CHRISTIAN TEACHERS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 43, 13 February 1885, Page 19

CHRISTIAN TEACHERS.

FfiOM the " Official Report of Awards " at the Ilea'th Exhibiti >n, we find that the Schools of the Christian Brothers have received the following. : A Diploma or Honor (the highest award given) to the Society of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, for the excellence of its exhibit in general, and for the perfection of the details furnished hy their schools in the United States, Canada and France. In addition t» -this four diplomas of honor were awarded to the Brothers' Educational Institutions respectively of United States, ( Canada, France and * Belgium. A Diploma of Honor for Industrial woik, in which the chief exhibitors were the New York Catholic Protectory the Silk School of Lyous, and the Trades' School of Br. Nicholas, Paris. A Diploma of Honor for Excellence of School Work and its application to Ordinary use in commercial courses. This diploma specially mentioned the Brothers' Institution in America for their abort-hand report*, telegraphic course, and kindred subjecs of study. All work presented at the Exhibition from their schools of France, Canada and the United States was exhibited in the name of the Society, and hence individual members and institutions of the Society were precluded from special awards, a circumstance which, considering the excellence ol the work, the judges themselves regretted* Among the Institutions of the States presenting excellent work were Manhattan College, New York ; Rock Hill College, Maryland ;. Brothers' College, Missouri ; St. Mary's College, California ; St.. Joseph's, Buffalo : La Salle Academy. Rhode Island ; De La Salle Institnte, New York; La Salle College, Pennsylvania, and the Commercial Academies of Albany, Brooklyn and Troy. Owing to the peculiar character of the Belgian laws, the Brothers, in several case**, bad to exhibit as individuals. The following, among a large nnmbrr, may be name 1 : A Gold Mtdal to Brother Alexis (Marcus Gochet) for excellei 9i of maps— his being the first of their kind introduced into school illustration. In his address before the Geographical Society of England he clearly showed tbeir superior merits ; A Gold Medal to Brother Mares (Charles de Pan) for excellence of woTk in tho Ecclesiatical Art School of Ghent ; • - , A Silver Medal to Brother Marianus (Van den Broeck) for an arithmometer by which the principles of the metric syßtem, fractions,. etc, ara rally and 1 joidly explained ; A Silver Medal to Brother Memoire, Director of the Normal School of Malorme, for a system of illustrations simplifying Abe study of geometrical projections ; A Silver Medal to Brother Marcy for designs to facilitate the •tody of complicated fignrea in the higher gr*d a of perspective and - ornamental work ; A Bronze Medal to Brother Achille for bin work on methodology, Tail work is translated by Brother Noah, Professor of Method in the •, Brothers Normal School at Crotan Lakr, NT. " • -v i