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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 506, 20 May 1881, Page 2

SUMNER COLLEGE, SUMNER, On the Sea Coast, 8 miles from Christchurch. PruNcipAL, CLEMENT -L. WIGGINS, Assisted by Masters. . MR C.-L. WIGGINS begs to announce that his new, spacious, and thoroughly commodious House and School have been handed over to him by the contractor, and he ia now prepared to receive a larger number of Pupils than heretofore. The experience gained during the last twelve years in teaching and 'the management of boys baa enabled him to understand thoroughly ail the requirements of Such an institution, and as no expense has," been spared in any detail, ho believes that he can undoubtedly offer unusual advantages The Class-rooms are large and of fine proportion?, well liqfhiecl and ventilated, while the Dormitories* and Lavatory combine complete comfort and convenience. The Play-ground consists of several acres surrounding the College, and a G-ymna Biuin will be erected shortly. The College is within a few minutes walk of the bench, which affords safe and convenient bathing. The salubrity of Sumner is 'unrivalled, and its central situation renders it eminently suitable for a Boarding Establishment. There is communication by coach with Christchiircli dai y, and when the tramway has'been completed there will be titiirgreater facilities. The dietary is liberal and abundant, and the domestic arrangements being under the constant personal supervision of Mrs Wiggins, all the comforts oil home are confidently assured to the Boarders. Punctuality and order are strictly enforced in ail scholastic arrangements, and every care is taken to promote gentle manly deportment both in the school and 0 iter life. An exact system of fortnightly examinations aiid periodical reports has been arranged, which cannot fail to supply parents with accurate information as to the progress made by their sons in every branch of their studies. This Mr Wiggins lias long regarded as a desideratum. The scheme of studies p'irsued in the College comprises all the various branches of a thorough English, Classical, and. Mercantile Education, a good', sound, adequate knowledge of English being made to form the basis of the whole. TERMS. For pupils under Twelve years of age, 50 guineas per annum. For Pupils over Twelve years of age, 60 guineas per nnnuui. These terms include Board and Instruction in English, Mathematics, Latin, Greek, French, Vocal Music, and Drill. The year is" divided into Three Terms, the Holidays corresponding with those of Private Schools generally.

It ;will be .remembered that the artificial production of the diamond made last year by a Scotch chemist, looked very much as though small diamonds had been fractured. None of the were perfect. All of them Weie fragments. A step in advance has been made, however. l)r Marsden has lately been able to affect the crystallization of carbon in the cubical form. Possessors of the most valuable geois need not be alarmed as yet. Ur Marsden onys his crystals are so small that they are of no commercial value whatever