The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-02 00:00:00

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MELCOMBE REGIS SCHOOL

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The summer thitribution of priois, itc.. took piece
at this school on Wedneeday afternoon
when the school wad Ifri,rlitati with a large nutnben
the drawings and pallid ogs if the students, which
attracted a imitation and ',rale.' from the friends who
assembled is hoar the procodinge. The Rev. Talbot
Greaves Rocov if M m elcobe lirgis, un his entry wee
received with much applause, as wee also the M iyor
(K. N. Howard, Esq.). There woe also present :
Mr. .1. Robertson, J.P., and An. Robertson, Mr. G.
Andrews, Mr. Councillor Demi', Rev. E. B ntoo, Mr.
R. if. Eliot, J.P., Mr., Mrs., and tiss G.egory, Rev.
J. Miller (Head-master), Rev. J. Farr, IC.. &c.
The lluli-Maerrita said their sdneil bistuiy, like
almost all good ones, had ben uueventful—with no
mutinies, no riots; but goad steady work; in that
quiet corner good work had been dime. iand crediteble
t • the school and the town. At the Cambridge li cal
examinations, about 10 per cent. of the whole school
had managed ti pass year after year—a success of n.,
mean order, and IBA year nine certificates were
obtodued, three of those passed gaining bon iurs. At
the South Kensington Science a id Art examivations
sevoolii iy4 went is, and id or • r ten gained certifi-
cates in matnematice, and they looked for a successful
li•t iu drawing. The old Wye' career they followed
with great lutenist. Barnes, who 12 years mgi walked
into the school is little stripling of 11, has carried all
ti..fore him at the Hospital. ami i s now house physician.
Tddas has gained a commission in the army, and horn
passed his first examination. Po iley's achievmente
n.i.tht be seen in the papere, he has gone to south
Africa ; K Oakley and be have been fighting the
liatCes .4 the Cape against the Basuto', and one is to
hove a medal. The gymuseiuna be had wished for year
after veor, and from £l5O thee wiudei £l5O, and at
last obtained a gymnasium. b it with a heavy debt
attadied. lu May, friends came forward to help, Mr.
Crickinay do w up a sketch of a t•lwies aid ;ire, in
which the b maar was hrld, Hr. Robertson was most
entinusiaa the ladies helped moit wilinigly, and the
lest was cleared off, aid £l5 left in hand for the
library; so thee. was lite at this oirner. (Applause.)
Tuey had been in livid traub'e about a cricket field;
but thrmigh Mr. Kaight's kindness had secured •
quiet corner near Mr. Gard's farm, &pavilion had been
pat up, and cricket wasi played well, thanks to the
energy of the maotrra. Swimming, a sine qua non in
Weymouth, had h-en carried on most enthusiastically,
tuorniug, noon, and night, the b iyis are ready, scarcely
are there ha.f-a-bigen who have not learned to swim,
and one very small boy entered to-day for the half-mile
race and imam the distance in fair time. In numbers
the echieil isa I been toga lily going up, thou_ h a relapse
t eik i la re • year or two ago, lieu summer they in-
(Trued 25. For the prize fund the borough members
Ihad rigoin given their *timid subscriptions., and the
trustees their .1;:i its, and be had thought, a4I this is not
an endo school, it would not be extravagant to try
I aod r eise £lO extra for the boys who gained honours at
I the lest 4 ',arubridge examinations, he wee confident of
; vetting this money, and next year would ask for more.
11, could not have done all this, work without the
eupport of tho Judders, Viten whoa no better fellow.
.ejet, and who do their work in the most consientions
awl God-fei ring way ; and he and every bay felts irrow
at losiog their ild triend, Mr. Parr, whose energy
would carry him to great success in other work in
Land in ; and they wished hint God speed. The Head-
master then reed the report, by the Rev. G. F. Brown:—
Sallee.. iii Ertudnet.,4l.—Divi.dtt , Eogibm Grammar
Shalteep are. English History, arid Geography, L.tin
Art 'onelc. Eiroiad. Ala bra, and Trigozeituetty.
