MEETING OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14977, 26 May 1914, Page 2

MEETING OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

The montHly meeting of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College was held yesterday, when there -were present—Mr J. C. Adams (chairman), Bishop Grimes, Dr. Lester, Messrs C. H. Opie, T. H. Davey, M.P., G. Rennie, "W. H. Montgomery, S. HurstSeager, T. Hughes, T. W. Adams, G. J. Smith, M. Dahsiel, W. Brock, and H. l>. Acland.

Leave of absence was granted to the Very Rev. Dean Harper and Mr L. B. Wood.

A letter was received from tho Itangiora High School Board, stating that Sir C. 17 Jennings, representative of the> Canterbury College Board of Governors on the Board, having been elected Mayor of Rangiora, and thus becoming ex officio a member of the Board, his seat became ' vacant. It was recommended that Mr James Stevenson, of Flaxton, be appointed to fill fthe vacancy. The recommendation was adopted. The Director of the School of Art (Mr Herdman Smith) wrote recommending that a new room be built above the present still life room in the School of Art, to be used for the purpose of a lecture room. The Chairman said that the members of the Advisory Committee had been over the building with Mr Herdman Smith, and made a cursory inspection. He thought that the extension was needed. Mr Montgomery said that there had been a great increase of students, and there was no suitable room for the purposes of a lecture room. At present, lectures had to be held in the architecture room. The idea was to raise the present '"building another storey, and so make ample room for lecturing .purposes, as well as for the architectural classes.

The matter was referred to the Museum and Library Committee to report. The plans of the proposed College Library building and arcades adjoining were submitted to the Board for consideration.

After a brief discussion the sub-com-mittee were aut&orised to call for ten-

ders for the erection of.the buildings; provided they were satisfied with the": plans.

The College Committee recommended that the Professorial Board, in conjunction with the students, be given permission to hold a congratulatory ceremony for tho graduates of the year, in the College Hall, on the evening of June 18th. It was recommended that twelve months' leave of absence, during the session 1915, be granted to Professor W. P. Evans, to enable him to visit Europe and America, with the object of getting a better insight into the moro modern methods of applied chemistry. The recommendations made jby Professor Evans for carrying on the ] work of the chair during his absence were approved. It was recommended that the drafting amendments to College Regulation VIII., section 2. subsections ii., iii.. and iv., as suggested by the Professorial Board, bo approved. The report also recommended that twelve months leave of absence, from June Ist next, be granted to Miss Crosby, on account of ill-health. Tho committee in its report approved of tho suggestion of the lady principal of the Girls'.High School, that the services of Miss Dorothy Bone (who acted as substitute for Miss Crosby during the last three weeks of the first term) be retained during the absence of Miss Crosby. The report was adopted. The Museum and Library Committee recommended that the position of demonstrator at the School of Engineering, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr I. Dalmer, be advertised, at a commencing salary of'£22s per annum. It was also recommended that a special committee be set up to consider the appointment of the Curator of the Musoum as lecturer on geology at Canterbury College. The committee also reported having accepted the tenders of Mr Francis Clark for tho installation of electric light fittings at the Public Library, the price being £133 12s. and of Messrs Prestidge Bros., at £35 10s, for the alterations in the circulating department of the Public Library, and also haying granted to Mr H. Strong the privilege of free membership of the circulating department of the Public Library, in "view of his past services as librarian. The report was adopted-