The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-06 00:00:00

THE STOITIWRIDOE VER-ERVES

writers roed a thorough acquaintance with an
it of the subject, and t tat thy had rco !iv, d
careful and adequ.,te tui:bn. lam thankful to be
:ibis to tad that the remarks made by the examinar
la q year about the neces.ity for nea.'er work have
borne good fruit. In all the many hundred sheets
of paper that came before me I found (I think) five
blots, and very few erasures. I hope this state of
tt.ings will contiou.e—intitly work double's an ex
-
a a ner's task. lam of course unab:e to speak et'
the amount of progre-s that has been made, but I
cannot but think that there mu-A have been mn.,11
progress. for I have no h ititation in rep rting to
you that I consider the school to have done eve 1
-len ly, not me ely here and there, but tieroughout.
My words have becn ebiefly words of prais2—tbey
are not fla tery—but simp'y a bare sta'ement of
faf•ts which I make in justice to the masters and
tie boy'. They have both bad brad work and
plenty of it. and they have done it in a way that
has given me the pleasant i ask of speaking pltaaant
truth. In conclusion I beg to o,mgratulate you on
having so thoroughly efficient and so eminently
painstaking a bead master. Ido not think you
could hare found a better man to be responeible
for the welfare of the bJya and the honoJr of your
school.

