TARANAKI SCHOLARSHIPS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 14 August 1928, Page 5

TARANAKI SCHOLARSHIPS.

USE OF OPAK.U RESERVE FUNDS.

At a. meeting held in Hawera last night Messrs R. S. Sago (chairman o-f the Hiawera High School. Board), S. G. Smith (clvairinan, of the Taranaki Education Board) and H. Trimble (chairman of the Stratford Technical High School Board) were appointed a deputation to urge that effect be given to the resolution passed at u recent conference of educational authorities at New Plymouth with the object of obtaining an extension of the -use of the fun-ds from the Opaku -reserve for creating additional Taranaki scholarships. The deputation wilL visit Wellington this week. The resolution referred to states: —•

That tliis conference is of opinion that the Minister of Education and the Senate of the University; of New Zealand should be approached with a view to having regulations made .by tihe senate under Section IS of the New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1914, whereby a, portion of the income from the Ospakui Reserve may be made available for bursaries or scholarships for non-academic students at the Miassey Memorial Agricultural College, and a ' separate portion for girls, who by reason of their course of work taken, up are not eligible to compete for university or Taranaki scholarships. That for the purpose of the above resolution, the term non-academic shall apply (a) to boys Who, whilst possessing fair average ability, have, in the opinion of the principal, shown a pronounced leaning towards _ the practical side of agriculture or dairy work) (b) in order to be eligible, the candidate shall have completed at least a three ye'ar’s recognised agricultural course in a post-primary school in the Taranaki Education Board district. That the award shall be by nomination of the principal and by examination by the examiners appointed by tbe Massey Memorial Agricultural College Council, who shall, in making their awards, take into account the work of the students in their school course; and, in addition, they shall further assess the knowledge of the pupils .by viva- voce work, or by an examination of the modern type.