HIGH SCHOOL ENDOWMENTS IN WAIKATO.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1965, 10 February 1885, Page 2

HIGH SCHOOL ENDOWMENTS IN WAIKATO.

TIIK people of Cambiidge ami Hamilton arc at proM'iit exerting uiennehes to get a suitable endowment for a hiifh school. Dining Mr Ballance's \ i-.it to (Jamlmdge on Friday evening he reeened a- deputation fioin tins school committee on tho subject. They pointed out to him tho growing iinpoitnncc of tlu- Cambridge district hm ;i centre. In tlio course of it very short time people from Oxford, Lichtield, I'i.iko, Te Auamutu and all lonnd would be. bending their children to the Cambridge High School insto.id of to Auckland, as was at piescnt the c.iso. The great drawback they had to contend with was the fees, for people could not atfoid to pay about two guineas foi almost t \eiy subject that their childien karued. With a good endowment -one that could be profitably utilised — the committee would Ix: in leceipt of a revenue sutiic lent to en ible them to make, the fees merely nominal, and thus a largo inimbtir of naients would be induced to dutt'i their cinldien for fcln< highur tinuicluw of education. Mr lSall.inco aguuid with the deputation in what they had .so forcibly lepie-ented. There were no suitable sites in the vicinity that lie knew of, but oil his return to Wellington ho would look the matter up and -<ue what could be done. Tim l^ronner, who was Minister foi Education, wiu ii groat mitlui^iiist hi this mutter, .md ho felt he would give every assistance.—While at Hamilton on Saturday the Native Minister was interviewed by His Woiship the Mayor (Mr (Jrahain) in 1 elation to the same subject. — Mr (jiuham pointed out that tho want of a high school for tho district w<n greatly felt, and uignd thu ctl.iims of Hamilton an a .site. — Mr Hallanue could piomiMO on behalf of the (io\ eminent that the subject .should rcoche the fullest consideration. He hud no doubt that a suitable endowment would be granted. A» to tho t-ite, he thought that had lwtter be left in abeyance for the present. Tho C.uubndgo people, like those of Hamilton, thought Urn school hhould tie Hi their town, lint in the meantime tlmy Hhould nil unite in getting an endowment. —Mi (Jiahain thoroughly agreed with tho Minister, and thanked him for his courtesy.