NELSON COLLEGES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 6 December 1938, Page 9

NELSON COLLEGES

MONTHLY MEETING OF COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS I PRINCIPALS' REPORTS Ai the monthly meeting of the Council of Governors of the Nelson Collei.es , last evening there were present: Messrs C. R. Fell (chairman). C. M. Collins. W. Lock. F. Cullen. F. V. Knapp. D. Max, S. Kenning. H. Atmore M.P.. C. Milner, F. Hamilton and Dr. W. D. S. Johnstun. ; The Principal of the Girls’ College, Miss J. Stewart. reported that the school attendance was now back to normal. In reference to the garden j party, comment was made on the splendid way in which the teaching staff. i domestic staff and Mrs Myles and the j girls themselves worked to make it an ] unqualified success. Visitors during the month had been I Mr J. Linton, travelling secretary for New Zealand of the Student Christian Movement. An auction sale on behalf of the Chinese Relief Fund had realised £7, making a total contribution of £2O. Other visitors were Miss Hanham and Mr Hipkins of the Wellington Training College Art Department. Gifts to the College included * donation of photographs for the geography room by Mrs Clegg (of Stoke); Mrs Mayston. of Calcutta, sent clay figures representing different types of people in India; and an old girl, Margaret Stan* nard, presented a cup for competition in swimming. These donors were thanked. Twenty-two boarders were leaving this year and there were 19 new enrolments leaving 4 vacancies to fill. Another laboratory and three classrooms were required. The Principal ot the Boys’ College, Mr H. V. Searle. recommended the terms for 1939 as follows; First term. Bth February to sth May: second term, 23rd May to 18th August; third term, 12th September to 15th December. These were approved. The health of boarders was excellent at present and the sanatorium was empty. Approximate areas of paths for top dressing were given in order of urgency. In regard to the W.E.A. Summer School, the members were 12b and it would be necessary to use both Rutherford and Barnicoat houses. Reference was made to the annual sports. Foundation Day service and the technical exhibition, which were all most successful. The Council was thanked for providing £l5O for the library. £ls for records and £l5O for a film projector. TECHNICAL CLASSES The Technical Classes report for No vember stated that the total weekly attendances for 1938 were 497 (1937 —492). The attendance during November had as usual fallen away very considerably due to the advent of summer weather. The work of the various classes was quite good. Annual Exhibition: This was held on the 25th and 26th of November and the display given by the various branches compared very favourably with former years. It is difficult to get the exhibits in as they are taken away by the students and considerable diffidence is shown in returning them for exhibition, so that only a small part of the work done in some departments is on exhibition. The attendance of the public was quite encouraging and general comments quite commendatory. The thanks of the Council are due to the lady instructors. Miss Dee, Miss Kidson and Miss Ruddle for the hours they spent arranging the exhibits and the trouble they went to in getting the finished work returned. The men instructors are also worthy of some acknowledgment although their efforts did not necessitate so much self sacrifice. Manual Training: These classes continue on until the end of the day term and the work shown by the woodwork boys at the exhibition received very favourable commendation. House committee recommendations

were approved as follows: Two new I stoves for the cookery room at the Girls’ College; Scriptorium interior renovation £3O paths and road topdressing; at College and Fell House £l2O. GENERAL The Minister notified that he was unable to visit and inspect the Girls’ College in regard to the necessity for increased accommodation as suggested by the Council recently. Mr Atmore personally represented the position. The Education Department advised that the cost of repairing the piles at the Girls’ College, carried out by the P.W.D., was £385 16s sd, one-third of the cost being a charge on the Board. The Department forwarded approval of the conveyance of Waimea West pupils of the Nelson Colleges by bus service. They are now included in the contract for carrying Redwood's Valley pupils. Miss G. Mitchell, was granted 12 months leave of absence from Ist February to visit England and Sweden for the purpose of studying modern i methods of drill etc. The Public Works Department notified that the main front line of the proposed new College has been fixed Bft i back from the present building line; but as it is proposed to lower the formation, i j the total extra width from the main line will be approximately 12ft. It was decided to buy a film projector for each of the Colleges at a cost of £235 for both. TENDERS FOR SUPPLIES Tenders for supplies for 1939 were accepted as follows: —Apples, C. S. Stone; bread. Freeman and Sons; firewood, R. Finlay; coal. J. Baird; milk, E. Wastnev; meat, L. N. Ruffell; groceries, W. McConchie. Tenders for painting: Bovs’ College Sanatorium. A. H. Dobson; Girls’ College work, E. Savage: Technical school classroom, H. J. Savage.