WISLEY SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE. 



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WISLEY SCHOOL OF HOETIOULTUEE. 

 Eleven students completed the two years' course of instruction 

 at the Wisley School of Horticulture during the year 1910. 

 Four sat for the Diploma examination at the end of March, 

 and seven at the end of July. As in the past two years, the 

 examinations included written and practical papers in the Principles 

 and Operations of Horticulture, Mr. John Fraser, F.L.S., acting as 

 external co-examiner, with the Director and Superintendent. Each 

 candidate was required, in addition, to present an essay on an approved 

 horticultural subject, and collections of dried and localized plants and 

 of useful and injurious insects. Marks were also credited for observa- 

 tions made during the year. Mr. James Hudson, V.M.H., kindly 

 read through the essays presented. 



Nine candidates satisfied the examiners, their names, in order of 

 merit, being— 



1. Mr. H. F. Glough. 



2. Mr. J. W. McCaig. 



3.. Mr. E. McK. Eobson. 



4. Mr. W. Oartwright. 



5. Mr. L. C. Dyer. 



6. Mr. E. L. Brazier. 



7. Mr. A. F. Leverett. 



8. Mr. E. Krumbholz. 



9. Mr. H. Lane. 



Eighteen students entered for the Society's General Examination, 

 and all were successful (p. 451). 



Two students, Messrs. A. Simmonds and J. W. McOaig, entered 

 for the Board of Education Examination in Eural Science, 2nd Stage, 

 Subjects B (Soils) and D (Horticulture). Both passed in both groups in 

 the First Glass. 



The following prizes (books) were awarded on the results of the 

 Diploma examination : -'^ 



Special prize, of the value of £2 10s., to Mr. H. F. Clough (who 

 was not able to accept the Student Demonstratorship offered him). 



Prizes provided by the income of the Sutton Prize Fund," of the 

 value of ^1 10s., £1 2s. 6c?., and 17s. 6^^., to Messrs. J. W.McOaig, 

 E. McK. Eobson, and W. Oartwright respectively. 



" Nicholson Prize," of the value of £2 2s. (provided by the income 

 j of the " Nicholson Memorial Fund "), for observations on the Flora 



I and Fauna of Wisley and its neighbourhood, to Mr. J. W. McOaig. 

 Prizes to the value of £2, £1 5s., £1, and 15s. to Messrs. H. F. 

 Clough, E. McK. Eobson, L. 0. Dyer, and J. W. McOaig respectively 

 I for the best collections of plants and insects made during the two 

 years' course. These prizes were most generously offered by Mrs. 

 G. P. Wilson, of Weybridge. 



