MEETING OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13101, 28 April 1908, Page 2

MEETING OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

Th« monthly meeting of tho Canterbury College Board of Governors was held yesterday, there being present Mr G W Russell (chairman), Bisnop Grimes, Dean Harper, Dr. Moorhouse, Messrs J. C. Adams, T. W. Adams L. R Wood W. H. Montgomery, W. Lrd a H. A. T. Opie, G. T. Weston, T W' Rowe. Leave of absence w* granted to Bishop Julius, Mr H. G. Ell M.P-, and Mr J. L. Scott. The Chairman reported that tinEducation Department having notified several alterations in the amount of the p-ivmcnts of capitation for technical classes, ho had referred the matter *o ! tho heads of the departments affected would amount to only £o or £8 tor tne y< The Smithsonian Institute ad vised in rcolv to a commumcation from the ChmrnSn, that there would bo. forSrded to the Public Library oopu» of the Smithsonian reports from IbBB to 'T,G the last published, and of a 1 the liable reports of the Ihuted Sates National Museum from ldo< to iyu/, tl,e latest volumes issued in. that series Thee would be sent also .copies ot the vXrneT &o far published in the quartirtTiSufof tfo Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 'p» i' ubhc bibrtS would be listed for future Ss in these three series, and it technical publications were desired, the National -Museum would place tho PubUo Library on tho lwt, also for of its "proceedings" and '•bulletins." • 4. letter was received from tho pre*i : dent and secretary of tiie . Gcologioa a dorioty of London, expressing to the Hoard their sense of tJie honour conferred on the Society by the fact that Canterbury College,m represen ted on the occasion ci tho centenary of tAc Society in September last by so dstLnsrui'shed a scientist.as Mr H. v. Detain. A copy of the history of the Geological Society was forwarded fa. the library as a small memento ot tiie celobration. . , , , Tho Town Clerk, Clvristohnirch, advised that the City Council had complied with the request to meet tue Board's committees in conference as to the finances of the Public Library, and reowisted that a day oe faxed for the conference. The letter was referred to- the committee. The Chairman, reported that £Wil & Cd had been pa.id over by the lioys Hiiili School for the gymnasium fund, and a subsidy had been received.

COMMITTEE REPORTS. ITivo report <rf a joint meeting of tiho Collose mid Knance and L.vtatcsCo-in-ui'ittooa rodomm«n-d«d tiho Board to instruct the architects to prepare a design up to £8000 of '& building for tho proposed new chemioaJ laboratory, of the same class as tne Colloge buildings, and that a sub-conunLttee oom-si-itinc of the duaiTrrum, Messrs J. O. Ada.m«. Scott, a:nd Mo-nit«omery be set up to act with Professor Evans. This report was a.m*ndcd to road: "A building up to £5000, and capable of enikufrcnient, to £8000. . TJie CoKese Committee recommended th* Board that the subject of dewba] anatomy bo taken by Professor Ohiiton- for. sax, one-lour per-week; fees, two guineas per term: the req-mswo number of 'lectures foe t!he currentto be made up; Professor Chilton to bo paid £50 per amurm. The Museum and Jjvbmury Committee recommended the Bo*a.rd that ap-plira-tion be made to th© Domaiin, Board to have tho title to the site of the Museum vested in. the Btfaxd of Governeirs; that tlhe resJcmation. of -Mr J. E. L. Oull of Tins position as demo-nfttfrator m the Sehoo! of Enrri- , Tieering ibo accepted, and that applications bo invited for tho position. T.he committee Topnsrtod th.it tho tender of Messrs Turnhu]] find Join* for installing s.wi.tch.bo-'.'-d*' in the Srihool of Em;mocrrn<! (£172 5s 6d> had>e«l. aewpted; that Messrs Cotton aad Ponsnnhv. students of the School of 'hnd b"~.'i apr>oin.t>xl to nosit.ions on the staff of the Public 'Works Department, aa from Jtito© next. The reports were adopted.