the same division in Victoria Street, Louisa Street, the Park, and Phoebe Street Schools- twenty from each. The pupils of this division were examined in reading, spelling, dictation, grammar, prefixes, history, geography, arithmetic and writing. Comparing schools in this division, the Girls' department in Victoria Street stands first : the same department in George Street, nearly approaches it, after making allowance for the absent pupil; and the Boys' department in Louisa Street stands third. The Examiners recommend the following prizes to be given for general proficiency in this divis Taking reading, spelling, and dictation as the first group of subjects, the Examiners find that the greatest excellence in these branches was shown by the Girls' department in the Victoria Street, Louisa Street, and John Street Schools; the aggregate marks attained by them being nearly equal. In grammar and prefixes, which form the second group of subjects, the highest execellence was shown by the Girls' department of Victoria Street and George Street Schools, and by the Boys' department of Louisa Street. In history and geography, which form the third group, the same schools take the first places in the same order. In arithmetic, the first place is taken by the Boys' department in Victoria Street and Louisa Street Schools. In writing, there is less difference in the degree of excellence exhibited. The Park School in this accomplishment stands fully as high as any. As a whole, the pupils of this division have shown great excellence in spelling, grammar, and history. In geography and arithmetic, the answers have been very defective, but this may be due in part to the difficulty of the questions. In addition to the prizes for general proficiency, which rank highest, and which exclude their holders from any of the special prizes, the Examiners recommend the following prizes to be given in the subjects named :— I. READING AND SPELLING. 1. Mary Kneeves, Louisa Street. 2. Mary Robinson, Victoria Street, and Wm. A. Boddy, Phoebe Street. 4. Katie Fraser, John Street. II. GRAMMAR AND PREFIXES. 1. Bessie Allward, George Street. 2. Annie Pursey, Victoria Street. 3. Henrietta Reid, George Street. 4. Mary M. Lewis, George Street, and Martha A. Logan. Victoria Street. III. HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY. 1. Allen McFayden, Louisa Street. 2. Agnes Johnston, Louisa Street, and John McJanet, Louisa Street. 4. Annie Leary, Victoria Street. IV. ARITHMETIC. 1. James Murray, Louisa Street. 2. George Rennardson, Victoria Street. 3. Annie Pursey, Victoria Street, and George Shepherd, Phoebe Street. V. WRITING. 1. Edward Higgins, Phœbe Street. 2. Henry Blackey, Louisa Street. II. FIRST DIVISION. There were one hundred pupils in this division, taken in equal numbers from the Girls' department of the highest division in Phoebe Street, Victoria Street, and the Park Schools, and from the Boys' department of the same division in John Street and George Street Schools. The pupils in this division were examined in arithmetic, algebra, mensuration, and natural philosophy, which form the first group of subjects; in grammar and derivation, which form the second; in history and geography, which form the third ; in reading, spelling and dictation, which form the fourth, and in book-keeping and writing, which form the fifth. In the first group of subjects, the first place is taken by George Street, the second by Phoebe Street School; in the second and third groups, the same places are taken by these schools; in the fourth group, the first place is taken by Victoria Street School, and the second by George Street; while in the fifth group, the first place is again taken by George Street School, and the second by Victoria Street. The pupils of George Street School reach the highest aggregate of marks for all subjects; those of Phoebe Street School the second highest. The diversity of attainment exhibited by different schools, and in some cases by children of the same schools, is in this division very wide. The most satisfactory examination was passed in grammar, history, spelling, and, by some schools, in arithmetic; the least satisfactory was in derivation, algebra, and mensuration. The Examiners recommend scholarships for general proficiency to be given as follows:-- 2. William Milligan, 4. Jessie Gregor, 1. John Wesley Hughes, George Street. John Street. 