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CAKMARTHEN UNDER THE SEARCHLIGHT. Ccme come. and pit, you down you shall not buige, You shall not go, till I set you up a glass, Where you may see the iimost part of you.' —————— SHAKESPEARE. This is how tho ratepayer's money is spent. Last August an Inspector came down from the Local Government Board to hold an enquiry into the proposal to borrow money for the new Water-works. It appears- according to a hiJl which was passed by the Town Council last week—that a landau was hired from the vv Bush at a cost of 10s 6d— to enable the Inspector to visit the lccus in quo. The reservoir is within a hundred yards of Conwil station. The fare to Conwil is 5id. • The fact that Christmas Day falls on a Sunday makes one less Church Parade this year than usual. There arc people unre- generate enough to regard this as an advant- age, and there are people more unregenerate still, who regard all such matters with the greatest indifference. • #» Many people think that the official pro- cession of the Mayor and Town Council to Church on Christmas Day is in anachronism at the present day. There it at any rate one good point in its favour. It induces many to attend a place of worship at least one day in the year. *»« A lengthy discussion took place at the Town hall on Saturday regarding the coil- ] dition of rural slaughter-houses. It was stated that in many villages, these houses are a danger to the lives of the inhabitants. There is no doubt whatever that they are a serious danger to the lives of the four-footed inhabitants at any rate. There is one aspect of the revival move- ment in Carmarthen which is a very serious one when it is properly considered. These meetings are all conducted in Welsh. Now there are a few thousand people in Carmar- then who either do not understand Welsh at all or who do not understand it sufficiently well to appreciate a religious service in Welsh. People who speak English have souls to be saved; from my personal observa- tion I am inclined to think that the people in Carmarthen who are- most in need of reli- gion are English-speaking. Welsh people are as a rule religious; the English speaking people as a. rule can hardly be so described. A Cardiff Tory paper has carried on a correspondence for some time on the "perse- cution of Professor Jones." To us in Car- marthen, a phrase like that conveys no mis- taken idea but to people living at a distance -ont the Ancient Borough, it suggests a good deal. When a man is said to be perse- cuted for his opinions, it implies that he is fined or imprisoned, or deprived of his pro- perty or of his means of livelihood-or that an attempt is being made to inflict some such penalty on him. The wildest opponent of the National Policy has not suggested anything of the sort in the concrete. The worst that can be alleged is that some very bitter things have been said of Professor Jones's attitude by Mr Lloyd George and others; but there have been so many hard things said on both sides that it is hardly fair at this stage to weight: the expressions used with the same delicate scales which would be used in a drawing-room discussion. As a matter of fact when the controversy was at its hottest, and after Professor Jones had denounced the no-rate policy in language Whicu was scathing to an unparalleled degree the members of the Education Committee re-elected him to the chair. This does not look like persecution. The few Churchmen who are Liberals are seldom by any chance elected by their fellow Churchmen to public positions whilst it is a notorious fact that even Roman Catholic Bishops have recently joined in an attempt to hound out of public life members of their flock who have become candidates in the public interest. Under pretence of defending a gentleman who does not require or ask for any defending, an effort is being made to brand Welsh Noncon- formists as persecutors. If some of us in Carmarthen were so much inclined to manipulate facts as our Tory friends are, we should be talking of the per- secution of the Rev Joseph Harry and of the persecution of Mr Blagdon Richards—and so on. But we are all quite prepared for the little tricks of the Clerical Party in Carmar- then. When you set out to wrestle with chimney sweeps, you know what the result will be, win or lose. »## All is not exactly unity in the Conservative camp in Carmarthen. At the last Town Council meeting, there was a contest to de- cide whether the own Clerk or the Rev W. W. Lewis should represent the Corporation on the managing body of the Intermediate School. When there was actually a likeli- hood of a Passive Register being elected to that very select body, it naturally became the earnest desire of the Tory Party to avert such a calamity. When Mr Soppitt walked out of the room a few minutes before the division, there was a little consternation evident. The party whip followed Mr Sop- pitt out, but the errand was in vain, for no Mr Sovvnitt returned, and the Passive Resis- ter was elected by a majority of one. Natur- ally enough, the Conservatives are asking if it was for this that they put Mr Soppitt at the head of the poll. *»* There are several reports flying about of people who have resigned or who are going to resign their seats on the management of the Intermediate School, It is said that the rejection of Mr R. M. Thomas is the cause of this step. In a fight, it is considered the proper thing to stick all the tighter to your post, if