1900 The Head Mistress' Report Prize & Honor List

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proqress of the (iirls' G&rrnmar schoo]'

Ito-rl:r,v 1- p|esetrt t0 voI nrv iirst "\ilrtrrnl lleporb of tlro

Tlre uLirnbers irt llttetrclall(e (ltrrilrg tlre vea'l'have flucbuate'I bnL sliqht[y f|out {i7 to 102. Lhe ;rr-erirqe fo| the,verr,r heinq 100' lVit}r I'eqa'rrl t()i) luilu\- r,ir,sLrs. ir con1i,.;ri *,a.t of purrctuniitr': irnrl I tllie ()f pnr(,rrfs t() tlre corrsi,ler.iLhle irrir.rrv clolre trl the rvorli of abst'rri; tlreurselves l'roul St'ltool. irt tu:rtlv irtstattces fretlrrerrtly' fol \\i,,r,k ,:itrruot be srrtisf;rt:ttllv tliat is cortstatttl-v broliett : the gtps call llevet cL.ue t. Irnpil rr{L sr.lr.ol "tlk..- turforiLrrrrtel-v. so.e rrito rLct tt.t krror' the ,o"o,ti''g of the :r,rr.r.eff.r,t.r appLicuti.*: 6rrt I lir'e beetr qreatlv fl"o*",1 rvitlr t6e.'ste..rlil,v t5e lrrt,ge nra,jo'itv j* tlreir sttrtlies. o1111 *'itlr ih" gro,"i"g litalit.r' J)urirrg rlr(r ):e*1' \\-e lrirve eLrtcretl I.i eirls f,r tlie S.i"lrref Ii'irerxir;y Esaurirr[tiotrs--10 f.r: t]re .TurLi'or.rrrt5fot'tlreserrior.Tlrevtr.er'ellllsuccessftr}.ArnorlqtlreJtttriors,}I.Wetlcl'swnstlrebest lrrrss. rvlrilst, lI. Iteinhold vas 7,'o:r;itnt: rtccessit for the -\riihrnetic ]Iecltll, rr'nd -!'' 'Scott for the l)nirvirrg ]ferlu,l. Irr the Senior. J. l3ilbrough brouglrt honor to hetself tr,utl her school b-v $'irrrrirlg the coveted ,,;,;;;i,,r-tr-i;;, ' the Histo.r. ir.rr B,rtaur,r- -\reclals. lst cln-ss ]ratr:icultrLiol H()lIr)r's iu Freuch irncl Gelurtur. u,rrd tlntl Clirss Horrors in -lratlrematics -lhe three school scholzrrships weie ga'irled b;' lI' l,[ed,1. I. B0urne, flrrrl ][. Ileirrholtl. The T,trc[.v Lillev ]fe'ln'i falls to J l]ilbrough; the Wig.ht 1-[ernoria,i ][u*i,: -l:[ednl rr.as rtrvarctetl to (]-. (ioi'cioD. by ]trs. Rutston, J{rs' 'llnvlor Darbyshire arrrl Mr. George Suupson, rvlro liindl.rt acted lrs juclges' llhe Oicl (i'iL'ls' Prize' for lhe be'st Essrtl' ll'v a \i l"orur girl' was w()rr b-r'-\[' G'rre' \Ye 'u.pose, 'e-\t 'car, t. ertlarge no. ot"lit,oro school curriculnrrt' autl t, rvitlen tlle -*e.Pe ttf c,ur rvor.k. of th girll rvlro euter ouI Gratnmirr| Schools, a fer,v sruall perceut;lge go to the TjrtiYersit-r" ol continr.re nny higher. sturlie* irfier lerrving school I tire rnaiority espect their gener:al ecl[catiotl ttl ert'l *.it.li tht,ir school life. \!.e lrirve io iieep betore us two clistinct clrriurs, arrd. iD the necessit-v to snt isf-v both lies.tlre reaL ditticult.u- iu art'ir,rtging il tottrplete cttrt'i':uluLn On the otre ltirntl rve hlve to strcttrc for: those who ,Lesire to teilclL. whether iri Stabe or Set:otrclal-v Schools' a Uuivetsiry Certificate' ittttl t't provide the rret-.tlful solicl, s.r'steruatic qroullcl$,oIlt for those $'ho l)ttlpose adopting n' p|ofessiott 'tr lrursuiug a uniYc'rsitv uour:se. ()n t.he otlte| hartcl, \\re htr've to lneet the increaserl tteetl a,utl clesire .f ,r,u,-r,"o to elrrl tlreir 0\v11 living, iurtL to provicle for the Iecluiretttcttt* 'f the lniur]-, rrho. for. r.irrioLrs l'easo11B. tlo lrot irim tt,t the Pro{ession of I'eachilrg' 'l'hltl; we ztre preparecl to Irttlertaiie the higher studv, ltas, ouif this rveek' beeD full-l'(l('lrr(rtr- stra,tecl: rrutl lrv acldiug to our I'ime Trrl-rle clir,sses fol Comrnercial snbjects- for I'heorv of lIusi':' [rrtl for tire,repalati.u oii gir:ls for the Pharmaev nxarninations rvhich &re lLolv {)peD to thertr' rve ltoltc t, solve tlb trv. proble'r-*. rutl enable tr lir,rge proportio,r,rf onr gills to fill useful irrtd honorable positi'rrrs irL tlie *erv s,ireles .l p-orli rvhicli the i,-r"reasi',g cornple.titv of the rlivi-sion of labor provirles f"t' \v o lnelI. otitsitle oul rvolli rve have our gnues. I thirrli tlrtt, itr (]irls' as u'ell trs irr lltrys' Schools' tlre*t: rlorrlti be 'otent rlstrurnents in teaching unselfishrtes-* tr,ncl lo-valt,vI every girl ougitt to suilsclibe tri tlre sports'Iund, a*d shoLrlcL take pricle iu assisting to rla,iuba,iu a irigh stautltr'rd iD this important uitle 'rt scho,ri life. 'I,enuis flourishes spasrnodically-a cou.iiti,ln of thillgs that is never sr-r'tisfactorY' --\ 'l"rut" uaureut rvas playecl nf lniclwinter. betlveen leplesentative teams from the llarvborough and Brisbale (+irls, Graurnrar schoolsr, restrlting in n lviu tor tlre lrr,tter. Since then we ltlve beeu beate[ b'v the Olti Girls' I.ennis club. }/lost of ou| best players are cncliug tlreir school-cla.ys to-'faY; and it is ver-v t'cl't;tiu . that unless present plrrl,.ers put furth il great rleal nore ellel'gv lnil eDthusiasrn than they hafc rt't shown, rve shall *uff-""-",r ilrrominio*s deteat *5el r'e jottrue.y North next vear to plav the'rctrr'rr match. t1," rvot'h .f tlie'qirTs. &s & \Yhole, ltts beett decitlecllv good Tltere tr'rt" \\'()rd t'*'o.k.l' r'r'l s'ho ir'pl)ear i'clr'Prtble .f itttrre*sittq i.terest t*lteu by c'lerlrlv n'ticerr'ble irl tlre cltsses' eileh (lltzrrter' r'trrying to the rlail'v trttetrclattce' there is' in this oPportuniiv of rlrri'rving tbe ltteution 1l'reir claughtels $'herr the'v ir'llon' them to ver't- slighl; trrtl insLlffrcient teirsons' be Elletl rLP' ailtl ltr iniury is