GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL SITE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10109, 17 October 1917, Page 6

GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL SITE.

EXCHANGE OF EES FAY FA SUGGESTED. The movement for the establishment of a Girls' Gigli School for 'Palmerston North was responsible tor a deputation trout tin* High School Hoard of Governors, consisting „f Mi -si's T. E. (bidder and F. J. Nathan, waiting on the Borough * ounctl at last night''; meeting. 'Mr x a titan stated that the. position was that tiie school accommodation now provided Wits ma sufficient for the pupils. 1; was enough for the hoys, but there wet" 160 girls, ’ hence it was the wish that a Girls’ High School should be established. Every portion of the pro cm building had to he called into use to meet pre.-om requirements. The Hoaid had tor some time heett considering the question of a new school, anti a 'lepulaiion hud waited on the .Minis* who was favourable to the, idea, d « suitable site could.be obtained. '! he site war an imponanl matter, and U had been ■uggeMed that an exchange of tee Education Reserve at tin- corner of 1‘ ealherston i>d Terrain streets should he made or Uie Enron,dt property ) routing !• nzhi rbert sin ct and Park road, wmch was smtable m overv wav lor the purpose of a school sue. and ' tin Council should agree to the excStangc. li the Council would do tin..; Etc High School Board was'prepared to H ' nt a deputation to Wellington at once, .-in Jiavo the nee ssary legislation included m

ill,. Washing-up full. _ Mr Ilodder said when m Y ellmgion tin. o*hei day some of the members waited on the Minister for Education, and he was quite sympathetic to the project. H'- M '-h geatctl' that- a. suitable site should be acquired. In exchange or otherwise, and then approach'the Department again. t (>aW» favoured the exchange of the properties, Inst JO assist the cause of education m lid mer., -km b\ facilitating the. rMabliHiment of a -Girls’ High -.School. ami the providing of ;• recreation reserve at ierr:ice hue . Which could be done if the Council took ovc the prescut, education reserve, tlmie. He wanted to see reserves set amto -'n ill! parts of the town, and lay the time J,c went out of office lie. ; 's chairman ol ilm Reserve-. Uoininittee. would li ;; " to see thesi! secured. He moved; "<bat the ( Mvucil approve of the proposed exchange of sections. 3. 6. and 2 acres of section H m ■ mediately adjoining same, lor section B- . !„.ire an education vesvne. Mtuated at the corner of Fentherslovi and Terrace streets, ,nd ur-e same to tin- iu.vourable -oiiMdei ■ ctiou of the Education Deiiartment, ainl authorise the .Mayor, or Gr. raid'. y' pres-nt tin- Goime.il m any deputation to He Minister arranged by the High Gehool Hoard, .-.ubjecl to Pnrhani.-nl assenting 1 a e-ion. othirwixe the question he reopenei • ■ Tin. Ma vor, in siipiKirting the nmaon. m d ,),.. Council would-get full value m the ex rhailge. He was niiMOU' to s-e a reset MS u : r : itr ! > - eiit educa iion ) 1 ■''' l 1,11 L' small lor tec.reat.iou purposes it.wiis p>»--til.ln to acquire more land adjoining '<■, Cr. () Reillv said he "Oiisulered the *'* race End reiervo of four acres wm, d be 1.0 small for a. .vovei.Uon ri-sei-v.- ■ • • ■ End was growing, ami a large, miimuii J-V'iwe ihould he at 1(11111.1.1 ;l po:Mine. (V. i’e.-v.-.n! Mated that thy ex-Tange -’villlcl be gone on with .! pottlbie, espeujjy if 'there were prospects ot . imaging tiie Terrace End reserve. The nioiiou was earned iinaiiumn...a .