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PRIZE DAY AT LLANDOVERY COLLEGE. Prize day at Llandovery College occurred on Friday. Canon Roberts, of Llandnff, preached in the morning. At the distribution, Lord Emlyn presided, supported by Major-General Sir James llills-Johnes, V.C., K.C.B the Warden (Rev. Owen Evans) and professors. There was a large attendance of the friends of the school resident in the neigh- bourhood. The Warden, in his report, said :-Since this day last year, lib boys (49 boarders, 17 day boys) have left the school, and 70 new boys), (;3 boarders and 13 day boys) have been admitted, and to meet the increase in the number of boarders an additional boarding-house had to be pro- vided. In the list of university distinctions for the year are.-—A E Thomas, 1st class honours mathematical finals, Oxford; P T Lucas, 2nd class honours classical moderations, Oxford W L Foot man, :lrd class honours mathematical finals, Oxford; E Mmgau, 3rd class honours classical moderations, Oxford; J D Joins, open classical scholarship of per annum at Queen's College, Oxford T J Lewis, history exhibition (Meyrick) £ o0 a year at Jesus College, Oxford two scholar- ships and two exhibitions at St. Davids College, Lampeter. The last published result of the examination of the school, under the Oxford and Cambridge School Examination Board, shows 25 certificates, 15 higher, with 8 distinctions and 10 lower, with 8 first classes. Those who obtaincd I hi"lwr certificates were :-F P Charles, L E II Gi-iffitlis, B James, R V Johnson, T B Jones, T J Lewis, E R Naysmith, D Thomas, A. W An- drews (with distinction in English), J D Jone?, and W S Morgan (each with a distinction in history), D J Williams (with distinction in mathematics), E. F. Keiby and H. Price (with two distinctions each in mathematics and mechanics). Those who obtained lower certificates were: — G II Havard, D E Roberts, aud L H Walters (with two 1st classes each), E Evans and G. L. Roberts (with a 1st class each), J A Howell, A 13 Jones, R Jones, D J Morgan, and II W Thomas. Six boys have passed the London matriculation examination (four direct from school at last examination)—F P Charles, D J Morgan, G A Williams, and Prytherch in the first division, and G L Roberts and \V T Evans in the second division. The result of this term's examination will not be known for another fortnight or three weeks. Mr W M Lindsay, M.A., Jesus College, Oxford, reported as follows :-I have examined Llandovery College in classics. I found the written work satisfy the two tesls of successful school management-first, that a high level should be reached by the best boys of the form; and second, that none of the boys should sink below a moderate level. These two features showed them- selves so unmistakably in the boys' papers that the warden and masters of the school must be congratu- lated on the excellent results attained. In the two Greek history examinations, for example, no less than five papers exceeded 90 per cent., or, in other words, came within a short distance of perfection, and the average for all the papers was 61 per cent. —considerably more than half marks. In the Greek book offeied for examination, the Sixth Book of Thucydides, one of the most difficult of Greek writers, the best paper reached 93 percent., and the form average almost 50 per cent., while in the Latin authors the boys scored 93 and 9G per cent., respectively, and the average of the form was almost 65 per cent. My oral examination of some of the lower forms convinced me more than ever that those responsible for the teaching at Llandovery College did tho best they possibly could with their material. Lord Emlyn, addressing the company, referring to the changes in the wardenship of the college, said that he and his fellow trustees never had any fear as to the future of Llandovery School. Good men had left the school for other spheres, but they found as they got older that other good men came forward to fill spheres vacated by their predecessors. They had bad an important report read, which was not only highly satisfactory as i regarded picked scholars, but, what was much more important, it showed that the averago all down the school was high. (Applause). Professor Ilartwell Jones, of the University College, Cardiff, the Welsh examiner, congratulated the school upon the excellence of the work, as proved by the unqualified praise bestowed by the reports and the brilliant achievements of old and and present pupils at the universities, as well as in the London matriculation examinations, in which higher results had been obtained than by any other school to the best of his knowledge. The prospects of a large number of certificates in the Oxford and Cambridge Board Examinations were eminently satisfactory, and, judging from the marks which he Ind seen, there was a prospect of more distinctions than had been hitherto obtained in Wales. In Welth, with which he was immediately concerned, the work done was excellent throughout, and he expressed satisfaction that the higher boys had read the older Welsh of Mabinogion. Llandovery College was fortunate in having had two ex-professors of Welsh to preside over its destinies, and was much indebted to La :y Llanover, whose name was a synonym for patriotism. Lady Llanover's services to Welsh literature and education were amply demonstrated by the fact that she had for many years endowed the instruction in Welsh at the school, and by the substantial support given to the new Welsh dictionary, and