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St. Asaph County School. DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES. A PLEASING FUNCTION. REMARKABLE SPEECH BY THE BISHOP. The St. Asaph County School that has had a cheuqered career, now stands upon a high level of excellence, and on Friday afternoon a very pleasing gathering was seen within its walls when the annual distribution of prizes, and certd. ficates were presented to the successful pupils. There was a large attendance, and the Lord Bishop of the diocese (who is Chairman of the Governors) presided, and the Right Hon. Lady Mosityn ,cif Mostyn Hall, was present, having graciously promised to present the pupils with their gifts. She was accompanied by her son, the Hon. Edward Mostyn .and supporting them were Mr. P. P. Pennant, Colonel Howard, and the Headmaster, Mr. Edwin Mainer, M.A., B.Sc. The platform was decorated with choice chry sanithemums. The scholars had been grouped at one end of the room, and looked bright and happy, and opened the proceeding by smiging in a vary nice manner "Sons of Britain," under the leadership of Mr. T. R. Jones, .headmaster of the Na/tional Schools, who accompanied them upon the grand pianoforte. Hearty plaudits greeted the ter- mination of the rendering. Before the Master had given his report it was staited that letters of apology for non-attendance had been received from the -following:- Mr. Gladstone, of Hawarden Castle and of New College, Oxford; Mr. T. W. Hughes, of Coileshill, Flint, Chairman of the Fliinltsihlire Education) Committee; Mr. Herbert Lewis, M.P., who warmly congratulated the school and wished a successful meeting; Mr. Herbert Ro- berts, M.P., Mr. O. M. Edwards, Chief Inspec- tor for Wales, under the Board of Education; Mrs. Townhend Mainwaring, Mrs. Charles Lewis, of Plas-yn-Cwm; Mrs. Fosbery, Mrs. Arthur Heaton, Mr. and Mrs. Llewelyn F. Heaton, Major and Mrs. Birch, Mrs. and Miss Watkin' Da vies, Mrs. Campbell, of Glianllyn; Mrs. and Miss Hore, Mr. Edwin Morgan. THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT. The Principal, in presenting his annual re- port, said —Last year I had the pleasure of an- nouncing that our numbers had risen in one bound in the Christmas term from 30 to 40— an increase of 333-1 per cent. Our numbers have suffered no diminution during the past year. For the term ending Christmas, 1906, there were 40 boys in attendance; for the Easter term, 1907, 40 boys; for the summer term, 41 boys, and during 'the present term we have 42 boys. There has thus been an increase OIf 2^2 per cent. in the current term. It was inevit- able that the increase this year should be smaller. Apart from the fact that the greater the number of a ischool the greater must be the number of pupils who enter in order to maintain a high rate of increase, we have in our own immediate neighbourhood several Intermediate Schools. We must, I fear, necessarily remain a 'small school. I do not think that the ;srtiandiard of education in the St. Asaph County School will be in any degree- lower owing to this circumstance, for we heard from Principal Sir Harry Reichel, on our last Speech-Day, that the small County Schools were producing as good results. as, and in many cases better resulfe Ithan the larger County Schools. This emphaslises a point which I have before laboured to make, and which I would againi im- press upon the minds of parents, that in a small school -it is possible to devote, moire time to individual attention than a large school can ,afford. This "individual attention in the small school" presupposes, however, a suffi-cdent, and ,adequate staff. In, this connection I quote from the Central Welsh. Board Chief Inspector's re- port of his triennial inspection :—"Since the last triennial inspection there has been a cranisader- able increase in itlhe number of pupils. Disci- pline and order are quite satisfactory, and there are several promising features in the work of the school. The numibeirs of pupils at preSlent in the school would justify a permanent staff off four, and the effective organisation of a course of instruction extending over a period of four years points to, the need of an additional Imralslter. The financial resources: of the school will not bear the strain of additional expendi- ture, and ilt is. to be hoped that from new sources of revenue means will be found so as to increase the maintenance fund so .as to enable the Governors to strengthen, the staff." Under the present reigulations for Secondary Schools, in Wales, we expedt, in the current fin- ancial year, to earn a Secondary School Grant exceeding £100. This is an increase of above 50 per cent, on any amount earned during the four years that I have spent at St. Asaph, and this enhanced