LOWER SHOTOVER SCHOOL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 836, 16 June 1874, Page 3

LOWER SHOTOVER SCHOOL.

Previous to a short winter's holiday, this school was examined on Friday last by the Rev. D. Ross, assisted by Mr J. Brown, former teacher of the school. The following Ls the result:— GENERAL PROFICIENCY. Class I. First prize—Master Jani< s Robertson. Second „ Master Coverdale Paterson. Third „ Miss Euphemia Elliot. Class 11. Frst pri*e—Master Charles Colville. Second „ Miss Jane Humphrey. Third ~ Master John M'liride. Fourth ~ Miss El leu Elliot. Fifth „ Master John Flint Sixth „ Miss Margaret Flint Class 111. First prize—Master Walter Keay. Second „ Master Robert Anderson. Third „ Miss Lizzie Johnson. Class IV. First prize—Miss Lizzie Fraser. Second „ Miss Mary M'Bride. Third „ Miss Klizabet.li Humphrey Fourth „ Miss Mary Smith. Class V. Only prize—Miss Anna Sabine. Drawing Class. Only prize—Miss liuphemia Elliot. Best Attendance.

Only prize—Miss Mary Ann Gibson. After the examination was completed, the Rev. Mr Ross expressed himself as highly satisfied with the discipline of the school, the manners and physique of the pupils, and the thoroughness of their tuition, in the different subjects upon which they had been examined This latter feature he considered as more particularly noticeable in the reading and spelling, which were really excellent. The reciting of Masters Colville, Anderson, and Keay was also highly creditable. He felt called upon to congratulate the parents—of whom a number were present—upon the possession in their midst of so efficiently conducted an institution ; one in which, that day's examination very clearly proved, no pains were spared to lay the foundation of a thoroughly sound and practical education. He would earnestly call upon them to cooperate with their teacher, and he had no hesitation—from the day's experience—in prophesying for their little ones a sound, careful, and useful training. Mr Brown expressed his great sense of pleasure at finding the school in such a high state of efficiency, and gave it as his opinion that it was stcond to no other in the Wakatip district.

Mr M'Bride said that, as a member of the School Committee, it wa3 a source of no slight satisfaction to him to know that they had been able to secure in Mr Fleming so capable a successor to Mr Brown. He was sure that if the parents would do their part by sending their children regularly to school they might safely leave the rest to that gentleman. He would beg to propose a vote of thanks to the examiners for their very onerous and satisfactorily conducted examination.

This closed the proceedings, and the assemblage dispersed.

The school resumes duties on Monday, 22nd inst. *