DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 38, 14 February 1905, Page 3

DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS.

OPENED IX WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Own Coreespondeiit.) WELLINGTON"., this day. To mark the initiation of a great j atride in education progress the formal ( opening of tho Terrace and Newtown | Schools in their new functions as Dis- i trict iHohooLs was madf the oc- j cast on oi an iat° resting ceremony at the I NewtoTvn School, which claims the proud distinction of being m*dr the first Dis- I trict Hipfh School nnder the nrrv Act. i Tile Acting-Minister for EdtK'ation, j Colonel Fi£t. took rvart ia the speech- | making. In the eourac of remarks, j j tfa-e representative of the Ministry said, j j there was no donbt that fer some time ] px.si. secondary education had. from a j variety of istfs-'es. heen considerably j hainr.ered in the district. The Education Department had to a great extent reiied on arrangement Iveins: <ome to | with the W°!!in;.T:on Cnllege to Utke ths> pupils, but the space at that «chool was overtaxed, and thy governors i>f the : found it impoj»sib!f to take i in thp scholars. They had (here-for? no alternative except to decide upon the ; formation of District High Schools, and i these be was sure would bo :i jrren.t ual- | vantage ro the -cholar? and t» the j community. Colonel Pitt, in acknowledgment of cheers ior th-e Goverrmient. pointed out i that the effort, or the ?/lini9t.ry in the | interests of education were limited hy i the means; placed at its dLsjjosv.l by ' P." rli-inien6 and by the cbirns of the primary schools and the L'niversity col- j leg.-'S a.nd the neeri for new schools. An j apolccy for nbsprire read at both i functions from the Premier, ■who said, ia : tks cesirse of his telegram, "It vras with , pleasure th.it. I aequiesed in thr request j of the Board in the question of making tcf tvio schools District Hifrh Schools. Tlieiv e*:a!' > Jish.T)ent '—11 remove a r? , - and pr ■ -ci- a lota f*'.t "-ant in ! 'the 3in,ttPi of vwv»nd.'T7 in j TVt-nr. md anT. ,, ; Tt vras stated thar the Ediwation j Board ■ had an applinutirr for another District S.-hool a.t Thomdon. and its eetablislunent- is a fm-egoTK' eonciusion if it can be =hown to be required.