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ST. PETER'S COLLEGE.

The speech-day preceding the summer vacation at the Collegiate School of St. [?] occurred on Tuesday morning, December 22 in the presence of a very large attendance

The Bishop of Adelaide (the Bight Ber, Ik. Kennion) presided, having on Eis right fai« Excellency Lord Kintore. The following programme of speeches and recitations was interpreted in & very euooessful manner:—L. Horace, Odeeiv.,4—"HannibaL 0 E, J. Stuckey. 2. Byron—" Chflde Harold." lu., 181, "Waterloo," L. C. StackeyTa. Mouere—"Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme/ 1 Ao* u., Bc. L—M. Jourdain, J, S. Gillman; JLe Maitre de Musique, A- W. Campbell; Le Maitre a daaaer, C. B. Many**; Le Maitrs d'armes, H. S. Newland; Un Maitre de | PhUpeophie. P. M. Kewiand; Un Laqoais, F.H. Jtokin. 4. Howitt—"TfaeirindT'ATii Bamfield. 5. Schmer-"Die A r « Oceans," Act v., Se. 14.—Der Kfimg, H. «. isewland; Agnes Sorel, F. ttMakiii; Burgund, A. E. Davis; Johanna, L. C Stuokey. 6. Shakespeare—" King John," Aot iv., So. I—Arthur, R. Stuckey; Hubert, O C. Morphett 7. La Fontaine—" Lea dewc Pigeons," F. H. Makin. 8. Hemans—"Casa blanca," C. P. Butler. TheHEAmcASTEB(BeF. p. E. Eaynor, M. A-> read the annual report as follows :— "Your Exee?ettcy. any lord, gentlemen of the governing body, Udies and gendemen-I litre this year a very pleasant task before me, and one which rarely talU to a headmaster's lot—to record a school yearol almost uniform success. Xb« numbers of the school, first of all,are. eubject for caagEstaUtaoa^ foMto^ tto is by po rneam neoe?«rily the beit of tests, yet itaffords a rough and teady one. which •Ppeals oust strongly to the popular ImaJSiation. sdiop) has again gnmn lar^; iM^^iA 12S boy* in Jannary, lswo, toeUlt attbedossalthat year should a total of 197.oraniDcreasert7«7 now ire hare 2*B on the roll, a forllm inmSTci MTea Uiat in two yeanthe school has very nearly dou&ed ft* numbers. (Cheers.) Tbe moat BgniScantaS encouraging fact about ttiia increaseis thai it has been steady and continuous; every quarter tus eeen the school grow, and for to law batt yea we have had a larger number ot tan than has ever attended St. PetePsdnwU?foiuda^ Forth, oomlortrtoertani lalnMieartedaS". sandrai who have prophesied a decrease in the near S l"^, 1 V?L^& t^^onmberrtboWtoarin^ the end of this quarter is quite normal, and that & larger number of new entrances than ITnsaal ao lone before term time has already been made. Stttu order among popular tests oome Cnlmsitv examina tions, ana here again me hare every reason to be proud. In the VreUmuiary Examinations* ha™ paased SO in aU out of 88 enteredTaUbeogh tbL £L7 weinadeanew departure in sendtogtaloyi fawT. lower form. In the Junior we had IS candidates successful out of 18, two in the fiat ckss/one in the second, seven in the third, and five over JS«. I" «Je Senior 17 entered and U passed, thfJ^fJ^JZT* s?* •eWDd^ and «e£s thirds. Our friends, and foes too. who *«v - eSe^narTuVS and "passes" in rival schools. Sucfa gross andsuper etiUona Idolatry to the monstrous eoSS, Karauna tton, I leave to others, and wm e«uysoJto"ri3d*o numbers we stand out prominently & the number of paases. One boy in every four (nearly) has pissed one of the Utteecjtanunatidns, andonrtoiSrT^ either tbe Senior or the Junior. The last test ottliia public kind to which appeal must bemade % tt2 success of past.scholars; fctfata I need only refer•* gwlist oJOnivenity honors printed tn t£e«itlae book,", which, incomplete as h probablr fat amnlV Inivennry We. I most especially mention the tnumpbof X. S. Poole in tiuf Udbbarne Lata. and the almost equal snows of C. B. BuSS^ iithSS of our own Uni?TersUy. St. PetePt&uelwije been tween its past and present scholars: thevahwotsuoh ?