Is Divinita.Forms VL and V..the knee/164e shown was
g n ly good acid in some cues very accurate. Form
iV. showed a Very fair liVerlIZP, n.,t, more than two or at
sent three papers could he eil Melly bad.
Prig -s given lw the R-IV. T. Gtetver.—Forns VI.,
Edna ieds ; Fenn V., &unite • Font, IV.. Turd ; Firm
it., Bit ; Farm IL, .Raartani int Hutton and
Str o

Ewa& Gramuser.—A moderet.e averace wes oiesenred
V.rouchout, ..n.l • fair nu•n.ber of boys iu each of Firma
VI , V., and IV., sent up sstiefactcry papers.
In the oral seatninetion of Form 11., two boys out sf
eleven answer- d part•colarly well.
Shakespeare's Conolanue. Forms VL, V., and IV.
she ...I • want of precision.
Fmgli.h Coriolanur. —Two boys of Form VI did well,
two s-nt up lad papery. The results ace, ri with the
iincresema f-rmel during the oral exunioation. Form
IV. sheered to more advei.tege in the a ritten examin,
tiod. Tao written anseers in the higher forms were
e.
The Geography suffered by being given in the same
piper with the History.
ZgLindtien given by Sir Frederic Johnston.—Krms VI,
Symonds.
Fiala—Form V., Y.us2 ; Form IV., Hulme ; Form
111.. R hers;' 11..wm 11., W.1111:1 ; Form I , Hutton (11).
Late.— The ;tepees did hot fully carry out the
ex ael•nt promise of the oral exarulo e• ion, In the oral
ex .minetion three bo.s oil of Form VI. did so well, that
I !el. otei rtAcult pieces rut of Vie prepared subj.cts.
C. ro and Virtal end the reeidte were dissanpointing. I
tented the boosts Ice of aceidrnre in these forms in the
oral ex duiciafloo, and formed a high La.:dud of accuracy
in the Cars of seven boys out of the thirteen in the two
forms. A piece of on.een tnaurlation from Lido was well
done by three in Form VI. and two in Form V. Form IV.
'earned rather heavy in tie oral exanoinati,m. Of toe
24 boys in Form 111, dewed were marked awl in the oral
examination, which is • reliefs •tory prmation. Of the
24 boys in Fdrm If., Fix li.nys t-anslated correctly, and
answered rightly all the question,* put to them, several
othera came little babied thii.atislactory pert romance, In
the lit Form a considerable number of little boys said
nouns and adjectives quit. correctly.
Exhibition. Form VI., given by Sr Frederic Johnston*.
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Priam —F,ein V. /Wing ;Fm IV., Watt: Form 111.,
Na v. b. ; For o 11., II It, Humphrey (ii.); Form 1.,
( (1.
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Ar ihM (C.& 7.;-Arithinei woe ...el done by half the
VI. Fe m. A smaller propoition of Form V. did well, but
ewers' others sent up a isir amouut of accurate work.
Weenie, ( ) did a i admire-4e psper in Form 111. The
little boys in Form I. worked • niimb.ir of elementary
cue.stions with comuseadable ecru- soy.
In Euclid • considerable proportion of Form VI. did
gooa no, k.
la Atitebra. the work of Form. VI. and V. was generally
sscmuss ;only two bobs in Forts, VI. failed in this
resnew.
Form VI. took • paper in Trigonunetry. Two of them
dii exeell mt work of a simple rhsr, scr,r, cal chewed •
mo.t sati.factny aopri-b‘m.i n of 'ricipi....
Exoibitons vtrtn by He .1.1 Edwaide. 14.1'
1' MI VI. (I). : B-vaas For V.
CLrrethrre (.I.);F win IV.. (Lark (IL); lf,ros 111., Wheeler
; Form II , her, sp.
