SCHOLARSHIPS AND RIVAL CLAIMS.
NELSON, 25th January. In connection with the New Plymouth telegram claiming that Taranaki holds first place in junior scholarship examinations, the Nelson Education Board office furnjshes an appended memorandum disputing the claim. For the last two years the highest place in the examination referred to hao been gained by pupils in the Nelson education district. In the 1909 examination William H. Morris, Reefton District High School, came first in the Dominion, with 684 marks out of a possible 800, and last year Edward Gifford, of the Westport District High School, gained top place with 690 marks. The Tarapaki comparison appears to be of little value, as the numbers of competitors from each district does not seem to be taken into account in the basis of computation. In the 1910 examination eleven candidates from the Nelson district gained higher marks than the candidate who -was placed top in the Marlborough district, which gained second place, according to the New Plymouth telegram.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 21, 26 January 1911, Page 3
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