GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 3

GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL.

;;,;■ /•'■;'..- '•";' ».. : ';• •■;;; l :;i ; ; : .'x;|g -: : (INC'R.EA'SED-ACCqMMpOATiONV;^\':;.^| ■THE GOv^RNMBST;GRANTS;^/';:V:V: :. The. monthly meeting'of. the.:..Bo'aTd ( ol ,'.>.';!; Governors ".".of CCoilcge" ,;and, ; ;'r; ! ■!, Girls' High.; School-was hdd..'yesjei'day,i- ; .j-., there being. present:. The ,chairman : ''(Mr. i;;de: B. ; Brandon),", liiss" Richmond; V'rf Messrs.' Dr. .•'■..'.;.';■.;• .;■ '.}/;.'■;'-.]J: : -' ■; "y.rjn A. comniunicatioh- from- the ',- Inspector-'-■ -'i : & General of Schools (Mr. Geo. -Hogben) was .>C; read,' stating.^that; the'.'Government -had v '':•: approved.a-grant.of'JE3soo-in aid of:'-tha following additions to : the Girls' College, ■■ -1% to be built on part;of the present site; in,.'- : T , such a manner, as would eventually'form 1 ; :S part of a /permanent' structure in brickir- . (1.) Two. .classrooms.'.. (2.)V'Two! ; labbra-'■;':'. Tories" (one- for'physical 'and' chemical -":. worlt especially, such as bears pri domestic'.;; science, and one for. physiology and'other •;'.-'}'■ biological ! work,.iwith the'-same'.;general':ffi: aim.';.(3.)..A. coohcry room.: (4.').'Anart, -.' i room-. ■''■ .-:,',■ - ' .-;-- : .- -■":-;- '. Of'the*above graht: £500, ; - if required^- : ' u would bo 'available, before March. 31,- 1910.'; ...,-'$ It .'would' be necessary,' tho.'letter''stated,'-',-fc' for .'the plans-of', the', rooms; in; que"stioh r -;;.Y' L , with some;itidication of-their/relation/to, ;.,"iy tho - future .complete building, to 'be/' ap-' / .;.- .proved' by''.the-'.Mimstcri (Subject to' the v \';'i conditions .named,.-payments ;'on : account / ;;,' of, the; grant'.would beTuade from: time, to .;': >■' time.onrprogressrcertificat'esiof'the archi- • s;'; tect.. ,/ ~ ■:;■)■''".-..- ' /■.--,'':'- '■'.*-•"';•'. ;.;:-■ ■■/■■?' ~'Si\ --'_ ' The discussion .which followed; the "read- i' ing.-'of the letter, was/ not- in -favour-'of',;;'-/:; the * pr6ccdure. I .adopted; by, the" .Govern- /■;,-- ment in fulfilment• ofaits }'undertakihg : v : to . increase -the accommodation'- ; :at the i ■-;-".. Girls'-High .School.;: : / '. ''•/ : .'.-.;./- ';,//'<, / Mr'.Robt. Lee'complained, that-less, waa ,■'-./;" .offered -than" what/ had.spreviously"-'beenf ;;'/ indicated-by"'the l governors ;as ; necessary, v/i//; There 'was no 'reference to ; an';/ assembly;/. /// \hall,;a' very necessary feature' of:an;'es-^.'- 'fi tablishmeht/such/as' the '.Girls' Coliege.V/";;;An: art robm,' as "suggested/in the .letter,-//;-;/' .would be ! a• luxury. . Since.-'a'./sumf-of;,/';- -A i£lo,ooo-'had;beeh granted- for 'extonsions/-/;": '-.to':'the- Bbys'iCollege.hb; failed : td:seo-why:. '. ;f-i' thq.- Girls ■ College should -/receive;' ■'. -The ;(Mr, ,'Brand6n),/;characi;.."'■'/'-: teriEed.-.theletter-,as an ill-considered' : pro^;-/;.;; position.: It.was;quite,probable-thai' 1 even.;'%: ifcomplete prepared, .itlwould> :?.-l be-impossible/to/begin..'as":was'.suggested '-:'/• in the- letter, rU.VII ■ thatj.appeared .'io ; ,be -' .•• possible;'was- -something -stuck-,-',on .the. /;// corner, of/the /present/.'builb^ng./,''.' 1 ;.:"/;-;/ .Dr. .:Newman moved .that the: letter; of; -. the: Inspector-General, be architect,.with.'