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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 68

District Scholarships

District Scholarships.

1889—24
(a.)That in the opinion of this Conference it is desirable that regulations should be laid down by the central authority as to the disposal of the sums of money placed in the hands of Boards of Education for the purpose of maintaining scholarships.
(b.)That these regulations should embody conditions such as to ensure that the scholarships shall serve page 8 to carry on pupils from the primary schools until they are able to compete for the Junior University scholarships.
(c.)That the essential points are: (1) That the scholarships should be divided into two classes, Senior and Junior: (2) That the examination for Senior scholarships should include the subjects usually taught in Secondary Schools: (3) That the period covered by a Junior and a Senior scholarship together should not be less than five years.

1888-9.—25. That it is desirable that every holder of an Education Board's Scholarship should be required to attend some properly constituted Secondary School during the whole tenure of the Scholarship, as recommended by the Royal Commission on Secondary Education of 1879.

1889.—26. That it is desirable that Education Board Scholarships be awarded on the results of one examination to be hell throughout the colony in order to secure the following ends:—
(a.)Satisfactory results in the way of comparing the different districts with one another.
(b.)Economical examination secured by printing one set of papers only.

President-elect for next meeting of Conference:

Mr. J. Harkness, M.A. (Waitaki Boys' High School).

Secretary and Treasurer:

Mr. W. Walton, B.A. (Akaroa High School).

Standing Committee:

Messrs. Harkness, Bourne, Bevan-Brown, And Walton.