Feltwell School
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| Also known as: | Feltwell Primitive Methodist Chapel |
| Street number: | Feltwell Road Section 570 Hd. of Grace
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A report in the South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail Saturday Saturday October 14th. 1871 states that "That the public examinatiom of the Feltwell School came off on Monday , October 2. A large number of parents and visitors attended the examination, and the children acqitted themselves generally to the satisfaction of the examiners in the various branches. Reading,writing,geography,grammer, history, dictation, and arithmetic.The examination was conducted by the Chairman, Messrs. S. Moody J.P. , P. .B. Austin (Editor of the Gawler Times) and Mr. T . Adams Teacher, Reeves Plains. The proceedings were enlivened throughout by suitable school songs by the children, with harmonium accompaniment. The examination being concluded, tea and cake were duly discussed, and the chapel used for a schoolroom was filled to overflowing by those who had assembled to hear a lecture by Mr. J. B. Austin of Gawler, the subject--Travels in the Bush, illustrated with a magic lantern show. Votes of thanks to the lecturer, the teacher Mr. Tupper,and the Chairman Mr. S. Moody. Prizes were awarded as following ----Fourth Class boys Etymological Spelling Alex. Moody. Fourth Class Girls S.A. Tupper Grammer.Third Class Boys Wm. Lewis Arithmetic. Third Class Girls Alice Miller Arithmetic. Second Class Boys. Highest number of marks. Francis McHugh.Second Class Girls. Highest Number of marks, Eliza Jury. First Class Frederick Wilton."
The Mallala Museum has several books awarded to Charles Earl as prizes during his attendance at the Feltwell School, donated by the Earl family.
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