
tion, 1...1• 3rd CIIIAX, W. F. Wallis, exhibition £2.
i.foftioy kaeo.--44. it Gay, " Kingsley's Memoir.";
A. Kent, Smiles"'hailf 1-f.4" . • W. Kerhey,
" Freaks and Marvel. of Plant ILite ; P. Scutt,
Page'.." Leaders of Men" •, C. F. Wanhill, "John
Ingletant " ; A. H. J. Reid, Sthiller's "Thirty
You. War." (Senior Pass).--8. N. Sidford,
" firsitt's Poetical Work.'

I)tv:Nrre.-0. Ruftell•Wnglit. Stanley'. hinas
and Paleatine."

CLA*41(.14.-0. Rtusiell.Wright, "Becker's (.41u..
NEATHIMATIO. ANII ENGLISH. —T. K. Hackett,
" Herschel on Scientific Subje.-
Scicr..--41). H. P. Dunning, sniile,.'' Life of
a 'Scotch Nattirslio " ; 121, .1. E. .Jeffery,
0 Itohere's

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lisoimat Hamar.- -P. R. 4unith, " haeon's
linuittr Tamt and :lad Estay, and 14 in Potaut•
Ratowll-Wright. " Sinkers of
Floreace " ; (2), R. G. Reid, Proctor's "Easy Star
Lessona,"

Pp, Neil —S. N. Sidf..ed, Maundrs " Treamiry
Nittitral
NlAPriv.;,-.1. Komi. (;.tr1)1(•',. " 110••• e,. -; I. I.
seott. " Plettarch'io

1/YRRA-1:1--31-P;;;4‘71C.N.-"T: -G. G. Clarke. " Lyell.a
lieology ; M. Kent, Farrar** "St. Paul •; C
K. Scott, " . ha eapasta,. Work'," : C. W. boxton,
lekhart'a 'Life of Seott " ; Q. fa. (MI.), •• CrtAxis
Battles " .1. A. Davy, " Diaraeli's Curiomitlea of
Literature."

1/a.twiNo.—.l. B. V.tlli " Pictorial Architecture."
CHOIR AND CAMBILIDGX F. Wallis,
ratites " Life .4 Christ.,"
tweseng hum L'a win. to ham. the liv.tl)-
MA4MI mentioned that he bad bean wawa iite„fect
for some time, aa well as captain .4 the football and
cricket teams, and in behalf .4 the school wished hie.
all success at the University of Cambridge, where he
wax about to join, in October, three "they old
hirnovarians.l
.1 t the dom. lif the distribution the 1111 l al cheers
I.llr+Wed. la•aught 3 31.. l auee,a4sfai prim. day
ta a aria. ca And 0u..4 r111..14)!1V•i.t. Wen' Sift,r•
W 44,13 *WV." to the Yiait,a.A.i

L&WN TKNVIS PLAY6RA, ;alias tray. Ding. visiting ths
skliOnehltne, beating. and all SID Mid to VW hot run
and &net will OA ROWLAND, KALTDOR meet cepdlnt and
infianiting to lb. Nen, hand and arms ; it eradicates &local.'
tut. snobeon. Minas eif Insaalee. P., .n 4 redeem. • beauti-
ful and Milieu, e-oupinal... ROWLANDS IgnOASSAtt OIL
prevents Ole hair falling of Air.ag bent Weather, and (1114 NOW
also b• bul In • golden colour for far and golden-bsired
people and childron. Ask anywhere foe Rowland, sellable,
sod scold epnetons Leticia.

The Volunteer Camp.

Tunniar..
onl..re.—Citicere for the day, Captain Bodo and
!situ:tenant Thit.stsm. Pronsotion—Corporsl Hibbs,
of H Company. to be Lanutetiergetnt, VIC* Sheppanl.
I. 11 impany, ;warned, it.etee. 5.33
11.3.); adjutant'a parade, 0.13 dress 0.41 fall in
breakfast, 0.30; guard mounting. 9.30: comniusling
ii:fleers' parade, 9.43 • dinner, 1.0 p.m. : tea, 3.0 ;
officers' mow, 7.0; g,s.post, 10.4 ; last poet. *0.33;
lights out, 10.41
The men were early astir thia morning, in feet in my
of the younger hands through the novelty of the
situation, hail but little rest Lluring the night.
T.elkin. ciii laughing could he heard At interviste
instil Cie.. irly 11. 'or.mor. ll ill rh,. .t ii•tt ml 1..0
tic ..ut for the first battaliim drill, whilst
Senrert Robinson gave his men a severe drill-
in it in the art if signalling. Bugle-Major
Foster had the buglers out for practice, and the
hospital men also were put through their various
drill.. The battalion band played the reuse this
morning, and Divine serviiie wee held, the chaplain of
"0" Company, the Rev. H. Everett, being in attend-
ance.
The colonel's inspection wok place at 10.0 a.m. in a
field kindly lent by Mr. Mayo near the
House. Several eiolutiona were gone through, not.
ably that of skinnishing, which, ounedenng this
was the finit time the in hat been linked together,
wits very creditably performed. In the afternoon •
cricket match wan played at Kingston Park between
a picked team (nen the Battalion and the Kingston.
l'ark Club, in the presence of the officers and the
elite of the town. This preyed • very ~n,,-sided affair,
as the Volunteers had what is termed in the cricket
world A great deal of leather hunting.
The following was the score :
ElNiseTtnl - PARK.
. . -

Captain .
Mr. F. B. Fisher, lbw, spx b Griy ... 92
Captain Price, bL M e archant ... 6
atr. L N. D'Aeth, c Tutfin, b
(;rrgory. i 7
Mr. C. Kinder§ley, run out .. 76
Mr. H. Kinder'ley, b Gregory ... 4
Mr. F. Dymond, b
W. Gould, not out :52
Captain Pitircy, b Lulf...
Mr. W. ‘iacartney, c Hotupiell, 15
Mr A. 1. Bherkian, a and b Lang-

VoLurrtgis.

