CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 616, 9 June 1876, Page 2

CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

A meeting of t&Oßpard held at the Public‘Library Thursday afternoon. Present—Mr : W.. Montgomery (chair—— man), Yen 'Archdeacon Witlock*, Bevs- 0. Fraser, W. Dr -Tirnbtmj Hon John Messrs Fereday, Stevens, Webb) C Tanbfed; Ihgliß, A; letter was read from the Superintendent, stating that) the Genera?'Governffi’enc A h i ud approved of the expenditure pf {the snm for a laboratory, and that the Governors therefore! could proceed at, once with tije work. The ; approval of *thfe‘ GoVerntaehf was also given to the; plans, memorandum of jeoiH- kl tract, &c, „ oa.it CJ The following letter, relative,to' thp- institution of a Girls’ High was read ; j “ Superinfcendeifii's Christchurch, Canterbury, ,N.Z„ TTCtr „ j t YJ. T/v,st3YSit jsjg «th?ia¥£ A “ Sir,—ln reference to myO letter of May C 25tn, I have now the honour.to request that 'I you will be good enough to bring, which was ‘dUcUssed-' afc'‘dnr dnwrview'" on Satqrday befow Canterbury College,' and to express tad nope that, you -prjlj. .£e ai>]s to^ndp;^thagEnag'l vincial Government, the assistance which it requires ifr&the establishment of a High schobl for girls. __"" r “ As waa stated, the. Provincial s vernmfebt is 'ddMrous -that'the*managemeht ' and .control of this Highi fchqplpjtould devolve upon the Canterbury College. „It, conß{ders^ithkf;4ffieTdotoposUiba dr-'taWf “ * body, as well jtßisppqtal of higher education in the-province, render it desirhhd^h^jbhi^^^ sible; be placed under ita_charge, and that the appUanpes at .its. disposal, aud-£9peci the idVJtntkgeS It possesses through its professorial staff, would give tO 'thia High school a status and an efficiency winch could not be otherwise so well attained. staegA ~ ‘J- As ~ifireViptfaly) '4 disposal of 'thfe Government amount to £3OOO (threethousand pounds) andthtfl9um4tWßb«?s to have expended nnder-t h 6 dirdction bt the College in erecting and furnishing the buildings tou - establish a’’system of classes with proper organisation and upthgr .qnalidediteachers. It is hoped that the College—would be also able, :througboitei > assistance, o«)G 0»:#he“ case -College near the University of Cambridge, in ; ;the supply of teaching" m the higher "bT^uchpe[cii c ance Sand a moderate scale. p.oferfctaoto; irieet■ n. the ta aries of tjpacherf And .tie necessary currefat expenditure 1 it is believed that ‘the,, soon after its -hstabiishinent, be self-supporting. -There can—--be little doubfoi mor? 9yjsr u tfbatitbY ance of secondary instruction must form part 4s ssswafi of fhe provinces, as ipdgedlf now dopg in the neighboring Should the cOollege be disposed to extend'dts usefulness in this flirectTOtli aud to adSpt bility I<jhKye ( fiugfe^«d ; managdnmnt-of nhi^ vincial Government is prepared to authorise , ’ sum buildings and JBWJbfc thotfebt best for the purpose, reserving to itself the “The Provincial Architect-would be inplajce himself in cou{pauaicJUdj£ r l.<‘ with yourself and to prepare these plans and to whiwj. ■ “ With regard to the site, it will prgbablyjj be thought most convenient that the Solid- _. ings should- ’hear fo those nolr couse of erection. l^.jthe ; .and that ,tb^. proximity to‘'the bbniain knd°a quarter 'ot the town • by educational establishments, would be espe? SI IT T-M A dT “ Should you agree in this.yiew, the Go- ■ Yer.mr.ent would be prepared’tq.acquire fox, the n gf tth^^ffl^s ^h site, and haying a frrptagpron HetefoM/and Antigua streets. This could be acquired on the terms mentioned ia vouFTettennf Anril, 28th, 1876, would still remain available for the purposes-. pMTiou*f^ndi<k|ed. o ' ,n . l v a 3’ USi **■ < £ .(^ at’ the end or September next, it is jm T |>brfcant that nd’itihie ehdulift beAcrSt in tb^ .initiation pf. ,m -ptatntb as •et!? further the object in view. .u'rtoi ci t °p r “ I hav,e thc r hQnortp be, sir. „ . . ~ „ c/J j 5 -s*iYouFo%edie^brtr^^^ J ’ a,> niu ‘To the Chaiiman of the Canterbury - r *- A ■“f. ! e ; T‘.aaacffisißia9irA sum hai^thkiha ‘ The Gbft jrman said, a.xpeeting.of c^%i99Wj'A r »' .mittee had beeh held,. ,Wait^oßyh^ t ~Honor on Saturday Jast,!tha^uJtip^jWbif&ao:-i 'whs embodied in the letter oL his .Honor., They had been considerrtfg tfr. for thfg. obtained an estimate which was..nqw oh - the table. jThe contract for the’Trreclibn of the laboratory had been signed,‘and they might look forward to an earlt ’cbmiheh&hfcbl; p| the work. The order for books passed by the. SoaVd jbqea (senfr /home 1 byjthpjeot-: r.( .* f going ; firstj]jußineß»,ibeft)fAr)th9:"Board wpqld ibe the consi4eF#tipqj of.ji new order, ."li'MrTanerfid moved— “Thafrthe new standing order, with reference . tb-the 6leelion of Governors, be now made a stauding prder of jj ■ the Board." > 4 life Yen Archdeacon Willock vsecondetj the- - . motipn, which was agreed to.— Mr Pi de c. Malet was elected as a Governor-i on ballot in the room of Mr T. W t Maude‘resigoedAO lif .!■ --'A ■: The Board then proceeded to consider the letter of bis Honor the Superintendent with respect to the establishment of a high school forgirlsj." . *•■->. ( Rev W. J. Habens would like, (n ssk , whether tbe'Gollege was not pledgingitkelf 1 to provide for organisation shd r n»ftift- H tenance of the girls’ high