.instructions; /to';; prepart ;',//■ i; ' l ro i Mh : ''drait.'plani\wbich.'would'--nieet.''tb« l s;':/j) conditions' imposed by: the, Goverhmeht./ •///'", . -The chairman: inquired .whether this -in..; 'V / yolved "plans' for;a, building;to';'co'st;-''ulti- ;/.': ; ■mately,-'".£l0 I fipo,'.-?6j'.-merdy./^ date..three or'-four:hundred-pupils.'.,Ho» .'. ; ;/.; ..was the. architect, toestimate, the -board's, i,;/-v tcquirements./wheU', the board itself; ;wa»';/,;; not'in ; a-position/to stato:what-the/'build-; //;.:?; ihg 'would cost?, : And if the "architect, was:"•';/ unable to...estimate .that, how /was'-he;tb;; 'jj'i sketch'plaris'for.a'pbrtion of-the building? ;■/.';' The present building .'was good/for another r ; r./i 25.- : yenrs..'• 'Was'-the. .board•;/expected;/to/;/''/; give its architect some jhintr.or the size'. //: of: the 1 building' which : would'• be • required ■ /'/ .then?.'.^;;/.:-'.; ; ;■/.?',■;:■/)/: ~;/;./;■ -";'.■,•-*■ ";^;"; ;'-. :Mi\, Lee .could "not-see, how ,they-could":.'-;; ■get;.".a"-'''plan/:to^day-"of--aybuildii^.:'iwluci; : .'y' would be completed >ii': twenty-five''years' ' //: time."."...V,.";■-."';;,,, : '•"-,.".'''.'.'.■' '■.:.-.■■■:■ -.;'''";'/--' H- ' Mr.';:W. : 'P.,/Ward .thought,that;'the;;ne-.' ; -' -S, ;/ :cossiry.for-further:.additions'to-tie-'scho;ol!::-/~'-; ■would -be''felt;..within:the ;; neit. two■years.; ; .-/ ,;MK ,;Lee,,said .-that'..the; present V'Site'/ ; v 'i was/too-small:-.-.;'.The»bo'ard had/so'-.in-./,'.'?; ; formed;. tho;. .GoTornment,''; hut ;■ theV latter;'-■;.'; had r ; evidently *-.ignbred' j the > fa'ct^/.^Refe^:.;.;'.; iring- ..to'.'/the ; .' plans,'. .hel_ mpyed, amendme'nt,■; that.- competitive : designs, : be ;.-,J ,invited-"'--rp-.-—■—*~f■-•---'---v'--'-- 1 -.--:'--;!-'-'- ■'':;'."^ ..;:..The_araondmeht' r Was: lost, and ;the ori-/';:/;; 'ginal'motioncarrfe'dv.";/- .' "''■'•.';" -.-■,"% H;V;; .//•;? ~-.-''lt; was. resolvodi,'-in/'.reply>'.to/.certain,'^. ; ;.". 1 ■applications,: that/no. : Tequctionf..'in^t^e/;/'.; rentals./6f..the.*board's,Uen'sehold;-propar-' 1 ..';,/;' : ties', '•'in'.\''-?aMerstph^; - N6roi''j- , w6dd-/bß':-';;/ ; > granted;':../-: ?V-! '■;•■' i>-;i-.''.-.- ~1' .\.-'.:-.: :. /:.];>'i i ;- : r : ; '"-' Miss.Richmond /and' -Mr. \.W;. ?.' Ward :.'y.\i -were 'appoihtbd-d .sub"-c6mmittee';.,to.con--- /•> fer. with;Miss;MTea'n,;of-the\Girls';'Col-;.. :';■:. logo,. :With"/.regard;..to' tlie'/accominodaHto/ : ; for the' pupils' ..at 1 ; the- college;, and; report,'/.:'; ;upon',;ths/number.'.that J ;can..'at^^^present be ///'; taken/.,;if- •"./;■ ■..',-•'■ '-J';.-!'..-i''--; .'/'" : .?f-'-.! : ■'■&-■ i". - Miss; .Constable, wasia'dded' 'to.thetlist :of''';: ;■ : visiting m'usic-teach'efs/at.'.the.Girls';Col"/.:;;,', :lege. J /■-'! .'^/i'/^; 1 ?;.;'" "-•;/i-;/; ;•'./;:,;'■'■ ■'(■■ y /;;;/ :'.Nine-.free-place pupils.at the-80y5..C91-..■':/. lege,;whose wqrk/during:lSo9/tiad fp'rmfd:; : ;^ ;the. subject.i;o'f aan /;,uhfayourable,. - ; report;; // Hroni-.the' Enhqipal':of • the'/college''to ! tha.//;'y; '.Education.-Department,/■»;era 4 ;.advi_sed-.that; .>;.;.' ;their/> ;freo ..'.places'/would /.'hpwV'he'^'deteiw/.'-i--..' ;mincd!--"-''.'.-./-':v '■- ■■""'■■ .■,;.■.;',.. ,•; ■.'!.■'.;:■:'/;//