High School Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7764, 16 March 1905, Page 2

High School Board.

Tho monthly meeting of the New Plymouth High School Hoard w tt s held on Wednesday afternoon at the oflieo of the secretary (Mr Griffiths). There were present : Messrs N, K. MuclMarmid (Chainiian), H, Kerry, .M. Fraser, J. 11. Hoy, and H. Dockrill. •I —Sewing Mistress.— I The (.'hairnian reported that he ami Mi' Fraser, as a suli-cominit tee, had carefully gone into the twonty ! applications for the position of sewing mistress, and had appointed Mrs (iaukrodger, who had liral-class testimonials from the Itlriuinghum I'niversity J>ay Training College and the Stock well Training College. The appointment was confirmed. —l'lm'olment of Scholars.— The principal reported that one aitklitlonal scholar had been enro'.led since last meeting. The number on the roll was 100, | An application from Inglewood as .to the terms for a scholar's boanl and l-esldeneo was receivod. It was resolved to reply that the instituttion ■ wns not a boarding sehool at present, and recommending the npjilicant to apply to the principal, | Mr Herry ; The sooner we make this a boarding school, as I have always maintained, the more successful will it Ih\ I H was reported- that Miss Susan :I>. ll|aines,, having .won a' Na.CiomtiV .scholarship in the Auckland district, was a free puj>il at the High School. | Members expressed gratification .that the merits of the High Sehool were so widely recognised, several scholars who had won seholuiSjhips in pther .districts having selects! this-' 'sehooji for the continuance of their st.ii()ies. —Government Grant lidquesit.d.— I Having been compdiled under the Secondary Schools Acl, 1903. to provide accoiiin\idation for |iu|>;!s sent up from the primary schools', the Hoard, on Feb. 27, applied to l t'ho Minister for Education for n grant «,f £•><«» 10s, the actual cost of the necessary alterations to and enlargement of the class rooms. | A formal acknowledgement was reiOeived from the Jfinfster for Kduca.tloll, followed by a reSpirst for ilie date of these extensions, and the number of squaiV feet of floor space added. I_ tt was decKled to forward a tracing to the Minister, showing, ih* .large extra accommodation provided for, and explaining Unit the additions had been made, between the months of June and October. ~Rent.— J Several matters relating to rents rales were dealt with, and accounts |ias.svi| for payment.