ANDERSON'S BAY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10679, 19 December 1896, Page 2

ANDERSON'S BAY.

A large number of parents, mainly latfisw, assembled yesterday afternoon to witness tba prize distribution in connection with the Anderson's Bay School. •; The Ec». A. Cameron, su calling on Mr White to distribute the prizes, ia speaking of bis long service on the cpnwnttee humorously roferred to him as the grandfatbfir pf the rest, a title Mr White denied, as regards either feelings or appearance. After the,<>etribution Mr J. M. Gallaway, as a parast interested in the.school, spafcu *h<wt{y f ttnd referred, to the 'essentials nemsmty, to aa&e school life happy, and slated Wial) were present in, the sehoal. After iw^wSfe^eKsn^s an-adjoarDraeat was madi.> to <&*<gjK>«SM»6liißJi whero-tUe jgirla^ets-pat'Saroasn a EMjnbet,.«'

evolutions and gymnastic BXeTeiie3, and wera followed by tbe boy«, who were pnt through some good advanced work Before the parents dispersed Me Owen moved a vote of thanks to Instructor Hauna for tho special pains and care ha hod taken with the classes. The following 18 the prize 1 ">r — ' Standard VII — Boys • Aithui Ite'd (Mi Owen's pfiz*) 1, Tohn Har* (j\lr Owen's prize) 2 Girls Minnie Jcffery md Maggie It Kinlav equal (Mrs Dawaon'o pnz») I, Hulk lloxc (Mr White's prize) 2 Stindird VI —Boys David Reid (Mr Pon--1 sonbys pn/f) 1, George White (Wise .trd Co'a j prize) 2 Girl 3 JSttie Morns (Mrs Ponsonby's prize) 1 Blia»Harland2 btindaid V — Boys Lexie Owen (Mrs Baldwin s pri?ol, Prank Lynn 2 tarls Iso Ecg o 1, , Annie Fairbairn '2 fc>taud»rd IV-Boys T2rne»t Duckworth (Mr= Ross spi i/e) 1 Bartie Rocs 2 Girls Jilsio Owen ]. Ivy Cuttle 2 Standaul 111 —Boys Vlidis Fenwick 1, Goorg« Hirlandand Clmlu. Macidim (equal) 2 Girl ! Jpinme M ClelUnd 1, Una, On on 2 I Stmdard II -Boy. 1 lank Williams 1. Harry ! Lvnn<, 2 Girls, Jan»t Cidzow 1, Vivian Oak- . dm 2 ' Stindird 1 —Boys Jaiuc- t Cidzow 1, Thomaj Brooke 2 Gnh. Luc M Clclland 1, Madgs Amery 2 ' > ' iTvirutsties (pn/°« given Jiy Dr Fitzgerald) — 1 Boy-, ] eouirJj Baldwin I, Milcolm Macadim 2 I (jirl« Maude Laid win 1 Annie White 2 d tl-. b st m louorei! an i b"st liked, derided bj volx of class Minnie Tet?< ly and Annie White L:>v^ best manrcrea -Mid be-> 6 liked, decided by ■vot of class Malcolm MwMJara and John Tlart liu-icu prizes (Mrs Itobsrti's clas3) —S'tuor dmsion Minnie Wl it* Second division,— Gwuhiii" Ponsonbj, kittle Graham Junior divi- ■; nu—Dans I'on'onbj Ima White, Barti? Res h-i ptura priz'S (cl u^c conducted bj the Rev. A C iraeion, and pri", twine Key A Cameron -lnd Mtasr Owen anil rtfferj) —Standards VII iid \ I—Leonard Ili^i't Tohn Ilirt, Miksks M-KnK>, and Itau . T.ff..ry bUnrfavd VTso. lkr ' and Ttxie ()«• n Standard IV—El.ii* O)"-n, Kittle Grahim iLd Krm.<t Uuoknorth. Sfii-t ud ITl—Una1 Tl—Una Owen and Bertie L"c feewing prizes are to 1 p given at some futnre tirrie, and the Rev A Cuncon has promised to give, after tho school takes up, a prize to the aoys mi another :o the mils for the liesfc e»Bi>a oil "Theßest W.y oi Socndmg the Boafc H ..idny ' SAWYERS' BAY. The innual breaUmff up m;c-^ B -iS'TMJi 'J the school on Phursdaj, when there were a, laige nunibdi of parents and friends present. Altor a short addiees by the head teacher (M" * Fif dcr, rtf A ) on school