BANKS' COLLEGE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2632, 30 November 1915, Page 2

BANKS' COLLEGE

PRIMARY. AND SECONDARY DAY SCHOOL FOB'. BOYS.

The proprietors of Banks' Primary and (secondary Day School for Boys have decided to increase their staff and accommodation. Tiie school opened last' year with about ten pupils. Now the number attending is: well over sixty, and it is anticipated that next year at least eighty pupils will bo on the roll. At tho beginning; of.next year the college (which overlooks the Terrace-at the corner of Woodward Street) will consist of a set of fifteen largo and wclllit rooms.

The staff will comprise eight teachers, of whom seven are men.' There is one lady teacher, Miss F. M. Dixon, who has charge of a class of boys between the ages of five and seven. Tho principals, Mr,- H, H.- Cornish, M.A.. LL,.B junior and senior scholar, and uouble first-class honours man of the New Zealand University, and Mr W T. Foster M.A., Litt. B. (0x0n.)," junior and senior scholar and first-class honours man of the Now Zealand University, will be assisted by a staff of in c , ■ y <3 uallfie d teachers. All of the masters take an interest in the boys sports and games, for which the college has the use of Anderson I ark. A specialist in physical culture, Mr. J. A Duffy, gives daily instruction to all of the pupils. Swimming are aJso taught. X I'ield Club forms part of the life of tho school, while music and daucinf lessons can ,be obtained by arrant ment. b

Tho proportion of teachers to pupils is, and will be kept, purposely high, tho object being to secure for each boy careiul and individual attention. , While the college has been, and is, absolutely undenominational, specialised ethical instruction has always formed part or the curriculum.

Pupils are prepared in tho highest classes for all public examinations particularly entrance and senior Public Service, matriculation, solicitors' general knowledge, medical preliminary, and entrance university, engineering, dental veterinary, preliminary, entrance Duntroon, and Osborn, Sandhurst and Royal Australian' Navy." . ■ •