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The Girls' School Election.
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL ELECTION .
LIEUT . -COL . CREATON presided at tho Quarterly General Court of tbe Girls' School , held at Freemasons' Hall , on Saturday last , at tbe hour of noon . The regular business having been dispatched , the Court elected
Scrutineers , and proceeded to the election , by ballot , of thirty-five out of an approved list of fifty girls . The ballot was opened at 1 p . m . and closed at 3 p . m ., and shortly afterwards the result as appended was announced . It will be noted that the votes descend by a slow , but more
than usually regular diminuendo , and that , as might have been expected , a more than usually modest number of votes sufficed to carry the lowest successful candidates . In April one candidate failed with 870 , one with 838 , one with 707 , one with 697 , two with 477 apiece , and one with
466 votes . At this election 421 votes have sufficed to secure a place ; but then there were fifty-four candidates and only thirteen vacancies , while on Saturday last there were fifty candidates and thirty-five to be elected . London , as we pointed out last week , sent up twenty-two candidates ,
of whom fifteen succeeded , namely—Nos . 1 , 2 , 3 , 9 , 11 , 13 , 17 , 21 , 24 , 26 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 33 , and 34 . Nineteen of the twenty-six Provincial candidates were placed , Middlesex , with its solitary candidate , standing fourth ; Yorkshire , N . and E ., with two candidates , being fifth and twentieth :
Staffordshire and Durham each sent up a candidate , and the former stood sixth and the latter seventh . Devonshire had three candidates , one of whom was placed ei ghth ; Hants and Isle of Wight sent tip two , of whom one succeeded in obtaining the tenth place . The Notts candidate
was twelfth , the two Lincolnshire fourteenth and twentythird , the two Torkshire W . fifteenth and twenty-fifth , and the single Suffolk girl sixteenth . Sussex sent up one representative , who was placed eighteenth , while tbe two girls hailing from Staffordshire were placed nineteenth and
twenty-ninth respectively . One of the two Lancashire W . girls stood twenty-second in order , the daughter of a brother of the 14 th Regiment of Foot came twent yseventh , while the Kent girl was placed thirtieth , and the one from the Province of Cumberland ancl Westmoreland
brought up tbe rear and secured for herself the thirtvfifth appointment . Of the fifteen unsuccessful candidate ' s , seven belong to the metropolis , seven to the Provinces , namely—two Devonshire , one Lancashire W ., two Lancashire E ., one Hants and Isle of Wi ght , one Bristol , and
one to a district abroad , Singapore . Thus it will be seen that the Provinces have fared better than the Metropolis , nineteen out of twenty-six being a larger proportion than fifteen out of twenty-two ; still the difference is not so perceptible as in the case of the Boys' School , where onlv
two of the twenty-two London candidates got in , and where even if we give the Metropolis the benefit of the boy who is described as belon ging to " E . Lancashire ancl London , " tbe success of the Provincials is hugely in excess . But to return to the successful girls . Nos . 1 , 2 , and 3 , as
we have said , are Londoners . No . 1 , A . B . Tanare , who has been a candidate at three previous elections , and has a brother in the Boys' School , increased her former score of 838 to 1 , 000 votes . No . 2 , Amy L . Kirke , was a candidate in April , and had 384 votes . She came in a
good second , with a total of 995 . No . 3 , Annie S . Gates , had 477 votes to her credit from three previous attempts , and these she increased on Saturday last to 931 . The Middlesex girl , Amelia Line , who has a sister already ia the School , and obtained 198 votes in April ,
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polled this time 692 , making her total 890 votes . Laura S . Spurr , a new candidate from Yorkshire N . and E ., scored exactly the same number . Annie Nichols , o Staffordshire , had 870 votes standing to her credit , and these were increased to 878 . Eleanor M . Peele , of Durham ,
raised her total to 863 , having polled 255 in April , and Diana G . Morris raised hers from 707 votes , the result of five previous attempts , to 835 . Annie Potter , of London , with 248 to her credit , came ninth with 822 , and Florence
Weston , of Hants and Isle of Wight , followed close on her heels with 819 votes , of which only 35 wero brought forward from April . Rosa M . Hughes , of London , with 477 votes to her credit , raised her total to 776 , and stood eleventh ; and Ada Carter ( last chance ) , of Notts , was twelfth with 750 , 211 being brought forward . Amelia
A . Fordhnm ,. of London , like Florence Weston , had only this chance of success left her , ancl a poll of 400 added to her previous 323 votes , secured her the thirteenth place . The two Lincolnshire girls were both old candidates , Kate L . Parker , with 178 votes to the good , standing fourteenth