C..rpor*l Lengio-ra,l3- D'Aeth ... 30
Mr. Seymour, c C. Kindenday, b
Lieut. 'uff, run out ... 0
Sergeant Gregory, run out ... 19
Bandmaster Stevens, c Macartney, b
Lieut. Andrewn, b I)'Aeth ... 0
Captain Houneell, b I).Aeth... ... 1
Major Le Merchant, not out
Sergeant Tuffin
Lieut. Williatius}Did not bet
Vrivate Adams

It will be seen some good soorea were made. Mr.
Fisher played splendidly for his 92, the top score.
Captain Piercy's tremendous hitting was • pleasure
to witnewi. The Land of the battalion pLayed • good
selection of music.

......
To-night being the first time of lighting. the camp
tire there WM a gTeat concourse id visitors, who
crowded around the fire to listen to the songs which
were being sung for their entertainment. l'rivate
Barrett, of C Company, ably resided at the
whilst the energetic '.C.O. Sergeant
Havter was again to the fore with his humorous
songs. Some of the sengs were capitally rendered,
and those with a good rousing chorus were
received with great applause. The fires burnt
splendidly, and there being • gisid Alllll4 11 faggots,
the proceedings were kept up with much skint f.,r
several knurl. The weather teolay I,a teen all elute
could Ist ilesinst The morning broke dull and
gloomy, and many prognoeticated rain, but lieforenisin
tine weather was assured, and the rest of the day was
simply lovely. The heat was tempered by a delicious
betTz". . _

--ilf; -regret to my a private of the F Company wax
dirmispied the battalion. He had bum guilty of groat
itembordination, and the Colonel adopted the only
(worse he could consistently follow. The MAO war
paraded before the battalion at &prisoner, and, having
been first wldressed by the Colonel on the serious
nature of the idence, was publicly dismissed and
marched off the ground. This was the only die
agreeable incident in • tery plemant la).
LUNCHICON TO THIC HICIO.TION
To-day the Colonel and °Meeru entertained the
Committee and (principal Pin-mix...oe to pm elegwit
ItanclMon ii. thu othcenp' mem tent, Whim the follow-
ing gentlemen were present f—the 'Mayor (Mr. Alder.
man Grewpry), Rev. H. liverett, W... !lam
Rey. C. U. Sanctuary, Messrs. Henry Mayo. N.
Roper, .t. Pope, It. A. Hogg, J. H. Hull, Waiter
Thotnas, Young, A. Lock, H. Ibirden. I'. H. Riggs,
James Stroud, H. Ling, W Bishop, W. J. Dordea,
H. I). Allen, Thurman. Knight. .1. ()miming, G.
Greening, W. 11. Ihigdale, A. G. Symonds, &c.
Mr. If. Fnsit provided the repast, which gave ;vent
satisfaction.

alnanneanar.
Th., orderly offlia.ns for to-day were Captain
Rolsina and Lseut. Luff.

The work for the day was in every way a repetition
of yesterday's. Thecnief featurecitheday'sprogramme
was, id course, the shesding match, which was timed
to take place at four p.m. Although this was lesdp4
forward to as one of the chief yrents of tie, .0,4:1,4 it
laikil to draw many civiliins, the company at Maiden
Castle consisting chiefly of Volunteuers and soldiers,
who were conspicuous by the suarkstnan's badge they
wore on their arms, thus showing the interest they
took in the contest. This proved a very exciting
affair, as the Volunteers only retired to the X* yards
range with one joiut more to their credit than their
"moments. We meet congratulate the Volunteers
mon their victory, which was a hard whin gain,
until the finish. Subjoined is the score :

Is? 11.4. V.
200 Yds. 500 Yds Goo yd.. Tot.
Owl/oral Loslder . 30 25 21 MO
Private Dennis . . 29 I% 25 80
Privat. Wilton. . 27 24 23
Sergeant Robinson .. 27 90 25 /42
Sergeant. Bridle . . 29 21 24 --
Sergeant Ninth/I.d . 24 4 17 -
Prirate likiviagion 244 27 23 7+4
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Sergt.•lnstnieTor Major 2 20
Lieutenant Groves ... 16 16 26 72
Corporal Chick ... 21/ 22 2; 77
Private Green . ... 27 26 26 -- 79
Culour-Sergt Jenkins... 26 26 21 73

921 307 xi 909
1 rum.

I?rnin•Major Lucag

73 14 tll

Sergvant ',vit....a *1 15 23 -- OS
Captain Pierev . , 30 2,1 SO lOt
Sergeant Watkins . 78
Lieutenant Gilbert . i 234 tri 79
Captain Law . 30 ?; 27 - 03
C.,bitirSergeant Lee 21 22 Ifl-13
Cob iiirSergeant I Nonr 21 Si 29 01
Colour-Sergeant Butler 27 21 11i OS
ilour-Serrant Ji!l.oln 2.1 14 40 __ 70
(.It..3lelyeant Curti* 91 25 79
Captain Batten . 21 n - 74

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