half your company is put out of action; but in local educational matters, the policy seems to be to desert the ship, if you cannot have it steered exactly as you wjint. It is to be recollected that the Interme- diate School has now come under the County Council. In future the bulk of the managers —instead of two or three—will be elected by the County Council. Boards of Guardians, School Boards, Associations of Voluntary Schools, and all such bodies will in future have no representation at all. To appreciate properly the significance of any particular resignation. it is necessary to enquire who it was who elected the person in question; whether the body who elected him will have any representation at all in the future on the management and when the new scheme comes into operation. It will be seen that these are facts which have a very important bearing on the matter. The parsons and the priests are very ai xious that the machinery of the state state scnools should he used to assist them in the work which they ought to do in their own way. If one Government Department is so utilised why not another? Can't the clergy press the Post Office into the service? The Post Office is at present conducted on the irreligious lines of arid secularism. This is a very sad state of affairs when you come to consider it. For instance, the post cards might be adorned on the front with suitable texts of Scripture. The present blunt officialism lacks a proper recognition or religion. When the postman delivers the letters, he might also drop in a tract. When people go to buy stamps, the clerks might be called upon to deliver a few pointed remarks, as to their spiritual condition. The idea is capable of great development. This, of course, might be defended with the usual cant about defending the interests of Christianity. Its practical result would be to place the management of the Post Office in the hands of the clergy, and to debar all Nonconformists from employment in that Department. Of course, all this sounds like the ravings of insanity I admit; nossiblv many may think that the idea verges on the profane. But so would the clerical balder- dash about the schools, it we had not been used to it since our childhoood. The Twelve Apostles and their immediate succes- sors evangelised Europe without interfering with the educafional system of the Roman Empire. «•# It would be a serious problem for local Clericals, if they had not a Rev J. Harry or a.. Blagdon Richards to vilify. The Cleri- cal farty deprecate "bitter personal attacks" and everything in the least way discourteous -except what they do themselves. Were it not that students of human nature are well aware of the extent to which self-deception can be carried by the self-righteous, it would be justifiatble to say something about pal- pable inconsistency. • An Aberdeen Angus bullock owned by Mr John Lloyd took the first prize at our Christ- mas show. Yet another tribute to the natives of bonnie Scotland. «** Professor Jones says that money is going out of the rates in Carmarthenshire to the Church schools. Mr H. Jones Davies said this is not the case. Mr J. W. Nicholas, the clerk to the Education Committee, is some- what cryptic in his utterance on the que: tion of fact. To an outsider there would appear to be a very simple way of testing the point. Take a single school-say Abergwili, Ferryside, or Newchurch. Let us have a statement of the amount of the grant re- ceived in respect of the school, and of the amount of money which the County Council has paid in respect of the same school. It is a simple question of arithmetic. The political position in this district is somewhat peculiar. Mr Alfred Davies is sound on the National Policy; but some of the Liberals wish to reject him—apparently on personal grounds. Mr Lloyd Morgan ob- jects to the National Policy; but personal regard prevents many opponents taking any hasty step to sever his connection with the constituency. ttt It is a peculiar fact that two Cardigan solicitors are desired as candidates by differ- ent parties in West Carmarthenshire. Some of the more advanced Liberals sugge t Mr1 W. F. Roch as a National Policy candidate but Mr Roch himself although a warm sup- porter of Mr Lloyd George does not seek the position. Mr Morgan Richa.dson is desired to come out by the Tories, in the interests of the unity and integrity of the Empire; but he also does not seek the honour. The Pilgrims Rest Band has been out several nights lately and has made a very favourable impression. It is now the only band in town. so that is is .M own fault if it is not successful. If the members only con- tinue as they have begun, they will make a name for themselves. • ft* There was a time in the Nineteenth Cen- tury when newspaper repoits at any rate were colourless, whatever might be the opinion expressed in the editorial columns. Twentieth Century journalism, however, im- proves upon that. A smart thing which is said by one party is carefully recorded but the equally smart retort is suppressed. This, however, is only a reversion to the method of the Eighteenth Century. Dr Johnson repor- ted the Parliamentary debates, and he boasted that he "took care that the Wing dogs did not get the best of it." **• A tragic spectacle was witnessed on Mon- day afternoon. A cart-load of turkeys was driven through the street, and the occupants were craning their necks through the nets and evidently enjoying themselves quite un- conscious of the significance