afHirs, Mr Charles I>j-<e (tiiairrasn of the school committ-' ) <uj<'ressid tbe children in a very amiuin,' M d nsrruefciyc speech A short programme of «oti(!i- »y the senior pawns and notion bob"* »y tbe juniors having been gone through, Mr Duka prj^Jittd some very nindsame pnzea tn Miwmr,, and afterwarde certihcat^s for good aOtcud-. ancs, the meeting roocluding with a \ote of thanks t» Mm Hayueb for kindly contributing tno yn<j!t md to the ladies who judged rhs sevnng, waila cheers were giveu for tax 'teaohers The fn"owing ate the nameg of the r*iK* takery — Se« nij, —Standard Vll—Marion Rae Standard Vl—ftiitl Hainaon fen mdard V-Tanet P. iry Standard IV- «ie- Wvi Standard 111-Kate Angus Standard 11-iS-11 eJick htauaaid I— .tine Cniiholni Kifiht fust class tnd six second class cerliQcttes were also presented. Iho sta-iE comprises M' E Pmder, M A , head master, and 3fic3 fimma Iliyts, first assistant.

ST. MATTHEW'fc DAY SCHOOL

The children in attendance at St. Matthew's Day School assembled in the schoolroom in Stafford street yesternay afternoon, when tan annual distribution oE priz^ took place. A large number of the parents of the children xueie present upoa tliß occasion ; also tha fol« • lowing gentlemen:—Bishop Nevill, the Vca. Archdeacon Fentori, the He*. Messrs CnrzsnSiggfrs, Bryan M. King, J. C. Small, H S. Lreeh, Messrs H. S. FisU and JamcatSmith jun; Prior to the prizes being given out the school childteii auug several songs, and also went through physioal drill. The Re\ Mr Cupzin Sic gprs then rtfeTed to tno fact that the pr zes this year were not so numerous as foimerlj- Hitht-rto it had betsn cUb'uomnTj 10 the school to give almost as many prize-, as theie were punil* Thit seemea to hm *no height ot absurdity , and m caying *tn» he did not wish to cast tny leflaction upon those who diffirwi ma him m reta'd to this mtdif r. He, tnvever, thought that when prizes beevne very co umon the> ceased fco be of any value Xhis -year the prizes had been reduced to about half tbs number of last year, and the chief pn/e f rhrf ichool, which took the form ol a silver in dal, was for Scripture knowledge- and Choich Cstcchisra combined Bishop Ni viLi theu presented tho prizes ai follows — bcnptaie and Caterhi in— Class I Catherine Abbott lai'ver n ""'al) I Maiguente Hinilyn OiaiL2 CUhsII JKie Clark Uw 111. Olof Christian Oljiss IV Burn "smith Class Prize*.—Standard VII: Catlierine Abbott. St&cdud VI imily Thomson Standard V £,chelJean Smi^h Stand irl IV Mabel Itaana t>ne Stand >rd 111 Mildred lush Standard II Rubjiish brand, nil Wilhim lurton Infant Clvtsea —Ailaen Moore 1, Gladja JJu'toa L, Auy Fish 3 tood Conduct —Mabci 13 wnatyne, May B nnatync I S-wing —Margare' Abbott 1 Jojce Bennett 2 Specml —Catherine Jib Jt f and Maigaret Kibbird t jiilj Woik and Darn Dg —Mi'djad IVh and Lilly Housley. At'cndonce —Catherine Abbott Emilj T-iom. son, Jive Reid, Pucy Ki-id Maud Watsoj The Bishop stated that in allotting (Le sura; medal for bcripviire knowledge and cambism combia'd much diflicnlty was e^ppritDced n discerning the relatm merits of Miss Abbott and Miss Clark, and the latter nas, theje'ore, awarded a special prize. The Rev Cuiuov-tioGFns read the lepcit of the Church School Board, which .wssi.an follows — Hie chool began tlu^ear a itk a roll of 43 and cloi'd