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THE NEW SCHOOLS.

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THE NEW SCHOOLS. The managers of the Tenby New Schools met yesterday at the Town Hall, present,-Rev. G. Huntington, chairman, Rev. J. Lewis; Messrs. Allen, Sanders, Richards, Gwynne, Walkinton, Mason and Phelps. It was resolved to open the New Schools at twelve o'clock on Monday, the 27th inst., and to invite the Mayor and members of the Corporation, the Magistrates, the Clergy of all denominations, and the principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, to be present on the occasion. The architect of the New Schools is Mr. Daniel Birkett, of Carlisle, and the builders are Messrs. Morris and Davies of this town. They have been finished at a total money cost of £2,300, and are built on an acre of ground given by the Charity Trustees. The site is worth £500, making the total value of the schools £ 2,800. They will ac- commodate 250 boys, 200 girls, and 276 infants. The situation is very central, as regards the industrial population of the town, being between Chimney Park and the new houses built at the bottom of Hound's Lane and in the Pill Field. Mr. Mathias, the present National School master, will be the master of the boys school. Miss Holmes, the present Infant School mistress, will instruct the infants. For the mistress of the girls school the secretary was directed to write to two selected candidates for their testimonials, and on the receipt of these the committee will appoint the one who is most eligible. The absolute money cost of the schools is, as above stated, £2300, of which sum about tuuu has been realized, £727 has been promised by Government, there still remains nearly X700 to be obtained. The sale of the old Infant School, the only one which can be disposed of, may realize £500, leaving an absolute deficit of £200, besides what may be required for books, maps, &c. The contract for the schools includes desks and forms, but not books, &c. The Secretary mentioned that no provision for laying on water to the schools had been made, and it was resolved to ask the Corporation for a con- tribution which might take the form of laying down the requisite pipes, at an estimated expense of X20 or .£25, and the Secretary was instructed to apply to the Mayor for such a contribution. The committee were impressed with the necessity of procuring more money, but the particular mode was left for future consideration. It was suggested that a collection at the opening would bring in a handsome addition to the funds; and the several members of the committee were urged to get what donations they could from the friends of voluntary elementary education, and thus avoid a school rate. B IN AID OF THE RESTORATION

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