of the Christmas markets. It was intended to hold a ball early in the New Year in aid of the Carmarthenshire In- firmary. If the religious revival extends in Carmarthen to the extent which seems likely the event will probably have to be abandoned There is a likelihood that lights will not be turned out in the morning next year to such an extent as to let early working men go struggling through the streets like actors in a game of Blind Man's Bluff. This is a sig- nificant fact in view of the changes which have taken place in the Council. Hitherto every care has been taken to provide plenty of light until midnight—no doubt to give late birds a chance of getting home. The path leading up to the slaughter- house is simply a disgrace to civilisation. It is the derision and the butt of all visitors, and the despair of all who have any business there. It is slightly worse than a ploughed field. It is very nice too to have a. "Pleasure Fairground" bounded by a mud rut. We have a heap too many half done jobs in this Ancient Borough. Virtue is occasionally its own-and. its only—reward. A cargo of pigs came from Cornwall to Carmarthen contrary to the Order of the Board of Agriculture in that case made and provided. The Carmarthen- stationmaster took steps at once to have the animals detained. In spite of all that the Carmarthen representative of the Company did to prevent the. Order being evaded, the authorities took proceedings, and the Com- pany has been fined for removing the oigs to Carmarthen. If this is all the thanks neople get for endeavouring to rectify an error they had better go the whole hog next time. There is a bar across the path to the Old Grammar School cottages, which is both a nuisance and a danger. Both Mr Morris Jones and Mr L. D. Thomas—who presum- ably know the wants of the neighbourhood— endeavoured to get the Council to remove it; but the Conservative members of the Council who live far away, evidently imagined that there was some diabolical Lloyd-Georgeism hidden away somewhere in the proposal, and they induced the Council to have the matter postponed. •«* Residents in that. row must not have a cart near their houses, and people going along that way in the dark must take their chance of broken bones. And whv? Because if the bar were removed, the Parade would no longer be safer from the invasion of milk carts—or horro of horrors-coal carts. Let us stand shoulder to shoulder and defend our ancient institutions against such cold blooded iconoclasm. The G.W.R. Co. seek powers—in connec- tion with other matters—to interfere with the footpath and the towing path on the other side of the river. It would be well to keep a watchful eye on these proposals. Who sups with a wealthy Corporation needs a long spoon. Mr Evan Morris is evidently not going to have a monopoly of the Lucas light. Mr A. J. Hodges in Guildhall Square has had the new fittings installed with very decided results. The new method appears to be as much superior to the Incandescent Light as the latter was to the old-fashioned gas burner. ° ft** The house which the Sports Committee presented the Park-keeper's Lodge has now been let to the Park-keeper. The whole in- cident only lives now as a shabby little trick which was reversed at the earliest possible moment. The Town Council has been con- quered by public opinion. «** Comment on the local case of neglect would perhaps be improper as the magis- trates have not decided on the sentence in the case. But there can be no harm in say- ing that anyone reading the facts disclosed i fi ?Uce 1?e ow necessary it is that there a y to bring such matters to iI* St. Peters bellringers have been practising during the last fortnight to such an extent that people in that neighbourhood dream of nothing but the bells, bells bells and the ihyming and the chiming of the bells. Per- fectio nought to be pretty well attained by this time-if it is to be attained by practice as the old saw says. Carmarthen has sustained a real loss by the death of Mr J. H. Barker. He was one of the few gentlemen connected with public life in Carmarthen, and lie used to be pointed at as a conspicuous proof that a man might be a lawyer and a Christian at the same time. He was one of those men whose souls are far above the pettiness and the narrow- ness which fill so many people's daily lives. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm Tho' round its breast the rolling clouds are spread Eternal sunshine settles on its head." His presence is gone; but his memory will long be an influence and an inspiration to all who remember him. »** The Carmarthenshire Education Com- mittee are seldom unanimous in anything; but they were perfectly unanimous on Satur- £ y in appointing Mr Pearce to the new office of financial clerk. The Committee have had experience of Mr Pearce's work before, and ibe unanimous appointment to the new office was the heartiest mark of appreciation they could bestow on him. tttl* Perhaps as Christmas comes in on Sunday this time, a few of those who usually parade the streets and raise a racket on such occa- sions, will see the un-Christian character of their conduct t'his time at any rate. Christ- mas is either a great religious festival, or it is nothing. If it is nothing, let it be over- looked. If it is a Christian festival, it ought not to be profaned by the orgies of the Roman Saturnalia or the abandonment of the Greek fest,ival of Dionysius. ALETHEIA.
Carmarthen Intermediate Schools.
