MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17395, 4 March 1922, Page 8

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

HOPE OP CnEISTCHUECH'LODGE. ' "The Hop© of Christckiirch. Lodge met on Tuesday; IC.T. Bro., Ford 1 Thxeo n©vr members were initiated. Alter buiinesa >a: Dutch, auctioa. was held, wlnel» plroVed very enjoyable, and:.augmented the funds" of the lodge ivory considerably.

METAPHYSICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY. Tha fortnightly meeting of the Metaphysical V Research Bociety was held at tiie Y.M.OA.. on- Wednesday evening, 'lhere waa a .largo attendance of members and visitors. Mr A. A.; Brace occupied tho cha.ir. Air W. J. Michie gave . address on "PsycHotherapeiitics and the Power of. Suggestion ill the Treatment 'pf;"Xervotisoand;. Chronic Dis- ( .orders;!' . A followed the . address| and tho epeaker was : accorded a 'lieartyvoto bf thanks. • • • •"Tho'fiecretiiy said lit waa pleased to report th.art" tlie .rafenib«rsh.ip wa6. : stiil -growing. Itaee new membars" had; been enrolled. tjiat evening. .Cominenciiig 'witli the next infecting tho cl&aa iru Paycho-Uierapeutics would undcrtake a aymteniatic. stndyiOf the subject under expert guidances, and interested persons of j both saxee were cordially invited to attend. ■ TTEST christchuhch SCHOOL. " The monthly meeting cf the West Christ- j church -District High School Committee was hel4':last . Tuesday, . Dr. Chilton priding. It was reported Rowland, Weallans,; o» pupil- i efHhe school, was succtesful in obtaiining tne first ,pme in the y . Colonial Institute ' essay: competition. ' Th's headmaster fdilbws: —Average attendance, -Primary Department, boys 361, girls 312. Secondary De-; paitment, boys 108, girls' 101. The pupils in the Seoondary Department were> again successful in the various public examinations. Sixteen passed l the matriculation exa.m., three obtained" senior national scholarships - (Ella Parllne . being second, for Canterbury), , two 6btained ' junior national 'echolarßhips (John Burn's being first for Canterbury and third for Ivew Zealand), nine obtained ■ junior free p)is6cs, ■2l passed the pubEo service entrance .oxamipation (Rowland Weallans being'eeoond for Canterbury), and six obtained senior free places by examination. ■ SYDENHAM SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The ' monthly meeting of the Sydenham School Committee' was held j>n 'Wednesday. Present—Messrs E. L. McKeon (chairman), P 'A. Prayle, R. J. Duncan, T. H. Butterfleia,'" W. H. Luxton, J. /K. Archer, H. J. Hoddinott, and: J. H. • Pratt. The average attendance for the month was '905 out of : a roll number of 984. ■ Tho headmaster (Mr Bean) informed the committee that he intended to resign on suporaoinuation as from May.- 14th, after' 41 years' service. It was dtcided that * Bean's past services' should bo recognised. Complaints were made by the headmaster and caretaker that owing to a gateleaa passage between the school and the technical classes, undesirables frequented the grouhds' of an evening. It was decided'that the chairmap and Mr J. K. Archer 'wait ,on the' Eduoation Beard; and explain the necessity of .a gate, dt waa also decided that the matter should be brought before the. police authorities.* Fifteen applications were re-ceived-for the position of assistant mistrees to fill :the place of Meg- Miles, "who had resigned. The committee recommended that Mias O. -T7. Robinson should be appointed to -the. position. The chairman mentioned the necessity of. preparing tho reserve, comer of Wordsworth and Queen streets, for the c&ildren'o playground. Mr J. K. Archer stated that tSe City CcftuioQ.had decidedi to level-and sow the ground in grass, and .build a fenoe. It .was .decided: to call « meeting of a' few interested per»>ns to discuss ways and . means for famishing the. ground with children's '-muiements. tamilar to those in "Potter's Parh, AucUand. Mr Archer offered ' t6 make enquiries in connexion with same. Messrs Frayle, Dnxton, and McKeon were (appointed: a' visiting committee for the en6Uing month.