FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43066, 9 March 1907, Page 4

FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

A protest was raised by Mir A. W. at ;» 7 nseefl/ing of- the ' " Wellington Education Board against -V the practice of charging fees to win.hecrs of sahiolarsfhlipS. it was irnfair, her-considered, that, with the x ; i totally inadequate, allowance of ! £4O to provide - holders jwith . board aindi. lodging, etd-. fl they should also be caUqdyjpon to pay! fees amounting to.£i 2. Many Country parpnfs wore, unable, for, this very rear ‘ : son, to send their children down to . The jßlew. W. !Al Elvlans eapressed the opinaoii thatl alll Scholarship boarders should) have ..free places. In this the Board’s inspector ooneurredu Speaking ... to a' c the subject-, Mr/iSogg/ staffed tfiat owing toj the j£heso"|ees;at the - sejcond- > airy Schools in the city, and 1 the inadeamount allowed; to - (iPPwfefship' winners (£4O) numbers of ' J rtefoers' belonging to the working Ihlasses up country had been unable to frail themsqiyea ofthe Board's awards. brji numbed; ©! years past, jo refids, v of Masjerton .have,' supplemented the amount by 1£35 per year out of >3 mtitimifa ■' !* ■