JOHN M'GLASHAN COLLEGE

Evening Star, Issue 19519, 29 March 1927, Page 11

JOHN M'GLASHAN COLLEGE

ANNUAL MEETING OF BOARD The annual meeting of the John M'Ghshan College Board _ of Governors was held on Friday evening, the Rev. J. Kilpatrick being in tho chair. After tho adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet had been carried, officers for the year 1927 were appointed. Tho Rev. J. Kilpatrick was unanimously re-elected chairman, ami Mr T. 0.. Ross was re-elected to the office of vice-chairman.

The Principal reported that there had again been a substantial increase in, the number of boarders, and that the house was at present full. The results for the December examinations were very satisfactory. Three boys, nil in their third year of secondary rvork, had passed the matriculation and medh cal preliminary examinations, and another had completed tho latter examination. J. R. Elder, last year's dux, had been awarded the Lissio Rathbone Scholarship for Otago in English and history. Five boys had been granted higher leaving certificates at the end of 1926. Mr W. G. M'Clyfflont, M.A., senior scholar in history, joined the staff of the secondary school at the beginning of the year. Professor T. I). Adams congratulated the principal and staff on the results of the work for 1926.