THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18591, 16 January 1926, Page 15

THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

OLD AND NEW BUILDINGS. The opening ceremony of the Hoys' Higli School in Straven road. Jticcarton, will be performed by the Hon. eir James Parr between February Ist and February 4th. The actual date has not been fiied yet. The school term on February Ist, and one suggestion is that the building should be opened when the boys are assembled ior tho lirst time.

c 7 he , , a !H rEtio " 3 the old ffigh -cJiool buildings in Worcester street »ire in the hands of the architects, -le:>srs CoH.ns and Hnrman. It will ■>e impossible to hare the conversion of tae .landing mw a part jji Canterbury '..0...ege cvnir-lete whe» tho College term Tiegsns on MarcJ? Ist. as a yood deal oi' su,ne work has to be d(ine.' ihe building will be used bv the Colas follows Hie School oi Engineering will use t.ie west end or the ground floor, and of the first fionr. The Economics Department will Lave three rooms on the ground floor, the Forestry School one. room on the gro'ind floor, and two rooms on _ the first floor, the Professor of Geoioar three rooms, and the Professor of Education two rooms for his usual work, and another for experimental psychology. ' The old central hall on the first floor will bo used as lecture room, and will have a stepped floor. Only one new room, at. the east end. will be added.