3. Jennie Milne, Victoria Street. Phoebe Street. 5. John Thompson, John Street. 6. Rebecca Church, The Park. 7. Emma McAdam, Victoria Street. 8. Arthur Webb, George Street. 9. Herbert Williams, George Street. 10. Robert Donald, George Street. 11. Edward Hagarty, George Street. 12. Amy Fell, Victoria Street. They recommend that special Prizes be given in this division as follows: I. MATHEMATICS; ARITHMETIC, ETC. 1. William Lovell, John Street. 2. Alfred Price, John Street. 3. Martin Laverty, John Street, and Edward Shortiss, George Street. 4. Alexander McMichael, John Street. II. GRAMMAR. 1. Hugh Stevenson, George Street. 2. Isaac Carey, George Street. 3. Samuel McCullough, George Street. 4. Sarah Kirk, Phoebe Street, III. HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY. 1. James Douglass, George Street. 2. Samuel McCullough, George Street. 3. Geo. Watts, George Street. Allister, John Street. IV. READING AND SPELLING. 4. George Mc 1. Jeanie Nasmith, Victoria Street. 2. Sarah Loudon, Victoria Street. 3. John Burgess, George Street. George Street. 5. Jennie Orr, The Park. 4. Edward Shortiss, V. BOOK-KEEPING AND WRITING. 1. John Burgess, George Street. 2. Martin Laverty, John Street. 3. Jessie Agnew, Victoria Street. In bringing their report to a close, the Examiners desire to testify to the Board the good effects, as brought out by these examinations, of the change lately introduced, as respects the grading of the pupils, and to express their firm conviction that the examinations of another year will only more conclusively demonstrate the wisdom of the change. In conducting the examination, they have been indebted for much valuable assistance, in the work entrusted to them, to Mr. James Hughes, the Inspector of the Public Schools of the City. (Signed,) Toronto, June 28, 1875. JOHN M. KING, M.A. ARCHIBALD MCMURCHY, M.A. The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Divisions of the different Schools did not compete with each other at the Combined Examination, but examinations were held in each class. As a result of these examinations, prizes were awarded to the following scholars : PARK SCHOOL. Third Division. Boys-Arthur Green, Joseph Hill, Arthur Mann. Girls-Lizzie Wilson, Minnie Shaw, Annie Merrill. Fourth Division. Kate Stewart, Bella Mann, Frederick Thomas. Fifth Division. Ellen Harman, Wm. John Maxwell, Margery Montgomery. GEORGE STREET SCHOOL. Third Division. Boys-Fred Johnston, William Stewart, William Gardiner. Girls-Lizzie Basset, Lizzie Moat, Lizzie Madden. Fourth Division. Annie Quant, Ada Woodhall, Richard Wat son. Fifth Division. Isabella Mills, John Roberts, Charles Cumber. LOUISA STREET SCHOOL. Third Division. Boys-John Dillon, William Irwin, Robert Graham. Girls-Jessie Graham, Edith Dawkins, Lucy Ottaway. G Fourth Division. Mary Lewis, Ida Nichols, George Rosbach. Fifth Division. Ellen Sinclair, Minnie Tressham, Annie Coulter. JOHN STREET SCHOOL. Third Division. Boys-William Mitchell, Walter Washington. Thomas Clark. Girls-Eveline Filbert, Susan Wilson, Elizabeth Caiger. Fourth Division. Mary Ann Wild, George Long, Harry Dower. Fifth Division, Seniors. Mary Peel, Annie Jolly, Susan Wren. Fifth Division, Juniors. Fannie Lurkman, Sarah Burchall, Fred Long. VICTORIA STREET SCHOOL. Third Division. Boys-Alfred Stratton, William Equi, Ernest Hill. Girls-Eliza Morley, S. Beckett, Martha Legge. Fourth Division. Minnie Oliver, Lydia Gorden, Grace Elder. Fifth Division. John Henderson, Fred. Campbell, Charles Davies Chapman. PHOEBE STREET SCHOOL. Third Division. Boys-Fred. Wismer, Thomas Barrington, John Paul. Girls-Bessie Ridgway, Jessie Fraser, Katie McRae. Fourth Division, Seniors. Mary Picket. Fourth Division, Juniors. Fifth Division, Seniors. Hawthorne Maggie Muirhead, Alfred W. Gray, Lillie Brown, Bella Fraser, Ida Lemno. Fifth Division, Juniors. Ada Patterson, Thomas Musson, An nie Kassel. BATHURST STREET SCHOOL. Third Division. Boys-John Horwood, David Black, Edward Batstone. Girls-Emma Harris, Nellie Kennedy, Mary Harris, Lydia Murchison. Fourth Division. Harriet Paull, Ellen Allen, Allan Ince. Fifth Division. Edward Knight, Mary Annesley, Thomas Boyd. PARLIAMENT STREET SCHOOL. Third Division. Boys-William Beckett, Fred. Sparling, Francis Nie, Fred. Burgess, Girls-Henrietta Berney, Emma Bulstrode, Laura Wilkinson. |