Carmarthen Intermediate Schools. ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. The annual prize distribution in connection with the Carmarthen Intermediate Schools was held at the Gymnasium on Tuesday. The chair was occupied by Air Charles Lloyd, of Waunifor. Miss Holme, the headmistress, read her report, as follows :— Mrs Gwynne Hughes, Ladies and Gentle- men,—I have the honour to present to you the ninth annual report of the County Girls' School. The numbers during the year have been Autumn term, 1903, 94; Spring term, 1904, 85; Summer term, 1904, 83. The average of the highest form this year has been 15-J years only, so that considering their age, the pupils of this form have done very well in the Central Welsh Board Examination The following Senior Certificates have been pained :— Connie Adams in 7 subjects Nelly Job in 8 subjects Decie Jones in 8 subjects Florie Jones in 7 subjects Dora Lewis in 9 subjects Olwen Morgan in 7 subjects, distinction in Cookery. A ine average age or tne gins entering ror the Junior Certificates was 14$years. The fololwing were gained :— Alice Evans in 11 subjects, with distinction in English Language, French and Latin, and the Senior Stage in Drawing. Martha Evans in 10 subjects, with dis. in Literature, French, and Cookery. Amelia Jenkins in 10 subjects. Matilda Jones in 12 subjects, with dis. in Literature. Olive Jones in 11 subjects, with dis. in English Language, Literature, History, Mathematics and Cookery. Lizzie King in 12 subjects Lizzie Morgan in 9 subjects, with dis. in English Literature and Drawing. May Morris in 11 subjects, with dis. in English Literature and Needlework. In the Board of Education drawing exam- inations, the following results hav been ob- tained Alice Evans, First class Model drawing. Lizzie Morgan Second class Model drawing I Ethel Davies, First class Freehand drawing A M. Morris, Second class Freehand draw- ing. Grace Evans, Second class Freehand draw- ing. Elsie Jones has passed the Rudiments of Music in the Associated Board. The Internal Scholarships given on the results of the Central Welsh Board examina- tion, with due regard to age, have been awar ded to Decie Jones (aged 14) who obtained a Senior Certificate. Dora Lewis (aged 15) who also obtained a Senior Certificate. Olive Jones (aged 13) who obtained a Junior Certificate with 5 distinctions. Alice Evans (aged 13) who obtained a Junior Certificate with 3 distinctions. The following news of former pupils has come to hand since our last Prize Day:- Florence M. Price has obtained the M.B. Edinburgh. We are very proud to know that one of our old girls has taken up the noble a.t of healing, and we wish her every success in her future career. F. Morris has taken the Degree of B.Sc. (Wales), and was appointed this term as a Science Mistress at the County School, Cam- bridge. C. Roberts has passed the Intermediate B.A. (Wales), and has been appointed assis- tant-mistress at the Milfard Haven County School. Edwina Lewis passed the Intercollegiate examination in Honours (Cambridge) for second year students. Elsie Davies has passed Intermediate Science (London) in all but Chemistry, which as an internal student at Holloway College, she can take next year with her degree work. G. James, B.Sc., has been awarded a Gil- christ Scholarship and I understand she in- tends to visit America to investigate the teaching of certain subjects. Margie Brockie has passed 'Advanced Harmony" of the Associated Board. Bessie Phillips was married to Mr Lewis Giles in July of this year. An Old Girls' Association was formed in the Autumn term, 1903, which was joined by about 60 former pupils. An "At Home" was held for them on Dec. 21st, and 255 were presen tat it. -iiPnl-ring the Aatamn term, 1903, Miss ± ii.iainSi £ ave two Shakespearian recitals at- the school, from the proceeds of which we realised zC2. lis. The girls acted "Perse- phone" on Dec. 15th, and after expenses were paid, we had from this JE6 Os 5d. These two amounts, together with R2 10s granted by the managers, have helped to pay for a new tennis court, laid at a cost of tl3 5s. Tennis was played most. vigorously by nearly every girl in the school all through the summer term. We were not able to get a Hockey field during the year, but the girls If? USe ,of tl3e b°y's Sronn occasionally. After December, I am glad to say, thanks to the kindness of Mr Owen Norton, we shall be able t ohave a field. The School was recognised by the Board of Education more than a year ag, and during the year three out of the four assistant mis- tresses, namely, Miss Corbett, Miss Alexan- derj and Miss Barrett were registered in Column B as fully qualified assistants in a secondary school. It would not be iftting to end my report without expressing my appreciation not only of the valuable help given me by my ass £ tant? m school hours, but also for the willing sacrifice of much of their leisure