he could speak of the debt of the Welsh community at Cardiff to her generosity. There was much work to be done in Welsh research, in the collection of dialects and place-names in the history of parishes —work that was in danger of falling between two stools, the moral cowardice which admires every country except one's own, and the diversion of our podicnlllnd literary inspiration to the composition of Chinese puzzles in the form of englynion upon trivial subjects fettered by the Cynghanedd. Turning to the question of the organisaiion of intermediate schools, he thought there was a tendency in some districts to aspire to the institution of Etons and Harrows for themselves, thereby neutralising the purpose for which they were intended. The value of the intellectual discipline afforded by the classics was undoubted; but the destiny of the intermediate schools seemed rather to take the commercial tide, of which "real" or practical studies were an outcome, at its flood. The study of modern languages, for which the Welsh in common with all bilingual nations were eminently fitted, should occupy a prominent place. In the course of his remarks, the speaker said there was one point on which he, in common with other Jesus College men, felt strongly, i.e., the iniquitous policy initiated by a gentleman who had some claims to be considered an educationist, and who having gone across the border into England, used all his power and directed all his weapons against those he had left behind. lie referred to the alienation of the Meyrick Fund. In the present age one scarcely looked for justice or respect for the rights of property. But he wished to direct attention not so much to this Nihilistic policy, which meant the abolition of everything with no thought of what was U> take its place, but to the utter folly of taking away from struggling Welsh youths who had a strong yearning for university education the facilities for.satisfying theirambitiuii. The Principal of Jesus College had sown the wind, and now reaped the whirlwind, aDd the lamentable measure by which the few hundreds a year of the Meyrick Funds would be frittered away and dissipated in the ocean of money necessary for the establishment of intermediate schools was the result of the pernicious policy adopted by the Principal of JOSUH College some years ago. He claimed that he indicated the ideas prevalent .amongst his contemporaries at Oxford and all ..J eftlS College men, who would have rallied around their allilll mater iu the matter if their sympathies had not been estranged. Lord Emlyn distributed tho form prizes, and Lady Hi 1 la-J oh lies aud Mrs Johnes gave away those for Welsh and cricket. PJUZE LIST. Form VI. A.—Form prize, W. S. Morgan Latin, W. S. Morgan; Greek, W. S. Morgan; history, W. S. Morgan and H LI. David (bracketed). Form VI. B.-Cumposit iOIl prize, W. S. Morgan; form prize, G. II. Havard; Latin, U. H. Havard; Greek, E Evans; history, G. H. Havard, Historical VI.—Form prize, T. I.Lewis; English, W. A, Hopkins; French, W. A. Hopkins. Form VL — Cetnfaes, 11. LI. David; divinity, W. S. Morgan; Welsh—1st, T. j. Lewis; 2nd, G. VI. Havard 3rd, J. A. Howell. Matriculation Form-Latin, F. 1'. Charles; French, F. P. Charles; English history, U. 1,1. Roberts; chemistry, G. LI. Roberts; mathematics and natural philosophy, D. O. Giiiliths; special prize, D. J. Morgan; Cefnfaes, H. Davies. Form V.—Form prize, A. E. bonsai;; Latin, A. E. Bonsall; Greek, A. E. lionsaii; French, II. B Jaync; divinity, Davenport Jones; English, J. W. Forbes; extra prize, 15. G. t'iauss; Cefnfaes, I). 11. Williams; Weish—1st, A. I. Parry; 2nd, T. K Thomas; 3rd, A. M..Janit.-s. Form IV.-—Form prize, F. A. Thomas; Latin, T.F. Fisher; Greek, T. F. Fisher; French, J. E. Thomas; English, J. I'ritehard divinity, D. B. Rces Cofnla.cs, F, A. Thoinus; Welsh—1 -= t, L- Thomas and J. E. Thotiiis nd, J. D. Salmon. Form III A.—Form prize, N. 11. Thomas; Latin, li. Tlivwt6; Greek, C. J, Footman French, X. H. Thomas; English, N. II. Thomas; divinity, N. H. Thomas; Cefnfaes, C. J. Footman; Welsh—1st, J. Edwards; 2nd, D. J. Lewis and J. M. James. Form III. B.—Form prize, D.J. Lewis; Latin, D. J Lewis; French, A. C. Biuns English, H. N. Davies; divinity, F. N. Menzis Cefnfaes, J. Lloyd Jones. Form II. A.—Form prize, W. J. Williams; Latin, W. J. Williams; Greek, N. 11. Thomas; French, J. Felton; English, W. J. Williams; divinity, W. J. Williams; Cefnfaes, J. Robinson; Welsh-ht, W. 0. Edwards; 2nd, N. L. James; 3rd, H. C. Davies. Form 11. B.—Form prize, D. W. Griffiths; Latin, A. J. Richards -And D. J. Richards; French, D. W. Griffiths English, D. Griffiths; divinity, D. J. Richards; Cefnfaes, D. W. Griffiths. MATHEMATICAL PHIZES.—Form VI. — Mathema- tics, II. Price; natural philosophy, H. Price. Division I.—D. J. Evans. Division II. A.—J. Pritchard and Davenport Jones. Division II. ti.- Euclid, G. E. Black wall; algebra, R. T. Jones; aritlmetic, 11. T. E. Bamforth. Division III. A. W. J. Williams; algebra, E. W. Keat- iuge; arithmetic, R. R. Thomas. Division III. B. -Eticliti, E. E. Parry; algebra, J. E. Hughes; arithmetic, D. W. Davies. Division IV.—Euclid, C. W. Davies; algebra, D. W. Davies; arithmetic, R. Roes. Division V.—Euclid, D. Y\. Davies; algebra, D.J. Richards; arithmetic, W. O. Carter. SCIENCE PHIZES.—Divisiou II. A.—F. J. Taylor. Division II. B. — M. L. Griffiths. Modern ide.- A. C. Binns, Geriuin.-R. W, Lockyer. The usual votes of thanks concluded the proceed- ings.

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