The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

TARVIN-HALL SCHOOL.

The public examination of the pupils of this school
took place on Tuesday last, in the presence of many of
the parents of the scholars, and others interested in the
prosperity of the acanemy. The lecture-hall was filled to
_repletion. Amongst those present were the Rev. T. S.
Bowste.d, vicar of Tarvin, who acted as moderator; the
Rev. J. Dalton, curate of Tarvin, and a number of reve-
rend gentlemen of Chester and Liverpool; also, Charles
Townshend, Esq., Trevallyn House; George Folliott,
Esq., Vicar's Cross ; Llewelyn Jones, M.D. ; M`Ewen,
M.D. ; E. M. Murta, M.D.; Thos. Sprague, Esq., Lon-
don; Long, Esq., Dillington Hall; Norfolk; Lowten
Lowten, Esq., Manley ; J. B. Earle, Esq., Tarvin ; Gee..
Harrison, Esq., Chester; John Walker, Esq., Chester,
and a number of others. Letters were read from several
gentlemen of Chester expressing their regret at being
unable to attend.

The subjects in which the pupils were examined in-
cluded, Greek Testament, Euripides, and a variety of
Greek and Latin authors, history, &c., composition in
these languages, French and translation and composition;
Mathematics, algebra, arithmetic, land-surveying, men-
suration, and architecture, theology from the principal
authors, English history, geography, &c. In nearly the
whole of these, the pupils were closely examined by the
principal and masters and reverend gentlemen present-
Manuscripts of answers worked out during the previous
fortnight were also produced, and the result was pro-
nounced to be most satisfactory.
A large number of engineering, architectural, and other
drawings, paintings, and maps were exhibited, all of a
superior order. During a short interval, the entire school
mustered on parade, and went through a number of diffi-
cult infantry movements with great precision, showing the
excellent discipline of the school. The following shows
the head scholars, from the reports of the masters :
From the Senior Classical and Matheniatical Master, T.
_ _

Waddington, Fellow of St.John' s College, Cambridge.
Fohm I.—classics.—Sprague and Beever ; both passed
a very creditable examination, the former standing first
on the whole.

Mathematics.—Sprague, senior, first; Long, second.
Euclid was well done by the class.
Trigonometry and Mechanics.—Adshead, first in both.
FORM 2.—Latin.—All worked well. Long, after a
sharp contest with Moreton, gained the first place. Uns—
worth excelled in prose composition.
Foam 2.—Greek.—Long first, Moreton second.
Greek Testament--All papers good, but Sprague, sen.,
excelled.

Roman History.—Sprague, Beever, Long, and More-
ton, all presented creditable papers.
From the reports of the Second Classical and Mathema-
tical Master, J. H. Millard, B.A.

Fonzu 3.—Prose Composition.—The two Uttersons and
Coxhead deserved honourable mention.

Fonm 4.—Latin.—All good in composition. Keatley
faultless.

Foam 3.—Greek.—All creditable. Macartney superior.
Grecian History.—The papers were nearly all good,—
Moreton's especially, closely followed by Sprague.
Paley.—On this difficult subject few good papers were
produced, but Sprague mastered the argument, and Arm-

English Composition.—Seven boys produced a respect-
able theme upon " Honesty is the best policy." Arm-
strong's the best, Coxhcad and Brownlow second.
The other departments, under able masters, we must
notice in brief.

FORM s.—Mathematics : Thomas Gibbs.—Fonm 6 :
all good, Griffiths first.—Scripture History : Shaw and
Gibbs most expert.—French : Ist class, Sprague, Beever,
and Fletcher first ; 2nd class, Lingard, Sprague, and R.
Lloyd ; 3rd class, John Brindley first ; 4th class, William.
and James Jones.—German : Beever and Lon,r, Dysart
second.—Conduct, with few exceptions, all good—Arith-
metic : Moreton first, Sprague second, Adshead third—
great progress made by others.—Mensuration : Dysart,
Dean, Cross, and Shiers. History : Unsworth first,
Brownlow, sen., and E. Jones second.— Geography :
Armstrong first. Shiers second.—Architectural and Me-
chanical Drawing: Adshead first, Deans and Gibb second..
—Land Surveying: Gibbs first, Dean and J. J. Jones
second.

The whole of the pupils were reported to be in parti-
cularly good health.
The principal then addressed the visitors and scholars,
thanking the former for their attendance, and congratu-
lating the latter on the uninterrupted good feeling that
prevailed between the masters and pupils, the good
behaviour of the latter, &c. The prizes were then dis-
tributed, and the boys dismissed for the half year. Oa
leaving they gave three hearty cheers.
About GO ladies and gentlemen dined with the principal
and masters. The health of Mr. and Mrs. Brindley, and
prosperity to the School, was drunk with much enthusiasm ;
also the health of the 'Vicar, who had acted as moderator,
the masters, and visitors.
The latter toast was responded to by Thomas Sprague,
Esq., of the firm of Mugg-eridge Sprague, and Co..
Thames-street, London. He said the Principal was
right in stating that he was one of the earliest supporters
of the school, and that he had had four sons under hta
care and tuition. He was proud to find his eldest sou
in
the honourable position of captain of the school. The
son he had taken from the school to his counting-house,
had more than equalled his expectations.
The Vicar of Tarvin, who has taken great interest in
the establishment, expressed his admiration of the con-
duct of the pupils both in church and in the parish at all
times.
In the evening the company were gratified by Motional
concert of the pupils. The latter afterwards partook of
a bountiful entertainment, which closed the interestino-
proceedings of the day.