CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11492, 27 January 1903, Page 6

CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

MEETING OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The ordinary meeting of the Board of Governors of Oant«rburv Cul.ejce was Ik-M y*terday. Present—Mr Aithur E. <J. Rhodes (chairman), Bishop Juiiup, Dean Harper, Rev. Dr. Enrin. Messrs C. C Carte, T. W. Adams, G. W. Russell, C H. A. T. Opie, J. G. L. Scott, C. Lewis, M.H.R-. C. Rai«d. J. L. Scoit, T. S. Foster, T. Hughes, and H. J. Be.wk-k- Apologias were received from Bishop Grin we and Hon. TV. Montgomery. The accounts for last, year were referred to the- various Committees.

Mr T. S. Weston wrote, resigning his position as a rrioinber of the Board. On the motion of Bishop Julius Mr Western's resignation was aceept«l with regret. The following cable ineseago irom Dr. D >ndy, professor of biology, was read :—-

"Good appointment. Wish* to resign. Ask Izard. Cable." Mr Izurd wrote forwarding copy of caße message received from Dr. Dt-ndy, and also an extract from a letter received from him. He wished to know if the Board would comply with Dr. Dfcixly .s desire. The extract from Dr. Dendy's letter was to the eifwt that if he cabled that he was remaining at Home he wished Mr Izard to make tht best arrangements possible regarding his resignation. His leave expired on March Ist, 1903. but he had exp aine-d to Mr Weston that lie would probably not return. Legally he knew the Board wai entitled to twe;ve months' notice, and he had undertaken to give the Chairman <i.s much notice as possible. lit- wished h:s resignation to take t-ii'ect from Maicli Ist. The Board discussed the mat tor in committee. On resuming, it was reported that the mutter had been referred to the College Committee with power to actA request from the West port Athena-inn for the loan or gift of books until such tmio ;w orders could be filled to replace the bioks destroyed by fire, was referred to the Library Committee.

Tho Library and Finance Committees brought up a joint re-pext on fiv2 secondary education, which is dealt with, in another portion of this issu-.\ The following recommendations, made by Mil' College Committee, were agreed to: — That Mis l-7.izu.lwt.li Gardner having resigned the position of t c aoh-e-r of-cooking at the Girls' Hy.i School, applications be invited by advtTtiseiiK-nt for a successor at a salary at the rate of £30 per annum, beginning with the first term—say sth February. That applications be invited for tli<; po.-ition of t-iicher of bwok-kf'jping at the Girls* High Sohcol at a salary at the rate of £25 per annum as horn suh February. I hat senior enti-'mco sul»olarships be awarded to E Tosswill and D. Gilwpie for two years, axd to A. Alexiimkr and J. Hay for one v.s«r ao tin GirLV ScW. That 'School exhibit iena at the Girh* High School ba awarded to I. Griffin. 0. Opie and Is. Slocoinbj. and Alma Wills to 1903. That free tduca-ticn at tli- (.livls High School for. one year be awarded to Marg.nH Farrow, &•'*:■& thlitt-en years and .six months. lh.it fiw education at th,- Gil's , High Schoo for one vcar be awarded to A. Car.dv and (<■ Fletchrc. TJ.at fcir.ilati.n exhibitioi:-s a: t-lw Boys' High School be aw-arrftd to li. BJgar.'W. B. llobineoH. L Oardiner. H. Kir- oix I , - S. Brown, E. R. l>ob.*r/n. _L. Austin,' and G. Guthrie, also contmu:ng exhibitions to J. Burtrum, T. Smith, 1 . •NVbmi. H. Wilkir..son. T. E Curne, L. Dingle W. Jacombs, V. l'ackhiun, C.. L-ot-ton'G. HollLss, l>. l'attrick. T. S- Atkinson, \ . H An.c«, and C. H. Mow (the lastnamed boy for ono term on probation). The Collie Committee furtd«r recommended tlw Board:—That the quesuon of appointing a lecturer in geology, as sueoewr to Captain Huttoii, be re-coMidewd by the Boai. That Mr J. B. W. k.nson be again appointed to the charge of the Collie Library en the conditn:!* «t present existing at a salary at the rate of £30 per

annum. , , „ . Tb3 Chairman Mid. in regard to the ni-st of theKe, hs learned that owing to Lanterburv College having no enmse oE vn . <Tl ; (linierin*. the Victoria Collego VVellsnglM.) intended taking up that branch One r.-i tIM obstacles to taking up the branch at Canterbury College was the absence of any iecturer on geology; the other subjects comprised in civil engineering cou.d, he understood, be taught by part-time lecturers. The xeoommendations were agreed to, and the Board decided to consider the question re appointment of a lecturer in at its next meeting.