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General Statement of Monetary Assets and Liabilities as at Slat December, 1910. Assets. £ s. d. Liabilities. £ B. d. Balance in Bank of New Zealand, Gore .. 714 13 9 Outstanding cheque .. .. .. 11 17 6 Rents due from School Commissioners .. 41 6 8 Outstanding accounts (eetimateill.. .. 20 0 0 Balance of capitation, third term.. .. 183 G 8 Voted by Borough Council .. .. 25 0 0 Claim for furniture, fittings, reut, &c. .. 155 7 S £1,119 13 0 L 17 6

SOUTHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. Staff. how' School. -Mr. T. D. Pearce, M.A. ; Mr. .1. Williams, B.Sc. ; Mr. J. P. Dakin, B. \. ; Mr. J. S. MoGrath, B.A. : Mr. J. Pow; Mr. !'. Edmondson, 8.A.; Mr. I. G. Galloway; Mr. J. W. Dickeon; Mr. R. Brownlie. School. -Miss C. M. Cruickahank, M.A., M.So. j Mise .M. H. M. King, M.A. P. Gibson, M.A. ; Miss E. S. Morrison, M. \. ; Miss E. E. Law, M.A. ; Mies V. C. Farnie, B.A. ; Miss A. M, Griffin, B.A. ; Miss G. A. Turner; Mr. !. G. Gallowaj ; Mr. J. W. Dickson. 1. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest.—BoyB : English Reading, Shakespeare's Macbeth ; Seeley's Colonial Expansion : combive poetry, Chaucer, and selections from various authors; historical grammar; composition and rhetoric. Latin -Reading in Liw, Cicero, Vergil, Horace; unseens in prose and verse: grammar; prose composition; history: antiquities. French —Reading, Sandeau's Sacs et Parchemins, Gems of Modern French Poetry; unseens; grammar; composition. Mathematics — Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, to University Scholarship standard. Science — Chemistry, inorganic : lie and non-metals ; qualitative and quantitative analysis ; electricity and iversity Scholarship standard. Girls (Form VI) : English —Nesfield's English Gramma r. Pasi sent; Chaucer, Prologue and Knight's Talc: Shakespeare. Macbeth: Milton. Comufl ; Wordsworth epoch, with selections from the poets: selections from Macaulay. Froude, and Carlyle. French Welling College French Grammar; Bue's French Idioms: Macs need French Prose Com Hugo, Quatre-vingt-treize Po&mes Choisis ; S kpfd Exeroiees ; phoi d dictation. Latin —Arnold's La' i Composition: Allen's i ; Bryan's Exercises : Aeneid, IX; selections from Caesar and Livy VIII; Eori bory of the Romans ; WilMns's; Roman Antiquities. Mathematics Arithmetic the win ! (Worki igebra, Hall and Knight's Al work: geometry, Godfrey and Siddon's and s '< ens's Geometry. VI ; Trigonometry, !.m as for Junior bolarship. Botany Lowson's Botany, types and orde and : Bet for Junior Uni ■ i i. Heal Glazebrook's i!-. tical work and extra Lessons as for Junior University Scholarship. (Form V) : ■ teld's Lockwood and E iric ; The Mill on bhe Floss-; selections from Pope, Wordsworth, Byroi ■: miscellaneous exercises, paraphi inctuation, correction o Writer: Spiers's (forth and Hillard's Prose : form Ovid . sij matics —Arithmetic ; Workman, as for Matriculation : algebra, Hall and Knight, as for Matriculation : geometry, Godfrey and Siddons, as for Matriculation. Lowest. — Boys : English —Authors read ; Laureata ; Great Deeds on Land and Sea ; Greek M grammar,- composition, and spelling. Geography —physical. English History —Ransome's Elei Course. Latin — Welch and Duffield's Accidence; Latin reader. Caesar's Invasion of Britain: G diner's Translation Primer. French — Beuzemaker's First French Course. Non-Latin —Boo: and commercial arithmetic; European history; Greek legends. Non-French —Book-kee: tmercial arithmetic, and woodwork. Mathematics—Arithmetic (the whole subject), and mental : Hall and Knight, bo Eactors ; . Barnard and Child, junior course. Science physii s : elementary chemistry. Oirls : Botan] (A) —All orders prescribed for Junior Civil Sen on, -•■ ■• ■■■ l-« i ; tration. I ■■ moss, fern, pine (no n irk). Botany (B) —Orders and types prescribed for Junior Civil Service; gem ] botany; respiration, transpiration, :>n<l nutrition illustrated by experioination (no microscopic work). Physiology— Meachen's 1 >; outline. History—James I; William IV; Ransome'aJSlementary History. Geography The British Empire. Needlework md underclothing patterns; cuttin of blouse ; slip-bodice or camisole made by hand. First Aid —Treatment of fractures, hemorrhage, drowning and choking, unconsciousness, poisons, dislocation, sprain and strain, foreign body in eye, and nose: use of splints and triangular bandage. (Form III): English (A) —Marsh's Literary Reader; Laureata; Merchant of Venice; K-. ; West's Grammar; NesfieSd's Oral Composition; Parables from Nature ; The Black Arrow ; an direct speech, correction, essays ; Speller (Yoxall and Gregory). English (B) Marsh's Literary Reader; Lj Merchant of Venice; Evangeline ; West's Grammar; IV om Nature (Mrs. Gatty); analysis, synthesis, indirect speech, correction o (, s. Word Builder and Spellei jory). French (A) —Methode Naturelle : Regular and Irregular Verbs ; Scenes of ( hild Life : compositions. French (B) —Methode Naturelle ; indicative mood, participles, and imperative mood of regular verbs, and first page of irregular verbs. Latin tin Book (Scott and Jones). Needlework Cutti ad making of nightdress and undershirt. Hygiene —Health Header; cleanliness in c and person ; circulation exercise ; I more full) treated; use of soap, sodi &c, ■ iindrv : removal of stains ; hints on nursing.