wifb -to, ~r itainst 4° las'- year Ilia num>cis touched 41) miminter The piogrc-a tlir ujhoac the 'uho ' ii*> bet n very satisfactorj lioji the various ex .rimers jtportp all of a lauJUtvO character v, ,i tc the following — 1 In tumpoition i-> v\ Hunt, the rciiling wIII don., the apellirr an 1 a ctat >n excellent through on', tne geotrnpDy vtiy veil done, the drawing iei K oo' S-np ire art clcchism very good indeirt Ibe held tt--«-l v->-, Miss Jone-J is con pfiri vi x*d on the prjff"i>ss *he school hw made duria, tht jear the sewio^ gave the judges no little trouble, owing to the extraordinarily high merit of. much of the work., In the end it was n»oesoary to gi\e special ±^zes for this branch of instruction in oratr to 'airly adjudicate biitT.'ftozi the rival claimauti. The tone of the fachco. i sit silent Dis'-iphntl has been m-un tamed by the mutual regard of -pupils and tiMci i The cominiftee (ongr^tuiite the snp potrti iof the school jpon Hi« high standard that h" I em maintained and eapLCially desua to reroi \ ili'ir aoprecu'ion of their excellent head ini't'on^ Ai*a; nadmg the report "VSrv\Hzo\ Sioosns eai'] b had to erpress im 'aaeb tcn?ss personilij to tht board, who had re isivev1 him of what o<hi"-» ie would have been an i:cro3fc intollerabif buttfen m raisiojf fana< what-bj the school w» Kt-pf out of binkrupi.ci Toe reaponsib n'w t maintaining the ftau-1 hau been clo«e on £60 on the parish, and wera it «ot for the tcbn 1 oi» wbnld have acotu-'L -orate in tho par su But what the parisa suftoted in one «-■■ boh it ana the dioceso gsicel in another, * as i 1 vas piamently fur the good of the whole drccesa that one pinsh shojla mmntain a church school. Bis« >p Nevill said his rc*i tt a?oa for being preset that aiternoon wan not only that he bad sincerely desired to see rcttgioas schools in niaay parts of tho dioceto, trie who became he had from ths nMfc a very i-:c"l 'nterest in that school, and had watched its career, presided ovei »8 it had been bj such *v ejccelleutitCTchur as Miss Joncj — (App!aust<) Ht jro\ Biturally, a desire to '"c thi* wLnS had been made with bo mai-h oiari^t and self -den V on the pait of many peisins in tbe par sh brought lo a sacceF-1 'Iheir vicar jas* now said tha*- this year fie school L«d bet'i a very heivy charge u[>.,a lac jwri h, aad Sw e*Vi wilh him that »fc mast bes« He, uovertinit^!, took it 88 nn illustrator of the caiw^nse* which at all events a t'Oßsiderabls numbor of persona had evinced in t&e matter of rebg ons tdacat'ou It waß m*t BtfTS3ary for him to epeak at length upon that -pbject bcwiwo thoy nil kjyw his sentiments Vv.ry vdl, bub hstf wished ro say this, that fit firfroo. St, Matthew's being i diocesan t^tvm, he b°licwal before vorj lorjg that Ibey TBomd have s-miba; tchools in every ope ot we panshau v\ Dunedm onle3s the CuT^nssta'- sZhared their ideas and mode »' \/jrjnng upon the education question He bad very littlo doubt that that was wfcut vocii 'ska placci Ona reason why the chnri-ii people of this cojntry had not vigoron*iv st to wprk /ta tstab'ish schools was becr>^e t«v.T-hsl always bten hoping ani eiptc^iuif tt t Oid Govern ment would listen to th°f -.ry tor roligtousr tducation in the pabl'C of ■>.)'