PRAISE FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 13, 2 April 1908, Page 17

PRAISE FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

GREYMOUTH AND BRUNNiER

„ M £ k- A. Scott, Inspector under the G-rey Educate 01 }. S^, paid his aTinu al visit on November 12. and c X i /i> V ? Sch ° o1 (Greymoutlh) and St.:\Patrick'^ School (Brunner), both of which are conducted by the • SJsters of Mercy. Mr. Scott rsports as -followo on St. " o^ ry i -pchoDlp choDl : ~' Classifica t tion.-Total number on roll, 136 ; tqjal present at annual usit, 186"; ' organisation " very good. Certificates granted— Certificates of proficiency, 18 ; average age of those to whom certificates of competency or proficiency have been granted in Standard VI., 13 years n'lne months. Compulsory* • sub iects— ' Reading—Excellent in Standard VI.; good ' io " Sta> dard 111. ; very good all other standards. Composition— Rea-ding-'Excellent in Standard VI. ; good in Standard V. Writing— Excellent in Standard VI. ; very good in ' other standards. Spelling— Excellent in all a standards Arithmetic— Excellent in 'all standards. Drawing—"VerygpokJ IJtideod. Sieging—Excellent throughout the school - Physical instruction— Excellent. Geography— Very good Moral instruction and health— Excellent. . Additional' subjects.— Nature study and elementary science—Excellent. Handwork—Excellent. Needlework— Excellent. In-

struction of- Class P— Very good. Order; discipline, and. tone of the school-— Excellent." ' Efficiency. , of. the school, etc.— The whole work of "Ibis school' is worthy of -Jibe very highest praise. The work of Standard VI. in particular is of exceptional merit. - Every pupil in this class gained over 80 \wx cent', of the aggregate, mim* ber "of .marks, and in ' nearly every subject the • m.a,rk- r " excellent " was earned. -The fanoy needlework and handwork subjects taken in .this school are- -.also ' worthy of . very; special mention.. In all subjects the pupils gave unmistakable . e\idence of careful and able, teaching, and the intelligence, cheerfulness, and gentle - manners of- these children rendered the task of examination qiudte a pleasure to me. 1 An excellent report o<n St. Patrick's School' concludes with the following remarks : — ' The results.of theexamination of- this school are very satisfactory -indeed, and show that an excellent year's work has been accom-pljiisihied. All standards did well. in. the compulsory subjects, synthesis of sentences in Standard VI. and analysis in Standard V. being the, only * weakness noted.- ■ Brushwork, cartoon work, and chip-carving were also taken, and must have occupied a good' deaL of the teachers' time. Some very good specimens "of" work in these subjects were shown me.'