WANGANUI COLLEGE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 863, 8 July 1910, Page 5

WANGANUI COLLEGE.

DEBATE BY ANGLICAN SYNOD. BOARD OF TRUSTEES INCREASED. At the Anglican Synod yesterday Mr. E. Balcombo Brown moved:—"That the number of the trustees of the WaJigauui Collegiate School In; increased to six." The number of trustees, he said, was ratlier small to permit the work of the school to be properly carried out. The old boys were strongly interested in the affairs of the institution, and did not think things were moving quite on right lines. I'hey desirtd, if possible, to get one of their number, a younger man than any of those now on the board, to represent them on that body. Dr. Kingston PyiFe, in seconding the motion, said the gentleman they recommended as a trustee was Mr. Robert Levin, of Paluierston North. Archdeacon Paucourt did not think much difficulty had been experienced as a result of board members residing in Wellington. The burden of work did not necessitate an increase, since trustees did not usually divide their work. Tho Wanganui School did not belong to the diocase but to the whole Church of New Zealand. It was a general trust in the full sense. of the term. Tho trustees took no direction except from the General Synod. If this were true of Wellington it was equally true of Wanganui. The trust did not belong to the town of Wanganui any more than to the diocese of Wellington, Wanganui had no right to pre-eminence in the government of tho school and estate. If had no greater charge than th® Bishop and the rest of them in looking after tho interests of the. institution. It rested with the Standing Committee to make appointments of trustees, and he, as a member of that body, was very chary of taking advice from any outside person. Mr. T. B. Williams moved as nn amendment that the number of trustees be increased to seven. In his opinion the Bishop of the diocese should bo chairman. Tho Bishop thought it would be a mistako to increase the number to seven. Mr. Brown opposed increasing the number of trustees to seven. With all respect to the present chairman, ho thought the Bishop should be chairman. According to the Archdeacon, they should reduce the numbers of their trustees. With this ho disagreed. There should be no reason to think that tilings were being done in a hole-and-corner way. If you had two or three trustees there was no way of putting them off or putting them right- With a larger number better control would be assured. This proposal, was not advanced in the interests of Wanganui. Neither did he seek to control the standing committee, but simply to exercise the ordinary right of making a suggestion. It. was advanced by a number of men who had lieen at tho school and thought the appointment would be very much in its interests. All they desired to say was: "If it meets with your august approval, this man should be appointed." They were not trying to dictate to the standing committee. Tho amendment was dropped, and the original motion carried on tho voices.