Schoolboys and Empire Day
The following examples of confusion in the juvenile mind are selected by Rev. F. Milne, of Melbourne, from essays composed by Bairnsdale school children on "Empire Day, and Why…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
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The following examples of confusion in the juvenile mind are selected by Rev. F. Milne, of Melbourne, from essays composed by Bairnsdale school children on "Empire Day, and Why…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →These teams played a match as a preliminary to the contest between the first-graders. There was not much to choose between their play, both sides being pretty evenly matched. Within five minutes of the finish S.G.S…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The syllabus for the next scholars' examination has been published, and shows that the subjects chosen are such as should prove interesting to children and teachers alike, and certainly the portions of the New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—As the Romish Church studiously and disloyally ignored Empire Day, how could the Roman Catholic teachers in our Public schools be exepcted to behave under the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →We should ground our Sunday-school teaching upon clear Scriptpural truths, on clear experiences, and a personal observation, since clear observation is necessary in order to promote clear thinking. We must clear…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Congress is to be asked at its next pension to make legal provision for a national school on food, cookery and [?]orvice, the movement in this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →So jealously guarded are Arab schoolgirls in Algeria that certain owners of donkey-carts make a living by calling every morning at the homes of the scholars and driving them to school. In the evening they are again fetched, and dropped one by one at their homes. The sketch, which is from a photograph, shows a group of these little…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →GOLDEN TEXT.—"Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God."—Matt. 16:16. Peter's Great Confession.—Matt. 16, 13-2[?]. I.—IMPORTANCE OF THE LESSON…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The General Secretary of S.S. Department reminds country schools that he has still on hand a number of copies of the Souvenir of the Jubilee Conference for free distribution. Parcels will be sent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A tiny little girl was once asked to give her idea of the greatest happiness to be enjoyed in heaven. She described it as Eating strawberry jam to the sound of a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fot mutton outlets, procure the best end of the neek of mutton, saw off the breast part so as to leave the outlet bones 3½ to 4 inches long, then saw off the shin or chine bone, as this enables the outlet to be rounded…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The monthly meeting of this society was held in the Parramatta South S.P.S. on Saturday. Inspector Blumer presided, and there was a good attendance. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The match Sydney Grammar School v. The King's School, at Parramatta on Wednesday afternoon, was a great game, one of the hardest fought ever seen in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The postponed Empire Day celebrations were carried out at Prospect on Thursday, on the flagstaff grounds, Prospect Reservoir, by the combined schools of Prospect…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Some 300 people gathered yesterday afternoon on the acre of ground purchased by the Government for school purposes between Turramurra and Wahroonga, to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Alexandria b. Bourke-street, on Alexandria Ground, by 13 goals, scored by Smith (3), Koran (5), Read (2), Rothwell, and Jones (2), to nil. Botany b. Waterloo by 4 goals to 2…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In giving an illustration in his annual report of the success of practical instruction in elementary agriculture in the country districts of New Zealand,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some time ago the Government purchased about an acre of land at Warrawee, a suburb situated on the Milson's Point-Horsby railway line, between Turramurra and Wahroonag,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sacred Heart, Darlinghurst, defedated St. Joseph's, Balmain West, on Wentworth Oval, by 6 goals to 1 goal. St. Vincent's, Redfern, defeated St. Francis', Paddington, on Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2, by 6 goals to 3…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alexandria defeated Bourke-street on Alexandria's ground by 13 goals (Smith 3, Tremain 5, Reid 2, Rothwell and Jones 2), to nil. Botany defeated Waterloo by 4 goals to 2 goals…
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