^T?! nJl<^ beex *ge?i?L Wears proud of them, amongst us on all such occasions as the present, and they on their part are glad to comeandienewthe g«^«W «««>rl« bj boyhood. The OMOoUe! flans' Association, under Us enereetio seenfauv «r Uandau,isinTigoronsUfe, jumlfcmay bVhoped that the pleasant gatherinc held in JcUy waibsttepre coreor of many tunilar ones. To tara U) the to* of the school itselL does not come so ImnSuwV under the public gaze, we may look backnpona Jjeax ol good andeolid «% toougtouttte echod. lean faonesUysaythat we haveTMtln anr degree made ourselves eUres to the craze for^cam^ {•? sn??!! e"_?l h?«8?|ned have been won by ths fur and honest work of the ordinaiy school dat)es lorlhoW(and in this I thinkTthatr Bhauha^ewWj m« ttaep>nnt? of the clever as well as of die dun boys) that any system which produces theoneprba boy at the expense of the 80 average boya/fa rottea to die core, and stands eeU-coDdenm«ir%££at ? ?. nation Just held has shown in nearly every class and in nearly every subject an evenneiof^orkwhich is n strong proof of the evenness of tl? teachinrTl have now been working the system of "seta* in different sobjecta (whidf I fetrooooed here tro^yea? agoX for five yean in aU; and lam more and more convinced evay day that it is the only boe and the only practicable one in a scboo'. of tins kind; and mr own experience was incidentally confirmed the other day by a letter in the Guardian from the Vsimartrr pointed out that the abolition of camputaoryereek >ifctewfatodaredivirionof the school m sacttsnbjeGt. la no other way can boys of equal attainments in the Yjnon? school subjects be kept at work together. The plan farolves *bout ten times the trouble of tte other method, but a schoolmaster who has the welfare of his school at heart need not condder this. Itmnk thatevery true friend of the school wul welcome heartily a new departure just taken—the establish ment of entrance scholarships open to free competi tion. Wehave sufferedoonsUeraUe diartvantagcin Uie past from tte tact that the best raw materialpro duotd by the State echoob did not oome tou*.lrat I went elsewhere In spite of this we have neM oar own, but I imagine that if in the Daft we had Wen able to attract more of this promising material we should have done even better. Ail our ont of school activities have gone on in a smooth conrae; the carpentry dan under Mr. 1"? <dto ??■ w>rk, as you can now see; and so with drawing, shorthand, gymnastics, music! and other "exta" subject?Ttiie placed upon a sounder financial basis, bai nached the euiith number of ito new series; theScientina&Miety. though somewhat sluggish after its Euocsssbd convert eanone. now promises a new period of activity. Oar chief athletic contest*, though we cannot boast of a Buoces?hil issue, have been dose and The boarding-house, under the snperrisioa ol its four aUe hou?e-masters, has been brought into a thoroughly satisfactory state of effidenoyduring tfaepastnar It is many years since the house has faeenao fuU: and in both acfcoolwork and games it has done excel lently, and more than heMlts ownTl «5r feature has been the establishment of ? junior dormitory for boys nnd? ]g. o^ has proved a highly successful departure. The schoolmaster well knows how satisfactory it if to