amount constitutes a record for the. St. As;aph County School a,s. a. Secondary School. But it iis. not this greater grant to which .the Chief Inspector alludes. The Board of Education have power, under Article 37 (a) of their Regulations, to augment the grants of small Secondary Schools up to .a total amount of /250. It is this greater amount which the Chief In- spector piously wishes we may obtain, and which the Governors have already solicited. I hope Ithe Board of 'Education will come to our assistance a.nd help, what all connected- with the St. Asaph County School are straining every effort to effect, to- make- an efficient school still ■more efficient. The alteration in the school laboratory, where- by an awkward ip,arti-tion was removed and two other benches added, has facilitated the teach- ing- of chemistry and science. Our late science master, Mr. Thomas, was released by the Governors to take up a more highly remunerative post at Abertillery. In his successor, Mr. D. J. Jones, we have a Graduate in Science, who is fully as competent as his predecessor to take the highest work in chemistry in a secondary school. I am glad that we retain the vialualble ser. vices of Mr. Robertson in classics and history, and of Mr. T. R. Jones in drawing and vocal music. The reports of the examiners of the Central Welsh Board upon the work of the candidates from the St. Asaph County School were, with one exception, as good as I could desire. Eng- language, ma)them,a.tic's, Latin, Gr(? ii,sh ek, French, and drawing were good, very good, and excellent in parts; history (English and Raman), literature, geography, and chemistry were very satisfactory, good, and fair; arith- metric, fair and weak. The boys who have succeeded in gaining certi- ficates in the past year lare: -Geor:ge Albert Paynter, who was placed in the First Division of the Matriculation examination of the London University in June, and who gained an Honours Certificate of the Central Welsh Board with distinction in Latin. He came out third in. the list of Honours candidates from the Flintshire Intermediate Schools, and was awarded a County Exhibition of £30 a year for three years to commence when he proceeds to a place of higher education. By a pass in chemistry at the Senior stage of the Central Welsh Board examinations, Paynter completed the subjects for exemption from the University of Wales Matriculation Examination, and thJÏis exempts him from the Preliminary Certificate examina- tion for Elementary Teachers he is thus in the happy position of having disposed of hiis first professional examination, whilst being still with us at the school. Henry Jones Williams, who passed the. Uni- versity of Wales Matriculation examination in the Second Division and the Senior Certificate examination of the Central Welsh Board with distinction in mathematics. He also passed the Preliminary Certificate examination for Element- ary School Teachers with distinction in mathe- matics. Ernest Llewelyn Lloyd., who, at the age- of 13 years 11 months, gained the Senior certificate of the Central Welsh Board with distinctions in English language, mathematics, and Latin. His average markis work out at 63 per cent. of the maximum, an excellent achievement. John Vaughan Jones, who gained a Junior ceiltificate in compo.siition, English language, history, mathematics, Latin, Fernch, geography, and drawing. Featherstone Lewis Jones, who gained a Junior certificate in composition, Engrlrish lan. guage, literature, -history, arithmetic, French, geography. William Stanley Roberts, who gained a Junior Certificate in composition, English lan- guage, history, arithmetic, mathematics, French, geography, and drawing. All our candidates passed in French with con- versational power. In addition, H. M. Robinson qualified for matriculation in the University of Wales by passing an Latin, French, mathematics, and chemistry. H. M. Robinson and H. J. Williams are now in residence in Bangor. Old Boys at places of higher education, who are maintaining the replitatioin of the school are Edward Hesketh Roberts, at the University Col- lege Hospital School, at London, .and Robert Percy Jones, in his votetinary surgeon's course at Liverpool University. These have both at- tained Honours and the nare distinction of being Medallists. To these there should be added Arthur Gordon Robinson, who has' passed an Intermediate examination in science- at. the Birmingham University. The games- are taken up with great zest by the boys. In football, the boys play a good game when allowance is made for thieiir 4ize; in cricket, we are. improving. W. K. T. Carre made an indefatigable cricket captain. Paynter is "facile princepsJ' on. the- fooit(hall field. Ernest Ll. Lloyd is our best bat, and is. proving a