time in the interests of the school.. I have also to thank Mrs Wheldon and Mr Colby Evans for their generous g^ts of prizes, and the latter also for some books for the Library (contri- butions to which are always gratefully re- ceived), and to Dr Goodall for so kindly lending his stage properties, and Mr Webb for the help which he is always so ready to give us out of school hours. The pi-izes to the girls were then distribu- ted by Mrs Gwynne Hughes as follows D T ot! T i<JngIlsh' Job; Mathematics, ransua§^C- Davies; General ina V \r FL Jones; Draw- Tv i• .Morris; Technical prize, L. Harries- Distinction prize, O. Morgan. f,nn°ini IJ"' ^"Slish, Languages,* Distinc- tions in French, Latin, English Language, Alice Evans; Mathematics, Olive Jones; Dis- tiiiet,ions in English Language, Literature, History, Mathematics, Cookery, Olive Jones; Drawing, J reda Brockie; Lizzie Morgan; Distinctions in English Literature, Drawing, Lizzie Morgan; Technical prize, Martha Evans; Distinctions in English Literature, French, Cookery, Martha Evans; Distinc- tions in Literature, Needlework, May Morris; Distinction in Literature, Matilda J ones. orm III Upper: 1, W. Winter; Lan- Winter; Mathematics, S Thomas, t V,lIIlan?s t Singing, Ceridwen Phillips r Needlework, A. Lewis; Nature Study, A Lewis; General Work, E. Jones. Form III Lower: English, May James; Mathematics, May James; Languages, Nesta Evans; Drajing G. Evans, L. Brockie; Nature Study, G. Evans, S. Dyer; Needle- work, A. Jones. wLV EngIi?h< v. Phyms Roberts; Fi ench, H. J ones; Arithmetic, H. Jones Nature Stud v. H. Jones T PrizeLfor Sardens: W. Winter, Gladys Jones, Margaret Roberts, Olive Jones For attendance: C. Adams, S. Dyer, May James, Annie Jones, Gwen Jones, Annie liewis, Lizzie Morgan. Tennis prize: L. Harries. bylE ST fw"conduct'(decidc<l nternal Scholarship Certificates: Dora Evans' eS' 01iye Jones, Alice Senior Central Welsh Board: C. Adams, N. Job, D Jones, FI. Jones, D. Lewis, O Morgan, N. Morris. Junior Central Welsh Board: Alice Evans,, Martha Evans, Amelia Jenkins, Matilda Jones, Olive Jones, Lizzie King, Elizabeth Morgan, May Morris. Drawing: 1st class Model, A. Evans; 2nd Lizzie Morgan; 1st class Freehand, E. Davies; 2nd class, Nan Morris and G. Evans. Mrs Gwynne Hughes said that it had given her the greatest pleasure to be present that day As a member of the Education Com- mittee she was interested in all the county schools. This was the first time she had visited the Carmarthen School. The report spoke for itself they were to be congratu- lated on having such an excellent head- mistress and such an efficient staff. She exhorted the girls to cultivate esprit de corps on behalf of the school. She hoped that school life would fit the girls for hoiae! duties in after life, not unfit them as some would have tnem believe. Education taught us that all work was ennobling, and that only idleness was degrading. One of the effects of education was to render people humble. In Italy she had met statesmen and poets, and had been struck by their unassuming k.men-nour. She had known the late Em- peror Frederick of Germany, and he was so unassuming in his manner a., to be embar- ra.siii,- because one was apt to forget that one was addressing a crowned head. Amongst us we had an example in the poet Sir Lewis Morris, who had that charming simplicity of 'I' manner which belonged to the truly refined a d cultivated mind. THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT. Mr E. S. Allen, headmaster, in his report statedIn presenting to you my annual re- port, I am in the pleasing position of being able to refer to many most satisfactory features in it. Never since I have been here has such a high general average of marks been gained, and I am much afraid that much water will flow under the bridge before we repeat the success of the last school year. The system under which we have to enter pupils for examination—I have no wish or ( intention to decry it in any way-is one which cannot but leave in our reports some I remarks for the captious critic to delight in. He is apt to forget that all excellence lies between excess and defect, and to put his finger on the latter only. Stjll I believe that even he this year would admit weariness in his search, and acclaim the work of the I school to redound to the credit of al lrespon- sible for it. The average mark for all work done is 60 per cent.