✨ Education Scholarships
The following are the names of the Government Scholars and the schools at which they are being educated:--
| Name of Scholar. | School from which Scholarship was gained. | Date of Scholarship. | School at which Scholar is being now educated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur W. E. Stiffe | Christ’s College Grammar School | 1866 | Christ’s College Grammar School |
| Henry Cotterill | " " " " " " " " " " | ||
| William P. Reeves | " " " " " " " " " " | 1867 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| William Hartland | " " " " " " " " " " | 1868 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| Louis Gibson | " " " " " " " " " " | 1868 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| James R. Wilkinson | Halswell School | 1866 | High School, Christchurch |
| George Merton | Rangiora Boys’ School | 1866 | Christ’s College Grammar School |
| Alfred Merton | " " " " " " " " " " | 1868 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| Charles E. Jennings | Papanui Church School | 1867 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| Robert Triggs | " " " " " " " " " " | 1867 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| John A. Caygill | Wesleyan School, Christchurch | 1867 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| Arthur J. Parson | " " " " " " " " " " | 1868 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| William H. Atack | High School, Christchurch | 1867 | High School, Christchurch |
| Arthur E. Bird | " " " " " " " " " " | 1870 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| Walter S. Bean | Kaiapoi Church School | 1868 | Christ’s College Grammar School |
| William C. Bean | " " " " " " " " " " | 1870 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| Alfred Dawson | Prebbleton School | 1868 | High School, Christchurch |
| William H. Herbert | Templeton School | 1870 | " " " " " " " " " " |
| Henry J. Knowles | Rev. J. D. Fergusson’s School | 1870 | Papanui Church School |
At the commencement of the present year Thomas W. Wilkinson resigned the Scholarship which he had held for three-and-a-half years.
The Board observes with satisfaction that the boys who have obtained Scholarships have continued to maintain a very good position in the schools at which they have been educated. From this it would appear that it is quite possible even at the early age at which the examination takes place, to select those who, at a later time, are destined to distinguish themselves.
EFFICIENCY OF SCHOOLS.
A decided improvement has taken place among the Ordinary Schools in the knowledge shewn by the scholars of the Geography of New Zealand, the Board having frequently pointed out to Local Committees the necessity of children being thoroughly acquainted with the topography of their native country. Several books on this branch of study are now in print, but their price, consequent on the high cost of publication, prevents the extensive use of them in the schools of the Province.
The difficulty experienced by Committees in obtaining duly qualified Teachers for New Schools, or for vacancies occurring in schools already in existence, has increased rather than diminished. Few of the Candidates for such appointments have had previous experience in teaching; the trial of the greater number, therefore, is so far an experiment. The want alluded to will be still more felt as the population increases, and the schools become more numerous. The Board is of opinion that this want can only be met by the establish-
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1870, No 21A
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Annual Report of the Board of Education
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🎓 Education, Culture & Science2 May 1870
Education, Scholarships, Examination results, Canterbury
20 names identified
- Arthur W. E. Stiffe, Government Scholar
- Henry Cotterill, Government Scholar
- William P. Reeves, Government Scholar
- William Hartland, Government Scholar
- Louis Gibson, Government Scholar
- James R. Wilkinson, Government Scholar
- George Merton, Government Scholar
- Alfred Merton, Government Scholar
- Charles E. Jennings, Government Scholar
- Robert Triggs, Government Scholar
- John A. Caygill, Government Scholar
- Arthur J. Parson, Government Scholar
- William H. Atack, Government Scholar
- Arthur E. Bird, Government Scholar
- Walter S. Bean, Government Scholar
- William C. Bean, Government Scholar
- Alfred Dawson, Government Scholar
- William H. Herbert, Government Scholar
- Henry J. Knowles, Government Scholar
- Thomas W. Wilkinson, Resigned Scholarship