HIGH SCHOOLS’ BOARD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23118, 18 February 1937, Page 5

HIGH SCHOOLS’ BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the High Schools’ Board was held yesterday afternoon, and was attended by Messrs W. R. Brugh (chairman),..the Mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox), Bishop Fitchett, Dr G. E. Thompson, Messrs J Robertson. D. T. Fleming, F. H. Campbell, J. C H Somerville, and Mrs M'Millan Mr Brugh was reappointed chairman and Mr Robertson treasurer. Accounts amounting to £6096 9s 3d were passed for payment. The previous committees were reappointed. A letter was received from the Otago Education Board stating that Messrs W. R. Brugh and D. T. Fleming had been reappointed its representatives on the board. The Minister of Education wrote stating that he had not yet been able to reach finality in the matter of payments to newly-appointed heads of departments in secondary schools.—Received. Mr Ivan G. Garden wrote stating that on the expiry of the l eave granted to him he would return and remain in the service of Ihe board for at least two years. It was decided that the chairman and the secretary should fix the dale for the prize-giving ceremony of the Girls’ High School and the f-rm the cnt<Mainment should take. The secretary reported on the question of the terms and the holidays for the year. He pointed out that the arrangements of the board did not quite coincide with the proposals of tlie department. The chairman and the secretary were appointed a sub-committee to go into the matter. RECTORS’ REPORTS The rector of the Otago Boys’ High School reported as follows under date February 15:— Owing to the infantile paralysis epidemic the school will not open until March 1. The staff assembles on February 22, and I have planned some useful work for them in the way of discussions on the technique of instruction in the various subjects of the curriculum. It is hoped, too, to have the school organisation com-

plete before the opening day, but this depends entirely op the completeness of our information as to the roll number. It is to be hoped that parents of last year’s pupils will inform us immediately whether the boys are returning or not and that parents of this year’s new pupils who have as yet failed to do so will immediately enrol them. News has been received that the school shooting team again was successful in winning the Victory Challenge Shield Competition for the best team in the secondary school cadets of the Southern Command. It was detided to congratulate the school on its success in the shooting competition. The report was received. The rector.of King's High School reported as follows on the results of the public examinations, 1936: Owing to the preponderance in numbers of juniors jn the school the number of candidates was small. Seven boys sat the University Entrance examination, of whom two were successful. Two boys gained a full pass and one a partial pass out of the six candidates for the school certificate. It was recognised that the candidates, as a whole, were not strong, but the result was slightly below expectation. Forty-two boys were granted a senior free place by recommendation and seven an extension of their junior free place. Four examination candidates were unsuccessful. The report was received. ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS The rector of the Otago Boys’ High School reported as follows on the annual public examinations:— The results are satisfactory, the University Scholarship ones being especially good. The following are the detailed results:— In the University Scholarship ex-

amination there were 13 candidates. Of these five secured scholarships and the remaining eight passed with credit and secured university bursaries. One other candidate for a bursary alone was successful in obtaining it. The winners of University Scholarships were:—E, R. Dalziel (fourth on list), H. W. Henderson (eighth on list), N. G. Marshall, W. D. Dawson, and C. Craw. F. N. Fastier was second on the credit list. There were 69 passes (including one completion) in the University Entrance examination.’ The percentage of passes was not so good as last year, but was up to the usual standard. Again a large number sat for the examination whose chances of passing were nil. Of the 30 boys whom we recommended not to sit only four were successful. Seventy-one boys passed the school certificate examination and 21 secured partial passes. Forty-five boys were awarded higher leaving certificates. There were 16 candidates for the Training College entrance examination, one securing a full pass and 14 partial passes. One hundred and two boys were awarded their senior free places by recommendation and two by examination. The report was received. Dr Thompson stating that the scholarship returns were the best they had had for some years. He thought that they could express satisfaction with the passes as a whole. t GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL The principal of the Girls’ High School reported as follows on the results of the examinations:— University Entrance Scholarship: Five candidates, one scholarship (J. Manson), three bursaries with credit, one pass. University Entrance: Fifty-three candidates, 38 passed (72 per cent.) Of the others, four gained school certificates and three partial school certificate. Three are applying for reconsideration of papers, having failed by a narrow margin. Training College Entrance: Twenty-seven candidates, of whom 15 passed and 12 gained partial passes. These results seem to me on the whole very satisfactory. The report was received.