AGRICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 612, 15 September 1909, Page 10

AGRICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

EDUCATION BOAIJD AND/EINCOLN.. COL ;■ ;;■::...• ■/.y-LEGE. :. v 1:'...; ;■. ■■■;..] IDy'TelßErttph— l'reai Association.) ■ ■: \ ■""■-,■.; v"..-. : 14; . At.,th"aJrecentr-meeting of.the.North Canter r bury, Education. Board' the -question of < estabV lishing .a number of scholarships'' (including two in connection: with'agriculture) was considered.'and the Board of Governors of.Canter-bm-y-Agricultural'.'College to-day discussed tho proposal.;:;--•. : : ■'■■'■ ', :■..,'■■;'-''"-.':.'■/ : U-- - .. 'rhe.Hon. E. C. J.' Stevens (chairman) said' 'that the Education,Board,'subject- to satisfactory arrangements being made with the. Canterbury Agricultural College Board, decided to establish two scholarships, to-be designated "Agricultural Scholarships,". Df the value'.of &W, tenable for two years, at. the!Lincoln-Agricul-tural College, and open to all:boys,whoso ago .does: not exceed nineteen years, and. who have, satisfied the.' conditions under' which, the ■board'a' ordinary:'scholarships .were held. Did ; : that mean tbat;'the; Education Board reoeived ''the money,, or that:.the cbljege .received!; the :i2O? J* .■ f-'-v:.: : ' ■■ v-;'.•-. ;■',-',./ .:r ; i:%'The: director - (Mr.' Alexander) -'said the Col-. l<>go Board wonid receive the nioney, because the ■ report said "subject to satisfactory . arrangements' hieing made, the .holders of scholarships''would receive their education free.". . Mr.' Richardson: If. wo take-them for ,£2O each, we; are loeing £20; "- : . -.' '. , . . The'chairmani said it praotically■ amountedto tho.creation of two more Scholarships which, wouldhelong to Lincoln College'to the extent of one-half. The scholarships were open to boys under nineteen years of : ago, bnt they could 'be awarded; to boys of fourteen, which was contrary..to the.policy ofrtho-board. That ulattor would have to he provided for. ■■: _■ The director:;,!VVe'have ,a minimum oge, but no maximum' age.-. ■•...' ■ : ■■..:■•.. The chairman thought that 'a' committee should : be: appointed to ihalce ' arrangements with the Education.Board. Tho , matters to b(> considered were:(l) Whether the College Board were to receivjß.,,i2o for each scholarship, and make no chorgo ,to;students; arid'(2) the question .of age. The: miuinium 'for ■ the college was . sixteen , years:' •••'*.'■■'.■•>'-. -, '-. ■-. ■■■ Sir. :Blackley■'. thought that soino arrangements /should be made to ha\;e candidates ex-amined-by,, the director before they were'accepted.':- : : . .. ; •>«■ ' -.. ,-' ■ • . : The .director; said .that:-if it .wore possiblo the .examination- should- be hold by two members of. tho would, visit each.district and see tho candidates /nt certain places. It was proposed- to hold a'hi'exauiination , some time in November, , and. tho successful- candi-'-dates woμld take up the fol- - lowing January.,', , '~', Mr. Blackley thought that it would be bettor for the director to come into .contact with the candidates' , before they... -we're accepted. • That would mean a.smaller parccntago of bovs uwho were of no use.. .;.,,...- v The chairman: It is no,-kindness to let thorn come hero if they have; no capacity. motion'of:Mr. Eichardson, the;chairnian aiid Messrs:' Knight, Murphy and .the director wore appointed a committee to confer ivith. the Education Board in regard to the f(*Jiftli\Tfil'. I Jii'i : . ■'■-.' •' ■''•-'