PATEA SCHOOL.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 119, 14 October 1896, Page 2

PATEA SCHOOL.

ANNUAL EXAMINATION. The Inspectors’ examination of the Patea State School took place on Monday and Tuesday before Inspectors YcrckcrBindon and Milne, Avith the following' results:— Standard YI. Presented for examination, (5 —Boys 4, Girls 2. Passed 1 —Ed. Haraerton. Standard Y. Presented, 11—Boys 5, Girls 6; Passed!. Boys—G. Adams, F. Jacomb. Girls—T. Baxter, C. Glcnny. Standard IV. Presented, 39 Boys IS, Girls 21; Passed 19. Boys—J. Gilligan, J. Potts, R. Adams, C. Dickson, R, Hunger, J. McLaughlin, D. Hunter. Girls-Q. Jacomb, L. Finnerty, S. McLaughlin, M, Collopy, C. Larsen, Y. Hammond, M. Glenny, E. Henderson, D. Hammond, B. Atkins, E, Sargeant, L. Robertson. Standard 111. Presented, 24—Boys9,Girls 15; Passed 21 Boys—L. Moynihan, W. Potts, A. Larsen, J. Lavery, J. Clagne, J. Dempsey, L. Black, W. 'Williams, W. Hogan. Girls —L. Hunger, B. Penn, M. McComisky, K. Canty, E. Snook, A. Gilligan, I. LoAvrie, S. Adams, L. Mann, E. LoAvrie, L. Dempsey and A. Gibson. Standard 11. Presented. 18—Boys 9, Girls 9 ; Passed, 17 Boys —G. Beamish, E. McLaughlin, 11. Dickson, B. Turner,- W. Hotter, A. Gadsby, W. Mercer, L. Rhodes and W. Glentworth. Girls—R. Glenny, A. McLaughlin, B. Collopy, C. Gower, A. Hunger, A. Lawson, F. Mann and A. Carey. Standard I. Presented 34 —Boys 22, Girls 12; Passed, 28 Boys —E. Finnerty, L, Gilligan, F, Hotter, L. McKenna, J. Giles, A. Finnerty, E. Mercer, T. Irwin, W. Lester, R Willis, J. Gunn, E. Prouso, A. Lester, P. McComisky, P. Dickson, J. Christie and B. Butler.

Girls—E. Mercer, I. Potto, W. Dickson, O. Williams, M, Ehodes, J. Mercer, B. Gleatworth, A. Stemp, B. Jardine, E. Thompson and N. Carey. Of tlie Preparatory Classes the Inspectors say;—■ Upper Division. Eeading good. The majority read very well; a few, however, showed much difficulty in knowing the words of the lessons. Spelling —The functions of consonants was well known; of vowels moderately known. Tables —Addition and Multiplication were excellent. Writing —Good. Arithmetic —Excellent. Little sums in addition and multiplication were very accurately worked. Lower Division, Eocitation—- Excellent. Singing^—Good. Object lessons—Moderate, The style of giving answer's was poor; the pupils should be trained to give their answers in statements. Order, etc., only moderate. Of the class subjects throughout the school the report says : —GrammarStandard 111, good; IY, shocking; V, bad; YI, poor. History—Standard 111, moderate; I\ to VI, very poor. Ge- 'graphy—Fair. Elementary science, Object lessons, etc., —Standard I very poor ; II and HI, very fair; IV to VI, good. Mental arithmetic.—Standard I, very good ; 11. good ; 111, poor; IV, bad; V, very fair ; VI, moderate. Of “additional” subjects the report says;—Eepetition and Eecitation—Standard I, excellent; 11, very good; 111 and IV good ; V and VI, excellent. Discipline —Moderate. Singing—Very good. Needle work—Good. Comprehension of the language of reading lessons —Poor to bad throughout.