THE BAYLY MEMORIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 93, 28 July 1910, Page 7

THE BAYLY MEMORIAL.

FUNDS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP. At the Education Board meeting' yesterday a letter was received from the Taraiiaki Rugby Union, asking for a grant of £5 towards the Bayly Memorial Scholarship. The chairman said he couldn't see wihat fund the money could be taken j from. Mr. Cargill concurred, remarking Umt the Wanganui Board had made the grant spontaneously, provided the auditor would pass the amount. The difficulty arose that the scholarship must be administered by the Rugby Union, owing to its district embracing portions of the Wanganui district as well as tlhe TaranaM Education District. He urged the Board to agree to the application and make the grant, as an appreciation of the action of the Union in devoting its attention to the mental side of our boy life as well as to athleticism. He I believed that in time the iholder of the scholarship would be a proud boy, for this was a Ehodes scholarship in a simnll way. It was the intention of the Rugby Union to increase the value of the scholarship as opportunity offered, with a view of making it in time a scholarship which would enable the. holder to pursue his studies at the university. He moved that a grant of £5 be made, subject to the auditor's consent. i iiir. Kennedy seconded, and spoke in support of the motion, congratulating the Rugby Union on the manner of showing its appreciation of the late Mr. Bayly as a sportsman. •Mr. Trimble opposed the motion, on the ground that it was paltry for the footballers to profess to raise a menv orial to one of tlheir most nonored number and then to ask the general taxpayer'to pay for it. The football people, if they were so desirous of showing their appreciation, should be prepared to provide the scholarship themselves. Mr. Adlam .agreed that it would be better for the footballers to adopt that method, but said he would not oppose tie motion.

Mr. Kennedy pointed out that the scholarship was for the benefit of the children of Taranaki, and the Board as the guardian of the education of those 'children should assist in this matter. The high educational attainments required of the winner of the scholarship were worthy of any scholarship awarded by the Board. The chairman said that to grant the request would establish a precedent which might prove very awkwaird in time to come. He had not heard of a similar grant by any , other education board in tlhe Dominion, and he would not support the voting away of the taxpayers' money in this way. The motion was carried on the following division: Ayes —Messrs. Cargill, Adlam, Rogers. Kenneth - , Young and Morton: Noes—Messrs. Wade, Trimble, and Hiilcombe.