COLLEGE, Last Friday afternoon, despite the great heat, a very large assembly of ladies and gentlemen, among whom were many Chinese, gathered together at St. John's College, Jessfield, to witness the closing exercises of that most useful and well-known institution. Everyone had probably come anticipating an enjoyable and profitable couple of hours and, without doubt, before the conclusion of the exercises, these anticipations had been fully met.
The battalion drill of students with which the programme commenced at 4.30 p.m. was executed in an excellent fashion, to the evident delight of those who witnessed it. Lieut.-Colonel Donald Mackenzie, the Inspecting Officer, was present, and acted as the judge of the battalion drill. He expressed in a. simple and straightforward manner his astonishment at the proficiency to which the students had attained, and spoke in the most eulogistic manner of thole discipline and general efficiency. Captain Turner and others who instruct-d the boys in their military drill were also highly commended for the successful result of their efforts, The speaker concluded by announcing that he awarded the prize to Company D., to whom was given a silver shield, and in addition a badge to each member.
The College Songs by the "Glee Club" were excellently rendered, the clear re-mant voices of the singers, with their admirable enunciation, evidencing that considerable care must have been given to their training in order to produce such results,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.