CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 764, 22 October 1886, Page 30

CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

SCHEME FOR EVENING CLASSES.

A meeting of the Directors of the Caledonian Society was held last Friday night in the Chamber of Commerce. About 40 gentlemen were present, the President, Mr John Duthie, being in the chair. A large amount of routine business was gone through, including the appointment of a Sports Committee, Musical Committee, Committee to arrange for dinner on St. Andrew’s Day, Finance Committee, and Educational Committee. In reference to the work of the Educational Committee, the following scheme for evening classes was proposed and unanimously adopted : The Ca’edoDiaa Society of Wellington, being deejily impressed with tho necessity of making some provision for the higher education in this districts, have succeeded iu making arrangements whereby all persons who are in earnest, can prepare themselves for the Professions, the pass Degree Examinations of the University, and for the scientific practice of the Arts. In each of the following subjects instruction will be given on two evenings of each week during the winter of 1887, by gentlemen whose competence all will acknowledge (1) Algebra and Trignometry.'P. S. Hay, M.A. (Honors). (2) Geometry, Mr Frankiand, F.S A. (3) Physics. (4) Chemistry, Evans, M.A. (Honor-). (5) Biology or Botany. A. Purdie, M.A. (Honors). (6) Latin, Kenneth Wilson, M.A. (Honors). (7) English, J. Innes, M.A. (8) Geology, Dr Hector. (9) Political Economy or Psychology and Logic, Dr McGregor. (10) Theory of Music, J. H. Pope. A fee of two guineas, paid in advance, will bechargedforeach course, for the purpose of meeting necessary expenses. In the subject of chemistry, and, to a les?er extent, in physics aud biology, a considerable preliminary expenditure is necessary to provide a laboratory and apparatus. The Bum required will be from £3OO to £4OO, and the Society confidently appeal to the public of Wellington to provide this in con-

sideration of the fact that guaranteed instruction is provided by the Society. It has been thought desirable to give six months’ of these proposals, both for the purpose of raisiog the money required for ihe three subjects mentioned, and to enable intending students to make their arrangement?. It has not, so far, been possible to secure the services of suitable lecturers in Jurisprudence and Law, but it is expected that with the assistance of the Law Society this may be done. The excellent School of Arts already existing offers abundant facilities for mechanical drawing. The following form the Committee who have undertaken the duties of furthering the scheme :—Mr J.' Duthie, President, of the Society ; Messrs J. Mackay, T. Kennedy Macdonald, and D. T. Stuart, vice-presidents ; Dr Macgregor, Captain Hume, Messrs W. N. Blair, C.E., I>. M. Luckie, R. Gardner, J. Young, and H. N. Gordon. A vote of thanlfß to the gentlemen who have promised their services in giving instruction was passed.