LOOKING BACK

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 23, 8 November 1935, Page 4

LOOKING BACK

FIFTY YEARS SYNE.

(From the “Guardian,” Nov. 8, 1885.)

High School Fees.—The Ashburton High School Board held a special meeting on Saturday. Present—Mr W. C. Walker (chairman), the Mayor and Mr D. McLean. The chairman explained that an important matter for consideration was a motion bearing on the finances of the institution, of which Mr Wright had given notice, viz. : “That it is expedient, in view of the financial position of the Board, to increase the fees for pupils attending the Ashburton High School from £6 6s to £8 8s per annum.” The members present were not prepared unanimously to accede to the resolution. The chairman pointed out the very low charge made for pupils and expressed a hope that the public would see the advantages the school conferred on the community and that there would be an increase" in the number of scholars. On the motion of the Mayor the further discussion of the matter was deferred until next meeting. Sword-bayonet Competition. The team to represent the Ashburton Rifles in the sword-bayonet competition at Christchurch will be selected from the following men:—Corporal Leitch, ‘Lance-Corporal Andrewes, Bugler Savage, Privates Ashton,. Bevan, Bird, ' Burfoot, Choate, Field, E. Fooks, ,J. Fooks, Hart, Hepburn, Hiteliings, Johns! Maynard, Mullaney, Muller, Orr, Pickford, Sim and Undrill. Col-our-Sergeant Hayes will be in command. i

! TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” Nov. 8, 1910.) Feed Very Scarce.—Mr Andrew Topping, of Elgin, has turned* his dairy herd into a paddock 'of wheat which had been partly ruined by the drought. Feed is becoming very scarce on the light lands and stock are already beginning to suffer in consequence. Reprint from “Guardian.” —The “Baltimore American,” of September 7, reproduces an article from the “Ashburton,’ Guardian” and by way of a commentary devotes, an article to it in its own leading columns. The “Baltimore American” has been published contiuously for 137 years, its birth having been in 1773. Shortage of Potatoes.—Potatoes fit for table purposes are unusually scarce in Ashburton at the present, time, mainly in consequence of a fairly large proportion of last season’s crop having rotted, through blight. The heavy frosts of late have also been very destructive to the early growing crops which in unsheltered spots have been cut off to the surface of the ground.