UNION SABBATH SCHOOL.

Lake County Press, Volume IV, Issue 205, 8 May 1875, Page 3

UNION SABBATH SCHOOL.

The annual examination of scholars on the breaking up ot the. school for the winter months, was held last Saturday, at the School-house, by Mr Warden Stratford, the Superintendent of the Schodi'. / y - • w A large number of parents of the children and others interested inreligiouseduoation, were present. The school was favored with the aid of Mrs Holland, who kindly attended to accompany the singing, by playiug the harmonium belonging to the Templar’s Lodge, which had been lent for the occasion. The exercises consisted in repeating chapters of the Scriptures from memory and in answering questions relating to various scripture subjects, as well as repealing hymns. The hymus introduced at interars by the w hole of the scholars, were most creditably sung, and formed a very pleasing feature in the exercises of the day. Those present had every reason to feel grateful to Mr Stratford, and the tfc- . ers of the school for the labors whicti they are performing, as by their means the children are taught to reverei.ee the Sabbath by their attendance, discipline and obedience while in the school, besides acquiring religious knowledge, and consequent mental and moral training. Mr Stratford, in closing the examination informed those present that the attendance of scholars showed a satisfactory, atid steady increase ; that it was considered necessary to close the school during the four winter months because most of the children lived some distance off. He hoped that the scholars would read their books during the recess; and expressed thanks to the parents and friends for their attendance, as it was an encouragement to have the results of their work thus brought under the eye of those interested, in the children, while their non-attendance, would have excited a depressing effect. The School was then closed, and the various, classes marched off in single file in the most orderly manner. Marks. Fiiet prize of School, James Reid 343 Ist Class—H. A. Stratford, Teacher. Peter Reid, 2nd prize - - 338 Matilda Paterson, 3rd - - 319 Agnes Marshall, 4th * . . 283 2nd Class—Mrs Rushtou, Teacher. John Cameron, Ist prize - - 322 Hector Low, 2nd - . . 319 Samuel Low I _ . £ 392 Kingsley Butler j * * 303 3rd Class—Mrs Stratford, Teacher. Lily Elliott, Ist prize . - 335 Robert Evans, 2nd - . . 328 Annie Fergueson, 3rd - , 288 4th Class—Miss Buekham, Teacher. Isabella Rent), Ist prize - . 344 Minnie Marshall, 2nd - - 341 Frederick Evans, 3rd - . 285 sth Class —Mrs Cooper, Teacher. Thomas Elliott, Ist prize i.V . 286 Isabella Paterson, 2nd . . 276 Norah Butler, 3rd - -. . ■ 266 Nehie Murphy, 4th - . . 256 6th Class—Miss Pritchard, Teacher. William Elli tt, Ist prize - . 144 Rox. ‘. Cooper, 2nd - . . 142 Margaret Ewans 3rd - . 149 Thomas Reid, 4th , 139 Susan Cameron, sth - . . 136 Andrew Murphy 6th - - . 122 7th Class—Mr Elliott, Teacher. Frances Paterson, Ist prize - 157 Annie Cooper, 2nd - - . - 150 Lizzie Evans, 3rd - - . '143 Willie Fergueson, 4th - . 140 Thomas Letcher, stli • - . 139 Joseph Jenkins, 6th - 121 Johanna Letcher, 7th'. ~iG - 121 Maximum number attending the school, 67. Minimum for distribution. .1;. ;