KING'S COLLEGE.

Waikato Argus, Volume VI, Issue 436, 18 May 1899, Page 4

KING'S COLLEGE.

A POPULAR INSTITUTION. Mr Graham Bruck, Principal of King's College, Auckland, accompanieil by Mrs Ashton Bruce, is paying a short visit to the Waikato. We understand that Mr Bruce has recently purchased the whole of the property known as " The Tower, belonging formerly to the late Mr J. McCosh Clark, and that he is already making extensive improvements. A large paddock is in process of formation At a cost of about £3OO as a cricket and football ground. From this it is evident that every encouragement is given to athletics as well as to other departments of education at King's. 11l the matter of examinations ths college is every year coming more to the front. In the senior district scholarship examinations, held by the Auckland Board of Education, two boys of King's College obtained 4th and sth places respectively and uere awarded scholarships, but these not beiDg tenable at any school in Auckland but the Grammar School, the boys elected to forfeit them and accepted more valuable scholarships at King's College, which are tenable for three years, and are of the value of 50 guineas per annum. It may be interesting to mention that the senior of these is a son of Mr E. B. Cox, of Taupi.i. 0. Farrer, a son of Mr M. G. Farrer, of Hamilton, is also holding a scho arship at the college. Mr Bruce will be in Cambridge till Saturday, when he goes ou to Paeroa.