SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1415, 24 November 1904, Page 5

SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.

GORE SCHOOL. This school was examined on Nov*nto« 17th and 18th. The following is a copy of the Inspectors' report : —Compulsory Subjects.— Reading—Very good throughout. Composition—Good. Writing—Good in copy-books : exceedingly good in exercise-books. Spelling—Accurate in all classes. Recitation—Good. Arithmetic—Very good, except in Standard VI. Drawings-Good, except model-draw-ing of Standard VI. Singing— Good throughout ; notably so in Standard VI. Physical Instruction—Good, except in cases of girls of Standard VI. Geography—Good. History—Good. —Additional Subjects.— Nature Study and Elementary bciencc—Very good in infant department ; satisfactory in other classes. Handwork—Good in the classes in which it is taken. Needlework—Very good. Order, discipline and tone of sclio.i!— Very good. Infant Department (Miss Howes, mistress ; Miss Shepherd, pupil teacher) .—A pleasing tone pervades this department. The children are introduced to school work through the medium of natural and effective methods, and they perform their various collective exercises with no little precision and animation. Standard 1., with division of Class P. (Mr MaeKay, assistant teacher ; Mr Lyttle, pupil teacher).—Both classes do very satisfactory work, and the manners and conduct of the pupils are all that one could desire. Standard 11. (Miss McEwen, pupil teacher).—A wry good class, the pupils giving evidence G f thorough and conscientious training. Standard 111. (Miss Wilson, assistant teacher).—This class makes a very good appearance indeed. The pupils'| capacity for intelligent answering, their range of information and their ability to use their hands may be heartily commended. Conduct and manners are exceedingly good. Standard IV. (teacher for greater part of the year, Miss Christie).—Jn every respect a good class. The pupils are (bright and intelligent, 'and they do the various forms of written work with great neatness and care. Standards V. and VI. (Mr Grenfell, assistant master ; Miss MacGrbibon, temporary assistant).—Both classes are very strong in the English subjects. Standard V. does well in arithmetic also, Standard VI. not quite so well. Singing- is a notable feature, so also arc the exercise books some of which are exceedingly ornate. We are happy to note that a strong cadet company has been formed, olhcered by the members of the school stall, with Mr Grenfell as chief, and with members of the various classes as non-coms. After seeing the company on the field, we consider it a credit to the school and the town.

The following pupils passed their respective standards:— Standard Vl.—Amies l)oini.r,ui. Marie Fleminu. Nellie Flcmimr. Adelaide Mackay, Sarah Preece. F.llen Terry. Myrtle Tavlor. Alke Waliis, Lily Waliis. Elsie Miller. Willie Anderson. Harold Aitken, Gerald Beattie. William Craig. Janus Domig.in. William Lojran. Andrew Martin. A'ev. Robertson. Fred. Ramsay. William Semple. Erie Scott. Standard V.—Rose Bioadbcnt, Florence Donaldson. Elizabeth Fletcher. Valla Henderson. Stella Low, Jessie McLoish. Maud McDonald. Mabel Preece, Minnie Richardson, Glad's Smith. Kathleen Waliis. Bertha Wright. Douglas Appleby, Charles Brown. Robert Cameron, Gorubn Donaldson, Tom Donaldson, Donald Grieve, James Hughes, Harold Hartley, Percy I.ee, Bertie Potts, John Shore. John Scott, Charles 'JYrrv. Promotrd-Ethel Potts. Standard IV.—.Marie Anderson. Ada Badman. Gracic L'ewar, Maggie Grieve, Sarah Logan, Willa McCorkindale. (Jean McMillan, Ada Russell, Violet Roberts, Susan Staples, bene Taylor. Edie Toy. Hazel Walker. Helen Willis. James Beattie, Willie Bishop, Blair fallen, Oliver Cruickshank. Leslie Dewar. George Hicks, Roy Inglis, Harold McKinna, Kenneth Me Kay. George Miller. James Robertson. George Shore, Willie Stephenson, Reginald Smith. Herbert Stewart, I'hos. Tutt.v, Arthur Waliis, Agnes Neilson. Promoted—James Davies.

Standard lll.—Elizabeth Alexander. Lily Dewar. Kitty .Karrcl, Amy Garrick, Violet. ILimer. May Inder. Katie MFarlane. Stella MKinna Amy Potts, Lily Raey, Ethel Taggait, Elsie Ten v. Annie Thomson, Ada Tee. Ethel Ward, ('has. Arthur, Harold Jiagley. Lindsay Beimel. Lyall Christie. Walter ('alder. Peter Donaldson. Andrew Fleming, Chas. Gibh, Allien Hurt ley, Joshua Micks, Frank Kroning, Aleivyn Kirk, Robt. Matthews. Leslie Maude. Hugh Puterson. Jas. Robertson. Albert Shivas. Willie Shivas, Win. Scott, Wilford Scott. Henry Stewart, Kobt. Todd. Ernest Velvin. Alex. Waliis. Harold Waliis. Arthur Webb, Tho.s. lleid. The following pupils have been promoted: Gladys Taylor, Laurie Wilson. Standard 11— Amy Anderson, Blanche Badman. -Margaret Hicks. Muriel .Joyce. Annie Johnston, Knie Low, Euphciuia Matthews, Margaret O'Kane. Jessie Robertson, Jessie Reid, Margaret Reid, Ivy Stephenson, Margaret Seolt, Ethel Trussler. Oiive Walker. Ethel Wilkinson, Jessie Miller. Stanley Brewer, Stanley Baldwin, Kric Bagley, lau Cullen, Xorrie Davies, Leslie Domigan. Harry Hill, Ernest Harrison, Wilfred Kirk, D'Aicy Lacey, Arthur .Maude. Jesse M'Corkindale. John Hanson. Walter Mount. Hae Mouat. Eric Vaterson. John Ross. Percy Ross. John Senijilc. Chas. Thurston'. Leslie Waliis, Rowland Wadsworth. Sylvester Ward, Herbert Young. Standard I.—lrene Brown. Ella Baldwin. Bella Cadey, Elsie Coutts. .Bessie Cameron, Maggie Cruickshank, Edna Dewar. Vera Gray. Annie Hamilton, Violet Jenkins. Minn Low, Jessie Munson. Gladys Paterson. Nellie Ramsay, Eva Robertson, Mabel Ryder. Louis Richardson, Olive Steans, Evelyn Shave, Frances Stephenson. Ellen Tee, Jessie Trussler. Lena Velvin, Irene Wilson, Hannah Willis. Winifred Wilson, Elsie Wingluini. Ralhie Willis, Ivy Walker. May Wadsworth. Jas. Adams. Willie Burgess. John Craijr, Leonard Collett, Roy Domigan, Willie Edwards, Frederick Gaines, Walter Joyce, Maurice Mayo, Duncan MT'arlane. Tom M'Corkindale, Walter Scott. Louis Stephenson, Norman Sligo, Joseph Smith, Tho.s. Ryan. John Terry, Stanley Thomson. Lester Walker. Chas. Waliis. Desmond Waliis, Arthur Wadsworth, Ma tibia Thompson.