I remain, your obedient servant,
ALFRED DA.VIES COPE, M.A.,
• Formerly scholar and Greek Exhibitioner, of
Wadham College, Oxford.
The Chairman then addressed those present, and
said he must confess it gave him great gratification
to be preseet and to distribute the prizes at a school
w ere he hat ben a scholar. He was there so long
ago as 1854, au: d it th re was he had his first knowledge
of Lit'n Grammar. They had a square whitewashed
apartment at that time and not such a handsome 1
room as they 11.3 W bad. He did not remember nip
prize givings such es the present, but he supposed
prizes were given ; any how, ho never got one. It ,
must be a proud moment for a boy to step forward
from his school fellows to receive the prizes. The
Chairman went on to sty that he was Euppased to
vire them some good advice, but he frankly con-
:resod that he di i not intend to give the boys good
edvice, a- he did not think they would take much
notice of it just as they were snaking off the train-
in is of school life. The report of the examiner
must hive given great satisfaction to the master,
the parents, and the boys themselves; and pensive
evidently need not go trom th-ir native town of
Stoureridee to finl everything iii the way of emu-
'cation to put their chi.dren on the straight road to
eueerss in life. There we a wide range of eubj -cis
taken up at the school, and the whole of the boys
hid al Laihed fair proficiency in most of them; and
it muet be very gratifying to the bays to know that
the.r labours lied met with such suc.:ess. (Applause.)
Mr. Firinstene s-id it was now his pleasing du y
to propose a vote of thanks to the head master and
under mister', whose efforts had brought about
ihe efficieecy of tee school. He could ono, reiterate
the worJa .0 tee Ciaatrmen, and congratulate them
all on the results. He believed there was union
ad good feeling between the masters aad boys
which weet a long way towares ensuring success.
He agreed with th 4 report in stating they eh uld
excel in all manly spores TllO boy who was eager
and earnest in his play was eagar and earreet in his
work. He must say a word of praias to Mr; God-
chid whs throughout his connection with the school
had sewn great ent-rzy, and was not only respected
by the parents and boys. but by the ineabitantd of
the town (applause) He was not arequ tinted with
the other masters, but the report she ed they hid
done their work well.
Mr. Collis had mach pleasure in seconding the
vote of thanks to the masters, who had sir wn such
assiduity in the boys study. They had every reason
to be satisfied that the school had attained a tegh
standard in classical knowledge. The school had
gone on for many years past in a satisfactory con-
dition, and he hoped that they would always maiu-
tain that they had now attaiued.
The propcsition was unanimously carried.
Mr. Deakin suitably acknowledged on his behalf
and on behalf of the oth or master the euloeiee
the governors.
Mr. Sherrard moved a vote of thanks to the ex-
aglitter, and said it great pleasure in moving it on
account of the excellent report he had pre,ented.
Several forms could not hare done the work more
satisfactorily, and he was sure the school was quite
capable of putting a boy forwerd in any class of
ducation ne wanted. He had had a letter from
the head boy asking for an extra week's heliday
on account of it beieg Jubilee year He thought
as it was a royal school they should grant the ap-
plication, as the boys had worked so well that they
were deserving of the extra week.
Rev. J. Stone said it gave hiin great pl &sure to
second the vote of thanks. The boys had all the
credit giveu to them for the wok done during the
ear. fhe marks were so even that it was doubt-
ul up to the last as to which would come out
first.
The Rev. A. D. Cope responded, saying that it
always gave him great pleasure to attend me tinge
of this kind b,cause politLs was not mixed up with
the education of the boys, end tuts made an ex-
aminer's task easy The speaker went on to say
that he had hear I thet nothing bit Latin was
taught in that school, but if they woild just step
into the master's roo n they would bee a large
number of papers of which t lion's share wee uot
L itin ; at the same time he did not wish to say
that Latin did not kayo its proper piece iu the
school,
The movement was carried.
The R:v J. 8:one, in a short, jocular speech,
proposed a vo.e of thanks to ths Chairaaan.
Mr. H. Blinn:lain had :liana pleasure in second-
ing the vote ef thanks, and it was a double pl azure
when he theught that he (the Chairman) bad been
a seholae at the school.
Carried uuareitrieu,ly.
The Chairrnie theueed them, and express. dto
pleasure it gaits him to be there to distribute tee
prizes
An extra week's holiday was granted the boys
who %%ere then dismissed.
The Chairman distributed the p ize* and ceitifi-
, cates ad follows :—Latie : Upper school. Form 1;
' Stevens a:d Firmstone reertifi eves ; prize, Kid:
eou ;we stet, C son i Form 2 : Prize, Green iv.
a xeesit, Boden Middle Solioel. Feral 1: Fie or
ant Grazebrook ii. Firm 2: Pr.es, Isreoks acces
sir, Breeze. Lower school Fo in 1 : Cannon ii.;
aceesserunt, Cruinpion and Firmateee iii. Fie in 2:
P..ize. Webb ; acoessit, Jackson. Form 1 : Priz
Worton ; aeceseerunt Nloantford iii. at I S nth.
Greek: Stevens aria F.rnst inc i. Germ in : Piz
Phipps; aceessit, Bede.n. Scria'ure : 15,,p
8090 )1, fleck wool, cer ificete ; prize, Kedge,: ; aeces
sit, Firinetoee t. Miridte school : Prize, Central
accessit, Pear.on. Lower schyol : Prize, Pritt .
accessit. Rogers ii. E igiidh subjects—tlack wool
certificate ; p izo, Cisseon, i.; accoesit, Ki idon
Mi idle School . Pnze, Moody ; accessit, Ltoyd.
Lower School: Priz Crumpton ; accessit. Pratt.
Metheinithe (Perms 1
,and 2) Upper School:
Hack wood, eer ificates ; prize, Kidsou ; acceissit.
Casson i. Form 3 : Priz e Turner i.; prox. aceeeeit,
Taylor; acctessit. Green iii. Middle echool : Priz
80l n; accwserant, Gillain and Williams. Forni
2: rey ; accessit, Crunptoa. Lower
School (Fo•ms 1 and 2) : Prize Colson ii. ; accessit,
Weaver. Form 3: Prize. Morton acce-serunt,
Beckley and Wine Fr,ncli—Class 1 : Prize,
Hackwood ;accessit, Firinstone i. Class 2: Ilingley, ,
acoessit, Botha. Class 3 : Prize, Cantrill i.;
accessit, Firmstone ii, Class 4: Prize, Crumpton ;
accessii, Pratt. Class 5 : Prize, Firmstone iii,;
accessit, Palfrey. Chemistry—Form 1 : Cassou
certiticeee ; Hineley, prize; acceasit, Ceok. Form
2: Priz Dallow ; acces it, Addison. Phyeiers—
Prize, CAsson i. ; acceasit, Cook. Drawing—Upper
school: Prize, Simme ; acceesit Casson i. M Id
school: Prize, King ; accesait. Gilliam. Drilling—
Prize. Upper school: Casson i. ; accessit, Kidson.
With regard to the distinctious of past pupil ,it
wee mentioned that Mr John Frederick Blurton
passed the final examination of the Royal College
o Surgeons, and P•ad taken the degree of M.B. at
Durham University. Mr. Eewia J Brooks was
first in tee let class at the May classical examine
a ion at St..' o in's College, Cambridge, and had tak
the Wright le izs and a foundation scholarship of
£6O Mr. W. S. Muir had passed the preliminary
xamination in arts for medical students; and Mr.
G 1). Freer, the intermediate examination for the
et gre.3 of M.B. at .Londoe University ; ant Mr
Walter Raybould had passed in the firet division in
the Meer examination in arts for the di gres of RA.
at Laudon University.

