HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNORS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 335, 8 February 1902, Page 3

HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNORS.

THE SCHOLARSHIPS.

A meeting of the High School Board of Governors was held yesterday, there being present: Messrs W. Morgan (Chairman), R. Johnston, J. W. Nolan, and C. A. I DeLautour. Notices of tho reappointment of Messrs Nolan and DeLautour were | received. Correspondence with the Board in regard to scholarships, otc., was read, including a strongly worded letter to the Board as to whether certain children ware to be deprived of scholarships to which they were entitled. A letter was received stating that the regulations for governing the High School would be gazetted next week. Tho Chairman road a telegram which had beon received by the Chairman of the School Committee and handed to him by Mr Matthews, stating that the recipients of Board scholarships (for a period to be decided at tho next meeting) were Ethel Ambridgo, Lois Sliecn, May Kenny, and Una Cox. Some discussion ensued as to the position in regard to scholarships. Mr DoLautour said that what he as-

sumed the position taken by the Board to be was if secondary education were made freo there would be no scholarships required. But they could not say until they saw the regulation. Mr Nolan : What becomes of our scholarships if tho pupils to whom we grant them havo free education '! Will they attend free and tho money bo given them ? Mr DeLautour : That is a matter of principle to bo considered and decided. Another difficulty would be as to tbo country children. Would they have to pay their own expenses ? It may bo that after full deliberation, they will think it wiso to stop all scholarships, and simply give travelling scholarships to aid children at a distance to attend school. Would it uot bo wise to grant the scholarships now on the assumption that tho School would be run on the old lines, reserving power to vary them ? Mr Nolan: I think that would be the best course. The Chairman: That is what the Board is doing with the scholarships, for a quartor.

Mr DeLautour: By then we would know what the regulations are. In reply to a remark by the Chairman as to the matter being considered by the School Committee, Mr Johnston said he thought they should be given to understand that it would be a freo school from the opening. The Chairman : The Governors cannot go further than they havo done. Mr Johnston said they could give the Committee the lead. Mr DeLautour said he supposed that under tho Act the Board settled the fees, the Committee in the first place making a recommendation which the Board adopts. Mr Johnston : What difficulty could arise if we said that all children would be allowed to come ? Mr Nolan : The Governors cannot do that ; it is for the committee. Mr Johnston : We can express our opinion. If we approve of that the com-

mittee would fall in with it. The Chairman said he did not think they could give the committee any lead ; the latter knew the Governors’ opinion. Mr Nolan said he had always held the opinion that these scholarships, though a reward, were intended to assist those who required assistauee, and if there was free education in the second ry schools here assistance would be requi ed by tho country pupils and the money should be spent in that way. Mr Johnston said that some parents might want assistance in the purchasing of books. Mr Nolan considered that would be oarrving it too far. The Chairman explained that after the fee was deducted from town scholars there was a sum of about 30s which ordinarily would go in such things as books. Mr Nolan proposed, and Mr DeLautour seconded, “ That the Governors proceed to allot scholarships on the assumption that the school is unaltered in status. If the school is hereafter made free these scholarships to be terminable in the discretion of the Board at three months’ notice.”

The motion was carried unanimously. Tho following were then granted renewals of scholarships after the relative merits had been gone into: Cecil McClure, Olive Lange, Daisy Bright, Kate Wildißb, Adelaide Black, and Kate Reynolds, with the usual travelling allowances to C. McClure and O. Lange. New scholarships were granted to Daisy Maclaurin, Vera M. Cussen, and Andrew Picken, Matawhero (£lO 10s). A third year scholarship was granted to Alfred East in consideration of his having become ill just before last matriculation examination, and on his application being strongly recommended by Mr Mann.