—a remarkably high average, which disposes of the necessity or desirability of going into detail. It speaks clearly enough of the preparedness of the boys, the factor of the greatest moment for success in examination. If it were the only one Ave should not have to fa^ the dis- appointments which year by year we have to. But it is not. There ar3 th3 factors of nerve and health, both or eitb of which can only exp]ain some of the results achieved. Before reading the usual lists, I would thank Mr Wheldon for continuing his gener- osity in offering a prize, and Sir Arthur Stepney for a donation of jE-5 for the School Library. I think it meet to refer to the loss just sustained by the school, of an old friend and pupil. I refer to the death of Mr J. H. Barker, who, as I have said, was an old Maridunian, and whose grandfather was a headmaster of the school. Mr Barker was for many years a member of the School Governing Body, and gave liberally towards the fund for building the present buildings. He touched nothing which he did not adorn by the ever honourable tenour of his life. SUCCESS LIST. Certificates of the Central Welsh Board: Honours Certificate: B. D. Lewis, Latin with distinction; French, with dis., and con- versational power. Senior Certificates: V. S. Barnes, with 3 distinctions; W. Barratt; W. S. Evans, with 3 distinctions; H. S. Morgan, with 4 dis- tinctions W. D. Williams, with 1 distinction Junior Certificate D. Borar, with 2 dis- tinctions L. G. Crossman, with 2 distinc- tions H. Ll. Lewis, with 5 distinctions; P. A. iewis, with 3 distinctions; T. H. Phillips, with 3 distinctions; D. F. Rees. Model Drawing: 1st class, W. Barratt; 2nd class, J. Jenkins. Freehand: 1st class, J. Jenkins, D. F. Rees, D. H. Griffiths; 2nd class, L. G. Cross- man, D. O. Evans, H. Ll. Lewis, W. B. D. Lewis was plaoed first, thereby secur- Barratt, P. A. Lewis, D. Borar. In the examination for County exhibitions B. D. Lewis was placed first, thereby gain- ing a prize c. R25 per annum. Mr Charles Lloyd distributed the prizes as follows:— Form VI A., B. D. Lewis; Form VI B., H. S. Morgan; Form V., W. D. Williams; Form IV.. P.. Lewis; Form III., J. E. Jones; Form II., H. Norton and S. Lewis. Set I., W. S. Evans; Set. II., W. D. Wilnams; Set III., L. G. Crossman; Set IV., W. Jones; Set V., S. O. Thomas. Division I., H. S. Morgan; Division II., D. Borar and P. A. Lewis; Division III., J. E. Jones. Art. I., V. S. Barnes; Art. II., H. Ll. Lewis. General Work: 1, W. Barratt; 2, T. H. 1 hillips 3, H. C. Lewis. The Wheldon Prize: D. W. Jenkins. The Chairman in proposing a vote of thanks to Mrs Gwynne Hughes said that the excellent advice which she had given in her advice would apply equally as well to the boys as to the girls. Boys and girls were not pint pots or jugs into Avihich a certain amount of education had to be poured; the object of education was to form character. The educational system was noAv in the metal pot, and Mrs Gwynne Hughes was a member of the Education Committee to whom they were greatly obliged for the interest she took in the work. It was the simple minded men and women who did most good to the world, not those who sought, success as a means of making money. Mr J. H. Barker, an old Maridunian, who had just died, was the soul of honour, and did everything from a strong sense df duty. He was a man who had done his duty nobly in the face of God and man. Mr John Lewis in seconding said that he hoped that something would occur to draw Mrs Gwynne Hughes oftener to Carmarthen. He concluded by joining in the eulogy of the late fvh- J. H. Barker.
London College of Music Exams.
London College of Music Exams. Ihe practical exam. of the London College of Music took place at the Assembly Rooms, Carmarthen, on December 19th and 20th, 1904. The examiner was Mr G. Augustus Holmes; the following candidates were I successful:— Diploma of Associate (A.L.C.M.): Miss A. L. Owens, Cardigan (pupil of Miss Cooke); Miss Rachel James, Miss Mary E. Jones (pupils of Miss S. Thomas, New Quay); Mr Davin Vaughan (pupil of Mr Bowen, Llaii- elly); Miss Irene Thomas (pupil of Mr Luther Owen, Llanelly); Miss Emily Evans (pupil of Miss McArthur); Miss Lily Rosser (pupil of Miss Miles, Fishguard); Miss Jenny Moore Rogers (pupu of Miss Buckley). Advanced Senior Section: Miss Elizabeth Ann Johns, Pencader (Miss Cooke); Miss M. Jona.. New Quay (Miss Thomas). benior Section: Miss Jettie Thomas, of Towyn (Miss Cooke); Miss Eira Morgan, Burry Port (Mr Luther Owen); Miss Eliza- beth Rees, New Quay (Miss P. Rees); Miss Lizzie M. Evans, Llandyssul (Miss Delia Williams); Miss Anita Morgan (Miss May Thomas); Miss Martha Williams (Miss May Thomas). Intermediate Section: Miss Mabel Grace Evans, Pencader (Miss Cooke); Miss Mary Thomas (Miss Mary Williams); Miss Maggie 0. Thomas, New Quay (Miss Jones). Elementary Section: Miss Kate Davies (Miss Rees); Miss Nellie Davies (Miss Cooke); Miss Priscilla George, Cardigan (Madame Davies); Master D Hagstrom, Cardigan (Madame Davies); Miss Rachel Williams, Whitland (Miss M. Davies); Miss Maggie Rees. Whitland (Miss M "lIAr" .d.:JI/ Miss Lily Bright, Miss Keizia Jones, and Miss Beatrice Neilson, Llnadilo (Miss Mc- Arthur). Primary Section: Miss Lizzie James New- port Pem., (Miss A. L. Jones). Miss A. L. Owens, Cardigan and Miss Elizabeth Ann Johns, Pencader, are the top of their sections. Miss Johns is only 12 years old. They are pupils of Miss Cooke.
