Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 5

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SPECIAL REPORT ON CANDIDATES FOR JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIPS,

ACCORDING TO RESULT OF THEIR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.

Forty Candidates have offered to compete for these Scholarships.

They are from the following Ordinary Schools:—

Christchurch St. Michael’s ... Eight Candidates.
Christchurch Wesleyan ... Seven
Christchurch St. Luke’s ... Five
Rangiora School ... Four
Kaiapoi Church School ... Three
Riccarton School ... Three
Papanui St. Paul’s ... Two
Papanui Wesleyan ... One
Halswell School ... One
Prebbleton School ... One
Oxford ... Two
St. Albans ... One
Ashley Bank ... One
Heathcote Valley ... One

The papers from Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Halswell and Prebbleton Schools, reflect credit upon the Candidates, and upon their several Schools and Teachers. The others are, mostly, very inferior; and the boys sent up, being the best of their age from their several Schools, a very meagre standard of attainment is indicated by them. There has been a great disregard to punctuation, the correction of errors, and to the manner of holding pens.

William Dixon, of the Ashley Bank School, offers himself as a Candidate for an open Scholarship. He has, however, no knowledge of either Latin, Greek, Ancient (profane) History, or Algebra; his Arithmetic, Mensuration, Geometry and writing are very creditable; his spelling very faulty.

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS, FOR JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES.

BIBLE.

  1. An account of the taking of Jericho.
  2. The resurrection of Christ.
  3. From which tribe was Christ descended?
  4. The father of Ephraim?
  5. To what tribe did Caleb belong?
  6. How many Cities of Refuge were there?
  7. Name them.
  8. Which of the Judges was raised up to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites?
  9. Which of the Judges was raised up to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Moabites?
  10. What was the end of King Saul?
  11. Who attempted to usurp the throne after Saul’s death?
  12. Who attempted to usurp the throne at David’s death?
  13. What Prophet foretold the birthplace of Christ?
  14. What Prophet foretold time of Christ’s birth?
  15. Mention any parable foreshadowing the Day of Judgment?
  16. Why was Elymas struck blind?
  17. What was the sin of Simon Magus?
  18. What was the first Miracle of healing performed by any of the Apostles after Christ’s ascension?

ENGLISH HISTORY.

  1. What Roman General first determined Britain to be an Island?
  2. Name the Grandsons of King Egbert.
  3. Who first founded Schools at Oxford?
  4. Who first founded Schools at Cambridge?
  5. Name a Saxon King at first cowardly and afterwards cruel as to the Danes.
  6. What Dane defeated Edmund Ironsides?


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🎓 Report on Candidates for Junior Scholarships and Order of Merit (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Scholarships, Examination results, Candidates, Schools
  • William Dixon, Candidate for open Scholarship

🎓 Preliminary Examination Questions for Junior Scholarship Candidates

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Examination questions, Bible, English History