The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.

ON Friday, the half yearly distribution of prizes to the
pupils of the Collegiate Schools took place in the presence
of a numerous attendance of parents and friends. The
Ven. Archdeacon Brooks presided, and amongst those on
the platform were—the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, the Rev. Dr.
Hume, Rev. Mr. Hobbs, Rev. D. Anderson, Rev. W. B.
Matthias, Messrs. Adam Hodgson, Chas. Inman, Ilalhead,
John Stewart, J. Nicholson, Percy M. Dove, S. Douglas,
Robert Aked, H. H. Statham, J. M. Wood, J. Torr, Wm.
Danson, J. K. Rounthwaite, E. P. Arthur, &c. The Rev.
the Principal, the Rev. C. W. Underwood, and the Rev.
J. Cox, Vice-principals, J. Michod, Esq., Head Master
of the Lower School, and the principal misters.
Previous to the commencement of the proceedings,
voluntaries were played upon the organ ; and the Rev. J.
S. Howson, M.A., the principal, having read a portion of
Scripture, the boys sung the " Jubilate."
The CIILIRMAN said he had much pleasure in again
meeting them upon such an occasion, and hethfeelstcmhoouelsh
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, important to those present as it was to those engaged
its management, but they had found constant obstruc-
tions, from that debt pressing upon and clogging their
exertions. Its extinction would enable them to do mans-
things which might appear of trifling interest, but whicix
were of great importance to the successful management of
the institution. It was of great importance that all
classes should have, in a town like this, an institution.
where their children could receive an excellent education;
and he believed that that given at the Collegiate was
equal to anything that might be got throughout the
kingdom. He was also happy to state that the progress
of the young men who had lett the institution and gone to
the University had been most creditable to the institution
and to themselves. During the half-year five of these had
gained honours or degrees, two of them having been
elected to Scholarships at Trinity College, Cambridge, the
competition for which is open to all the world, and which
are given only to the dignissimus—that was, to him who
best deserved it. So that in the course of the last half-
year they had five young men who had left their schools
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The Rev. J. S. HowsoN, the Principal, was then called..
upon to address the assemblage. He enlarged princi-
pally on the topics already mentioned• by the chairman ;
and stated that, now the institution was out of debt, the
prizes given in future would be of a more valuable
character.
Mr. Gsrsizsrox, of Cambridge, who had come down to
conduct the examination of the pupils, said that he had
been much gratified by what he, had seen of the attain-
ments of the boys, and he was happy to confirm what the
chairman had said, that their schools were equal to any int
the kingdom.
The deserving pupils were then called up in succession
to receive their prizes, the Venerable ARCHDEACON accom-
panying the presentation in each case with some encou-,
raging or complimentary remark.
The following is a list of the prizes :
UPPER SCHOOL PRIZES.

• SPECIAL PRlZEs.—Junior divinity medal: Rounthwaite.
Certificate: J. Lowe.—Junior historical medal : G. Statham.
Certificate: Brown.—Junior mathematical medal: Wood.
Certificate : Fairclough.
CLASS Pat zs s.—First class,J. H. Rawdon ( Egerton scholar):
Certificate : Arthur.—Second class : Wainwright. Cent&
cates : Shaw and Booker.—Third class: Reg. division, Edward.
sad Wright. Certificates: Sinker and Pater. Mod. division.
Bartlett.—Fourth class : Reg. division, W. H. Statham. Cer,.
tificate : J. Lowe. Mod. division, R. P. Aked. Certificate,:
Ellis.—Fifth class : Fairclough and F. Rawdon. Certificates
Wood and Clough.—Sixth class : Cordeaux. Certificate✓
Jeffery, jun.—Preparatory classes: Seventh: Michod. Cer—
tificate: H. Carpenter. Eighth : Makin. Certificates: Ander—
son. Minton, H. Peel, and W. Carpenter.
EXTRA PRIZFS.—For writing: R. P. Aked. Certificates:
Douglas, Jameson, and C. Cartwright.—Given by Mr. Under—
wood for French and German Bartlett. Certificates .Camps
tell, for German ; R. P. Aked and Fowler, for French.—Givers
by Mr. Underwood for good conduct: Ellis, E. Aked, and.
Fairclough.—Given by Mr. Ellis for Latin poem : Arthur.—
Given by Mr. Porter for Mathematics : Edwards and Rounth—
waite. Certificate: Dove.—Given by Mr. Perter for good
conduct : W. Aked.—Given by Mr. Hiley forEnglishzMichod,
transferred to H. Carpenter.—Given by Mr. Sears for French
Pater. Certificates Caw, Jeffery? sen., Clough, and Brown::
—Given by Mr. Dove for divinity: Falloon. Certificate ;
Michod. Given by the Principal for map drawing . R. P.
Aked.