THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: HALF-YEARLY EXHIBITION.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4472, 25 December 1871, Page 2

THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: HALF-YEARLY EXHIBITION.

The half-yearly examination of the scholars attending Mr. R. J. Morre9sy's Preparatory School, Hobson-strcor, took pl.ice on the 22nd. A large number of tlie parents of the pupils were piesent. The following are the names of the scholars who were auccessiul in obtaining prizes :— First Olasg : English, prize for composition, grammar, spelling, dictation, and arithmetic, S. Edmonds ; 2nd prize, elocution, including recitation and poetry, 15. Hill ; 3i\l prize, geography, resulted in a tie between Masters Shove and if. Mason ; 4th prize, hiatory, resulted in a tie between Masters Shovo and W. Joynt; sth prize, writing, including prize e3say and theme, J. Adnam. Second Class : Ist prize, English, includiug elocution, poetry, composition, j dictation, and arithmetic, Master H. Ed- ' monds ; 2nd pi ize, geography, tie between F. Quick and H. Edmonds ; 3rd prize, hiatory, 11. Edmonds; 4th prize, writing and. esaay, F. Quick. Third. Class : English pii/.o: after a severe contest between H. Guffiths, J. Edmonds, and J. Mason, the examiner decided in favour of the latter. In the evening an exhibition, was held, of which the following is the programme —Parliamentary Debate :' Mr. Morressy { (Speaker), Master Samuel Edmonds (Upener of the Debate), Thomas Shove (|>,ader of the Opposition), Master Samuel Leech (Sergeant at Arms), John Adnam (Clerk of the House), Kdward Hill (Chairman of Committees), Thomaa Joynt, William Joynt, Frank Quick, Frederick Quick, Henzel Mason, John Mason, Henry Edmonds, Frank Jones, Edward and Henry Hill, William Brauiul, Thomas Latnbuine, Willoughby Brassey, John Leech, H-nry Clarke, James Morey, Walter Griffiths. Recitations and Readings : "Chri-ttms and its Emblems" (Mra. W. Hay;, Master Thomas Shove ; "The Jackdaw of Kheims" (B^rham), Master Satnnel Edinon.ls; "Died attheStation-house"(Tomlin), Master John Adnan ; " Modern Logic,"" Master Henzel Mason ; " William Tail's Speech" (Kuowles), Master Edward Hdl j " Bundle of Rags" (Carpenter), Master' Thora.is Joyut ; " JRnrial of Sir John Moore" ( Wolfe), M astor W. ,Gr;ffiths ; /* f B*chelor'«. t Di-ram" (T. Hood), } M^attr ,W- JoyntU •' Charge of Light Brigade,".' Fredtjric^ „ Quick ; " Misadventures, at Margate, " AJ aster F.Jones; "Ship on Fir^ (HuaaeU), Maater Tauiaas Lamhurne • " Astronomical Alderman," Master H. Hill; "Lochiel'a Wuruing," Masters tfho% e and Braaucy; "My Uncle," Maater Frank Quick ; ."Battle of Hohenliu-, . deu." Master Henry Edmunds ; " Patea and' Dowlas," Master Ettill S. Edmondß. The' entertainment was altogether a great success