CHRIST'S COLLEGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4563, 8 December 1882, Page 3

CHRIST'S COLLEGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

The annual presentation of prizes ia connection with Christ's College Grammar School took place in the Library of the College, at 8 o'clock last eveaing. The Most Rev the Primate, Warden of the College, the Very Bey the Dean, sub- Warden, the Fellows and Masters of the College, occupied seats on the dais, and in the galleries and body of the hall were visitors, parents of the scholars, a number of " old boys," and the boys themselves. His Lordship, before proceeding to present the prizes, said that it was a gratifying fact to notice that the attendance at the Grammar School was still perfectly satisfactory, and that the boys made excellent progress in their work, not only in particular branches of study, but generally throughout the whole school. Many of tbe boys of Christ's College had both won scholarships and taken degrees at the University. It had been the aim of the governing body of the College always to keep in view the fact that not only should the intellectual faoultios of the boys be afforded every opportunity of development, but that their bodily training should also receive attention, and it was most tatiefactory to observe that the school had not retrograded in these respects. It was not enough, in these days, to keep up to a previously recognised standard, but it was necessary to be always pushing forward. In these days of keen competition in every walk of life, man must be fitted in his youth for the struggle he would eventually have to take part in. As the labours of life became keener and keener, so must man progress and keep up with the age. One new feature had been introduced into the life of the boys by the formation of a padet corps. In connection with this, he might mention that Mr Ballantyne had generously offered a cup to be fired for by the members of the corps. It gave him great satisfaction to sco that old bays remembered, with kindly feelings, the place of their education, and owned with gratitudo tho benefits they had received during that part of their lives spent therein. He was particularly pleased to notice that the old boys in London had instituted an annual dinner, showing that they were united by a common feeling of interest in the school, and its mamonea drew them together even after they had left it. Here, aleo., in this City, the same feeling had been manifested, as was evidenced by the formation of the Christ's College Eifle corps. He might say fc'fiafc tho College, which was the earliest established of all the scholastic institutions of Chrietchurch, laidcluim to aims of a somewhat higher nature than those of other schools, as, while attaching full importance to the physical and intellectual training of youth, it did not omit moral culture. One great question which wa3 now being agitated in the Mother Country was that of tho importance of religious teaching in publio schools. There had boon voluminous correspondence in tho public prints on the subject; mothers, fathers, and'masterß had written upon it. Here, also, it was a subject of controversy as to whether religious teaching should hold a place in tho educational system of the public primary schools. In England, where instruction of this nature was supposed to be given in the aohools, parents complained that it waß the fault of the teachers' neglect that tho children lost in ochool what ideaß of religious truth thoy had acquired at home. Tbe teachers replied that the fault did not lie altogether with thorn, as religion waa too frequently neglected at home. The probability was that, as in human nature, we were all inclined to neglect our responsibilities, the fault really lay with boyo, masters, and parents. Boeides being Warden of the Grammar School, he was also the Bishop of the dioceso, and would fail in his duty as their father in God it' ho did «ot call their attention to this mattor. (Loud applause.) His Lordship then called up tho priKßwinnors in order, and presented to each the prize ho had gained. During tho presentation he remarked that; Cox Tortius, besides boing a Homes scholar, was also captain of the eleven, while Williams (first in science and mathomatics) was the holder of the Old Boys' Challenge Cup. Honce tucy would sco it was quito possiblo for tho Bam* individual to excel in tho cultivation of both his bodily and mental powers. Tho following is tho PRIZa LIST. The Most übt the Wabden's Pbizh por Divinity. — Maling I. The Baifoub Medal you Ditikitt.— Maling J. Bombs t3cnoLAK3mp.— Cox III ; Harris I ; Mills. Latin.— Vl Form, CradJock ; V Form (Uppsr), Mills; V Form (--ower) Owen I; IV i'orm, Jones ; 111 Form, Hargreaves II ; II Form, Fletcher; .Remove, Irving 11. Gbbkk.— Vl Form, Harris, I; V Form (Uppar), Hargreave* I; V Form (Lowor), Weßtou I ; IV Form, Maling 11, Stantoi-d I, equal. Mathematics.— Division I (Upper), Williams I; (Middle), Craddock ; (Lower), Miiltoa; Division ii (Upper), Turner I, Weßton I, equal ; (Lower), Tosewill ; Divi»iou 111 (cppor), Havgreaves II; (Lower), Slack ; Dmiion IV, Logan. Divinity.— Vl Form (the Mo»t Hey the Warden's Trizo), Maling I ; V Form (Upper), Harper II ; (Lower), Dalgliesh ; IV Iforin, Xo^awill ; 111 Form, Worthy ; II Form, Cantrell II ; Bemovo and 1 Form, Coe. Itaeusn.— Vl Form, Craddock ; V Form (Uppor), Millton ; (Lower), Weeton I ; IV Form, Jones; 111 Form, L'oulton; II Form, Oldham ; Uoniove, Leo II ; I Form, Cox VI. Quench. — VI Form, Craddock; V Form (Upper), Mills; V i/orrr. (Lower), Williams I 'I ; IV Form, Gray ; 111 Form, Hargreaves J Gun man.— l Clas?, Dalgliesh ; II Close, I '-'r-j . i ciBSCB.— VI Fora*, Williami 1$ V Form '

(Upper), Mills ; V Form (Lower), Williams 111 and Weßton I (equal) ; IV Form, Rolleeton II; 111 Form, Woolloombej II Form, Fletoher and Henn&h I (equal).' Deawing.— Model, Bobinaonl ; Freehand, Harper I, Altrsio.— Searell. The programme submitted at the conclusion of the presentation ceremony was as follows :-Part song, "Sir Knight, Sir Knight, Oh, whither away, C. A. Maoirone. jE«chylus— " Prometheus Vinctus." Kratos, Williamßlj Hephsestuo, Harris I; Prometheua, Hall. Duet, " The best of Earthly Treasures " (F. Abt), W. Irving and O. 0. Harper. UVrenca— " Phormio." Demipho, Craddook ; Chremes, Maling I • Phormio, Cox 111. Part Song, "The Cuckoo Sings on the Poplar Tree," G. A. Macfarren. Shakespeare— " The Taming of the Shrew." Petruchio, Harper I ; <;ortensio, Harper II; Qrumio, Hargreaves I ; Curtis, Orboll I ; Philip, Harper III ; Joseph, Cook; Nicholas, Le Oren ; Peter, OrbellHI; Tailor, Macdonald ; Haberdasher, Rhodes I j Katharina, Dalgliesh. Part eons , " Ever True," J. L. Hatton. " Duloe Domum."