satisfactory successor to our late business-like secretary, H. J. Williams. The BO'YIS; Games Committee have asked me to thank publicly those friends of the school who came to our aid with donation towards, the games fund last spring. The Countess of Dundonald, Mrs. Fas- ibery, Mrs. Richardson, Miss Smith, Miss Wil- liams, Mrs. Walthall, Miss Dixon, -Mir. P. P. Pennant, Captain Heaton. Mr. Llew. Heaton, Colonel' Howard, Captain Wilkinson, Mr. Charles William-s, the Rev. E. W. Powell, the Rev. W. J. Da vies, the Rev. T. J. Vaughan. Dr. Aug. Davies. Mr H. G. Stock, Mr H. A. Clearer, Mr. C. Grimsley, 'Mr. Peter Roberts, Mr. W. G. Jones, Mr. Myres, Mr. Griffiths, Mir. D. V. O'Connor, and the staff gave subscriptions. CERTIFICATES. George Albert Paynter i. Honours Certificate of Central Welsh Board in history (English, and Roman), Latin, with distinction, French, with conversational power, additional mathematics. 2. University of London Matriculation. Certifi- cate (ist division). Henry Jones Willialmis i. University of Wales. Matriculation Certificate (and division). 2. Senior Certificate of -Central Welsh Board in composition, English, language, history, arith- metic, mathematics (with, distinction), Laitin, and French, with conversational power. 3. Preliminary Certificate for elementary teachers, with dJistincitiioin in miatlheirnatieis. Ernest Llewelyn Lloyd: i. Senior Certificate of the Central Welsh Board in composition, English language (distinction'), literature, his- tory, arithmetic, miatheimlatiies (distinction), Lat-in (distinction), French, w-ith conversational power, Greek at Junior stage. Featheristo-ne- Lewis Jones: Junior Certificate of Central Welsh Board in composition, English language, literature, history, .arithmetic, French, wliith conversational power, geography. John Vaughan Jones: Junior Certificate- of Central Welsh Board in .composition, English language, history, mathematics, Latin, French, with conversational power, .geography, drawing. William Stanley .Roberts.: Junior Certificate Central Wedish Board in composition., English language, history, arithmetic, mathematics, French, with conversational power, geography, drawing. PRIZE LIST. George Albert Paynter Honours Cemtifioate Latin Distinction prize"Lewis & Short's- LiaJtin Dictionary" French prize-"R,ey,nol,ds, Grain, mar," given by the Headmaster. Henry Jones Williams Matriculation, prize— "Newith's Chermical Analysis," "Bower and Salt' terby's Physics." Ernest Llewelyn Lloyd Classical prize— "Lewis & Short's Latin'Dictionary," Headmas- ter's prize for best average in Central Welsh Board examinations. William Stanley Roberts Drawing prize, for best marks in Ce-nltir.al Welsh Board e-xam(ination -"The British School of Art." John Vaughan Jones Elementary mathe- matics prize—"The Story of Gladstone's Life," by Justin McCarthy. Featherstone Lewis Jones': Certificate prize-—■ "Switzerland. Illustrated." James Thomas- Payniter: Third Form first prize Midsummer, 1907—"The :Ro,ve)r lof the Andes," Ballantyn.e. Science prize, given by Mr. D. J. Jones, to. the boy who has made moist progress under hi:m. Donald Pryce Hudson Third Form second prize Midsummer, igo,The Young Fur Trackers," Ballantyne. CHRISTMAS, 1907, EXAMINATION PRIZES. Frank Egerton Howes Roberts, Upper Divi- sion "Parliament Past and Present." Donald Pryce Hudson, 'Middle Division, 1st: "White's Natural History of Selbourne." Ivor Wynne Griffiths, Middle Division, 2nd "The Pathfinder." Thomas K. Hudson, Lower Division, ist: "The Floating Light." Thomas LI. Goodman, Lower Division, 2nd: "The Water Babies." Harold Meredith Jo.nes, Lower Division, 2nd: "Deer Slayers." The scholars then sang "Dip, boys, dip the oar" very sweetly. Lady Mostyn, then presented the, prizes amidst hearty applause from the boys, as each scholar ■came up in response to the calling of their names, by the Headmaster. The ceremony was performed with her ladyship's accustomed grace-, ■shaking hands with many of the scholars. The ceremony over, the Bishop thanked Lady Mostyn for graciously consenting to officiate, a compli- ment they appreciated very much, as she bore the honoured name of Mostyn. (Applause.) THE BISHOP'S SENSATIONAL SPEECH. The Bishop of St. Asaph said This, afternoon the opportunity is presented to me of saying (something upon Welsh education and upon St.
