The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-08 00:00:00

THE COLLEGE PRIZE DAY.

A large number of ladies and ginitlernen gathered at Um
Weymouth College last Friday afternoon, in ord. r to
witness the d•tribution of prizes, P.c. The room was
prettily detonated with flags and evergreens, and e choice
Programme was gone through by the pupils, including
Warta from "She Storing to Conquer," and from "The
Rivals," Autony's speech on the Death of Cana:. and
some choruses.
The Headmaster, Rev. C. R. Gilbert, WOA suprorted by
the Mayor. also by the Rev. Canon Stephenson, Rev. J.
H. Scott, Rev. D. B. R. Benham, Mr. R. if. Bliot, Mr. J.
Robertson. et.
WESLEYAN SCHOOL TREAT. The HIADWASTIII said the moans of the year had been
most encouregieg ; the cumber of boarders had trebled,
loot Wednesday the neighbourhood of the Maiden and that of the dim boys doubled, so that he had been
Chapel was all alive w.th merry children dressed in their able to add to the staff of teachers, and they were now as
best, and Mat of thetit bearing flowers, for that afternoon, efficient as in any school of its size. The boys were now
and so early that noon was scarcely passed, they were to 30 in number, the school numbering 40. He had sent out
Lather for • procession through the town, and thence to a circular regarding an exhibition fund. which he wished
the railway-Menem for an outing in the pleasant grounds to form, so as to help boys who went from the school to
of Frampton Park. Mr. J. A. Sherren and Mr. J. B. the university. The school was one to prepare boys for
Cole, partly no doubt owing their inspiration to ladies who the universities, and he was glad to say he had £3O
always have the interest of the Sunday School at heart, annually promised, besides a donation of £lO ; and in the
were forward in arranging the echelon', and first the course of a year or so he should, he thought, be able to
Divine blessing was asked I. the schoolroom. The weather offer two or three scholarships. The school was one to
promised splendidly, and indeed nothing better could be prepare boys fif the universities and for the Army and
desired, unless it were even a lees bright day, for the sun Navy, but not to prepare boys for other echo As This
shone gloriously. About 12 they were arranged I. pro- was was the first time they had been examined by this
cession, end very pretty they looks/ in ph...sure-taking Board. The reports had not yet been received but from
beet, and, if we may not moil them by speaking of flutter- the marks given he was sure the boys had dem creditablY.
Mg ribbons and gay colours, certainly the profusion of and, in classical translation, they had gained three.
Natures gems in the shape of flowers was very attractive, fourths of the marks; in Divinity they had done very
The old Town Rand played in front as they defiled up fairly, and many of them had dons well in English. Mr.
through St. Mary-street, headed by • bright banner of Gilbert then welcomed and tbaaked the Mayor and Rev.
crimson, bearing.in white letters " Maiden-street Wesleyan J. H. Soot; and said they hoped to have a school chapel;
Sanday School. The whole menial= was gay with bat Mr. Scott, by allowing him to take the morning service
bright flags and banners, one towards the end bearing at Radioole, bad given them the opportunity of meeting
" Wesleyan Sunday School." The classes appeared to as masters and boys in • kind of college chapel. Masters
consist of boys and girls alternately, and many teachers and boys should have opportunities of meet,ng otherwise
and friends accompanied. They marched to the station, than in school boars and on the cricket ground, and the
and were ranged on the platform, when it was estimated service in Rsdipole Church had enabled them to do monad
they numbered about 320. After a little waiting, • great 10i this they all felt grateful to Mr. Scott. A preparatory
train of about a dozen monster Great Western carriages, school had been stetted under this roof to prepare boys
mostly six-wheels, drew up, and the classes were embarked, for the upper school who were not fit to cme to the older
banners, flan, Soperintstudents. teacher., friends, and all, school, b4s from seven to eleven years of age. In
and about 12.40 they steamed out of the et ition amid many conclusion, Mr. Gilbert stated Mr. Harrison replanted to
wishes for en enjoyable time. Sesinh for a miming toy, him that Me authority at the Board was only yet at its
who didn't have a holiday and was supposed to have beginning. He hoped it way in its cradle, and that the
taken ir, enlivened the start, but the juvenile was not baby would grow toa very great size, and become • very
found, and whether he went or no deponent sayeth not, useful men, lie object was not only to give prizes, but
On arriving at Grimness the Party marched to the ground, ti train boys to do their duty in that state of life which
had some refreshment, and at once proceeded to glunss God had milled them to fill when they ket the scud,
tedasteke emus, swinging. football, sod OM amount tr The pit..,., thee distallbsted as UM