« ■ The monthly meeting of the Com mittee was held on Friday evening. Present — Messrs J. Inglis (chairman) , Murray, Marryatt, Clark, Bremner, and Adam. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The applications of the Eev. T. L. Stanley and E. Palmer for the loan of forms, were not entertained, the Com mittee having no power, as the forms belong to the Education Board. Messrs Fraer, Green, and Eamsay, were voted for by ballot to the vacant seats on the Education Board. The Works Committee were in structed to invite tenders for the sup ply of fuel. Tho Inspector's remarks on extra subjects were read as follow : — Latin.— The translation was weak in the firab division. The grammatical questions wero well answered by two in the Senior Class, and moderately by the others. The Composition was very satisfactory in two of the papers. 'Che junior class has done what they lave gone over wuh fair accuracy ; several were backward in accidence. '• French. — In the Senior Class the transi tion was very fair, bat t^e. Grammar gener ally defeo.ive. Sev6ii < f f he junior papers were well done, and four were inaccurate. .* English. — The pupils were well &c --quainted with the story of the play, and they si owod a good knowledge of the mean ing and grammatical construction of the text. Geometry.— ln the first division one paper was fair, and one inferior. la the second division two of the papers were good and the rest moderate. In the tbJrddivißijn four were good and four bad. Algebra.— lu this subject the pupils answeredjvery wall. Two in the fi. st division gained full marks, and the others did very fairly. Tuigonometky —Like Algebra, this sub ject has been very successfully taught. Seven of the senior papers were very good, and the rest fair. la the Junior Class two papers were quite correct, six were well answered, aud two bad. Donald Petkie, M.A., Inspector of Schools. Duuedin, January 313t-, 1882. The Committee then adjourned.