have boys come young to the school; the groundwork of education can thus be laid from the beranniax. and there is no unhanding before building beging/l am happy tosaythata verylargeproporUonfoeariy a third) of the 184 boys entered dttru^ttej?sttw?rS2 have been between the ages o« 10 and 121 There have been but two changes in the staff dorinc the year. One was .caused by the retirement ofone at the junior masters, Mr. Heinemann. His place hat been ably HUd by Jfr. Young, who in the short time he has been witi us has won the esteem of all. We are to lose him, however, with the newyear, and wetoome ««Ws^suooessor Mr. Bechner.ofLeipslcDniversitj,s man who has had considerable experienoe indeaUae with boys, and whoseknowledseoftheOermanlan guagewin make him a valuable addition to ths staff. The other change has been the appointment of an additional master owing to the growth of the school, six. Hole, who vis the master appointed, has alnadr proved himself a thorough teaoheriin eehool; while the chapel choir under his direction hasadvaaoad by leaps and bounds. At the end of this term we ((baU *£ Io^ nt Mr- Knd<?. Only for the last two years has it been my privilege to know him, while most of those present have known and valued him lor thrice that time. It would not therefore become ma to say more than what yon and he already know— that 1 shall indeed miss his work and his help in the school, and to join with all his friends in ?i«fti?r him God-epeed in his new and arduous undertaking. (Cheers.) Anticipation is always pleasanter than re- gret; it is, therefore, with feelings not merely of glad hopefulness but of full assurance and confidence that I look forward to welcoming my old friend and colleague, Mr. Gosnell. You win doubtless have heard that he took a high degree in mathematics at Cambridge; but you may rest assured that it is not his academical distinction alone that will make him a valuable acquisition to the staff. He worked under me for three years in Tasmania as my second master, and therefore I speak with knowledge when I say that he is one of the few men who are born schoolmasters. He has that strong sense of justice, and that magic touch of sympathy which alone can make a man suc- cessful in dealing with boys. In conclusion, I tender my heartfelt thanks to the governors of the school who have done an in their power to make my war plain and smooth; to the assistant masters, who bars given me their ungrudging and loyal help; to ths parental, who have continued to show titsir ~?rffct—■■> in the school and its management; and last, but cer tainly not leaet, to the boys themselves, who have proved themselves thoroughly tame aad loyal St. 1 Peter's boys—than which no higher praise oaa bt ! gtven, (Cheers.) The Bishop then called npon his Excellency to du-tribnte the prizes. He was very glad to hear the headmaster say that the school was oonducted on anti-cram principles, for be wm eurecram was doing a great deal of harm. He would remind them that they would soon bav* a St. Peter's boy to represent the colony in the good old home in England as Agent-General. (Cheers.) His Excem-Enct, who was loudly ohsered, said—My Lord Itishop, Mr. Baynor, St. Peter's boys, ladies and gentlemen—My hearty ac knowledgments are doe to the authorities of this college for giving me another opportunity of being present at your annual speech-day. Last year to my regret I was unable to oome ; the measure of that regret you bare correotly weighed by inviting me once again. (Cheers.! It seems to