VICTORIA COLLEGE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2014, 25 February 1907, Page 2

VICTORIA COLLEGE.

THE GISBORXE SCHOLAR. A meeting of the Victoria College Council was held last Wednesday. Pre-cut: Dr. Findlay (chairman). Sir Robert Stout. Dr. Knight. Messrs R. McCallum. W. H. Quick. T. R. Fleming. A. R. Mock. E. von Haast, J. Graham, C. Talbot, C. Wilson, C. Watson. F. P. Wilson, aud Rev. W. A. Evans. The Registrar reported that junior Queen's scholarships had been won by Humphrey Parker (Gisborne). E. M. Wylie (Stratford). E. if. Ryburn (Wanganui), James Milne (Wanganui). James Milne (Wanganui). Thos. E. Beard JCarterton). aud D. A. Harlc (Aew Plymouth). It was also reported that Parker had nominated Kelson College as the place he wished to get the training he was entitled to by his scholarship. The others .nominated the district high schools iTi'thtur districts.

A peculiar difficulty was mentioned in Parkers case. The Act provides that the student must reside in the Wellington provincial district. Gisborne is within the Hawke’s Bay Educational District, but as he was outside the pale of its provincial limits it was discovered he could not be granted a junior Queen's scholarship. It was agreed to approach the Education Department with a request that the lad should bo granted a National Scholarship or some other equivalent of that which he won. The Registrar also reported that senior Queen’s scholarships had been awarded to Harriet alary Jenkins (Blenheim). Ethel M. Hall (Napier). Annie W. Tychenne (Wellington), and Thos. Boyce (Wellington). The first named declined the scholarship, so one will be granted to the nest in order of merit on the list. \fter Sir Robert Stout had explained" the system of granting the scholarship. a sub-committee was sot up_ to report on the best means ot beautifying the college grounds.