REMOVAL OF THE BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL.

Evening Star, Issue 3396, 9 January 1874, Page 3

REMOVAL OF THE BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL.

waited upon his Honor the Superintendent to represent to him the inadvisability of removing the Boys’ High School to the ‘ Rectory. The names of the deputies were Venerable Archdeacon Edwards, the Rev, T)r Stuart, Messrs Tewsley; L. O, Beal. Hawkins, Prosser, Street, Hardy. Edmund Snith, R. T. Wheeler, Rattray, H. M‘Neil, E. B. CargiU, and S'coular. They were introduced by Mr J”bn Davie, M.P.C., who srirl that the deputation waited unon his Honor in consequence of seeing an advertisement in the papers from Mr Hawthorne, in-tiiiatine-that the Boys’ High School would, this quarter, be conducted at the Rectory, instead of at the ©ld school buildings. : There was an impression amongst those who had children at the High School, that the hitherto existing arrangements would be -c,o|itinned until the meeting of the Provincial Council, and especially as next session the whole question of the High School would be dealt with by the Provincial rpouncil. It was the impression of the deputation that the arrangsmentjshonld remain present, unless there were imperative , jeisons for a change. |The Venerable Archdeacon Edwards said h«j had taken great interest in the matter, ignd been at some pains to ascertain the feelings of parents whose children were at the fHigh School, and had only met with one in iay or of its removal, and the reason that l gentleman gave was, that it was a step in the right direction, as it would lead to its abolition. An address to the Education Board objecting to it was numerously signed, but as r.'ih'e Board did not meet until the end ofj the month, it was thought better to wait upon his Honor. He thought the re mhval would be attended with inconvenience, 'and many parents who had children at the School had made up their minds to remove ctqem. One who had two sons there would -certainly take' them away. It was generally understood that nothing would be done until the meeting of the Council, which would be >,ip three or four months. To remove the jfcdhool would be to endanger it. {The Superintendent said necessarily he cqnld .promise. without consulting the> tlmt ioftihA depn- s ; should be Receded -to ; but he thought it probable from, -the.-strong, feeling manifested in the City,"as was' ’evident from the large deputation, the Executive would accede to their wishes. The primary object iri the. removal -yvasrto paake room,for the. girls’school, for ‘ which this presentwapdnadequate., r He thought the .High Commission Vecothfcendld’ iwreffibvaK 1 ] Tim.Rev* Dr .Stuart, ,-jvho was a member of 'the' was discussed, and those, yfho ,advocated its removal were for* fjfamhg it orf thA site of the Resent Lppatic. AjSylum. . The Commission v|ere not 'unanimd'fiArlind We Majority decided if-. *ther • pjay ground were enlarged, \|hich ’had "since 'heed done, the present rite by far the most central and suitable in DunVdi'n. The High School was for Qaversham, Anderson’s Bay, and other outside districts. He agreed'with Mr Edwards that the removal would be fatal to the school. t'Tv'O I The Superintendent said his. view was tpe Girl’s School should be sent td Rid; Ijory, and ''asked the opiniop. ,of r the deputaf The Ray... smd most of the werVday s‘cn6l£rs. A J - 1 J of-the deputation pointed out that i,t would''be hiore objectionable for a girls’ ihan a boys’ school, and sqmejsuggested the dvisahility of selling the RC6to¥jrahslhSldQg a school on a more suitable site. Hia Honor said had been !iade to him, to, nurchase the Rectory, pro'ahly for k 'sdhoOij and he thought one or wo good proprietary schools would ease the ligh School and retain the educatiotr of ■outh in the Province. t Mr E. B. Cargill said ther'High’iFchool r a s too expensive,fprthe .purpose intended. It was iaWnddcttO ‘be l alchoolfor the mass pf .the pepp|| r , T j TSKs' H6koß promised to bring the request ff the before the Executive.