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Asaph Cathedral School in particular. For your convenience I will confine my general remarks to the six counties of North Wales. I begin with finance. The total sum extpendjed by the eduoatioti authorities in these six conn. Itiies on higher' education amounts to £ 48,000. Taking our own county of Flint, I find that under the heading of "Income acco,unt" the total payments in 1905 amounted to £ 7,364 for the five schools of Hawarden, Holywell, Mold, Rhyl, and St. Asaph. It is a large sum. of money, and when, I call to mind the educational results that are being quietly and continually achieved year after year by schools like Christ's College, Brecon, and Llandovery College, and, nearer home, by the Ruithin Grammar Schools; ,3;nd when I remember that these results are achieved without any of (these thousands of pounds from, pub-lac funds and when, further, I compare- these- re.sults with the sum total of results achieved by all the iintermediiate, schools, in Wales (with the .single exception of the Grove Park School, Wrexham, admitted on its. own terms) I ask myself as a ratepayer whether the results achieved represent an adequate return on this' large expenditure. I received yesterday a Blue-Book from the Board of Education which gives some details of the results achieved by the secondary schoolfs of North, Wales in the instruction and trainting of Ipupil teachers. Last year 24 candidates were presented from Anglesey for the King's Scholar- ship examination, and of this number 18 failed, that is to say, two- out of every three. Carnar- vonshire had 41 presented, and 23 failed; From Denbighshire 60 were presented, and 26 failed. From Flint-shire 32 were presented, and 10 'failed. From, Montgomeryshire 15 were pre- sented, and seven failed .and from. Merioneth- shire 18 were presented, and 12 failed. These figures are significant. (Applaus.e.) Now it cannot be said that our intermediate schools are being starved. A kind friend lately sent me the albstraot of accounts of the Ruthin Girls' School, where, I believe, there are some. where ,about 100 pupils with a staff of II teach- ters, including the techniaal teacher and sewing mistress, and the sal.aries. paid in, this school amount to 69og, and, what is moist significant of all, £336 is given in scholarships', augmenta- tions, and bursaries -in this- one school. I be- lieve the tuition fee is £6 a year—a very low figure. So you see that half of the total fees Clf this school are given back in these prizes as bribes. I have- just received the results achieved by the Ruthin, Grammar School, which does not receive one penny from public funds. I mention, this school because I am- Chairman of the Governing Body, iand I know the- solid work which is being done there under gsre-ait difficulties and unfair competition. A boy was lately elected to a Kc.holiarishiip at Ruthin Grami-n,ar School. His p,arentsi were soon visited by the master of one of these rate-fed schools, who offered the parents: a bursary larger than the scholarship which. Ruthin Gramtenar School was able to afford. This, its not an isolated instance of the kind of competition to which this school is being exposed. In spite of all this Ruthin Grammar School quietly flourishes. But I do. not think that the ratepayers of Denibilghshire desire their money to be used in an attempt to crush out this excellent instiltutio-n. I mention all th-ese facts for a dellJibeDalte pur- pose. The (training of puip-il teachers is of first-rate importance. We in Wales are spend- ing Ithlouslandis of public money, with the result that in co-unities like Anglesey and Merioneth- shire 66 per cent, of the candiidatesi lasit year failed, and, taking North Wales as a whole, the percentage of failures is. infinitely higher than it was under the old system, and public money is being wasted to no purpose. Then take, the finance of our schools. On an average every scholar in. the W-elsih secondary schools coists the public nearly Z20 a year. No one grudges, the money if it is wisely and profit- ably spent. But what are the facts? In ele- mentary education our teachers are not better pai'd, and re-quests for equipment and apparatus are continually neglected and generally delayed. Where does the money go ? A large part of it goes upon the payment of officials,. I advise the ratepayers in Wales to. disentangle from the public account,s—not an easy task—the sums spent upon officials in Wales. Then if you look at: the education in our secondary schools, the multiplication of these schools compels those interested in them to sweep in every sort of pupil. I do not hesitate to say that at the present time we are paying for the education of children in our secondary schools, of whom it rniay be said that it would be better for the com- munity and for themselves that they should be in elementary schools. All this means purpose- less waste to the community, and often bitter disappointment to. parents and pupilis. (Ap- plause.) Where public funds are concerned the tendency- to create new offices seems, -irre,sistible, and it is. albo-ut time in Wales that the public should be on their guard that