Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1871 – No. 27

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✨ Scholarship Examination Results



CLASS B.

NAMES Classics Mathematics History English Composition Geography TOTAL
150 150 150 150 150 750
A. W. Bell 135 124 121 93 92 565
W. H. Atack 118 90 117 104 108 537
H. Wilkinson 63 96 84 82 91 416
W. P. Reeves 102 17 110 86 75 390
J. A. Caygill 98 46 87 85 45 361
W. V. Milton 52 57 102 85 62 358
E. T. Bell 89 58 40 83 59 304
G. H. Merton 57 54 54 50 87 252
M. Davie 101 9 16 108 13 247
T. W. Twentyman 68 10 39 64 21 202
E. G. Hawkes 74 8 31 48 39 200
G. T. Booth 36 33 28 64 23 174
W. Good -- 20 13 22 59 124
J. H. Hawkes 42 3 12 37 29 123
F. W. Thomas 13 12 12 13 35 85

Note.—In Classics, Good did not compete at all, and Milton, Booth, and Thomas knew no Greek. In Mathematics, only Bell and Wilkinson did any Trigonometry; the Algebra Paper was omitted by Reeves; the Geometry by Merton; and both Algebra and Geometry by E. G. Hawkes, J. H. Hawkes, Thomas, and Twentyman.

Wm. JAS. HABENS, B.A.,
J. V. COLVILLE VEEL, M.A.,

Examiners.

Lyttelton Parsonage, June 14, 1871.

To the Chairman of the Board of Education, Christchurch.

Sir,

I have the honour to report that on the 7th and 8th instant I examined in Christchurch sixteen candidates for the Scholarships under Class C, 1871.

I beg to enclose a complete set of the Examination Papers, showing the number of marks allowed for the full and accurate answering of the respective questions; and also a Tabulated Statement of the marks gained by each candidate in the several subjects.

As requested by the Board, I have allotted an equal number of marks to each of the several subjects, Reading and Spelling being taken as one, and Sacred and Profane History also as one, in accordance with the public advertisement.

It will be seen that Connal, who gained great credit last year, has this year placed himself at the head of the list; and that Wedge, who last year narrowly missed taking a scholarship, ranks second in this competition, Wagstaff and Bridge being respectively third and fourth.

There are special circumstances, however, in Bridge’s case, which it is right to report to the Board for their consideration. It appears that in consequence of having been misdirected by someone in the street, Bridge waited for a considerable time at Spensley’s Music Shop, instead of coming to the Music Hall, and then, in his perplexity, returned to his home in Christchurch. He was afterwards brought to the place of examination.



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🎓 Reports on Scholarship Examinations (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
3 July 1871
Scholarships, Examinations, Education, Canterbury
19 names identified
  • A. W. Bell, Scholarship examination candidate
  • W. H. Atack, Scholarship examination candidate
  • H. Wilkinson, Scholarship examination candidate
  • W. P. Reeves, Scholarship examination candidate
  • J. A. Caygill, Scholarship examination candidate
  • W. V. Milton, Scholarship examination candidate
  • E. T. Bell, Scholarship examination candidate
  • G. H. Merton, Scholarship examination candidate
  • M. Davie, Scholarship examination candidate
  • T. W. Twentyman, Scholarship examination candidate
  • E. G. Hawkes, Scholarship examination candidate
  • G. T. Booth, Scholarship examination candidate
  • W. Good, Scholarship examination candidate
  • J. H. Hawkes, Scholarship examination candidate
  • F. W. Thomas, Scholarship examination candidate
  • Connal, Scholarship examination candidate
  • Wedge, Scholarship examination candidate
  • Wagstaff, Scholarship examination candidate
  • Bridge, Scholarship examination candidate

  • Wm. Jas. Habens, B.A.
  • J. V. Colville Veel, M.A.