French.—Exhi•ini in Oren by Sr Fr mieriek Jobrissobe,
: Form VI., Elm nil; F V., Carruthers
; Form IV., Hutaphr-y ( ); F irtu 111,, Humphrey (ii);
Form .rd (iii); Form 1., Hopkins Oa
German.—Zsbibi.o oi given by the Trustees—D.lmi*
(I)1 prize, Humphrey (IL
Oneek.—Pr ae. Carte 'bete.
Cambridg. Lies' Exinon.tiein,
and pus-, W. Br.a.,t. Jun•or —l4 els.* honour., ce,
it. and exhibition. 85 In ind • ; ml. Dennis; 3rd. Ayl
Certificates sn.l raises Sestrai, Trotter. G guy,
Carruth,rs (I),Evoi
Term pels-..-0 trots*. 1880.- ler, Srmonda 2
Ste...;
3rd, Mum...rd. Eater 1881-I.', Ayling ; 2nd,
Emden ; 3r.i. 80rn...
Broiling Text.—B i!. y.
Science 'nil Art e,rt ticvtee f Mathematics-BM's
ele.s 11, Ilryset ; claen 1., Hlrnond• ad
ti &man; it an I . cc,, It.. Avon 4, Eretuner, Deunie (),
Or-it itY ( I 11.1.1 ti, • (,).cud YOlng.
Quses's Priem—Edmonds and 81111111141.
SWIMMING PMIZMS.

T. Beeinnerz —1, Noble, pencil-ease; 2, Watkftue
o, kite. tall.
11. Under 13-1, Bowl!. Tarantula
111. Under 1.5 —I, bunt.,tree t.
IV. Over 15.-1, Gregory, cup; 2. Williams, coronas..
V. Old Boys' Rem (Handle ir).-1, Bestez cup,
VL Whole Sahool ((landlosp).-1, May, cup; 2. Trot te'',
trait knife.
VII. Divlng.-1, Cstrathers ii., auk Gregory parte
VIII HIP-mite (dead hook —l, Williams. flulting.eod ;
Oltrk I.er.iingdesk ;3, Dennis L. scarf-pin; 3, May,
tustch-,ta.:d. Tbe folineinx boys accomplished the
di.t mot —Symonds. Hopkins 1., Csrmthers 1., Carruthers
Mr.
Watt, C duet, Oakley I.
Mr. Mit.agn then presente I • Bible, for learning
and t,, hty rep .rted by the exapainer
texts, to Bally,
as to the front in nearly every paper, but who yet did
not get • prize, he gave • special one to Bremner, who
had been good all round.
The swimming prizes were then given, those for the
half-mile race being won by Williams, Clarke
Dennis, and May.
The Rev. T. °naval tngratulated the master, the
patents, and the to on the Progress made; he
believed so favoural.le • report had n• t ben pre-
sented before, for in almost every sulject was the
record of subttantial progress. Closest to his own
heart wale the religions character of the school; there
is a prevalent notion that religion is of two aorta—the
doctrinal, about which few people can agree, aid
which cannot be a common basin for education, and
the practical and moral, about which all nen agree and
which can be such a basis. He ventured to think
education based on • system of morals without doctrine
would be a most effectual scheme for unchriatianising
boys. To sever the doctrines of the gospel front its
morals was simply impossible ; God bad wedded
together the preee iti of holiness and the doctrines of
Christ's Gospel; they were the body and soul; the
pretended mother may be willing to divide them; bat
the actual mother will submit to any affliction before
suffering that. Satan himiteif never invemed • more
craf.y or subtle expedient than a system of
Christianity based on • aysteru of hour.de, devoid
of all doctrine. Thu peipre be hoped that no
temptation, to make the school more oomprehentive
will ever tempt Mr. Miller to swerve front makini
thm Gospel of Quist the broad basia of the trahola