Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 35

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✨ Education Scholarship Examination Results



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Christchurch, June 15, 1874.

TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

SIR,—We have the honour to report that during the past fortnight we have examined twenty-four candidates for scholarships—twenty in Class A, twenty-six in Class B, nineteen in Class C, and nine in Class D. The results are shown in the tables of marks which we enclose.

In Class A, the first three boys—Cohen, Grossman, and Partridge—may be regarded as equal; a difference of five marks in such a total being almost inappreciable. The next three boys—Rowe, Round, and Watson—run very close together, and at no great distance from the first three.

Wake, Rogers, and Nairn head the list in Class B; while Fuller and Green, with a tie, and several others who are nearly equal, follow at a considerable interval.

The best names in Class C are Atack, Deamer, and Sword; but Hartland is only six marks below the last named.

Barclay and Innes are first and second in Class D. We notice that Lough, who described himself as belonging to Class C, and took the papers of that class, was entered for Class B. While regretting that the mistake occurred we are of opinion that it has not affected his chance of a scholarship.

Cookson, in Class A, did not give in his spelling paper; and consequently his position in the list is lower by one or two places than it ought to have been. G. and L. Martin were absent during the time of examination in history.

We wish to call the attention of the Board to the fact that, as in former occasions, several candidates have presented themselves who were altogether unprepared for such an examination. Of the seventy-four boys examined, nineteen failed to obtain one-third of the aggregate maximum of marks, and eight fell below one-fourth. We understand that in some cases names were entered by the parents without the knowledge of the teachers, and even against their wish. We beg to suggest that, in order to avoid needless expense and trouble, and to protect the reputation of teachers and schools, means should be adopted (as by requiring that the application shall be approved by the master) to confine the competition to boys who are likely to acquit themselves reasonably well.

We have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servants,
WM. JAS. HABENS, B.A.,
J. V. COLBORNE VEEL, M.A.

The following is the Tabulated Report of the Examiners of Candidates for Government Scholarships, showing the number of marks gained in each subject and the total:—

CLASS A.

Name. Spelling. 50. Reading. 50. Writing. 50. Arithmetic. 75. Grammar and Composition. 100. Geography. 100. History. 100. Total. 550. Name of School.
Cohen 38 36 49 75 68 78 77 421 Lincoln Road School
Grossman 48 40 30 79 79 77 66 419 Kaiapoi School
Partridge 38 32 27 84 90 88 57 416 Christ\'s College
Rowe 44 39 30 84 74 69 53 393 Private tuition
Round 34 23 32 78 76 62 80 385 Lower Heathcote School
Watson 40 36 26 87 76 39 79 383 Christ\'s College
Hart, J. 30 37 34 77 78 45 52 353 Rev. C. Turrell\'s School
Moule, A. 40 33 30 57 53 52 41 300 Avonside School
Walker 40 43 23 68 59 33 16 282 St. Alban\'s School
Cookson ... 29 38 63 69 59 19 277 St. Alban\'s School
Sail 30 30 36 63 30 30 13 232 Papanui School
Topliss 36 29 27 45 34 25 33 229 Addington School
Mould 26 26 22 49 52 18 17 210 Music Hall School
Adams 26 23 30 53 39 21 12 204 Avonside School
M\'Donald 28 25 17 67 30 24 8 199 Upper Heathcote School
Wake, A. 32 30 21 59 20 16 12 190 Colombo Road School
Bain 24 26 27 31 31 22 23 184 Papanui School
Robinson 26 29 27 25 34 20 12 173 Kowai Pass School
Bradbury 6 10 19 15 0 2 0 70 Music Hall School
Martin, L. 8 16 4 5 4 16 absent 53 Flaxton School


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🎓 Report on the examination of candidates for Government scholarships

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
15 June 1874
Scholarships, Examination results, Board of Education, Christchurch, Students
21 names identified
  • Cohen, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Grossman, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Partridge, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Rowe, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Round, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Watson, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Wake, Candidate for scholarship, Class B
  • Rogers, Candidate for scholarship, Class B
  • Nairn, Candidate for scholarship, Class B
  • Fuller, Candidate for scholarship, Class B
  • Green, Candidate for scholarship, Class B
  • Atack, Candidate for scholarship, Class C
  • Deamer, Candidate for scholarship, Class C
  • Sword, Candidate for scholarship, Class C
  • Hartland, Candidate for scholarship, Class C
  • Barclay, Candidate for scholarship, Class D
  • Innes, Candidate for scholarship, Class D
  • Lough, Candidate for scholarship, Class C/B
  • Cookson, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • G. Martin, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • L. Martin, Candidate for scholarship, Class A

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

🎓 Tabulated report of marks for Class A scholarship candidates

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Scholarships, Examination results, Class A, Marks, Schools
20 names identified
  • Cohen, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Grossman, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Partridge, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Rowe, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Round, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Watson, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • J. Hart, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • A. Moule, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Walker, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Cookson, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Sail, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Topliss, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Mould, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Adams, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • M'Donald, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • A. Wake, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Bain, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Robinson, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • Bradbury, Candidate for scholarship, Class A
  • L. Martin, Candidate for scholarship, Class A