HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13355, 20 December 1906, Page 3

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

A meeting of the High Sclio Board was held on Wednesday nigl it the offices, Mr MacDiarmid pr< siding.. Other members' present "syei Messrs Dockrill, Roy, Smith, Frare and Wilson. ; ' THE BREAKING UP., A letter was received from tl: 1 Minister of Education, stating thf he feared it would ba impossible fo him to be present on the occasion 0 the presentation of prizes at tin school.' r , ;The Hon. T. ,-Kellyj wrote, statini hs should have much pleasure ii accepting the invitation to the break ing-up.' CAPITATION GRANT. A letter was received from th Treasury forwarding £\ 72% capita tion for the second term of the hal year. RESIGNATION OF SOLICITOR. '. Mr Samuel forwarded the follow ing letter : — " About four years ago as you are a.vare,, I retired fron (general practice as p. solicitor, an< 'resigned all the public appointment: which I held, with the exception onl> of thoss of solicitor to your Boarc and solicitor to the School Com missioners. My approaching departure ftony New Zealand, and mj probable absence for a consideiabh peri6d^novv render it desirable that ] 'shoul^ resign" "ikpic .. appoinlmentf also,, aii'd I therefore beg respectfulh to, tender my .resignation." I bavQtc ■thanlc ji^ur- Boat d for the coiiEistenl j 'confidence'" and courtesy which hav< been extended to me during the long period of my service as Us solicitor — that is to say, since your Board war first constituted." Mr Roy. as the only member of the original Board formed in the year 1889, proposed that the Board,, in accepting'-'the resignation, place on record, its .appreciation of. Mr , Samuers professional services since the constitution of. the Board in JBB9. He (the speaker) held the position of Chairman of the Board for some live . years .and as a member of the legal - profession could testify to Mr Sam- ' ue^'s attention to the dutie?, which had been.»pf great assistance to the Board. - :. f ' , . Th N e ; . Chairman had pleasure .in seconding. He could indorse to aj large extent what Mr Roy had said ' respecting Mr Samuel's care and attention in regard to the work of -the Board. He had not had the pleasure of * working so long with him 'as Mr Roy,- but next to this gentlemen he was the oldest member, and* during the whole of -the time he had' been on ;the" 'Board, and more particularly ' during the live or six years he had been' Chairman, "the legal work had been carried through most successfully and smoo,ihl\v The resolution was carried,' and the question of a successor v was allowed to stand' over. ' ' ;

ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS. It was unanimously 'decided to adopt the following technical subijects to he .taken .up ,by the High School prqvided satisfactory arrangements can be made : — Boys, physical m.easur,en>eri^s:andCwgpd work ; girls, dressmaking and cooking. f , . REPAIRS. The Chairman and Mr Smith were appointed a, committee, and empowered to expend up to in putting the kitchen at the school residence in order, the timber in the school partition to be used in executinjgvthe'.wdrk. . - < THE APPOINTMENT OF GOVERNORS. The Chairman moved : that the Qoverrior be asked to reappoint Messrs 1 Berry and Smith, whose terms p£ .office expires at-the end of the year, as Governors of the School. "' ,; ; V'-^ ACCOUNTS. /' .Accounts amounting. to if 139 3s lOd were passed, for payment.