-> ol tte colony. That had kept tie people far s Icro^ t>mft from acting upon their conviction Ihe Yen Archdoieiu Vemos b»>*jiy addressed the children, o^pie-'ajj; a hoy^ that their vacation would be a*{)Seaßs:nfc one Mr H b Fisu eipreisecUiJi^iJeasaro at being present The biehop, he sk ted, hsd rotfcfred to the very great queft iv of rahgiovw jnstrac- ! tion in schools It haa Iwut. the fashivu for I some years in th^s colouj toderidoatid ctecj any attempt for the liUrodct oa of some fbtm of religions teaching in oui national tetwals. lie was pleased ti bo &bl<j to iiav he Ixilitved that a oban.i" wis comuig too feeling oC rcanj p^op'e in trie colony oith regard to this qee-tion —fAppl&a»e) (People were beffinning to fed w oar y«ung' I people were arriving at cbu age of maounod and J womaahood that thoy la.ck«d soinetorua of ieh { e-iucation Only the other d*j ibey i witnessed tho faot that eevua of thti j?*onera btfore Mi Justice WdJia't-a ae«i joaflg men and women of New Zealand bwreh Tfeaswas a matter winch should cftuea alt titsrvfckji; Jiaopk to senonsly reflect it fetyiad not ie the f&tb boen mnkiugßomnwhttt r{ asnsrt^bn^wikfyeiacation given Utoat yensog. Dr« *f»sily^«4)aWed tljadtho ednostSoßlßQnMrtedl« 'aßfit'*1- '"■i Is

vu an excellent; one from a secular point o v iow (hear, hear), —but had nob the time arrived when they should consider whether mere sesular education was all that was requited id. bringing up boya and girls to manhood and womanhood. He had lived to admit that the views ho held on this subject when hti first entered Parliament had suffered immaterial change,' and be now felt that they wanted something more than more secular education to fit their boys and girls to battle {or the future life before them. The least observant mast notice in, the generality of the children of the present day a lack of deference to their elders, and a wast of courtesy in their general deportment. Why, ho asked, should the introduction of the Word of God into our schools be the means of mining onr system of education? On the contrary, it should be the means of placing it on a higher plane than it could attain to in its present state. He desired that be should not be misunderstood. He did not wish it to be understood that he did not go the length that Bishop Nevill did. He held that they must get the Bible in some shape or form' recogoised as a part of the daily instruction in oar schools, bat he differed from the bishop in favouriDg an entry of the clergy into the schools. If they conld get the Irish Text Books introduced—he did not know the books himself—he thought it ought to bo satisfactory. It might be said that we had teachers who were Agnostics and Freethinkers, and they could not be made to teach the Bible. He said perish such teachers. The schools were not m»de for the teachers but for the children, and if the teachers were not fit; for this portion of their work other teachers must be^ot. To say that the schools mus&be coexistent with the desire of teachers was the greatest arrogance.—(Applause.) The following presented prizes to the school: —Mesdamea Mills, Watson, Lorie, Martin, P»lmer, Clark, Wood, Abbott, Rattray, J. Gray, Sinclair Thomson, Stepheiißon, Deacon, Fieh, Pergnsson, Butterworth, Colquhonu, Hisses Dawson, Allen, and Turton, the Yen. Archdeacon FentoD, Messrs B. M. Clark and J. Hazlett. : ' . •:, '■ ' ;

MDLLB. DB BALAMOS'S SCHOOL.

