COLLEGE GOVERNORS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 5

COLLEGE GOVERNORS.

i WELLINGTON COLLEGE IN NEED OFREPAIRS. ■ 1 'Messrif. 'A. de ".B.'i.Brandon (ohairman), Dr. A. K. Newman, W, I. Woid, A. Wmburton, and; Robert Lee were present at: a meeting-of.: ' the -College Governors lield yesterday • morning, v. The.-mmutes :of,-'the -:previou3 ; iincoting i,wero, read find confiimed. .- The statement of finances showed: that the . : torm' commenced with a balance in hand of > :£1921 Gs. Sd: - Payments:required wore::Wei.' : > lmgton College, <£518:-18s. 9d.; Girls* College, . .£177 Is. 9d.;-total, ,£1328 Os. The fees outstand- . ::ing Wellington 'College, -£1086- 3s. 2d.; .1 Girls'. College,fsßlS67' 9s. -Oil;; routs outstanding, £248 Bs. 9d.j.leaving a total of £2SM is. M. ■ to'eflrry-fotvjardaisi.-jJbtvitJS;.S Mr, -Kol)ert;Leo ieportcd .thatrhs .'had: made . an inspection of .Wellington: College: building; - rary. Ho -had: found that in. sopie placcs -the ■. : flooring-.bpards.would have to be taken up and replaced ;with new, ones, .bolTjr jn corridors mid ' : cltorodmsy;. ; One:;:flight '. steps was nearly : worn through, and-would wthor 'havo-to bo,ro- ■ stepped, ror the stairs: would have ,to be shod with lqither. or:steel. irHo had also ■ found ";i' :, '.- ; dry/rot"dh^s6mfi'of .;the ;.lower,fining; boards,'in' • the thing,-, however, was '. that th?:lightmg 'Wns bad; throughout the col-' ■ lege,-' and tne furniture..was:out of date... The rooms at present wero ,varnlshed,'but they woro 1 , ' yery-shabby and stained. .He . would .suggest that the dado portion l of the ! walls.should be Gorapod; and. rovarnishedi' and above that :tho walla bq painted '6oruo light'tint—French gray 1 or' palo green, which would go fai to : improve. the ~ 'lighting. In ' some .' cases f.^^''.thß^i'/iclasmooinsv-:extended:V- : Bpft.'> from the, ; wiiidows.: : SThe':,{/whole ;> of theV.cfurhitu'ro,

- date—and? single; desks for.. each pupil should \ to put in. If they'could not do tho .whole, they, should do.some of the class-rooms during the- 'holidays. Mr.: Leo-moved that tho architect bo sent up .' to *. thc\ college j to. .mako ■an estimate of the work to bo ■ done-' on the lines he had - laid • ! .down,', and:: tho 'board t could.:consider .it ,at ; *vtho..noxt meeting. -This'Tvas 'seconded by Dr/ j Nowmiin and passed. > Tho chairman said they.'had to ho careful. . with : their;:fum)9.::, Outiof >thori£2BM.:in:hand .tho.salaries,t;calls, eto„ for December,■ Janu- . nry, and February tvotild total JDISBI, and .: : .there: wa.?.i .8380- interest.-to ,be'.paid by De- ; : cember 31, and .they, must havtj \atleast JBSOO /in ; lor;'c(mtirigeiicies.' : . llr. Leo did not think tbo work that needed. :doiiig.would:cost/less','than isoo.; : .'He : 'BUggo3ted: : - that 'pcrhap9; thopaint-ivork and one or : two ;:class-rooms .could,be : doho' : duririg the holidays, f r. ! ■■.^•..■'. !;: '' l: • , .''• v'v.. • Finally it-was decided that the decisipn. 'aa over .until' v. the '', architect's ■' estimate coraci'beforo next meeting." ; ' The board_ is ; to. meet. about: December-9 or -■ . ll)i(at tho discretion.of the chairman) to allot the.; scholarships': for ..the year. : V',;".