Ormond School Report.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 541, 6 December 1890, Page 3

Ormond School Report.

The following is Mr Hill’s report on the examination of the above school, for IS9O :— Class Subjects, Subject. Mabes, 0 to 100. Drawing .. .. .. .. 85 History • ■ • • • • • • 80 Geography, Standards II and IV .. 80 Elementary Science and Object Lessons .. . • . ■ ■ ■ 100 845 Percentage .. •• » ■. 80'25 Additional Subjects. Subject. Mabes, 0 to 20. Repetition and Recitation ■. >. 20 Drill and exercises 15 Hinging • • >■ ■ ■ 20 Needle work 18 Subject matter ot reading lesions. > 15 Total additional marks <• 88 All tbs Standard pupils belonging to this school occupy the same room. They are in charge of Mr Harper, ths master, with Mr Shaw as pupil teacher. There are fifty pupils iu this division of the school. The preparatory classes occupy the old room. They number 51 pupils, and are in charge of Mui Baker, the mistress, Since the date of my examination last yar the school has been open 419 times, or one attendance less than 42 weeks. Tbe Board regulations require that the holidays shall not exceed eight weeks and an odd day or two in the year. Tbe class arrangements of the school are satisfactory, and the time tables have been drawn out, and adapted to tbe present dir. nibu'ion ef the teaching staff. 'J be total number returned as attending school is 101, ot whom 01 were present at the examination, The number ot pupi s pr - sen ted iu standards was 50, and 47 were present. This school hue made exceedingly good progress during the past year, and the results throughout are of a very commendable character. Of those presented iu standards, only four failures have been recorded, and even the ” failed ” pupils have done well iu most of the subjects. A reference to the s hedules forwarded with this report will show that the majority of the standard pupils are strong in what are known as “puss subjects,” but the “class’’ and " additional" subjects have been even better prepared, and altogether the school h.s done well. The style of the paper work sent in by the pupils gives evidence of careful training and supervision, end the snv books and exercise books are of a high order of merit. In the lower department Miss Baker has been doing some capital work in a wide syllabus of instruction, including “ cutting out," and the intelligence displayed by the senior pupils of her division pleased me very muob. Excellent order and discipline arc maintained, and the tone of the school, with ros-

poet to diligence and obedience, appeared to me to be very commendable. With the exception of the room occupied by the standard children the buildings are in an unsatisfactory condition, being old, rotten, and ill-adapted for teaching purposes, whilst the state of the out-offices and side fences is deplorable. These matters call for the instant attention of the Committee. The rooms are clean and tidy, and the apparatus is in good order and repair. All the school records have been well and carefully kept in accordance with departmental requirements. I have to thank Mr Newman, Chairman of the Committee, for visiting the school during the progress of the examination. H. Hill, Inspector of Schools. Gisborne, Nov. Ist, 1890. The names of those who passed are as follows Standard VI : Lillie Graham. i, V : Maggie Bowes. i, IV : Jennings M. Harper, Kenneth McKenzie, Hamilton Graham, Ada Bowes, Lillie Beatson, and Alice Shanks. „ HI: Syd. Newman, Jas. D. Harper, John Parsons, Harry Farmer, Rose Bruce, Jessie Bruce, Lena Newman, Alex. Morris, Harry Madder, Andrew McLean, Gussie Fanner, Eve Patterson, Sarah McMillan, Madeline Devery, Hannah Robertson, Rhoda Graham, and Kate Forssmann. ~ II : Geo. McKay, Fred. Parsons, Geo. Bowes, Jas. Boniface, Dugald McKenzie, Minnie Blain, and Lizzie McMillan. „ I : Wm. Morris, John Law, Albert Law, Willie Graham, John Boniface, Sarah Gordon, Flora McMillan, Rose White, Bertha Luttrell, and Blanche Law.