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LADIES' COLLEGE. GLENELG.
On Tuesday, the 18th inst., at the half-
yearly breaking-up of the Glenelg Ladies'
College the parents and friends of the pupils
assembled m the Ladies' College, when
several of the pupils of Herr Stange, Herr
Schrader, and Miss Hopkins, performed se-
lections of music on the piano, and the singing
class, under Herr Stange's direction, sang a
Christmas carol and other pieces, which
were correctly and tastefully rendered. The
Principal, the Rev. W. Hopkins, in giving
the report for the half-year, said that the
health of the resident-boarding pupils had
been without exception good during ' the
half-year, though some of the day pupils
were unfortunately absent for the greater
part of the teim from illness. During this
year there had been twenty-three new pupils
admitted, but some having ended their school
life, or having changed their place of resi
dence, the net increase was not so_ many.
No pupils were sent up to the University
Examination this year. One bravely ven
tured, but her courage was not rewarded
with success. The best way, probably, of
explaining tho character and aims of the
school would be to give a simple, unvarnished
relation of the work done in some of the
foim8. During the year Greek had been
begun in the sixth form. In Latin,
part of the first books respectively of
Ccesar and Virgil had been studied. 'Le
Malade Imaginaire,' 'La Jeune Siberienne,'
and ' Lazare Hoche' were the chief textbooks
in French. The first and part of the second
t books of Euclid, Algebra, through simple
equations to common factors in Hambljn
Smith's method, had been done; and in
English literature the four upper forms have
been employed with Shakspeare's and
Milton's poetry. The Saturday morninj
class for the study of Green's History had
been well sustained, and during the first term
of next year the textbook will be Freeman's
' Sketch of European History.' The drawing
classes have soundly progressed. More has
been attempted in drawing 'from the round'
(ceramic and other models) this year, and
sets of models in wood and plaster of
approved patterns will, it is expected, be
shortly obtained. Under Herr Stange's able
and kind direction the singing class had made
pleas-ing progress, which will be still more
marked, no doubt, in the future — beginnings
are proverbially mostdifficult. The work of the
school would be greatly aided by an additional
classroom for the lower classes, which will
be available by the commencement of nest
term. Miss Scales was leaving, owing to the
illness of one of her family, and was return-
ing to Victoria. A competent successor was
being negotiated with. The standard will be
advanced if possible, certainly not lowered.
Having civen testimony to Miss Scales's ex-
cellence, and thanked the other teachers and
Professors, Mr. Hopkins gave the following
prizes and certificates of honours :—
Prizes.
Sixth Form— Only partially examined.
Fifth Form— L. Acraman.
Fourth Form— F. Miller, A. Priest.
Third Form - H. N. Birks.
Second Form— None.
First Form - W. Bagster.
HONOURS.
Fifth Form.— L. Acraman, 2nd English, -2nd Lan
fcuaget£ml Mathemathics ; N. Wilcox, 1st English;
G. A. Counsell, 2nd Language ; S. A. Chewings,
End English ; M. Gell. 2nd Language.
Fnnrth Form.— F. Miller, 2nd Enelisb, 2nd Mathe
matics: F. Storrie, 2nd Mathematics, 2nd English;
E. Hooper, 2nd English; G. Hooper, 2nd Linsuag*.
Third Form.— H. N. Birks, 2nd English, 2nd Lan
guage ; J. E. Gurr, 2nd English, 2nd Mathematics ;
F. Port, 2nd Mathematics.
St conil Foim.— F. Gell, 1st Lancruage.
First Form.— W. Bagster, 1st EnglL-h, 2nd Lan
guage; M. Brown, 1st Kngiish.
At the conclusion Mr. Hopkins handed
Miss Scales a handsome silver cardcase, the
gift of the pupils, as an expression of their
kind regard for her. The proceedings en I d
with the siring of the ' National Ahtiam.'
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