The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JUNE 19 184 g.

oat the dame which provides that the £l4 comma!
two most include a homes of the value of VS. wbieh
was Piectad by 361 against 74. The minority
oomprierd : The Hon. W. H B. Portman and Capt.
H. Gridley; and in the mej,rity were. MI. IL
(1. Start, Mr. J. hover, Lout.(' tonal N. Stull,
Mr. H. Brooks, Mr. J. N. Calcraft, and Mr. J. W.
Treeby.

U to be within the means of those persona for whom
it was intended. The beginning of the school was
was different from that of many ; whereas, the
mud course was first to provide school buildings,
and I hen endeavour to get scholars, the Council of
the Dorset County School first secured the screwed,
of a thorougly good master, pupils followed, and
now basing got a large number, they wanted to et
good school buildings out in the country.
lordship thought they had now • sufficient number
of scholars to warrant the Council in their efforta to
provide well ordered school buildings, which he our
gested might speedily be accomplished, if persons of
the middle classes took shares in the undertaking,
sal their richer mighbuurs assisted with their
d onitt ions.
"

The lice. TALTIOT Wotan, of Preston, one of the
examiners, rose to make his report. to the first
place he spoke of his examination qf be bays in
French. The pronunciation, be said, was indifferent
thoroughout, ezoept that of one pupil. The Old
Testament history paper merited unqualified appro-
bation ; the whole of them were very well done, and
one of the boys obtained 13.5 marks out of 150, whilst
others nearly approached that number. The papers
on the liturgy were not satisfactory, more accuracy
being required. The same remarks applied to the
exantinatione on St. Luke's godpel and the steeds;
some of the mistakes made were very ouriona As
fich form Latin the papers of the boys were very
good, the translations being in many cases very
accurate, and even poetical, nut the upper sth did
not present so much that was gratifying.

_
Th• 1t.,. K 1111•DL &ND, M.L. of Broadway, ex•
.mined in arithmetic, Each I, and algebra. He
: —As regards arithmetic, the most important of
these subjects in regard to these boys, 1 am on the
whole much pleased with the result of the examina-
tion ; considering the abort time during which the
school ha. been at work, and other circumstances, 1
think the result very satisfactory. There are necks
clearly visible to an °lmmune of great pains having
been taken in the teaching or the boys. l set them
question (No. 5, in the arithmetic paper) which
was proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
in the House of Commons, during the dis-
cussion of the question of an educational franchise,
and whieli that hon. gentleman stated that be
did not belieire mote than three or four members of
the House could work out, and it was done by
about 14 boys, some of them in the lower Cilileirk
The Euclid was fairly done in the 6th form, notably
by Lock lug, who gained the large numbtr of 142
marks out of 150, but the other classes were in-
different The same may be said of the algebra,
which is a difficult subject for young bey& I
recommend that rather more attention be paid to
the Euclid, which is, to my mind, every educational
anidect, and also more attention to the proving of
the arithmetical roles, by which means arithmetic
health,. also educational. I think that the pro.
mattes and friends of the Doreet County School have
great reason to be satisfied with the progress already
made.

The Rev. K C. COLLARD. of Alton Pancras, ex-
amined in English grammar, geography, English
history, and English composition. He prefaced his
remarks by saying that within the last four months
be had examined pupils at four different places, with
four different set, of papers, and he found the boys
of tbe Dorset County School superior to any he had
examined in those schools. He himself went to a
school of • similar character to this, and he felt quite
certain that be could not, when the age of some of
these boys, answer with such general accuracy and
intelligenoe the questions they did. The English
grammar papers were the worst amongst those he
hal to amine. Sufficient attention had not been
given to the parsing, and none of the boys parsed
well. Both the English history and geography were
very good ; one boy in the former gained the large
number of 133 marks, out of • possible number of
150. In English composition, too, the boys inani•
hood great exLudlence. He spoke of the value of
knowing English grammar well, and impressed on
the boys the importanoe of doing thoroughly and
Accurately everything they undertook. Toillastrate
his Meaning, he stated that one boy, who had only
filled up one sheet of paper, through his painstaking
carefulness, had *ned MOO marks than other boys
who had occupied several sheets with their answera
The ARCHDEACON Of DORM then cordially
thanked the examiners, in the name of the Conned,
the parents of the scholars, and all who wished well
to the school, for the etidently thorough and honest
examination they bad made of the school.
The Rev. R. G. Warriox then read the following
prize list, and the Bishop distributed the awards,
making a kindly and encouraging remark to each :
boy as be handed to him his prise.

CLASS PRIZES.

Vl.—Look Ins, "R 4 Exhibition," the gift of the Read
blister. Upper V.--.4•/•tridge hpt, " i•tory of Pro•
greso" the gift of Mr. F. blinder Lower V. Haw,
" Dutch Republic," the gift of Hr. E. Steele.
IV. —Duke Ins, " Whqrs's C Ir-titian Ct.nturltts," the gift
of the Council. II Browne, "Life with the
Exttuitnaux," the gift of the CounciL IL—Watts,
" British Navy," the gift of the Council. 1. —Fr.her,
"Torn Brown s School Ihsys," the gift of the Council.

RELIGIOUS InOWLIIIOOI,

" Ohl Testament History," Masters. Trench on the
Psrablee and Miracles, the rift of the Rev. J. naher,
"Mt. Loke's Gospel and Cresds," Edward",
Bishop Butler's Works, the gift of the Lord Bishop of
§stlisbury. Tett lee, '' Liturgy," Collyer's Sacred
1-tharprster, the gift of the Res. Pishendary Deans.
plass,. kr.," lishonotte las, Giant Cities of Baahan,
the gilt of the }ten. J. Fisher, B.A.

I/POLISH C.,MPOBITION.

Lock lu., " Flalf-hours of English History," the gift of
the Vets. Archdeacon Sanctuary. Adlam "Laud and
Sea," the gift of the Council.

same efficient hands) that this approaching Meeting
will be no less gratifying. Were not the attractions
of tize sport 'silica, ot incentive to bring forward
• host of tosopildites froin far and near, the valuable
amount of prizes to be award.ri would induce great
numbers to enter the hat. A grand concert and full
dress ball are •nnounool, On that there can he no
doubt the arwhery week will be the gayest of the
staloll.
G•LL•NT Rescue I,Rollt pittrIVNING. —On Tuesday
evening, as Mr. George Mace was standing talking to
some of his men a short distance from Welsford's
timber pound, he heard • screech, and on turning
round saw some men running towards the pound.
Its also ran to see Alva was the matter, when be
beheld three boys mum d Gill. Trevers and Ferry in
the water. It appears they bad been floating on a
thin plank, which, turning over, shot them into the
water. None of the men standing there could either
swim or render any saairtaooe, but Mr. Mace, being
himself• good swimmer, jumped into the water,
without waiting even to take off his coat, and caught
one of the boys just as he was sinking the third time.
By extreme exertion Mr. Mane at last encoseded in
keeping the whole above water, and bringing them
to shore, rat it was with the greatest irfficulte, as
the boys kept clinging to him and bugging -hiM.
The spectators of the scene fur • time thought
the whole would have been drowned. As may be
supposed, Mr. Mace was greatly fatigued on binding.
He perlormed an ardnout tok, such as many good
swimmers would have failed to perform, but be
rescued three boys from • watery grave.