with 717 , and Emily A . G . Moore raising her former total of 62 to 525 . Gertrude H . Mey , of West Yorkshire , had already standing to her credit 097 votes : an addition of five raised her total to 702 . Maude Violet Muriel , from Suffolk , succeeded , at this her first attempt ,
with a total of 667 , Ellen A . Waud , of London , also a new candidate , being next with 655 , and Maud M . Cowley , of Sussex , with a credit of 466 standing over from April last , coming next with 630 . A Somersetshire lass , Mona Beatrice H ^ nnet . obtained 619 votes at this her first attempt , and
a N . and E . Yorkshire , Annie E Corney , with 190 brought forward , made up her total to 594 . Mary M . C . Smith , of London , increased her votes from 362 to 530 , ancl Lucy J . Busher from 214 to 526 . Minnie C . Gorlden ( London ) obtained 518 votes , and Harriet Chrimes ( W . Yorkshire )
515 , which , with two already to her credit , placed her next in order of sequence . Emily J . Priestley ( London ) had 514 , and Florence Annie Hopkins , the " Daughter of the Regiment " ( 14 th Foot ) 511 votes . Amelia J . Hocking , London , obtained 503 votes , and Agnes M . Skeates , the second
Somersetshire candidate , 495 votes . Helena Pidduck , who hails from Kent , had 478 votes , of which 23 were brought forward , and Eveline E . Pelham , of London , exactly the same number , of which , however , 173 were cast in April . M . A . Rugg , Kate Boyd , and Annie L . P . Richards , all of
London , and all new candidates obtained 455 , 441 , and 424 votes respectively , while Dorah Scott , from Cumberland and Westmoreland , was close up with 421—217 of which were the result of two previous attempts . This was her last remaining chance of obtaining admission , and she is ,
therefore , to be congratulated on her success . It will be seen that in this case the four girls who had this last and onlv chance of success remaining to them , have got in , while , if we refer to the list of the Boys we shall find that
only one ( voung Cox ) out of seven managed to escape final rejection . Thus the who ' e of the fifteen girls will be eligible in April , while of the fifty-six rejected boys , six will have their names struck off the list . As to the unsuccessful
candidates , Marion L . Cooper , of Bristol , and Lilian Stephenson , of E . Lancashire , each obtained 419 votes ; Marion Whyatt , of W . Lancashire , 418 , Mary L . Wayne , of E . Lancashire , 405 votes , Eleanor E . Spurging , of
London , 396 votes , Bessie Reed 317 votes , Harriet E . Hood , London , 283 votes , of which 99 were obtained at two previous contests , and Clarrissa E . Wright 217 votes , of which 63 votes were brought forward ; while Gertrude A . Jay obtained 215 votes . The last two were Evalina M . Hill
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The Girls' School Election.
THE GIRLS' SCHOOL ELECTION .
LIEUT . -COL . CREATON presided at tho Quarterly General Court of tbe Girls' School , held at Freemasons' Hall , on Saturday last , at tbe hour of noon . The regular business having been dispatched , the Court elected
Scrutineers , and proceeded to the election , by ballot , of thirty-five out of an approved list of fifty girls . The ballot was opened at 1 p . m . and closed at 3 p . m ., and shortly afterwards the result as appended was announced . It will be noted that the votes descend by a slow , but more
than usually regular diminuendo , and that , as might have been expected , a more than usually modest number of votes sufficed to carry the lowest successful candidates . In April one candidate failed with 870 , one with 838 , one with 707 , one with 697 , two with 477 apiece , and one with
466 votes . At this election 421 votes have sufficed to secure a place ; but then there were fifty-four candidates and only thirteen vacancies , while on Saturday last there were fifty candidates and thirty-five to be elected . London , as we pointed out last week , sent up twenty-two candidates ,
of whom fifteen succeeded , namely—Nos . 1 , 2 , 3 , 9 , 11 , 13 , 17 , 21 , 24 , 26 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 33 , and 34 . Nineteen of the twenty-six Provincial candidates were placed , Middlesex , with its solitary candidate , standing fourth ; Yorkshire , N . and E ., with two candidates , being fifth and twentieth :
Staffordshire and Durham each sent up a candidate , and the former stood sixth and the latter seventh . Devonshire had three candidates , one of whom was placed ei ghth ; Hants and Isle of Wight sent tip two , of whom one succeeded in obtaining the tenth place . The Notts candidate
was twelfth , the two Lincolnshire fourteenth and twentythird , the two Torkshire W . fifteenth and twenty-fifth , and the single Suffolk girl sixteenth . Sussex sent up one representative , who was placed eighteenth , while tbe two girls hailing from Staffordshire were placed nineteenth and
twenty-ninth respectively . One of the two Lancashire W . girls stood twenty-second in order , the daughter of a brother of the 14 th Regiment of Foot came twent yseventh , while the Kent girl was placed thirtieth , and the one from the Province of Cumberland ancl Westmoreland
brought up tbe rear and secured for herself the thirtvfifth appointment . Of the fifteen unsuccessful candidate ' s , seven belong to the metropolis , seven to the Provinces , namely—two Devonshire , one Lancashire W ., two Lancashire E ., one Hants and Isle of Wi ght , one Bristol , and
