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The Boys School.
ofthe elder boys , for tho education of twenty-five pupils , : x \ l of whom bo it remembered , had mado some advances in thoir studio * ! , 0 (' nv their admission into tho scliool house . Wo protested , at tlie time ofthe appointment of the present master agamst tho principle of entrusting the duty of organising a new school to a gentleman at an ago when lie should l , o rather Bcokin * retirement than undertaking duties which ought to havo been confided to one
comparativel y young and active , though sufficientl y advanced iu year , a * to have acquired those habits of self control and that steading ot character winch should secure for him alike the confidence of the governors and tlie respect of the pupils . Wo do not wish to revive the recollections ofthe general feeluethat existed
amongst the brethren at the time of the appointment tt the present master-that his election was secured b y trick aud n-ouv-Hmm ; hut now that it has been proved that the school j s deficient m its educational requirements , it becomes tlie committee o f mauve ment to see that it is put upon a footing equal to other establishments It will lie
qmt < tunc enough to talk of appointing additional masters Avhen tho arrangements arc made for taking a larger number of boyinto the school ancl extending tho course of education . We observe " that of the four first prizes awarded , two for arithmetic ( in which cell are bail ) and two for writing-onl y ono , for writing , is taken by alioy who has had the advantage of a year ' s education iu
LonHnV-Lodge-one of tho out boys , Criehton , taking one in each ofthe departments and standing honourabl y high in tho estimation of the examiner in other branches of knowledge . The other three prizes certainl y go to Lordshi p Lod gc-Guanziroli taking two ancl Ward ono but we should like to be informed how lone , they under education before
were they went to that establishment as w ' e find both names honourabl y distinguished in last year ' s report when Lordshi p Lodge had been onl y six months opened . We would further ask why there is no longer any examination in French 1 h it because the master at Lordshi p Lod ge is unable to teach the language and tint
no provision has yet been made with regard to the bop who , prior to their being admitted into the new schoolhonsc , had the . benefit of instruction in that language , for continuing their studies in one of the most important brandies of modern education 1
Before closing this notice , we may remark that we oly ^ rvc in tho report of a . Provincial Grand Lod ge of Emergency of Hampshire , the Provincial Grand Master , Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis , to have said _ wor / nVI'T ]" i nCCd ^ ° ? ° Sch 001 was most » % conducted : they were all educated accorchng to their individual ability , and lie was happy to
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The Boys School.
ofthe elder boys , for tho education of twenty-five pupils , : x \ l of whom bo it remembered , had mado some advances in thoir studio * ! , 0 (' nv their admission into tho scliool house . Wo protested , at tlie time ofthe appointment of the present master agamst tho principle of entrusting the duty of organising a new school to a gentleman at an ago when lie should l , o rather Bcokin * retirement than undertaking duties which ought to havo been confided to one
comparativel y young and active , though sufficientl y advanced iu year , a * to have acquired those habits of self control and that steading ot character winch should secure for him alike the confidence of the governors and tlie respect of the pupils . Wo do not wish to revive the recollections ofthe general feeluethat existed
amongst the brethren at the time of the appointment tt the present master-that his election was secured b y trick aud n-ouv-Hmm ; hut now that it has been proved that the school j s deficient m its educational requirements , it becomes tlie committee o f mauve ment to see that it is put upon a footing equal to other establishments It will lie
qmt < tunc enough to talk of appointing additional masters Avhen tho arrangements arc made for taking a larger number of boyinto the school ancl extending tho course of education . We observe " that of the four first prizes awarded , two for arithmetic ( in which cell are bail ) and two for writing-onl y ono , for writing , is taken by alioy who has had the advantage of a year ' s education iu
LonHnV-Lodge-one of tho out boys , Criehton , taking one in each ofthe departments and standing honourabl y high in tho estimation of the examiner in other branches of knowledge . The other three prizes certainl y go to Lordshi p Lod gc-Guanziroli taking two ancl Ward ono but we should like to be informed how lone , they under education before
were they went to that establishment as w ' e find both names honourabl y distinguished in last year ' s report when Lordshi p Lodge had been onl y six months opened . We would further ask why there is no longer any examination in French 1 h it because the master at Lordshi p Lod ge is unable to teach the language and tint
no provision has yet been made with regard to the bop who , prior to their being admitted into the new schoolhonsc , had the . benefit of instruction in that language , for continuing their studies in one of the most important brandies of modern education 1
Before closing this notice , we may remark that we oly ^ rvc in tho report of a . Provincial Grand Lod ge of Emergency of Hampshire , the Provincial Grand Master , Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis , to have said _ wor / nVI'T ]" i nCCd ^ ° ? ° Sch 001 was most » % conducted : they were all educated accorchng to their individual ability , and lie was happy to