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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 46

Report on the District Prize Examinations of the Orkney and Zetland Association, by Nathaniel Leask, Esq., M.A., Headmaster of Abbey Park School, St Andrew's

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Report on the District Prize Examinations of the Orkney and Zetland Association, by Nathaniel Leask, Esq., M.A., Headmaster of Abbey Park School, St Andrew's.

I have now the pleasure to report to you in general terms the results of the recent District Prize Examinations. There were 149 Candidates, compared with 79 last year—the increase, no doubt, being due to the return on the part of the Association to the former programme of Examination, in which History was ranked among the Special Subjects, instead of among the Common Subjects, as last year. It is evident a large proportion of the Candidates, who at present take History alone as a Special Subject, would be excluded from Competition if this branch were classed with the Common Subjects. In the special Subjects 141 Candidates took History, 23 Latin, 21 Mathematics, and 14 French. The total number of marks assigned to the Common Subjects was 214, and to the Special Subjects 200—making a grand total for both Common and Special Subjects of 414 marks. The highest Candidate obtained 329 marks, and there were 23 Candidates who obtained upwards of 60 per cent, of the total marks. As the age of the Candidates varies from 11 to 16 years, there are necessarily great inequalities in the papers, and I have no doubt the Council of the Association well consider the age in awarding the Prizes. Some of the papers done by the younger boys are of great merit, and indicate skilful and careful training on the part of the teachers, as well as diligent application on the part of the pupils. As a rule, the papers were neatly written and well arranged.

I hope in future years to see an increase in the number of Candidates taking Latin, French, and Mathematics, as Special Subjects.

Nathaniel Leask.

John A. Trail, Esq., W.S.,

Secretary of the Orkney and Zetland Association.
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Proceeding on the Report of the Examiner, the Council awarded prizes as follows:—
No. of Marks.
Special Prize to the candidate having the highest number of marks over the County, awarded to—
Alexander M. Laughton, South Ronaldshay, 329

First Class Prizes.

Stromness.
Ann Linklater, 300
James Manson, 300
James Omand, 290
Alexander Taylor, 286
George Robertson, 285
South Ronaldshay.
Isabella Wards, 301
R. Walker, 261
John Stewart, 259
John Spence, 259
Jane Wishart, 257
Stenness.
Margaret Gunn 261
Thomas Oman, 257
James Spence, 249
Rousay.
John Clouston, 251
Elizabeth Reid, 244
Sanday.
John Muir, 272
George Peace, 256
Evie.
Mary Anderson, 240
Bressay.
William Smith, 255
Nesting.
Williamina M. Spence, 229

Prizes.

Stromness.
John Corrigall, 272
Helen Wingate, 271
Alice Wald 267
John Wingate, 262
Ann Scott, 240
South Ronaldshay.
James W. Wishart, 236
Alexander Horne, 230
Catherine R. M'Lachlan, 227
Jane Annal, 183
Thomas Thomson, 175
Jemima Sinclair, 148
Stenness.
Jessie Hourston, 239
Margaret Muir, 236
Rousay.
Robert Gillespie, 222
James Robertson, 205
Sanday.
Janet Learmonth, 165
Evie.
John Anderson, 211
Sandwick.
Joseph Brass, 172
Mary Ann Kirkness, 165
Mary Ann Linklater, 153
Eday.
Barbara B. Croy, 186
Kirbuster.
Joseph Macgregor, 156
Margaret Isbister . 149
James Kirkpatrick, 143
Bressay.
Magnus Yates, 206
Lerwick.
Janet Green, 194
Ellen Sinclair, 175
Andrew Morrison, 168
Magnus Nicholson, 164
Jemima Williamson, 163
Grace Matthewson, 163
Walls.
J. T. Moffat, 139
Gruting.
Peter Laing, 134