HIGHER EDUCATION

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10673, 20 July 1912, Page 5

HIGHER EDUCATION

IN THE MASTERTON DISTRICT.

Meters H. 0. Rcfbinson., T. Wagg, airJd T. B. Mikhell, wflio have been apiptoiuted by lihe Mas'te'rton Tk'ust 'Lands Trustees to report on th-a qucisitioa of the establishing of a High 'School cjr on Agricultural School in ftlhe district;, presenled the following inltetrim (report at the! meeting of 'the (ftmtees last evening:— "'We 'have been 1 making inquiries—'(l) Ag to Higli Schools; (2) As to A.gdouParrail Schools. With ret > .cd to Agricultural Selicols.— W© lia.v<.l in:!!: yet got much infonmartxai together. •We are, however, satislied that -to osta.bl:tCx euoh a school wcuZd entail a ■larger expenditure ihta.ni the Trfrust could -afford. Our view is that we should assist ,tlie attendance 6jTMa.ster:ton ihoys ait an Agricultural School •when) established, but that its actuau estaibk'k:>hmem.t must be borne largely •by tthe Government and local bodies. •Hligdi Sblicols.— WTit.li regard to ihe High 'School, we find fihi.it sell luirj Qiave recently bce.ii established by Education. Boards <iu | Gore, and Hair.iltc-i 1 .. Maeterton i?, .•a Invger .town, than any of the three! named. To obtain the' High School •hcJre, application requires to hj« made j by the parents of sixty chillren '.viho ' hold proficiency certificates, otating thait those children will attend live High School. T,he Government will 1 then, on' the reec-monerjdation •nf the/ Educhtian Board, ■ dfeeetahliyh Hio pro-' •sent District High School and put the- j High School in its pilace. This much should be dem-e without the aid cf the ■Trust. .With ite aid cf 'the Trust, separate Schools fer boys and girfa could, wo believe, be established with boarding accommodation for boys. If this were done, wer-would have an' in" stitution founded here cf equal standing with giucih well .'known schools in the Dominion as W'&itaki High School and WeTliivgtoni CW-lege. Your committee advise thiit the parents cl c children. holding certificates cf proficiency be /called together, p.ixl thn.t n requisition be sent down to the Education Beard to ttetathVih the 'Hig.li : School. Ulie -f-csent Distinct High ] School building could b» fenced, and would then serve for the comibiinod Hipji Sdicfl iiV tj*e !"-■'!?>.ntirne, and vli v ;i : irjateh' for th'e G : ' High Seiht*;!'. \ when the se-parats Br; is' High SrPwl I ifj established. .The] question- cf a sy/st-cm c-f S-'ilmlarsliips sho-iikl in our opinion be' held over until .the High Sehcol is- established. ' I It vr,s t'eoided i'lirt. the-' restart be/ dis-cussed at the- next _meeting. I