PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS' COLLEGE DUNEDIN

Southland Times, Issue 17698, 9 July 1914, Page 6

PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS' COLLEGE DUNEDIN

TO 810 DKDICATUD IN SEPTEMBER. li will be remembered that this Committee was set up on October Till last to consider an offer made by Miss Ross, the Principal of Oirton College in this city, and Mrs Xisbet. the head of the Boarding (establishment of the same College. These ladies offered their services to establish a, Presbyterian Girls' College in Dunedin, the second of its Uind in New Zealand and the first in tills Island. In November, the Presbytery unanimously udoptel a report of the i Committee, recommending the establishment of a Presbyterian College, which, while giving a higher education within the atmosphere of the Church, would accommodate girls of other denominations besides the Presbyterian, allowing them liberty to attend their several churches. The Committee further reported that no more suitable ladies could tie found to prcsld-? over the College, j they believed, than those who had offered themselves. In December the Committee published a scheme involving the collection of £2OOO and the purchase of the property of Pish opscou rl, In February, the Convener received leave of absence to raise the money, a hearty verdict having already been received from representative, parishes in the Presbyteries of Clutha, Mataura, and Southland. In April, the Presbytery authorised the Committee, when funds were .sufficient, to establish the College under a Board of fifteen i Governors. On the same day. the Synod of Otago commended the College to all Presbyteries and Sessions. Already the sum of £221!) lias heeu promised, including over f.TOO from the Presbytery of Oamaru. and about £1)00 from (lie Presbytery of Southland. About £1550 may be regarded as in baud. Almost every instalment due has been ( paid. Money on debenture lias been ] s' 1 freely offered that it seems possible fi comprise, even from the first, all the liabilities of tiro College under debentures held pari passu by a number of sympathisers. The Committee, deeming the sum in i hand sufficient for a beginning, have j proceeded to incorporation. The consti- | tution, dated .l ime 2Tth. has been signed jby the following fifteen Governors : The Rev. Messrs Balfour, Rarton, CairI ney. Gray, Dixon. Kilpatrick. Spence, I Sutherland. Whyte, with Messrs G. M. ! Thomson. M.P.. W. S, Fitzgerald. C, R. I Richardson. P. (1. ITydo, W. Pownio | Stewart, Walter Gow. and .1. B. Waters. 'Three members of the Committee were ( absent from tiie district when culled ■ open' to sign the constitution. The Committee recommend that these three, the Rev. Messrs Aitken, Davies. and Kininont, tic added to the Board. The title, of tie 1 Board is Tie* Otago Presbyterian ■ Girls’ College Board of Governors In- j corporated. | Tiie const it in ion provides for a Col- I lege nr Colleges in Otago. Governors : may be appointed til any time by the j Presbytery of Dunedin. It is possible j Cor a Committee, sitting with powers tit I oamaru nr Invercargill, to carry on a j college . I here. In this way the successful finance of one College may contribute to tiie promotion of another. Over each College there is to he a Principal having tiie control of all the internal arrangements of Kin College. The .Moderator of the General Assembly is ex officio a visitor of tiie College. Tiie Committee have resolver! to purchase liishn]isi onrf. They have directed tiie architect to use all diligence to have tlt c College roniy for dedication in September. To-day the Committee intend to open tenders for alterations and additions. They have agreed also to accept tiie offer by the Misses Miller of the goodwill of Braernar House School. They have ashed the Misses Miller to act as Principals till the end of the year. They have further resolved to offer tiie permanent appointment as Principal to Miss I-Tanccs .1. Ross. 51. A., and the office of Rady Superintendent to Mrs Nishet. as from ianuary Ist, 1015. On the suggestion of i tie Misses Miller, (l;e j Committee have decided that lids first I of til e Coll- tos under tiie Board he called ! Colinnha Girls’ Cd’ege. j