SCHOLARSHIPS EXAMINATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8162, 25 January 1890, Page 3

SCHOLARSHIPS EXAMINATION.

The results of the scholarships examination were submitted to the' Beard of Education Eesterday by the examiners,"the Revs. J, ampbell and J. Bates, who reported as follows :—" We have much pleasure in drawing attention to the general excellence of the work of both the senior and junior candidates. This is especially true of the work of the seniors in Latin and English, and of the juniors in arithmetic and English. The answers to the questions put were, as a rule, characterised by good methods and variety of treatment. Considerable intelligence was shown by many of the candidates in their answers; but in the case of the juniors there were evideuces of irregularity in the kind of instruction given to the candidates, the work of learning having been more mechanical and less intelligent in some instances than in others. The average of marks gained by the seniors in mathematics, and particularly in algebra, was satisfactory, but two or three of the candidates were unequal to the papers set. The examination in agricultural chemistry was tho least satisfactory owing to the fact tliat the answers showed too frequently only a verbal knowledge of the subject." The following are the winners of Senior Scholarships :—Thoraas R. Keesing, _ 3280 marks ; Peter Drummond, 3182; Annie W. Whitelaw, 3102; Robert P. Keall, 2332; George Brown, 2831. Certificates of proficiency nave been gained by the following : — Charles W. Field, 2783; Mary Bower, 2694 j Annie McPherson, 2617; William A Speight, 2609; Basil Roberton, 2597 ; Edwin C. Somerville, 2484; Harry A. Darrow, 2461; Ernest Clarke, 2370 William P. C. Hay, 2352. All these competitors were from the Auckland College and Grammar School, except Robert P. Keall, who is a pupil at the Thames High School. The following are the winners of junior scholarships -.—Class A. (pupils of any public school): 1, Vincent Meredith (Onehunga), 570 marks; Robert Clark (Onehunga), 506; Betsy Nolan (Parawai), 481; Jas. C. Dromgool (Mount Roskill), 472; Ernest Allen (Onehunga), 470. Class B. (pupils attending schools with average above 300): Flora B. Robertson (Wellesley-street), 498; Francis H. \\ right (Newton East), 465. Class C. (for schools between 100 and 300): Hugh Wvlie (Pukekohe West), 449; Robert Carnachan (Cambridge), 445. Class 1). (pupils of schools less than 100): Matthew A. Hunter (Mercer), 453 marks. Certificates of proficiency were gained as follows:—Laura Adams (Onehunga), 464 marks; William D. J. Gately (Wellesley-street), 461; Ruth M. Dudley (Newton East). 451; Geoffrey Trevi thick (Mount Eden), 450; Gertrude Palmer (Parawai), 442; William C. Leys (Ponsonby), 438; Hilda Lewis (Wellesley-street), 433; Harry Gulliver (Ponsonby), 432; James P. Whitelaw (Ponsonby), 427; William J. Hunter (Mercer), 425; Lilias MnGibbon (Wellesleystreet), 425; Herbert E. Pilkington (Panmure), 420; Elizabeth A. Robinson (Mount Eden), 415: Herbert Penn (Hamilton West), 408: Sarah E. Brown (Woodside), 407; William Church (Newton West), 398; Peter Moir (Ponsonby), 392; Andrew V. Peace (Beresford-street), 385: Colin G. Speight (Newton West), 384: Richard Doull (Ponsonby), 370; Ewen W. Alison (Devonport), 308; Valentine Dunno (Beresford-street), 365; Minnie A. Posseniskie (Wellesley-street), 363; Norman Law (Pukekohe West), 361; John Biddle (Devonport), 346. The following letter was addressed to Mr. Rice by the examiners :—" On completing our work as examiners for the Board of Education scholarships we desire to express our acknowledgments for the facilities and assistance given to us by you. Our work was made easier and the risk ot error minimised by the ample information, schedules, etc., supplied by you, and the excellent arrangements made "for the conduct of the examination." The report was adopted, and it was decided to grant the awards in the usual form. At a later stage of the meeting a telegram was received from Cambridge stating that Robert Carnachan had not attended the examination. It appeals that in some way a mistake has been made. The consideration of the matter was deferred.