The Chairman 1 said “that the Superintendent perfectly understood that the Board could not accept the responsibility of .carrying on the Pchool out of their own funds. Hey Atr.H^bena' would move—** That the Board ; nf 'Gfeverhbrs is prepared to accept the responsibility of ; super!ntending rtbe erect!on of a building for a Girls’ High school, as proposed in his Honor the Superintendent’s letter,lOfithe sbh.instant, on the understand-; irig that the organisation and control of the entrusted to the Board ; and provided that adequate funds be supplied to the Board for, .carrying, on the school until it becomes seif-supporting.” Hfft'Stevene ; seconded the motion. Rev 0- Fraser moved as an amendment — “ That -Blithe words after the words * Board’ Iwitruck out.”’ Hoo John Hall seconded the amendment. Theßtwrdr’on the' motibn cf Mr Stevens, went into, comm|tt?e. L iJIJjj ~ Ultimat'ely/after’ averylengthy discussion, the amendment was passed, and the following words addpd; on theLimotion of Rev W. J. Habensßut that, the Boards in acceptitTg'ihfe Tfesponsibility so far, desires to record the fact that, it is not in funds to might r be incurred in maintaining the school. ’\ The resolution, as amended, was then put as a whole, and agreed to. Hon John ifiall - i ihovea^-“ J That the questioo of the sitempon-wfaieh- the building^be erected, be def&aaTuiftiKTthe 'next imeeting of the Board, and that-Jthe committee be specially requested to report upon this at £<3 X h t'j «JLt Rev C. Fraser seconded the motion. . • r Di'Thftibnl! proposed'tts ah amendment^ “ That a special CbmmititCe be 'apphirltdd to repfert ttpouthe Subject, J. Hall, Messrs Inglis, HaidilVon, and Tancred.” He that/the words be added after the words “ next meeting of the '•V iL ' '• uU ThaAmendment' vote-of-tbe-ebairman, and the motion was eaicMi2Ul.oW A SOU I'.'J'-' The Board went through some further routine business, and then aidjourned.