The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-06-21 00:00:00

34 clam prigs, 14 home studies, "In Naw Graoada."
'amber'. vizi, W. Loveless.
dth clam priss, "The World of lett," member'. prim,
Igley.

-51171-I;Tzie dudish let Scripture huts, "Is the forest,"
toolprise, k !Ismbe_rt,

3rd come stuthis. "-ir'a Scripture texts, " Lighthouses
and Lightship," school prise, S. Waters.
4th home studire ilad Scripture texts. "The LUeboet,'
member's prise, K Perrett.

SECOND DIVISION, SZCOND FORK.

let clam prize; Ist, Scripture text.; 2nd, home studies,
' Odd folks at home," member', prise, C. Cole.
2nd class prize. 'Hilt-hour. at sea," member's prise, J.
rearms. _

ird, home studies, "Peeps it foreign countries, mein.
. Prise. R PartoTt
home studies, ' Stories of the sagacity of animals,"
_Joi prise, A. Tiserd.
French prise. "Records of noble lives," echool prise. W.
lifer.

ist, home studies, " Men of mark," member's prize, Y.
ber's
. .

--Ith,
school

Etrs Prise, " Historical tales," school prise, H. Scutt.
tra pris% 'The battles which all must tight." school
se, W. Dockar.
."
Merchant enterprise," school prise, J. Guppy.

THIRD Dl,lllOll, FIRST FOUL

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14 class prise, " Historical taloa," scbool prize, A.
Seward.

2ad class priv, "Almost h,,ra," school prise, E. Allen.
3rd class aria), "Lend battles," school prize, Z. Randall.
4th class prize, "The mine," school pr" W. Marsh.
let, home studies. lst, Scripture text.," Woodlands,"
D. Waters.
tad, home studio,. "11. and travels ol Baron Hum•
holdt," school prise, W. Ewan.
9rd, home studios, "Dillon rock," school Wse, F. Bevis.
Extra prize, "In the far Etat," school prize, A. Scutt.
THIIID DIVISION. SICOND FOWL

Claes prise, 2cid, home studies, 2nd. Scripture texts,
"Glimpses of our island honset:' school prise,' G. Abbott.
Clam prise, "le the tropics, school pries, P. Jeffery.
Class prist, "lathe Woods," school prise, Alfred Scutt.
At ills clam the rev. gentleman remarked that the most
successful boys In each form were those most diligent in
their hometown.. -

--ife;;ty—cheers were then given for the Principal and
Mrs. Thurman, the " time " being giant by the Rey. Mr.
Stephenson.
Mr. U. J. Tontines next give some sound advice to the
boys, and in his speech thanked them for their continued
support of the society, the interests of which he had so
much at heart. He stimulated them to still further exer-
tions, and impressed on them the importance of the pre-
sent stage of their lives.
Mr. R. THOILIELS. the Principal, in the course of his
speech, remarked that it was now nearly 90 years since
these prize distributions were ffrst inaugurated in the
Weymouth Middle School, of • bleb he was then the head
muter: and it would be observed, he said, that their
Interest in these great events of their school career had
been enhanced by the stimulus afforded by competitive
examination, in which it had been considered advisable
they should periodically engage. Referring to the result of
their last you'd work the Principal said the scripture
paper given by the Rev. J. T. Vaudrey, ricer of °swing-
ton, had again been spoken of in most gratifying UMW,
several of the candidata baying been highly commended.
This was the more cheering when so many were endea-
vouring to treat the Word (which should form the basis of
all other teaching) as of secondary importance. He then
went on to say :—Mr. H. 0. Kes' has also given • flood
report of the subjects be most 'kindly examined, several
pupils having obtained the maximum number of marks in
each subject. Mons. B. Prohet could not on this occasion
report on the work of his upper French elms, as that was
undertaken by the Trinity College examiners, three
candidates taking honours in this sabject ; but of his
other classee—L 'tin, Trench, and drawing, we have •
most favourable amount. The result of the Trinity
College examination may be considered as very satisfac-
tory, although so little time wu devoted to special pre-
paration, ten certificates (three In houours) ware obtained.
rho entire management of tide exunination devolved on
the Rev. H. L. Randall, R H phln,, Su., and T. Abbott,
Sm., to whom our warmest thanks are du for the able
manner in which the requirements of the college were
curled out during the several days the examination lasted.
He then urged the boys to an increasing interest in their
Bible claws, and in committing to memory
_those precious
truths contained in the beet of MH I books. e spoke with
pleasure of the fact that Mr. Shopeon, whose health was
in neh a precarious condition hut year, was, by God's
bleedn42.enahleiff to SO Klan to his summer resort in the
Isle of v.' ight, and that his interest in his favourite sub
Scripture, had induced him to give a more valuable
prize than usual to the pupil who took the highest position
In Kr. Vsiudrey s Scripture examination. They had also
two prime from the same ladies who have for moversl years
pot taken • matt lively interest in the welfare of the
school. and Mr. Thurman. with his well-known
rasa for their groat future, had wan presented a ohms