rue, ladies and gentlemen, that all of ns who are interested in the success of St. Peter's College hare very solid grounds for satisfaction at tbe state of affairs Air. Raynor's | report brings out. Though I rejoice to say I | am Dot aware of any bar to a boy entering St. Peter's on account of religious convictions, yet as a 6incere memberof theChuroh of England one cannot helpbeing glad that such resultah&vebe&a attained m a eehool belonging to, managed, and controlled by that Church, for if ever there was an age in which Churchmen should give < heed to the all-round education of their chil i dren that age is now. If we are to prevent temporary tendencies towards doubt and scepticism from hardening into permanent | unbelief we ought to bestir oarselv?s to show to | the youth of our Church that nothing has ooms into the field which is going to permanently' supplant the old faith of our fathers. (Cheers.)' As has often been said, it is easy co cavil, it is. easy to criticise, but we may be sore that the . cardinal truths have been given by tils Almighty in enduring forms to man to work for his benefit to the end of tune. To help as in all this we look, and we look with ooosW dence, to the masters who are set over our feoya., I think your lordship wfll agflfetfliyfh.jfi^ m that happily in these days maabatstna snwaV •. more amongst the boys, *no*ot*4l)e of tinker ,' > character, more of their tipftiVsjTif lionitit^>Mipft_ r.'T and take more interest tn, via^Jgv^j^S^^:

purt-uite than they did ,a our schooldays, and that boys on their V'^xb are more in touch with their masters, terming less upon them as mere guardian of P>nool discipline, whose delight is to adminis^gr its terrors, than as sincere and thorough friends, always ready to give them a ikAnng hand in time of need. (Cheers.) And here I am reminded of a remark Mr. Gladstone lately made in this connection, a remark which I have had no trouble in ramem bensg, because it is so wonderfully true. Speaking at the commemoration of a school founded for similar purposes, and conducted on riaular tines as St. Peter's, he pointed out that oaodeb for imitation were the public schools of England. " The public schools of England," said*he, "are part of the institutions of the country. They are not a mere accident They are without competition in the world at large." Aad then he went on to say that while no doubt it was a great advantage to import into power aeheols the benefit the youth of England derived from ite old public schools, and thaS although it most be long before «imiU?- condi tions coold prevail in new schools, yet there waa one particular in which schools such as this one could offer the parents thei most essential of all advantages, namely, by being able to add to the instruction which you assiduously give the study aad the care of personal ■ haracter. The enormous scale to which Kaglish public nehools have attained is one difficulty preventing this, these and many others will occur to us ; but in any • at? "the point remains, and a point of im mense importance it is, that with regard to the tare and training of personal character to no other school need you yield the palm. (Cheers.) Thoughts such as these, ladies and gentlemen, make us realise what a power for good St. Peter's College must be. Its education is aisned to cultivate the faculties of man, faculties of which religion and worship are surely the highest; its education brings know ledge, and that knowledge brings power. And to, Mr. Baynor, while I think you are fortu