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,----!Death of Mr J. H. Barker,…
Death of Mr J. H. Barker, Carmarthen-. We regret to record the death of a highly respected inhabitant of the town in the person of Mr John Hoyes Barker, who died on Monday afternoon at Picton terrace, at t c age of 77 years. Infirmities compelled him some five years ago to relinquish all the important offices in the St. David's diocese which he held for A long period. He was born in Granada. West Indies, where his father was the English chaplain, his grand- father being the Rev Wm. Higgs Barker, Vicar of Carmarthen. After the death of the former in the West Indies, Mr Hoyes Barker came to Carmarthen. He was then only a youth, and was educated at the Queen Elizabeth lÙammar School, being subse- quently articled as a solicitor to an uncle at Taunton. On qualifying, he opened a prac- tice at Carmarthen, entering into partner- ship with the late Mr James Webb Jones, of Uarmarthen. A few years afterwards he married his late wife, the daughter of the t\ev Thomas Davies, Vicar of Llangadock. Upon the depth of Mr Webb Jones, in 1863, Mr barker carried on the practice alone un- til 1-19, when he took Mr Edward Harold Morris, of Brynmyrddin, into partnership. In 1886, his only son, Mr Thomas William Barker, joined the firm, which has since been known under the title of Barker, Morris, and Barker, one of the best established aud most I highly connected concerns in West Wales. On tne elevation of the late Bishop Basil Jones to the see of St. David's, in 1874, his Lordship appointed Mr Br.rker his official secretary, and on the death of Mr John Thirlwall, barrister-in-law (nephew of the late Bishop Thirlwall) a few years afterwards he was also appointed by his Lordship to the registrarship of the diocese. Both posts he fined with conspicuous ability until the ele- vation of the present bishop (the Right Rev. Dr Owen), when, owing to impaired health, he resigned the secretaryship in favour of his I son. and for the same reason gave up the registrarship to his son some four years ago. He was much esteemed by people of all grades, and regarded as a sound and reliable adviser. In 1862 he was appointed clerk of the peace for the County of the Borough of Carmarthen, and acted under four successive recorders—the late Judge Johnes, of Dolau- cothi; the late Mr B. T. Williams, who suc- ceeded to a county court judgeship; Mr B. Francis-Vt dliams K.C., the present recorder of Cardiff; and Mr Arthur Lewis, the pre- sent recorder of Carmarthen. Mr Barker resigned the post in 1899, after 37 years' service. Although a pronounced Conserva- tive, he never took a public part in politics, unless the Church was concerned. The funeral will take place at Carmarthen Ceme- tery on Friday, the first portion of the ser- vices being conducted at Christ Church.
Neglected Children in Carmarthen.
Neglected Children in Carmarthen. EXTRAORDINARY STATE OF AFFAIRS. The ordinary Borough Police Court was held at the Carmarthen Townhall on Mon- day before the Mayor (Mr E. A. Rogers), Mr John Lewis, and Principal Evans. John Rae, a painter, living at Danybank, was charged by Inspector Roberts, of the N.S.P.C.C.. with neglecting four children.— Mr James John, solicitor, Carmarthen, appeared on behalf of the Society. The four children were present in court, and cried. pitifully during the opening speech of the advocate. Mr James John, in his opening statement, pointed out that it, was not necessary to show that the children had actually suffered, but that the neglect was such as might cause them to suffer. The penalty was not exceed- ing six months imprisonment, or a fine of £ 25. Defendant was a widower. The four children in question (David aged 12, Thomas aged 11, Sarah aged 8, and Maggie aged 7) were left by him at Carmarthen while he was working at Cross Hands. Defendant same home on Saturday night. For some time the children had been looked after by a sister 17 years old, but she- had now left home He (Mr John) did not press for a heavy penalty; it was not as bad a case as some in which he had had to appear; but the Society and the public had a duty to perform to the children. If the defendant was unable to find work at home or to take, the children ith him, he ought to make some arrange- ment whereby they would be properly looked after during his absence. Inspector Roberts gave details of his visits to the home during the last few months. He had visited them in June when they lived in John street, and afterwards in Tabernacle Row and Danybank. The children were fairly well nourished. He visited them on December 2nd. The tea-pot was on the fire, and they were cutting something off a shank The children were wearing boots and clothes too big for them; and they were verminous, both personally and in their clothing He then applied for an order and had them re- moved to the workhouse. The Clerk (to the Master): You have not fattened them up like that since you took them in. The Master said that he had not; but they were rather hiiiigi-y when he took them in. The Mayor: What are you going to do with these children? It is a most cruel, thing to leave these poor little things in the house by themselves from Monday to Satur- day. Defendant: If I could get work in town I could stay with them. The Mayor: Whether you get work here or not. you cannot allow them to go on like this. Can t you put