The\breaking-np of this, school'was held at Mdlle.de Salamos'g house, .in View street; on Thursday afternoon. Mr James Allen, M.HtR., "presided. An ' audience attended comprising the parents and friend!) cf children and a few guests.'-Mr Allen,;whea presenting the prizeß to the successful competitors, made a few well- j chosen remarks, pointing out that the results were extremely satisfactory and gratifying to j parent*, at the same time addressing encouraging words to those who bad not been successful in winning prizes. The programme, consisted j of recitations by the children of Mdlle. de Salamos's school and musical selections by Miss Fitchettfs pupils. A pianoforte selection by Vera Chapman onened the proceedings. NVxt was a recitationhf French," Les Flenrs,"in which Hilda Chapman; Ethel Grierson, Winifrede Baker, Eileen Kerr, and Pearl Postlethwaite took part These children spoke out with creditable clearness, while their pronunciation of French wai quite remarkable. Kenneth Thomson (a private pupil)j who read an item "LePhare" froma Jfrench school reading book, gave similar evidence of correct pronunciation and emph&tis. Musical selections by Mits Ina Allen and Miss Olive Little (two of Miss Fitchett's advance! 'pupils) indicated attainments quite above the level of school performances. A recitation of . Kingsley's " Tide River," by Margaret Sale, attracted marked attention, and was followed by the recitation of a long piece in German by 1 Mary Mackenzie, entitled "Pegasusim Joche," which was pronounced by competent experts to have been rendered in a style which, for fluency »nd: correctness,':■; both ot pronunciation .aud emphasis, did infinite credit both to herself and her teachers, ■ The proceedings terminated with a French ■, charade in. five scenes, in which parts were taken by Florence Butterworth; Sheila Mac; kenzie, Dorothy Allen, Vera Chapman, Kathleerj Ukich, and Margaret Sale. The performance indicated plainly that a vast amount of care had been bestowed upon its preparation both by teacher and.papils. Some of the dialogued were given in a most striking as well as ma perfectly natural style. In this as in the recitation of the jounger children already men-, tloned it was made manifest that something approaching on absolutely correct pronunciation; of French is attainable even in this remote quarter of the globe. The'little jokes of, the piece ' were ; brought out in a: style which I shirred that the young performers were in no sense repeating by 'rote.; something which had i been painfully mastered, but were returning the rf suits of their labour in a language which they understood and were in the daily habit of using. The audience was a' thoroughly appreciative ■ deb, and showed their relish of both text aud acting by frequent applause and laughter. ;'Xhj following is the prize list: — :., Senior class.—Mary Mackenzie (prize presented ,hv Mr J. Allen, M.H.R.); Junior class—Margaret Sale.. <£■■:■..:..,■'■".:■. >■■'.; '- ■ ■..'-S-•■■ -■ ■ ■ ■ 'ji'uglish;—Seniorclasa—Marf Mackenzie. Junior class—Kathleen. Olrich (prize presented by Mrs liiiido'.Ferguson). ,r '■■''■.■■ :'•'•'■-■ ■■■"■ , -.-"■"■.■'■ .■'■'■■ trench.—Senior class—Mary Mackenzie. Junior clxss (A division)— Kathleen Ulrich ; B divisionMargaret Sale. • ' Special prizts.—Conduct—Cara Graham. Needlework and writing—Ethel Grierson. .• Mathematics —Winif rede Baker (prize, presented'by Miss Salmond). Greatest improvement in composition and writing—Lily Branson. Composition—Vera Chapman. General improvement—Eileen Kerr. , Progress in French—Hilda Chapman. ■ • '.-' :':V •■':.' ' ■'■ HONOUKS. '•■ ' ' '•' First Class.—English literature—Mary Mackenzie, Florence Butterworth. Geography—Mary Mackenzie, Florence . Butterworth.. Physical geography—Mary .Mackenzie, Sheila : Mackenzie, j Florence Butterworth.' English history—Si ary : Mackenzie, Sbeila Mackenzie. General history— Mary' Mackenzie, Shiela' Mackenzie. Frenco— Mary Mackenzie, Shiela Mackenzie. Algebra— Sheila, a Mackenzie, Winifrede Baker. French grammar, dictation, and composition—Mary Mac-: kenzie. \ . ,■ Junior v Class.