AVONSIDE GIRLS' SCHOOL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20090, 20 November 1930, Page 19

AVONSIDE GIRLS' SCHOOL.

enbd- • addition to the educai jiindsome christchurch has *f-nZ wing of the Avonv«clß! > Wieh School, Which was *?L5.j « ,to " & i-the Hon. H. Atmore). lading of brick and constructure faces east on to a **! t field of green grass, a P" e P 08S0SB1Eg " &&& bel *f j al . ge class-rooms, • * T an Jbe § r of smaller rooms fibril a i il i be flanked by two other ,Tid l ste ! >at right angles to the The foundation-stone ssiß 7th, 1930, by'Mr 'ttot the building has been itsore, time. The arcbi(4®p!et rfl Messrs Collins and West, and wtJ * cro » „ ivfpasrs B. Moore and {is coD ?fpresent there is an old build- &*■ f f the original school, standSof the new- structure, and its appearance, bnt it !ltle Lfto have it removed at an early opei m e re was a largo crowd proven the opening ceremony was j?fl{ tribute to Minister. • of the Board of GoverG. J- Smith, MX.C.) said -» :3 { . .; r o(l to pay a tribute to the tho Board on occasions concerning the matJ extending the school, and who Vlnted them the money necessary .fL? out the work. He also dethank the architects, the con.Vtor and snb-contractors, who had 2ed woodwork and appointments ?,„i to none in Christchurch. To fA M Gresson, the Lady Prin5, and her able staff, as well, the Uto of the Board were due for the iSeiit work they were doing When •a!d o£ the needs of the school, Mr AtTTSS most sympathetic, continued i« ebairmsn. The only fault to be >®d with regard to the new building ijj that there was an old one right m jpot of it. This had been built as a Kfflpowry building, and he hoped that ilj Minister would be able to assist the gflii in removing it to a position in iij pounds where it would not be so (MHBCHOUS. The cost of such a work mild.be about £4OO, and he hoped tlitMi Atmore could see his way to protide £2OO towards this object. If is did, the Board would guarantee to fad tie bklance of the money required. Tig Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer), after ffljgtstnlating the Board, tho staff, and jtfcolm on the acquisition of such a iae 'Dialling, said that all Christchurch ins interested "in it. The building was nth a fine one, however, that it was a

pity it did not face the river. In his opiaion all public buildings should be *iiero tha people coold see them, and in lie present case if the school faced the iron it would strengthen interest in (fetation. He •wished the school every ponibla success in the years to come. Mr E. J. Howard, M.P., on behalf of ibs member for the district (Mr I). J. Mivan, M.P.), who was unable to attaJ, thanked the Minister for what he itd done for the school. Minister's Speech. Expressing his satisfaction with the ygn of the new building, the Minis--8 for Education said that he was detained that boys and girls should not tallowed to attend school in bad or lightly buildings. The Avonside wl was an important one, the numsftf scholars on the roll at the end qU»£e<HMK]' term being' 266. . The'De■KSv had granted £I2OO, for the Ks» liartionß and he was prepared to •pifOTojrable consideration to the apBpaSisji of the chairman for a grant to ■ etik tft old portion of the school to ■toiatojetl. He had" found, continued tkUter, that there was an impresflafcit girls' lonld not be given edu:flW facilities equal to those given toStfi He was determined to end that flathose present conld take tho Kfttttioa to the Avonside Girls' 3 the first instalment of to in this respect. Hn wis regarded as having reached lane in civilisation, said ~ Atmeie, but he had not yet atkiwi mastery over himself and it was t» wn«i- with her sweetness, refine®jii> Mi purity that the world looked M>y< girls before him were about 9 fflter tgon the sterner dutie3 of life M for ttis reason were deserving of &BiiHtfj(sneatlonal facilities that could Hp'ttthem. There was far too much «nw*tina n educational beliefs, far j ®W« WB-reeeptiveness of new ideas, ! iualjettuns t,o receiving them, 'fejtflurter went on to refer to the recently presented to ajid said that although the the CoAnnission responsible » 'pent so long a time on it 7?®® sever once been any reference Wf saiong them. He believed that of that Beport New Zealand *«"»'plaeed in the forefront of edu'itaW world again. He stated that the people of the DoJ*® allowed themselves to be taxed of about £4,750,000 per j®. the purposes of education . *W that they approved of the sys*ii a * so significant that there ii T j' o talk in the House concern- «? on vo^e > especially '"®e was so much depression. F«*motmt Consideration. st present no fewer than authorities in the Domini M 2,* as to reduce these j, New Zealand system was j JrJ* Wpensive in the Empire and f j 15118 P To P osec i to use the Ijj isu ■ ' or educational purposes on not to allow through various other inr-Tr. *Wle he held the portfolio :■) ru; or Education tho children an( 3 elsewhere in the tjgji;/ 1 w onld be the paramount conrfWaJ vt . esa New Zealand dethe countrv would foreigners. *' oneera a d done a great r Zealand and there fOpigj. * oa 'ething wrong with the tilt y| ne n °t improve on that "•U |j i 633011 'was doing all she «is j ot the girls under her Sctjiuj-i iv / service, and he was '•iJt with '.he better education j,. _?J r being provided scholars jj, aDle to give yet better sert*lo Vestion of the building the MinisWould „ , not think any Mini* s remaining whera *5 8 prepared to grant a to TpK«f3i2oo to have it rere x t would still be useful, 2? then presented the Min«f° tirea i r gold key, with then unlocked the in#i«>JT ul l" w hich w as thrown "^Peetion.