The examination for the scholar ships given annually by the St George's Society war held Wednesday in the "North-Chivn Daily News" Building. There we four papers, English grammar and essay writing; English literature wtlish history; and met and general knowledge. date also was tested in readin aloud, both prose and poetry, the whole idea of the examination be-
Ing to test the knowledge of English boys and girls of their mother tongue their general alertness to things in qoneral, The aminers were Mr. G. judged by Mr. Brooke Smith, Pre ident of the Society. Tt is hoped to make the results known on Si, George's Day. All. the candidates were guests of the Society at lunch at the Palace Hotel, where Mr. Brooke Smith presided, with Mrs,.]0. M. Green, Mrs. R. F.C, Master and Mr. Green. The following were Harold George Fabi William Hamilton Lyttle; Daniel Roberts; Gerald Stark Toller Cyril James Wheeler; H. Whittaker GIRLS:—Dorothy Forshaw; Hazel Fowler, Lilian Glanville; Stella Hopkins; Elsie Hunter; Vivien Kin Evelyn Lucas; Joan Penfold; Isabel Poate;, Nora' Seaborn; Marjorie Tappenden; Kathleen Walke:
Though there were fewer cand dates than last year, a cursory glance suggests that' the average attainments were higher, Last year there were a few candidates who found the examination rather beyond them.—Nevertheless the general results last year were most encouraging and fully proved the worth of the test porarily shelved and the future decided upon.
Mr. H. L. Molyneux was ap. pointed provisional chairman and' Mr. S. Hope and Major Darey Anderson temporary committee men, Those desiring information regarding the new organization are requested to communicate with Mr. Steventon, acting secretary, care of Messrs. Brewer & Ca., Lal, 31 Nan king Read.
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