— English grammar—Kathleen TTirich', Margaret fcale.Bthel Grierson, Winifrcde Baker," Pearl Postlethwaite. English history-^-Kathleen Ulrica. Margaret Sale, Kithel Grierson,. Winifrede Baker, IJorothy Allen. Geography— Kathleen TJlricb, Margaret Sale. Roman history— X; 'tllrich, Winifrede Baker, Jcthel Grierson: Arithmetic—Ethel Grierson, Kathleen TUricli, Vera Chapman, Margaret Sale/Mental arithmetic—X. Ulrica; Clara Graham, M. Sale, Ethel Qriereon, Dolly Allen, Vera Chapman. .a:,;-";;■-. mos'giel. './ ".. ; The break-up of this school took place yessor- ■ ( day in the Volunteer Hall, in the presence of ;> Messrs Hodges, Murdoch, and- Wright (members : of- school cbmojittee), and. the Revs. Messrs M'Kerrow and Boreham. There wera alco present a large number of the parents of the papils and friendslof the school. Mr Cohen (chairman of the Educatiou Board) presided, and: was assisted. bjf the two rev. genfcltnMi! named in distributing the prizes as under :— ' Standard I.—Reading, David pughton; writing, Lily H'Leod: drawing,. Craigie Reuton ; arithmetic;* Amy Williams;■'.,sewing, Alice' Young; knitting, Craigie Renton." '■ ' ''' ,"' Standard ll.—ReadiDg, Ernest Pnllen; Writing, JCraeßt Young; drawing, Robert Kirk; aritUmetic,"James Nichol; sewing, Euphemiu Kirk; knitting, Grace Moffatt.' -, ■ . Standard 111. —Reading, John Hutchison; writiDg, David Thomson; drawing, Christopher Jitkeu; arithmetic. Christopher Aitken; coiapositioD, William Kirk; sewing, Helen E. M. Bwan; knitting, Matfsie Cuddie. , Standard IV.—Keadins:, Bessie Turnbul!; writing, Grissie Sinclair; arithmetic, Peter Milburn ; drawing, Ernest BaShurst; composition, • Hope Hodges ; sewing, Marion Murdoch ;■; darning, Hops Hodges; knittiag, Mubel Prentice Standard V.—Eea'dingy Robert Eider; writing, Frank Lewitt; driwisg, Joseph'F. Frew; arithmetic, John Procter riMinpoßitiou; Jane M'Kay; sawing, Mary A. Chrijtie and Isa Wilson (equal); darning, Ruby Allen'; knitting, Christina Mur- ,■ floch; i : ■,■! ■■ . ■■;■■■ . .-..,' ;■ -.. .'■■-: Atandurd Vl.—Heading, Jolin Leask; writing, Alexander Harpar ; dnjwJDg, George Bridges; arithmetic, Lily Wilscm; composition, Bella Johnson;' sewing, Lify Wilson ; darning, Lily ■Wilson; knitting, Rcisfe'fi'hite:. ,'Standard Vll.—Eeaiing, Jessie Nicol; writing, -Maggie Taylor; drawißg, Lily Frew; arithmetic, ■Mary Nichol; conijositwu, Henry Collie; Latin, Bebert Briugans; malheajaUcs,- Alexander Ken'jßwly.:^,, -." .■.„■."-....", ."■':' '■..'. ,''■'.'.' ' ■■"■..■ ~ '■ Specisl prizes cocttrouted by unknown donor.— ;Mo«t; ililigent' «irl: in Standard VI, l.ily Wilson; boy, Jaineii Lcary; most diligent girl in Standard V, Isa Wilncn; boy, Frank Levritt. ' i i;: O'be Chaibhan fisid tiwt it'afforded him much'pleasure toaccept- fcfce invitation of, the .M&giel Committeg to assist at that function, aud ro congratulate J5s r M'Leod »nd his staff 6t> the good work white: ths'school had achieved .during the past year, ac pe!l as on the sueceas1 icJuCTed in the secoaij&rj- schools by past pupils -of ;tfaie- school. As tlic official mouthpiece of the Education Board far the time beingj ho had to.r.til them that the pan- year had been one of soti^ity. marked, he hoyefi, by some little proBreßK iii the right dir&r.tion. The board had wisolj decided that thfc physical side of edacatiooehoaid receive sKteution, and committees were beicg encourzgt>d ay as liberal grants as the state of the butvd's ficances warranted to provide .proper - eiji>i;.ps<3 gymnasiams, and H'bflols so furuisbe<s v.-.., re to have the benefit of the services as iast-rqcisr of Mr Hanna, than ■wiioixi there wan no avnu competent man tdibe hn& in the district. He hoped thnt the Mosgiel vCommittee would Ms* 'so*it that before long ;th«ir school was proyiiiail with a well-furnished gyairassiaui, witbont which no school could ..cer'..