CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8729, 27 February 1894, Page 2

CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

MEETING; OF THE BOARD OF _ i GOVERNORS. ' ~_„ .*..'■"■ A meeting of the Board of Governors was held at 3 p.m. yesterday, Present— Messrs F. de c. Malet (Chairman), the Bishop of Christchuroh, Captain Gania, Hon. J. T. Peacock, Hon. Wm. Montgomery, , Messrs Webb, Bereday, Veel, Chryatafl, H. yon Haast, T. S. Foster, A. iJ. G. Rhodes. An apology-was received from Mr Spapk« man. The Registrar reported that the result of the Entrance Scholarships at the Girls' High School — For two years — Emily Wright, East Christchurch;" Helen Kent, East Chriatohur-h j Mabel Garratt, West Christohuroh; Florence Pearson, Sydenham. One yearMary Hardy, Wool-ton; Edith Wilson, Waltham; Ethel Waiichop, East Ohrist* church; Mary Turnbul, West Christchurch. The Governors'exhibitions were awarded « under :—Margaret Olliver, Myra RairtOn, Emma Cull, Elsie Sinclair. Tho Governors' exhibitions at the' Boys' High School hod been awarded as under: —Charles Weir. Frederick Freeman, Alfred Baker, C. F. Pratt, H. Tubmac, L. Thomp. son, K. Pavitt. The following had taken the Free Studontship in coonec* tion with the School of Art offered to each ot the head boys in the different State schools: — West Christchurch,. W. «fr Guntrip; Woolston, 0. J. Gar ton; Richmond, C. K. Whale; Papahui, R. w. Morgan; Sydenham, R. B. Maddwa; Normal School, W. Coombridge j East Christ-hurcli, L. Booth; St. Albans, A, t-_ Brigga and T. W.Owen. The Chairman said that at the next monthly meeting of the Board there WWM be elections for the vacancies on the Rlf.» School Boards of. Rangiora aud Wsltmte. , The newly appointed Professor of Bio* logy, Dr. Dendy, had arrived in the oolony, and had reported himself on the 6th February. ' ' ■ An oDinion was received from tha Coliag* solicitor with reference to the apolioatienot Dr. Chilton to have his name retained on tne bookß of the College. . Ib was resolved that the letter bo teletm to the College Committee to report upon. A letter was read from the Secretary« the' Society of Arts, asking that tUtfu-n* ; ings, &c., belonging to the- Board should m allowed to be deposited in town lv the ier« ! manent Gallery now erected by tha Art Society. ~__.„ t Ihe Ciiairman said the matter bttd be«a ! before the Museum Committee, bttt' wiey had declined to deal with it thßmasivey?™* ferring to refer it on to tho Wnt «w decision. The Committee were ««»»*■ that it would be inadvisable W allow of this being done, because, if w principle were admitted of allowing Pictures to be lent they would find applicat W being made foT the loan of coifli, p." "■ being so, then the Committee referred W* matter to the Board. ■"—_.-_ It Was resolved—"That tbe Board I* grets* that it; cannot ccc * w wfcjrci***? JJ crant the request contained in the letter w the Society of Arts." ;'' , • The Ebard then went into Commits* » consider the estimates of the aWeTens departments. On the resumption of tlie Board, The Chairman reported that the ««i----mates had been passed in Committee*. The consideration of the renertcfVM Committee on the resolution of Mr Stead withe election of Committees waa postpone* till next meeting. The Board then adjourned.