nate in the boys under your care, I must also congratulate them on belonging to St. Peter's College. Boys, you must prove yourselves worthy of your college. Strain every nerve and muscle to uphold ite credit, bold aloft its colors in every contest, and strive to crown them with the laurels of victory. Never admit such a word aa <Jef«a.t, and never know when you are beaten. {Cheers.) Remember nothing of the result which bad luck and wet weather gave to the cricket match the other day, exoept that Prince Alfreds mean to win next year, and that you must not let them. To the boys who are now coming np to receive their prizes let me say that in being honored by being allowed to present them I share in a great degree die pride they.must feel in having won them, and to those who have failed to wrench them from you I would say, stick to it and try again. Von are not cowards at games; well, have the same rule for indoor as for outdoor pursuit*; put the same energy into your school work as yon do into your and football; remember that while every one ie put into the world with some work to do, that no one is designed to do more work than be has capacity to perform. (Cheers.) As yet you do not know the measure of your capacity. In diligence lies the great secret; be diligent, and whoever stands in this place next year will have the pleasure of presenting yon with a memorial of it in reward. My lord bishop, ladies, and gentlemen, I thank you once again for inviting me to be present on this happy occasion, and I assure you that no one more heartily echoes than I do your prayer tfeatjihis College of St Peter's may so abun dantly prosper and flourish that its results may redound to the lasting wellbeing of its members as well as of this country, their home and their pride. (Cheers. I The prizes were then distributed by the noble earl, after which the proceedings termi nated by the boys singing " Dolce domum" and " God save the Queen." The prize-list is as under :— """H^ramr Lwt Awarded Jane, 0891. WyatttttOlagyl p. c. stockwell. WrtniMter<iliiim), F.B.Stacker. aort(eta*rtc?XJ.B.Gfflman. Awarded December, 1801. 1. Jrarrell open (tram January, 1882), F. s. Siacke.. 2. flanell open (from Jane, 1892), H. W. Bro«m. Allep (olnfi), E. J.Stnckey.i OilirtoliiUML (etaaajesi H. at. Evans. flething (Port Adelaide district). fnnkcrd (modern language!), H. G. L. Simpson. May (poy.kal.cie?oe), A. W. Campbell. Bemoan (phjslcal science), H. A. Gerny. lEatjog rrnihttgm (beat Kfaofaur ol the year), E. J. fret anhoUrthin, F. A. Jennmga, Port Adelaide. Brae schoiaabip (Churcb kdooLs), 11. I. Campbell, St. Jefan'a Grammar School. Pbizb Let. June, 1891. Kern Fuea.—Sistfa—L E. J. Stuckey. Fifth—l, B. Haber; 2, B. Brown. Fonrtfa—l, J. H Phillips; 2, J. W.Oampbett. Upper TWrd-1, C. A.^Degenhardt. Lame* Tkttd—l, E. T. Henderson; 2, C. Newland. *Hwa\ i, H. It Hemring. Fint-1. L. Hayward. Scriptsne Sixth—L. f. & gtockey ;2,E. J. Stuckey. Deoamber, 1891. fenn Pn«e?.-Sixth-Engtteh, E. J. Stacker; Scnptue. H. S. Kewland. Fifth-English, HL M. Eon ; giai|iUiie. A. C. Owens. Upper Fourth-English, B. A. P.Hewgul; Scrip. tan,B>A. P. HewgUL lover Fo?rth—t?gUsh, E M. Phillips; Scripture. J- B.Mewia. Upper -njiiti—EngUsh, C. Newlairi; Scripture, G. S Bocstordand W.Q. Webb. Lewcr Third- Engiieh, C L Wahiwright; Scrip iiue, G. S. Uakin. Beoood—Engtiah, L. Haymtd; !aerj|ituf e. L. Btjvrtmd and B. C. Pitcher. Firet— Eosaab, O. W. Coswn; Scripture, H. J. Crawford. "Wll" FKIZES. taiin- Aeet, E J. Stacker; b set, G. E. Gooduart; '■■•%.*.