The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-11-04 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.
NATIONAL SCHOOLS.

The first public annual exioninatioo of the whalers
attending these 'shoots was hell in the infants room on
Friday evening, under the presidency of the rector. Re..
X J. L ft Henslows. The aiteadance was very
numerous, the room being well filled. The proosediap
were of • varied and interesting character, and were in
every respect similar to those held at the general schools
for many year. poet The Programme Imaged was
executed by the children in • manner which showed the
careful training they had undergone by the tuition of Kr.
Trott (master). Kiss Stickland and Miss Moulton
(mistresses), with • thoroushly caospetant staff of
teachers. The questions put to the children were answered
with extraordinary promptness and accuracy, and this
fact Woos most have proved • source of meatus satisfac-
tion to the parents of the scholars, many of whom were
preent The examination took place previous to the
business mooting, in which past interest was taken. The
Government Inspector at his examination last spring male
most gratifying stat moot. Re reported "All depart-
ments show signs of satisfectury program." Just at
that time, Apt' last, the number of *cholera
entered on the boy.' register was 107, with
• yearly seeress &Geodesics of TI. 'We, lib ;
average. 864 ; infanta, 112; average, 1011. The shad of
teachers were exceedingly good. An important feature
of the work of these schools is that • great portion
of the Out hoar In the morning is devoted to
religious instruction. The senior scholars are in this
department instructed by the clergy and the juniors by
the master sad teachers. Rev. °Pen Rook., diocesan
inspector, lately reported very favourably of the work fa
this department The pupil teachers did well at the last
examination in religions knowledge. A drawingtjelses,
th under e supervision of Kr. X R. Gill, 'misted Xt.
G. H. Trott, and • night school, bays been ogee and
appreciated. An inroad has lately been made ups) the
funds by reason of the infant school having been con-
ducted sic separate establishment and not amalgamated
with the giro' and boys' school as before This alteration
has unavoidably been insisted on by H.K.'s inspector.
The account. showed • bal•ecie due to the treasurer in
April last of CIP 15i. BJ.
'The CHAlletiN moved the adoption of the report and
financial statement Alluding to the latter he explained
that theGovernmentrequiroments were in • great suessare
the cans, of the balance being on the wrong side He
expressed the hope that the number of subscribers would
be Increased.

—lir. H. 1117 Cox, in seconding the motion. trusted tb•
subscriptions would come is liberally. 'They would
probably have Board Schools in their place if not better
supported.
The motion wee carried.
Mr. .T. A.. Counts proposed that Kr. W. Hommel' be
truesurer, and Kr. E. L Good secretary. for the ensuing
year. Sepresetiog his sorrow to And an unfavourable
balance, he trusted that all interested would endeavour
to the utmost to promote the welfare and intonate of
those schoola They were good reboots, founded on good
principles, and recommended themselves to all. They
endeavoured to gi vs the chi ldre n a good gonad secular educa-
tion, fitting them for good and useful members of society.
They also imparted • systematic and definite religious
instruction. Some people thought the religion in these
schools wee old-fashioned, and uut of date, but "Toe fear
of the Lord is the berattlng of wisdom • caws from sa
old-fashioned book, and he hoped that book is elementary
echoola would never be out of date, and that the teaching
of the National Schools would ever be the teaching of the
National Church.
. . .

i'it;-fie;:it: T. LZONAID seconded the motioa. which
we. carried

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Kr. R. Au.ns then moved that ft* following gentlemen
form the committee for the ensuing year Revs.
lienslows and Leonard, Mews. S Witetham, J. W.
Hotel, .1. A. Samson, J. A. Collins, H & Minium. H.
N. Cox. C Newham, F. Tuner, and T. IL o,lborne.
Hr. Cox propmed • vote of thanks to the chairman
and Hr. Comma to those gentlemen who had so kindly
esetead.in the examination.
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S;biol.;eir.t;.proramle executed by the scholars
" The Scarecrow Maid.," boys ; song, "Come to the
Suisast Tree," girls ; Ex snat3no in Grenstnu (boys), by
Mr. It N. Cox, meter of the Brilpoet Grammar School;
reading, " The Skater and tbis Wolves,' Fenny Homey ;
song, " The Siam Engine,' boy.; Egarnination in Geo-
mph, (girls), by Kr. Lamy, master a the Allingtaa
School.; song, "The King and the Miller," boy.; mita-
non, " This Ohamelison," F. Lithely ; song, "The los."
girls ; Examination in Arithmetic (boys), Mr. Trott
(master); recitation, "Meny eiteen of Soots," Mulch*
Loyeridge; "God Save the Queen."