*.considered'' io ha well-ordered; and -,'ai- & temporary e/iwdi63' thab they might lease the hall the? were then in; and obtain Mr Hanna's ssrsices si noon as possible, beoinss his list wssfast filling^up. The board ■were also considering in what manner kindergarJen training could be introduced into the primary schools, bat riotbicg would be hastily or rashly 6one. Tb&t was neither the time or ' yrlßce for him to eulorge upon the advantages of th« kindergarten ss a feeder to the -priblic scho-pl coarse, but be ventured to affirm, as he fcadrepaatedly done, that not the least importi&v 6£ these advantages was that in the kinder- ■\ girten they laid the foundation of true indust«»i triining, whilst the system itself was bc--1:3T«5 to, furnish a solution, of some vexed socialand political probkms. Bat they'most Ijeiifare of the'psuedo-kimdergarten. The kin(iErjfsrten that wonld be lasting and ptodncthe iif ro:d to the community must form on in-

t*gral part of the national ayßtem, and must have for teachers young worasu whohavo a thorough knowledge of and a lovo for Froebelian methods. He (the speaker) went on to say that in the very important position tuat he at present occupied it was his bonndi'n duty to administer the law as he found it, and as chairman of the board he had honestly striven to do his duty in that respecb. 'Whilst,he yielded to none in" desiring to preserve the priceless treasure of a natioDal ovstoni of education, he was not with those who mada a fetish of it. He had been connected more or less actively with the administration of the net,during the past 15 years, arid that experience had taught him, as it h»d many others similarly' engaged, that there <v»s room and g-i->.t need for reform in several directions. ThMß.was admittedly overlapping; tho mode of couducting the examiuntions mast be altered ; and the syllabus reqoired revision, so that the education imparted should be more utilitarian in its character and less of the Chinese pittern. And, talking of the syllabus, he could not help saving that he regarded it as a great blemish that no place had yet been found in it foe the teaching of what might be called civics. 'He would go so far as to say ■ that, since the Legislature ,in its wisdom had declared that every boy and girl on attaining the age of 21 years should perform the highest duty of citizenship, no boy or girl ihould be allowed to leave the" primary or secondary schools withoat having a fairly correct grasp of the political constitution of this country and of every English-speaking nation, aa well as a knowledge of those leading epochs of English history which mark the struggles between the Sovereign, and the Lords, and the Commons to obt&in political freedom for-tha people. Most progressive educational systems in the old and new worlds took stock of civics, and made its study part of their primary, grammar, and secondary school courses. In th's Euglish board schools' the syllabus touched ouly on certain limited aspects of tho public !ifs of the citizen, and the teacher was directed to select that part of the specified outline of subjects which he considered tnofct appropriate to the cireumitances and needs ,of the school and the particular locality. Some idea of the lessous that were thus sought to be inculcated in- thr minds of the futare ci&zsas might be gathere" from thia extract, from the, introductory chapter.—" What the citizen should aim it in the interests of his country;— Public dutiso accompany all forms of work in life, whatever tbe occupation or profession. Serving personsl interest alone is nois enough, The individanS j benefits from a well-ordered community. Tha community ought to bsisofit in its turn from the of the' iudividusl. 