THE COLLEGES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 73, 27 March 1931, Page 14

THE COLLEGES

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

REPORTS FROM PRINCIPALS

The uioullily mc<Hiii£ of 1,1)« Hoard | of Governors of 11)0 Welliugiun Colleges was held yesterday, Mr. W. U. I. Barber presiding. The principal of the Boys' College, Mr. W. A. .Armour, wroto suggesting (hat the now school should be oflicially opened on 20'Ui May, tho first day oi' 11(0 second term, and it whs icL'fc to Mr. Barber to make arrangements with regard to the tinio IVu- the fiiiit'tion to take pla«o. The principal of the Wellington ftirls' College, Miss Greig, reported tliat the roll number had been well maintained during the month, having risen to 507. Tho annual athletic sports were hold on 6th March, and the girls had given the money usually spent in trophies to the earthquake fund. Mr. M'Lcnnan had since given two gold medals, for the senior and junior champions respectively, and Messrs. Mayer and Hefi'onl had each given 'a gold medal for the swimming champions. The thirty boarders at tho hostel were all in good health. There were 697 pupils on the roll of the Boys' College during the month, and the average attendance was 97.2 per cent., according to the report of tho principal, Mr. W. A. Armour. There were G4 boarders, excluding free boarders from Napier. It was expected that nearly all the Napier pupils would have returned by tho end of the month. The annual garden party held on 14th March, and the cabaret dance held the | same evening, were expected to provide a net profit of about £150, much of which would be required to purchase soil with which to make lawns on the terrace. Mr. 11.I1. M. Ecnner, principal of the Bongotai Boys' College, reported a roll number of 475 for the past month, with the average attendance well maintained. A further grant of £25 had been made by the Parents' Association towards the ground improvement fund, and was being used for top-dressing tho practice wickets. It was hoped to have fourteen, wickets laid down by next season. Fourteen cricket elevens were playing each week-end, and the first eleven had an unbeaten record in its graded A match is to bo played against the first eleven of the "Wairarapa Boys' High School at Kilbirnie Park next Wednesday ana Thursday. The annual swimming sports were held on 7th March, and were thoroughly successful. ■ Miss A. M. Batham. reported that the roll at the Wellington East Girls' College numbered 401. About eight of the Napier and Hastings girls had returned home. The college grounds wore being considerably improved, through the help of Colonel Mitchell and Mr. Jackson, under the unemployment scheme. SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS. Scholarship, holders for this year at Wellington Boys' College are as follows:—Oscar aud Victor Gallio Memorial bursary, J. M. Watt; James Maekay bursary. £45, A. V. Stanley; Turnbull Scholarships, £20, H. J. M'K. Abraham; £15, A. R. Dollow and F. H. Kember; £10, E. S. Palliscr, W. G. Patterson, M. E. Hutton, J. B. C. Taylor, H. G. Duncan, aiid K. G. Mawson; Bliodcs Scholarships, £.15, W. S. Mitchell; £10, I?, J. M'K. Meek; Moore Scholarships, £15, D. It. Curric1 and J. W. H.utchings; Levin Scholarship (science), £5, J. G. liuthorford; Levin Scholarship (languages), £5, J. C. Dollow; Bichardson Scholarship (history), £G, P. C. I?,. Wells; Ukhardson Scholarship (bookkeeping), £G, A. Munro.