NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8144, 29 June 1906, Page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

At the usual monthly meeting of the Now Plymouth High School Hoard there were present: Messrs N, K. MacDiarmid (chairman), M. Fraserj Gray, S. Percy-Smith, and Dockrill Mr J, B. Koy sent an apology for his absence.

A letter was read from Mr 0. Samuel, tho Board's solicitor, stating the Board had no power to make a grant towards the cost of construction of the New Plymouth Technical School building.

1 On tho motion of Mr Dockrill, seconded by Mr Smith, it was resolved : 1 " That this Board recognises that a fully-equipped Technical School would be of the greatest advantage to this district, and particularly to many of

the scholars attending our school, and are therefore willing to contribute to tho erection, equipment, or otherwise, of the Technical School which the Taranaki Education Board is now orccting in New Plymouth, but whose lands aro not adequate for the erec. tion of a complete institution of this kind; (2) that we regret that the opin-

ion of our solicitor debars us from assisting tlic Taranaki Education Board in the erection of the said school; (3) that wo now appeal to the Hon. Minister for Jiducation to assist us in this difficulty, as we fully recognise that no local body or educational body m New Plymouth can afford to carry on an efficient Technical School unaided." The action of the chairman in sending a letter to the Acting-Premier on the death of the late Premier was approved, and the letter (already publisucd) was entered on the minutes. It was decided to allow the boys' football team to travel to Wanganui, Palmcrstan, and Wellington, provided the Principal can spare a teacher to ac. company the team.

Mr Woolley will be informed, in answer to his letter, that tho Hoard will allow permission for Mr Bligh to address the boys on " social purity," on condition that the Prinoipal addresses a circular to parents sotting out the tenor of the address, in order that they may absent their sous if they thmk lit. Mi Fraser asked that his negative vole be recorded.

Accounts amounting lo £122 7s 9d were passed for payiuonl.