HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE WAIKATO.
TO ri(K EMI Toil. Sin, — Tf tbeie was at any time an exempliiic.ttion of one of those gioat tiuth«, handed down to n-, fiom the commencement (> f tJio Ohii»tinn era. to the piesont, "A house diwded ag.uiist itself cannot stand." we see it practically illu.sti.ited m establishing high scluiols in the, W.ukato, Tho bin 1 f.ict of establishing high schools in mjvci.il distilets under piesent ciicumstancos, ,md even for yean to come, was at the same tune piouding for their very desti notion. Without a grant of land from the (General Oo\erninent, 9.lms as wai gi\en to the Thnmrs and other p.\it-.of the colony 111 aid of such institutions, dependent up.m the alllm.ll vote of l'.iili.uncnt in suppmt of lugliet education, unsiipporrod by puvate endowments, the end was far to look forw.ud to. May I ask you to refer to your hies Febnury 17th, 1880, were I advocated the establishment of high schools in th" W.u'Uato, one for gills, one foi boys, guing statistics in supi<ort of the proposition and intinnting wheie expoiience has pio\ed the most cential pobition for Mich an object. — I am, &c, Ai.iunir PorrKß. Auckland, Janu.uv 21th.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1962, 3 February 1885, Page 3
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196HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE WAIKATO. Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1962, 3 February 1885, Page 3
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