823 
REPORT OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE 
On the Results of the Junior Examination of Navembet-^ 189T. 
The Committee have to report that the Examination for the 
Society's ten Junior Scholarships of 20/. each for boys between the 
ages of 14 and 18 took place on November 10 and 11, 1891. 
There were forty-five candidates from ten schools, and two candi- 
dates unattached, making in all forty-seven entries, the liighest total 
reached since the examination "w as instituted in 1871. Two candi- 
date's who had entered did not present themselves. 
2. Of the forty-five actual competitors, eighteen liave passe^l in 
all four subjects (Agriculture, Chemistry, Mechanics, and Land 
Surveying) and have obtainetl the number of marks necessary to 
qualify them for the Society's Scholarships and Certificates. Tliese 
will, in accordance with the regulations, be retained until the 
winners of them shall have spent the ensuing year at school or 
college, or with a practical agriculturist upon a fai-m. Two 
candidates (one from the Devon County School, and one from the 
Surrey County School) passed in all four subjects, but failed to 
obtain the minimum total marks necessar}- to qualify for Certificates. 
Of the twenty- five other unsuccessful competitors, thirteen failed in 
one subject, seven in two sulyects, four in three subjects, and one in 
all four subjects. There were five failures in Agriculture, thirteen 
in Chemistry, seventeen in ^Mechanics, and eight in Land Surveying. 
?. The names of the successful candidates, with the number of 
marks gained by each, are given in the following Table : — 
1 No. In ordol' 
1 of merit 
Candidate 
Age 
Scliool or College 
0 
.0 
0 IS 
r. 
t£ 
0 
0 
ei 
~ s 
It 
1 
Woo.1, J. R. . 
17 
Aspatria Agriciiltural College 
350 
99 
127 
78 
6.54 
2 
iluCrearli, .T. 
17 
Jlaybole Public .■*oliof.!. X.B. 
340 
13S 
118 
51 
647 
3 
Xe\niiau. J. IT. . 
17 
Sun-ey County S'-liccl . 
270 
174 
125 
75 
644 
4 
Wcftley, W. A. . 
17 
Xortbampton Grammar Scliool . 
250 
159 
130 
98 
637 
5 
Armstrong, G. W. . 
IC 
Aspatria AgricnUural College 
285 
107 
152 
71 
615 
6 
Edgecombe, E. 
Ici 
Asbburtou Grammar ^ehotd 
315 
l.W 
121 
47 
613 
Clavton, E. . 
17 
Aspatria Agricultm-al College 
270 
139 
88 
83 
580 
8 
Thomas, G. R. 
1.-. 
Aspatria Agricnitnral College 
StPO 
110 
SO 
77 
567 
9 
de la Mothe, J. T. . 
17 
Aspatria Agricukaral College 
240 
96 
134 
88 
S58 
10 
Puddieombe, J. 
iC 
Aspatria Agricnitnral College 
280 
107 
9G 
73 
S5S 
11 
Endacott. X. . 
15 
Ashbiirton Grammar School 
220 
117 
119 
91 
547 
13 
MaddicoM, W. 
10 
Aspatria Agricuhnr.tl College 
220 
117 
122 
62 
521 
13 
Porteous, G. D. 
It; 
JIaybole Public School, X.Bl 
2u5 
144 
95 
G2 
506 
U 
Johnson. H. , 
16 
Swanley Horticultural College 
195 
121 
1«> 
88 
5114 
IS 
Henler, .J. 
17 
Dunn Foundation Pclicol.Creditou 
225 
108 
83 
67 
483 
16 
Tavlor, C. H. . 
IC 
Surrey County Scho<d . 
235 
102 
75 
63 
475 
17 
Baileock, F. J. 
14 
Afliburton Granim.ir .Schofd 
185 
122 
75 
79 
461 
18 
Bower, W. G. 
17 
Surrey Comity School . 
150 
139 
82 
80 
451 