one to a district abroad , Singapore . Thus it will be seen that the Provinces have fared better than the Metropolis , nineteen out of twenty-six being a larger proportion than fifteen out of twenty-two ; still the difference is not so perceptible as in the case of the Boys' School , where onlv
two of the twenty-two London candidates got in , and where even if we give the Metropolis the benefit of the boy who is described as belon ging to " E . Lancashire ancl London , " tbe success of the Provincials is hugely in excess . But to return to the successful girls . Nos . 1 , 2 , and 3 , as
we have said , are Londoners . No . 1 , A . B . Tanare , who has been a candidate at three previous elections , and has a brother in the Boys' School , increased her former score of 838 to 1 , 000 votes . No . 2 , Amy L . Kirke , was a candidate in April , and had 384 votes . She came in a
good second , with a total of 995 . No . 3 , Annie S . Gates , had 477 votes to her credit from three previous attempts , and these she increased on Saturday last to 931 . The Middlesex girl , Amelia Line , who has a sister already ia the School , and obtained 198 votes in April ,
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polled this time 692 , making her total 890 votes . Laura S . Spurr , a new candidate from Yorkshire N . and E ., scored exactly the same number . Annie Nichols , o Staffordshire , had 870 votes standing to her credit , and these were increased to 878 . Eleanor M . Peele , of Durham ,
raised her total to 863 , having polled 255 in April , and Diana G . Morris raised hers from 707 votes , the result of five previous attempts , to 835 . Annie Potter , of London , with 248 to her credit , came ninth with 822 , and Florence
Weston , of Hants and Isle of Wight , followed close on her heels with 819 votes , of which only 35 wero brought forward from April . Rosa M . Hughes , of London , with 477 votes to her credit , raised her total to 776 , and stood eleventh ; and Ada Carter ( last chance ) , of Notts , was twelfth with 750 , 211 being brought forward . Amelia
A . Fordhnm ,. of London , like Florence Weston , had only this chance of success left her , ancl a poll of 400 added to her previous 323 votes , secured her the thirteenth place . The two Lincolnshire girls were both old candidates , Kate L . Parker , with 178 votes to the good , standing fourteenth
with 717 , and Emily A . G . Moore raising her former total of 62 to 525 . Gertrude H . Mey , of West Yorkshire , had already standing to her credit 097 votes : an addition of five raised her total to 702 . Maude Violet Muriel , from Suffolk , succeeded , at this her first attempt ,
with a total of 667 , Ellen A . Waud , of London , also a new candidate , being next with 655 , and Maud M . Cowley , of Sussex , with a credit of 466 standing over from April last , coming next with 630 . A Somersetshire lass , Mona Beatrice H ^ nnet . obtained 619 votes at this her first attempt , and
a N . and E . Yorkshire , Annie E Corney , with 190 brought forward , made up her total to 594 . Mary M . C . Smith , of London , increased her votes from 362 to 530 , ancl Lucy J . Busher from 214 to 526 . Minnie C . Gorlden ( London ) obtained 518 votes , and Harriet Chrimes ( W . Yorkshire )
515 , which , with two already to her credit , placed her next in order of sequence . Emily J . Priestley ( London ) had 514 , and Florence Annie Hopkins , the " Daughter of the Regiment " ( 14 th Foot ) 511 votes . Amelia J . Hocking , London , obtained 503 votes , and Agnes M . Skeates , the second
Somersetshire candidate , 495 votes . Helena Pidduck , who hails from Kent , had 478 votes , of which 23 were brought forward , and Eveline E . Pelham , of London , exactly the same number , of which , however , 173 were cast in April . M . A . Rugg , Kate Boyd , and Annie L . P . Richards , all of
London , and all new candidates obtained 455 , 441 , and 424 votes respectively , while Dorah Scott , from Cumberland and Westmoreland , was close up with 421—217 of which were the result of two previous attempts . This was her last remaining chance of obtaining admission , and she is ,
therefore , to be congratulated on her success . It will be seen that in this case the four girls who had this last and onlv chance of success remaining to them , have got in , while , if we refer to the list of the Boys we shall find that
only one ( voung Cox ) out of seven managed to escape final rejection . Thus the who ' e of the fifteen girls will be eligible in April , while of the fifty-six rejected boys , six will have their names struck off the list . As to the unsuccessful
candidates , Marion L . Cooper , of Bristol , and Lilian Stephenson , of E . Lancashire , each obtained 419 votes ; Marion Whyatt , of W . Lancashire , 418 , Mary L . Wayne , of E . Lancashire , 405 votes , Eleanor E . Spurging , of
London , 396 votes , Bessie Reed 317 votes , Harriet E . Hood , London , 283 votes , of which 99 were obtained at two previous contests , and Clarrissa E . Wright 217 votes , of which 63 votes were brought forward ; while Gertrude A . Jay obtained 215 votes . The last two were Evalina M . Hill