'All for each' should be requited by 'each for all.' The reasons for attachment to our country and foe a sense of duty toward onr fellow-citizons are similar to those for love of home and,family. Loyalty to one's own village or town should lead to ft larger p'ttriotiam. Those who aro growing up into citizetfihip should realise their debt to the men and women who have served the nation generously and wisely in the paat • and< their own duty to their country in the preient. . Sfclf interest'and class interest shook! be subordinate to general and national iiiteres! s." Bryce, the author cf the " American Commonwealth," recently discussed this new departure and urged iU extension to every grade of teaching, going so far &3 to s&y that, in the secondary schools and polytechnics the Bcieooe of civics should be t«.ught by men who had hud some practical experience in the art of goreraing arid who were abla to itluatrate it in the concrete rather than tile ' abstract. The, his-torian-politician wtint oa to sny, in this couneotion, that " Oar elemontary teachers will have to do much iv moulding the future citizens of this country. It will be their duby to cultivate these principal qualities in tbeit pupils. First, intelligence to appreciate, tbe real issues " before tham; secondly, independence of all sinister .■influence*, whether of employer, or of palicical brginisatioo, or even ef- spiritual adviser.' Above 'all, the voter should take care that the controllsr of the organisation should.not 'boss' it, a« tha Americana said. The third quality was interest and earnestness. The future voter should be taught to tasks eomo tremble both to form bis opinion and to record his vote.- . . Decnpcracy as a government rests on the wisdom, intelligence, and public spirit of the mssses ot the people, and the great danger to be avoided is not so much ignorance' or party spirit, aa apathy,, indifference, and ■ listle6sn«as.'! The ground which he (the chairman) took «j! was that the future citizen should not only acquire a knowledge of the »im and pilrpose of our governing' instituiioos, so as to enable faim to voteibtelligently, bet be should be thoroughly imbned with's spirit of devotion towards, and of love for, the land of one's birth or adoption. He conld; not do better than close his necessarily diseursiva rsmarks by making a quotation from an eloquent address on patriotism delivered on' a recenc occasion by- the saptsrintendent of a large school district "in the ' Pnited States. SaidStateSuperinttndentM'Blroy, of Oregon: {'What we Heed is a patriotism which is not I content with being on ts» side of one's country —right or wrong; for that is practically where we all are in spite of ourec-lves—b'it a patriotism which will cause tha ei'izea to work, acd volev and agitate till the couw'-ry is right on-» 1! moral, national, and' intßrn-aiv.iHal quftstions. . . Opinions differ as to ike aovisability of introduciog military instrppiiion'.into-but. schpijb,but til are agreed that i*.o pablio echobln shoui<! t»ach the art* of peace .rather than the ait of war. The rising generation should be taught to vttlusiba'Jots before bolicts, to.consider the elov»tion of the Y?i:<?-;e, humau race /more glorious than the agjjxMidisement of oursslves at tbe expense o! our w-igUbonr^.: If history be taught from thai pr.irit of view it caanot feii! to exert *n elevating.-.'-.and ennobling iufluence Upoc the papils in our public schools; for the youth growing up under this kind of tuition patriotism will not be synonymoaswiiils hatred of those whose views and interests sed mayhap language are different from' his own. nor will the ioye of country which he chsrisiies be compatible with a just regard for the rights of all mankind." Addresses /were also. .-Jelivered by the Rev. Messrs Borebam find M'Kerrow, and by the chairm&» of the school committee (Mr Hodges). Mr Bbfeh&m 'chose for his theme " Opportanity verms, ; Responsibility," and gave the children S'jme excellent advice. which, they should no; be sl<tw to act on, while Mr M'K<!rtow rsf>rrres to the excellence of the work dona by the sshool staff, and congratulated Mr M'Leod oa the honours gained that, week by a psst papii-^the daughter of trie respected chairman of" the school committee. The proceedings, whreh were marked throughout by tie utmost cordiality, we're b'cougJit to a. close by the"oompacy giving, at the chairman's call, In3ty cheers for Ihe teaching stiff of the school and 'for'tbe committee. An apology was made for the absence o£ Mr Carncsoss, M.H-R.y who had b^i n held to a prior enQagement in another part of the'district. ■ , ■ ;