• w- saet, H. C. ntch; e set, A. COB**; p«et, W.T. Oooke;eset, G. Padult; u «tt, F. B. Bein. Oltclfc A let, E. J. Stacker; e aet, A. G. Owen ; c Mt.V.6. Webb. aera*an(pnaentedbySir nemy Ayere, K.CJLG.) -AetC,H. S. fiewland ; B«et, H. A.Gemy; caet,G. Aa4yewa; t«t, O.A.C. Degenhardt; «aet, S. M. Aench (pn-aratnt by Sir Henry Ayers, S.CJLG.) —Aaet, H. 8. Kewlaad; b set, H. G. L. Simpson and H. A. Sony; cast, H. N. Barwell; DeetTc. E. C. WUaon, a act, W. F. B?via; rest, w. T. Coote; o eet, B. E. Stacker. MMtfcnmalK?-1 eet, E. J. Stnckey; 2 set, H. W. Bcawo;8 aet.G. a Maiden; 4set, E. Moncrirff: 5 Bmatimt-G W. Butt-l " • CSaoir-W.G. Webb. ~~ Omaimry •tato- E. J. atackej-. Okaeawtir?itav-H. W. Brown. flhrmialiy foortb—V. Bewbnd. neeat-efplug (presented by D. Gtrtick, Eeq.)-F. A. Teaoant. Music-1, B. A. Gerny; t, G. 6. Maiden. LiftTCK Hoacag Oadjkd Dcbisq th? TBiR 1891. UHVBBSITV OFADBLAJSE. rXCLQUSAST ?IAXIS4nOS. Man*.—V. G. BeaeWne, Sep«ember.-J. B. Anthony, W. 8 Brain, H. J. Ballot*. A. a Clark, G. B. Cratttndeo, B. G. C. Deeanfcitdt, B. L. Ebbs, J. O. Edmtmds, B. Fowler. GCBelocaab, B.P. A. Hewgfll, H. H. BowelL H. J. Kaoz, P. H. isStt, P. W. atoncriefl, J. W. Moale, lLV.Jieanand, G. A. tfcfaoDs, J. W. Packard, J. B. PbOima, E. S. Kynun, B. B. Sabine. P. h. Smith. B. CL T. Solly, G. B. Tnmbnll, F. von Dooasa, I. Way. A. H. Webb, E. B. Woolnoogh. JCFIOi BXUUSATIOy. KretHiH? H. W. Brown (1. 2, 4. 6\ 7b'), G. L. Suavaon (l\ *', 6, 6). , Seappdnlaai O. F. Ooodhart (f, i; 5). ttmd daaa—B. N. Barwell (2, 5, o), B. G. C. Degen banta O, 4.7b), B. B. Fisher (2, 5,6, 7b), L. BaA (2, *, m, W. E. Hodge (2, 4, 5. 7b), F. B. Mooldeo (1, 2, 4, SV^bX A. G. Owen (2, 3,4,7b). Cnelaauned (o?er 16) -J. C. Edmunds (2, 5, 0, 7b), H. U. Evaca (2, 8, 4, 7b), W. B. Goase (2, 6 . 7b), C. W. Bntt (2,6, 7b). C. E. C. Wilson a. 6,7b). Special Snbjeeca.-F. .1. Douglas (7a), E. A. John ua(7a). 1, Engiiib; 2, Latin; 3. Greek; 4, French; 6, Ger man ;6, mathematics; 7a, physics; 7b, chemi?try; * endit. gEtIOB BLIXntATIOS. Seeowl daas—F. J. Antbony (I, 4, 7, 8'). A. E. H«2" O*. 4, 7", 9«). J. 8. Odlmann (I*. 2, 4, 7% 9X F. 8. Stockey (1,2,«,7*, 9). «bkl rill P. O. W. Bayly o'. 2, 81 F. V. Hodg s«l o*.«. 7, 10). H. Layoock (1. t i,l. 9). &B. •farmt (1,4,7, 91. H. 8. Newlasd (I*. %*. 6, 7,9), P. M. kewbnd a*. 2.4.9), F. C. StockweU (1.4,7). 1, KBgn«h •2, latin ;3, Greek; 4. French: S. Ger aaan;e,Uafian; 7, pure mathematics; 9, chemistry • 10,«*j?ic8-, •credit. it?. and Oh. B. Degrees.- Fust year, second class, B. W. Bornabraok. Thiitl jear, not class. jTZ Ba?g?ter,C.Oorbln; second class, H.O. lrmn; third dae?, E. B. Uoole, A. E i. Bos?eU. Founn year, SSi.^*™ 1 !S: *• ??ven«gh; third class, A. E. G0)!)«. FHOiyear, Unrd das?. H. CH. GUea. m.—Seoond year, first daaa, F. h. Stow. Third year,secondclas?,B.B. Andrews; third class, E. W vSXs&Si^'- SU)W Pri2£-F- h- **" B-JL—Siot year. C. B. BUckburn, first class Latin bat daaa Oieek. BSc.—Fin* year-J. W. Brown, Uritd class ohendsUy, aecood daas mathematics, second class pbyrice. Seoond year—B. B. Corbin, third daaa poy?).-?, third class geology. Third year—J. L. T. Otxr-.' r, third das chemistry. ?&&*s.%?*** Kwmhution—Oeotogy (flrst year Bisc.)- D. H. Lawtence. Hklbocbse L'-tmnajTT. Firet Bodot Examination. «r«k, rjrt I.—First class, T. S. Poole (Trinity '-Firat "*• r 8-Poole Exhibition* (*2O). Greek, part I—Awarded to T. S. Poole. Latin r*rt I -A watded to I. S. Poole. ' foofcr *e &*olar*ip CrriniV College). i^-.-T. S.

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