Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 6

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✨ School Reports and Scholar Commendations



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With a Mistress in full attendance but with a small proportion of girls, there is fair reason for questioning the character and efficiency of a School.

The large proportion of girls at the Papanui, Timaru, and Woodend Schools, which enjoy the constant services of efficient Mistresses, is as remarkable as the small proportion at other Schools where the services of the Mistress, from ill-health or other causes are merely nominal.

IV.—The relation of the amount of School Fees to the average Attendance.

In some Schools the amount of fees is swollen by subscriptions, as at Governor’s Bay and Governor’s Bay North; but generally they will not amount to more than £2 2s. per average attendant per annum, or twice as many guineas as the annual average, a higher amount implies a high and exclusive rate of fees as at Arowhenua. At the ordinary rate of one shilling per week, the fees should not amount to less than the above standard. Unless the discrepancy can be explained, there must either be laxity in the collection of the fees or incorrectness in the account. Lower fees secure larger attendance.

V.—Arrears of School Fees.

Large arrears indicate defective arrangements either as to the rate of fees, or, as to their collection. They may possibly also be an indication of inefficiency, for a Teacher who is not giving satisfaction to the parents, cannot insist upon the punctual payment of School fees.

LIST OF SCHOLARS COMMENDED.

The following children are commended for their diligence and conduct during the year; their names have mostly been favourably recorded after several examinations.

From the Christchurch St. Michael’s School—

Thomas Smith, Bedford White, Jas. Butcher, Barbara Hughes, Burton Pye, Arthur Lye, Margaret Iverach, John Kittenberg.

Christchurch Wesleyan—

Frederick Cumberworth, Thos. Rutland, John Cole, Wm. Prudhoe, Benjamin Connal, Frederick Rutland, Martha Cumberworth, Ellen Pemberthey, Sarah Kitchingman.

Christchurch St. Andrew’s—

Minnie Bannister, Ebba Bannister, Jane Crosbie, Mary Bartrum, Mary Baker, Gertrude Fisher, Barbara Kissel.

Christchurch St. Luke’s—

George Ritchie, Jane Ansley, Charles Piper, Henry Pearce, Henry Woodard.

Christchurch Roman Catholic School—

Frank Hyman, John Murphy, sen., Martin Cusack, Charles Haughey, Thos. F. Gray.

Convent School—

Margaret Donnelly, Mary A. Whelan, Eliza Jones, Mary Roach.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🎓 Analysis of Special Grant System for Schools (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Education, School Attendance, Grant System, Capitation Grant, School Fees

🎓 List of Scholars Commended

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Education, Scholar Commendations, School Awards
38 names identified
  • Thomas Smith, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Bedford White, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Jas. Butcher, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Barbara Hughes, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Burton Pye, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Arthur Lye, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Margaret Iverach, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • John Kittenberg, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Frederick Cumberworth, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Thos. Rutland, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • John Cole, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Wm. Prudhoe, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Benjamin Connal, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Frederick Rutland, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Martha Cumberworth, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Ellen Pemberthey, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Sarah Kitchingman, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Minnie Bannister, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Ebba Bannister, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Jane Crosbie, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Mary Bartrum, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Mary Baker, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Gertrude Fisher, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Barbara Kissel, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • George Ritchie, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Jane Ansley, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Charles Piper, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Henry Pearce, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Henry Woodard, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Frank Hyman, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • John Murphy (sen.), Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Martin Cusack, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Charles Haughey, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Thos. F. Gray, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Margaret Donnelly, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Mary A. Whelan, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Eliza Jones, Commended for diligence and conduct
  • Mary Roach, Commended for diligence and conduct