TARANAKI SCHOLARSHIPS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143764, 12 April 1912, Page 7

TARANAKI SCHOLARSHIPS.

A CONFERENCE. A conference was held at the Town Hall, New Plymouth, to-day to consider proposals to extend tho Taranaki scholarships by amending the Education Act of 1008 to allow of more than one scholarship being awarded to a school in any one year, and other questions. There were present: Mr. N. K. MacDiarmid (in the chair), Hon. T. Kelly, M.L.0., Messrs. H. Okoy and J. B. Hine, M.P.’s, Mr. D. Hutohen (New Plymouth High School), Messrs. Morton, Trimble, and Ballantyne (Taranaki fduoation Board), and Messrs. O’Doa, raik, and Dickson (Wanganui Education Board). The following resolutions were carried :

“That section 79 (a) of tho Education Act, 1908, be amended so as to allow of more than one scholarship being awarded in any one year to a school; provided that if scholars from different schools qualify, each school supplying a,qualifying scholar shall bo awarded a scholarship before a second is awarded to any school.” “Seeing that the provincial district of Taranaki is mainly dependent on the dairying and grazing industries, it is desirable that a scholarship or scholarships be offered for a knowledge of biology and chemistry calculated to promote these industries ” “That three scholarships per annum in dairying and agriculture be awarded.” ■■That a committee consisting of Mr. O’Dea, Mr. Braik and Mr. Ballantyne be set up to prepare suggestions as to the qualifying examination for the dairying and agricultural scholarships.” “That the conditions requiring scholars to pass a section of the degree of bachelor of science or to take up a course of study in a branch of applied science be recommended for deletion.” The committee, appointed ,as above, subsequently recommended “ That the qualifying examination be the matriculation with elementary agriculture, and either botany, chemistry or zoology as compulsory subjects to the course followed thereafter by that of bachelor of agriculture.” The report was adopted.