WOMEN STUDENTS' HOSTEL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 672, 24 November 1909, Page 4

WOMEN STUDENTS' HOSTEL.

j,' / ' ■ THE ANNUAL MEETING.

■» € Tho annual meeting of tho Society of the iWomon'a Students' Hostel was held yesterday . > afternoon at St. John's Eohoolroom, when, in tho absence of tho president of tho socich, ~ Mr. J. G. W. Aitken, Hishop Wallts presided , Tho members of tho council presont wwo Mes■t dames Walhs, Grey, Oibbs, Gill, T. P. Marj tin, and Mrs. Saluiond, w v Mrs. Salmond read the roport and balanco ; shfet, which showed that tho overdraft was •• being gradually reduced, that tho hostol was ix 'full, ana that alicudy a numboi of the rooms > had boen orgagod lor next year by girls who ~ were returning. Tho wonts of the year woro j- briefly reviewed and mention was made of tho \1 very successful graduates* dinnor which had been given during tho >cnr, and which was [ to become an annual institution. Tho Hostel ■, Council lavs down no rule? for tho guidance , of the students in thoir losidence, but a houso f • committee, consisting of fi\o girls, elected by Y the | students themselves, males such regular >tions as thoy consider to ho necessary This V gives all tho girls a feeling of Tcsponsihihtv 0' and tho plan works admirably. The cstab"t lishmont of a degrco and honours board was j ,■" partly designed as an oncuurngoment to the T students to aim high Many of the students } , apt to content_ therasclvos with passing \ i 10 university examination above matncula!r , fion, and it was hoped thit tho record of other f ' iitudents' successes might enconrago moro to f ' sot beforo thumsolvos tho standard. [ }t was mentioned that ono of tho students lh J this year's examinations had secured four firstt / class honours, whilo several others had sot > cured first or second class honours Tho qucs- [ , tion of enlarging tho hostel would havo to bo t , considered shortly in viow of tho demand for I accommodation. \ Dr. Gibb, who moved tho adoption of tho ' report and balanco-sheot, oppressed his satis--1 faction with both. Tho work of tho council i wcis satisfactory, not only as concerned busi\r i " ncss arrangements, but also in tho atmosphcro i' It had succeeded in treating, f , i The officers of tho provous year wero to- ; elected. Mr J. G. W, Aithen is president of | tho Hostol Society, the Bov. W. Shiror, secrc- -> tarr, and Mrs Salmonn treasurer. _ Mrs. Wal- ' lis is president of tho Hostel Council, and Mrs I Salmond secretary. Tho council remains as \ it wils .during tho first days of the building of f tJio ho'stol, axecjit that Mrs Picbon has ret placed Miss Maclean, who resigned through ;H< *V— health. ___' __ _,ll I , _ „