Tlis ()PRICING Or A CONEIBIWATITI CLUB —The
St)urbridge Conservative Asisocitation nits been euu
%cited into a Conservativa Club, and the premises
previously occapied by the members has been pro-
vided with a bar, near the reading root, horn which
iefreentneets cu be disrensed to members.—A.
nieeLing w is held upon the premises on Saturday
afternoin with the object of formalty opening the
club premises. Mr. T. Wo ddridge presided, and
there wets amotipt others present Messrs. Hinds
(si cretary), Skeldieg, Phipps, Millinchip. llatham,
Yearsou, and -Feartiehiy.---fite chairman explain's'
that that change had been made frith the object la
popularising the premises and making them the
Lucre useful to thn members. The club was teen de.
clarel open —Ali% Fe traeley delivered an -address
te those prevent upon the importance of organiqatiou
lie all) pole ed out the necessity for attend in at
the • veteetion.--.oa the motion of Mr. Phipps. a
vo.e of thanks was accord-4 to Mr. Yoarneley for
' his ad.lreal.—A vote of thanks to the Clam:ratan
closed the proceedings.
INCIIIIMT —An inquest was held on Wednesday
evening at the house of Mr. Jumeph Cadwallinier,
the Palk Stre t Tavern, Kidderminster Street, on
tee body of tistry Martin Simkins. John Peareeir
Simkins, father of geossood, said be livid at No.

Hill Street, end was a turner and fitter. OR the.
20 h ult. he went home and deceased. who was four
years of age, said be could jump further than hie
brother Albert. He did jump on the bearthru:.
vnd then fell down. He complained of a pain in
the stomach, and could not pass anything. Dr.
Daly performed an operation on the child when it
as twelve months old. Dr. Bayley attended the
boy, and on the sixth day he administered an injec•
tion, which witneas thought ought to have been
used in the firat place. He thought the child would
nava lived if it had been attended by some old
women. He did not beieve in peppermint and
water. Dr. Bayley said at first that there was no
tr)pe for the child, and it died on tho let inet,Dr.
Robert Luther Bay'ey said he war called in to se.i
deo: aged on the 20th July. There was a (stoppage
in the bowels. He was told that the child baelbeeu
jumping in the morning, and until that time it hal
bqen quite well It was vornitting and in a state o
oallapsei He continued to attend the child unti:
the time of death. He used the injection as soon a,
he thought it was necessary, but he told the parent
at the &at that there was no chance for the.) hit,'
to recover. The child died from a twisted intestine
and it wa4 impossible for it to pass anything. The
jury returned a verdict in accordance with the
medical testimony.