their money is being spent, not upon making new offices, but upon the essential work of eduaaioih. (Ap- plause.) I have always hoped that all classes in Wales might be enlisted in the common work of edu. cation, but you can never enlist the sympathies, of the whole community unless your administra- tive work is rigidly just. (Applause). I have seen a good deal of the inner working of things.1 in Wales, and I am painfully impressed with the fact that those who have got their handis upon the machine for the moment are working it less, from educational than from sectarian and- politi- c.al motives. St. Asaph. School was a cathedral school, its endowment, wholly a Church endow- ment, and its fine buildings, recently raised al- most entirely by the -subscriptions of Church- men, have gone to the county authority. The Bishop is at present Chairman of the Local Gov.elrno,rs'perhaíP's you may wonder how long he will continue to be so 'after this SlpeeiCh- (laughter),—-and the'Headmaster, I believe, is a Churchman, and the school is increasing steadi- ly in numbers. The administration of the school -is just a.nd impartial, and as long as. that state of things continues, anid not one hour longer, those whom I represent will continue to do their belslt for Ithe school. (Hear, hear.) As things are I can recommend parents to send their children here-, because I believe that they will receive a thoroughly isound education and be treated with impartial justice, and they will have the further advantage of being brought up in one of the healthiest and prettiest spots in Wales, and amid associatio-ns that it is not in the power of modern machinery to create. (Ap- ip] aulse.) A SCHOOL WITH A HISTORY. After the boys had sung "God Bless the Prince of Wales," I Mr. Pennant said that he was glad that he had something to do with the resuscitation of the St. Asaph Grammar School, and the enor- mous progress it had made since Mr. Mainer hacl come into charge. The present staff had -shown- excellent results, which was a matter of much gratification, and the scholars were per- fectly fit ito- distinguish themselves when goding for higher education. The school was one of the best in North Wales, and not only had they good accommodation, but a good boarding, house. There was a most propitious and excel- lent boarding school, where their sons could receive a -capable education, fitting them for any walk in life they miay take up. He hoped the Phess- would take notice of what he had to say. He had offered a good glass of wine, and he was not going to slpoil it by adding water. (Ap- plause.) Colonel Howard said he had been asked to speak a few words to the boys, and he did not know why this wa.s done, because he wrote the worst hand in England. (Laughter.) He was of opinion that Mr. Peter Roberts and Mr. Grimsley had saved the .school. His thoughts on that occasion naturally went back to the greatest of schools in England'—Eton,—when he was there. They had schools attached to- that City of St. Asaph for .a thousand years, and St. Asaph wias a city older than thait of Canterbury. He would congratulate all the boys upon being in one of the best schools, in the county. It had had its ups and downs, but now it was on the upgrade, and he trusted it would be kept so for all time; and they should use their influ- ence to defeat the County Council, who were anxious to use the school for other purposes. He hoped that, when they (the boys) went out to the world they would be a credit to St. Asaph, and remember the ischool in the battle of life whatever. They should remember the char, acters that had been moulded there. He would ask them, as a soldier, to be truthful and brave, and do the very best they can, and in whatso- ever place they were situated to do it with all their might. (Applause.) He wished them a happy Christmas and a pleasant holidiay. (Ap- pliause.) Mr. Peter Roberts moved a vote of thanks to Lady Mostyn. It was very kind and encourag- ing for her to come amongst them., and he was also glad to. see the Hon. Edward Mosityn, with his mother. He bellieved the Mosityns and St. Asaph had a lot to say to one another. He was glad to. see Mr. Pen,na,nit and Colonel Howard present, and he proposed a very hearty vote of thanks. Mr. J. P. Jones seconded, and it w.as carried with acclamation. The Bishop returned his persorual thanks to Lady Mostyn, and the Hon. Edward Moaty-n re- plied on behalf of his. mother. He thanked them for the good reicep-tion accorded his mother and himself, and they were proud of it. He wa-s glad of the high name that the St. Asaph School holds, and long may it continue to be one of the most influential schools in the county of Flint. The singing of the National Anthem brought -the proceedings to a close.