PORT CHALMERS COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1257, 1 January 1876, Page 9

PORT CHALMERS COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.

At the opening of the proceedings, Mpnsieur Bellemm explained that he had, during the last fortnight, tested to their utmost the cap* ability of the pupils in the different branches, and would place the result before the paren's and visitors. It would only remain for him to convince those present that his report' Avas a true one. To obtain that object, slips of paper wore handed to the visitors on which they wrote the words they wished spelt by the pupils, the sums to be worked on the black 'board, and co on for the other branches; in , all cases, the visitors selecting the pupils they wished interrogated, thus proving beyond all doubt the truthfulness of the report. The children acquitted themselves very well indeed, and giving proof of careful training. The result of the Examination, as far as at present known, is as follows : — First Royal Reader. — Spelling — Possible number of marks, 24 : Marguerite Moir, 18 marks; Robert Donald, 17; Walter Tul« loch, 10.

Second Royal Reader.— Possible number of marks. 24 : Thomas Thomson, 22 j Liza Hitch, cock, 17 ; Sarah Bremner, IG. Third Royal Reader.— No. of marks, 24 ;— John Fergusson, 22 ;' Maiy Bolton, 17 ; Jenny M'Donald, 15. IV. Royal Reader.— Possible No. mark*, 20:-Stanley Clifford, 14; Colin Campbell 13 ; John Botten, 11. - ' V. Royal Reader.— No. of marks, 20 s— Felicia Robinson, 20 ; Cornish, 9 ; Flinn, 7. VI. Royal Reader.— No. of marks, 20:— Ellen Bolton, 13 ; Louis Sadler, 8 ; Irvine, 7. History of England Class.— Possible No, of marks, 20 :— Samuel Jones, 18; William Jones, 16 ; Isabella Fairley, 15. Dictation.— Possible No. of marks, 40 :— Annie Cornish, William Jones, 30} Ellen Bolton, 35i ; Felicia Robinson^ Samuel Jones, 34.

Geography.— Possible No. of marks, 12 :— Samuel Jones, 8j Henry Thomson, 0; Isabella Fairley, James Lees, 5. Grammar. — Possible No. of marks, 12 :— Henry Thomson, 12; Annie Cornish, James Lees, Samuel Jones, 10.V. Poetry.— No. of marks, 10: Ellen Best, 8; Samuel Jones, 7 ; Cornish, G. Arithmetic. — Juniors : Form 1,, Lowest Form— Sarah Botten, Ella Rose, James Stumble. Form ll.— James Manning, Frank Walden, Robert Donald. Form lll.— Warden, Jenny M'Donald, Louisa Robinson. Form IV.— Fergusson, E. M'Donald, Charles Stevenson. Form V.— James Donald, Thomas Cornish.

The position of the seniors not ascertained yet for arithmetic, writing, reading, or bookkeeping. On Thursday the whole of the pupils, numbering between seventy and eighty, assembled on the Recreation Ground, where a pleasant day was spent, previous to the breaking up of the school for the holidays. The school, we are informed, will be reopened on the sth of January.