Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-19 00:00:00

EVENING SCHOOL-FXAMIN•ATIONS AND PRIZES;

An examination of the class will take place in June, 1840,
when all who have.been pupils from the present January Will
be admissible to compete for prizes. • •

•FIUBJgCTS, OrEICANIINATION.
Ent Year's Class: Reading, spellipq fromdietation, writing,
and the fundamental rules of arithm,ette.

Second Year's Class : The same subjects, -but of a- higher
•atandard-r-eumponnd—additiont-cubstractiaar
divisionrreduction,_and the Qutlmej-of geography,
Third ;Tear's... Class: English htstbry
,(Williamd to :H enry
''tl), geoiiiiih;i• of Thirope, writing from dictation, grainmar,
rale of three-and its-applieatious-to interest,. barter, and other
commercial calculations. • •

• Fourth Year's Class.: Same subjects, but:. of a higher stan-
dard, English. history to the present time, .geography of the
world; arithmetic as above, and Fractions and.deeirnals.,

PriZ•es, consisting of -lioks, certificates, and admissions to
the next higher classes at half the usual fees,. Will he awarded
to those who take the first and second places-in each class. -
Mathematics.—Those who'obtain the first and second Places
in Euclid, Book 1, and algebrao as.faras and including simple
equation, and who pass •satisfactorily, in the fourth year's
English class examinations, will receive prizes equal in value
to the first and second prizes-of the fourth class, and next in
rank to them.

`Fifth Year's -Class.—A 'fair knowledge in the subjects of
examination of, the fourth year and higher attainments in any
one or more of the following subjects of tLe ,Candidate's own
'selection, viz :-1, arithmetic ; '2, 'algebra ; 3, geotiaetry ; ¢,
geography; 5, 'English history; -English4iteratare.
The candidates wko take -the first places in these several
special examinations will becoine entitled. to free admission
next session to the following junior or firstlear'sClaases of the
Queen's College, viz :—Greek, mathematics,- English,
and chemistry. .The • standard of the examination.will corre-
spond as nearly as may be with the requirements of the So-
ciety of Arts for first class -cert;ficates in arithmetic, algebra,
and geometry. In the remaining 'brancheS the examination
will embrace the course ofthe.fifth year'sisEngtish class-of the,
-present year, / which is.adapted -for young men preparing. for;
the Society of A:ts examinations. the-class is now reading
Bacon onthe Advanc,emerit of 'Learning; Book I, and Trendh
on the Study Of Words, nutlet-the-Rev.. J.S.Soucher, M. 1.,.
of St. John's College, r:ainbridge:
It is further intended to hold a voluntary and non-compet
tine examination in the subjects anti of the standing of the
fourth year's examinat on; and to grant: to all pupils who =7 ,
satisfy the examiners certificates thereof. -Thesa certificates
will clearly state the educational standing, as indicated by the:
examination, of thine who may acquire them, and effort wit/
be made to procure the' recognition by merchant?, public com-
panies, and employers generally, of use value which tlie tUrec-
tOrs will endeavour to give to them. aff evidence both o.f good
conduct at school and attainments.,
The draWing clasSes are not included! in the above .seiifinie,
examinations bebag- Conducted_ therein and prizes awarded.
annually-by Gotorranent.
The list of donations whiclpwas subjoined to the report in-
cluded a Mathematical Treatise Itz,mehiindra, prencnted by
the SeCretary of.' State for India, and' bociks, Ste .11. om the
Government of.lslew,Zealant; thelkpartnient of fS"-clenee and
Art; . • , • . '
• Mr. GEOItO.IICILT congratulated the members on the,
report, which showed the
,su.c.'•,oess ..of , the, institution
during the past year, If they east . their. ..eyes. back to,
the time when it•was.aB mere mechanics':institution, they
found it supported by contrituatienS, but now they, had.
-the pleasure. of knowing
~hat was sell-supporting,,
while it afforded the pupils an opportiinitrof becoming
acquainted with. the. usual. branches . of education, and
even d'inaking themselves proficient in:science and art.
(Hear,. h ear.) Ile- cOneluded by movie the adoption of
the report.
The.motion was seconded by; Mr. Samuel, and carried
unanimously, .
Mr, .HEY.worerw.., in moving' thanks to the, (tenors of
books, said they now wanted_ no . more contribUtions of
money, but they did not care how iimny.yaluable books'
they: received, and he expressed a hope that.sich contri-
butions would increase..
Professor CnarinitooK seconded the mation,, and ex-
pressed his concurrence in Mr. Heirs congratulidiens on
the success of the institution---owing, ,no doribt, 'to the' I
efforts of the directors, the principals, the teachers, ! and
also of the secretary, who never left anything Undone
which would further the success of the institution.
(Applause;) The success;whieh had :attended their past
. efforts led him to look into the future, :and to anticipate
a still greater success for tie institution, which he hoped
would exercise an influence not only in this immediate.
locality, but upon the nation at large.'
success seemed to . pledge them to greater efforts,
for the necessity of education was beginning to difftise
itself into every mind. He referred to the diffi.eulty of
combining a first-class education with low fees; and said
the increase of this difficulty would call for some great
liberality on the part of the friends of the institution,
by means of which the difficulty might be met. He
had no doubt that .the institution would' go_ on pro-.
gressing, till it had beCome as great as anTof the older
ones in the.influence it would exercise .upon..thcpublic
mind. , (Applause.)
The motion was carried by acclamation.
Mr, SnaptiN having moved the thanks of the Meet-
ing to the teachers, whoui he warmly eulogised. for their
zeal in the performance of their duties,
Mr. Joiorsox, in seconding the resolution, said that
they had educated within the walls of that instintion no
less than 3,000 pupils, and had received in fees as much

as £7,000 during the. past year. (Applause.)
The motion was unanimously agreed. to ; and, on the
motion of ,Mr. Chesney, seconded by Mr. Heyworth,
the committee for the ensuing year was appointed.
Votes of thanks having been tendered to the directors
and to the president, the proceedings terminated.,

GARIDALDI'S Sow.—The youngest son of the jltalian
patriot is at 'present studying at a school kept by an
Italian gentleman, at New Dighton,. on the Cheshire
side of the Mersey. Young Garibaldi is, it is 50.4
moat promiaing youth.