them with somebody? • Defendant: My sister-in-law has been look ing after them. Tnn^e "vay°T: iias, ^n going on since June, lou have had plenty of time to make arrangements for the children. What can you do? Defendant: Nothing at all sir. I have nothing I can do except my sister-in-law looks after them. h Jfr™°hl £ LeTiS Are these the ci°tties they workhouse n y admitted the TWa!!rfStf1 been washed since. Defendant said that his eldest daughter was married, and living in the Rhmyney valley and that the sister 17 years old had gone to live with her Mr John James, the school, attendance officer, m as called, and proved that the two boys did not attend school regularly. twTiP ^Jans a;sked the defendant whe- ther he would rather have the children taken from him. B Defendant said that he would rather have ,lf °°uld live with them • but they would be in the same state again if lie went away. n The Clerk: You cannot slllmt your children like that. 7 Ja!nf John said that the children thpl 110 Sent the workhouse again; defendant n°"" the C"stody °f The Clerk said that the defendant did not ully understand his resiionsiliilitw i, • -.1.- "1 l.'U ll 2, ?' must arrange somehow or « • w p,'°l)er c^e- The case'would be adjourned for a month; if proper arrange- ments were not made in the meantfme for inflivTle °" v C!uld?'en> the Bench would inflict punishment within the limits ore- cribed by the Act. For not sending tho two boys to school, he was fined 2s 6d In one caae and an order to attend Pentrepoth mu was made m the other P I he Mayor said that these children must not be huddled together in onp v "L { must provide proper accommodation and get T somebody to look after them, and to see that they kept clean and sent to school. If you come up again like this, you may i;e ..jiit to prison. Defendant said that he did his best fcr them. The Mayor: I think you feel very disin- terested towards them. There are too manv kke you in Carmarthen. I hope the Inspec- tor will look after them, and the sooner the better.
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Carmarthenshir6 Education…
Carmarthenshir6 Education Committee. The Carmarthenshire Education Com- mittee met at Carmarthen on Saturday, Pro- fessor Jones presiding. THE ARCHITECT AND THE FOUNDA- TION MANAGERS. Letters from the foundation managers were generally to the effect that they were prepared to carry out all reasonable repairs as soon as possible, but that the architects of the Diocesan Association of Schools were about to inspect the buildings, and more definite replies would then be sent to the committee. In some instances the managers suggested that the county architect should meet them at the schools in order to discuss the requirement demanded, but the oom- mittee rejected the suggestion, on the ground that their architect might be plaoed in an invidious position, and ought not to be sub- jected to cajolements. In the case of Tv- croes, Hendy, and Llansaint schools appeals are to ue made to the Board of Education on the ground that the repairs demanded are unreasonable. APPOINTMENT OF FINANCIAL OLERK. The Committee appointed to consider the application of the county treasurer (Ir R. Peel Price) for remuneration for tlpe extra work entailed by the adrninistratipu of the education Act, reoommeiided thaA he be paid £ o0 for work done rip to the *lst in»t t-hat a special education finano»*l cleric .ec iy answerable to the Committee be an. pointed at a salary of £ 130, with whatever staff he may require, to relieve t). oounty treasurer of the extra work entail by the Act. They further recommended that the post be offered to Mr Philip Pearme (countv treasurer's chief clerk) ir. view of t-W hitherto satisfactory character of his work, %nd that an office be provided for iiim in th< Kinc-»t. premises The recommendations were adop- ted, and Mr Pearce has accepted the offer. ENDOWMENTS. The Clerk (Mr J. W. Nicholas) was asked to draw up a report on the (Educational en- dowments in the county. PERAMBULATING PEDAGOGUES. As a way out of the difficulty experienced distgri^1,IlgfVaCaU^ ^^hipe filled in rural disti icts, it was decided to advertise for two supernumerary "travelling teaohern" to fill the vacancies temporarily as they arose until new appointments could be made. One ia to Sf P1& "Mcated teacher with t ot £ 1201 per annum, and the other a female uncertificated teacher with a salary of £ 75 THE CLERGY ALAIN. It was stated that there were several in. stanoes where representative managers of tTSr??, schooJ? ha;t not been summoned to attend the meetings of the managers by the correspondents of the schools
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LLANFALLTEG. ON Saturday afternoon Mr Fleming, sen., aged about 60 years, of Tegfynydd Mansion, Utfg' Whilst about four miles from Whitland, was engaged with his brother, Mr William eming- aored 50 to 55 years, in wood-splitting as an exercise and amusement accidentally cut his foot off with the hatchefc he was using, and inflicetd a very severe wound. The sight so affected the younger brother William that he fell dead. Deoeaaed was believed to be suffering from heart tailure. Dr Price, Narberth, was imme- diately sent for, and attended to the injured gentleman. The brothers were held in high esteem in the district, and deep sympathy is expressed with the survivor. ■ •
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