The Barmouth and County Advertiser and District Weekly News

BARMOUTH COUNTY SCHOOL GOVERNORS. I MONTHLY MEETING. The ordinary monthly meeting of t'se above Governors was held on Mond y afternoon. Present:—Rev. David Davies (chairman), Rev. R. Llcyd Roberts, M.A., R.D. (vice-chairma)), Rev. Z. Mathew, Mr John Morgan, and Mr Edward Williams with I Ir E. D. Jones, M.A. (headmaster) and Mr R. Llewelyn Owen (clerk). I PAINTING. It was reported that the tender of Messrs. Morris and Williams bad been accepted for some painting to be done at the school. SCHOLARSHIP. The Lewis Lewis' Scholarship Com- mittee reported that owing to the good work done by the pupils who were hold- ing the above scholarships, the Com- mittee recommended that the scholar- ships be renewed to the following:— Gwladys R. Rocke, Maindee House; Jennie Jones, Water Street; and Mar- garet Lumley Jones, Gwalia Scores. On the proposition of the Rev. R. Lloyd Roberts, M.A., the report was adopted. VISITING COMMITTEE. The Ladies' Visiting Committee re- commended that tenders be invited for preparing a mid-day meal daily for the pupils from outside the town, and it was decided to insert an advertisement in the Barmouth Advertiser. MID-DAY MEAL. The Clerk reported that the receipts from the mid-day meal for the last term amounted to £10 2s. 2d., and the expenditure C8 15s. lid., leaving a ba- lance of JE1 6s. 3d. It was decided to place on record an apprec iation of the economic manner in which Miss Adams, M.A. headmistress), bad provided a mid-day meal during the latter part of last term, as tberesulti of which a profit was declared. It was reported that Mrs Gwynoro Davies, Mrs O. W. Morris, and Mrs E. D. Jones, B.A., had been appointed as visitors to the .school for the next term. Mrs J. Pugb Jones and Mrs D. E. James were appointed to scrutinise the mid-day meal accounts. SCHOOL FEES. it was reported that the Clerk had collected the sum of C28 in school fees during the last few days, which the Governors considered most satisfactory. PUPILS AT SCHOOL. The Headmaster reported that there were 44 girls and 44 boys in school at present, which was better than ever before at the commencement of the summer vacation. He bad no doubt that the number would increase to 100 in a very short time. BOOKS PRESENTED. The Headmaster reported that Mr David E. James, The Pharmacy, bad presented a volume to the School Lib- rary, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded him for his generosity. MINING CHAIR. On the proposition of Mr John Mor- gan, seconded by Mr Edward Williams, it was decided to support an application made by the Festiniog Urban District Council for a mining chair at the ani. versity College of Wales. CORRESPONDENCE. j A letter was read from the Merioneth Education Committee stating that Mr R. W. Jones, Meirion House, bad been elected a Governor of the Barmouth Intermediate School. A letter was read from Mr R. W. Jones, C.C., regretting his inability to be present. CONDOLENCE. On the proposition of the Rev. Z. Mather, seconded,by Mr John Morgan, a vote of condolence was passed with the family of the late Sir Edward Anwyl in their sad bereavement. THE WAR. í The Clerk reported that the Board of Education depricated the actual occu- pation of school buildings other than those which had already been requisi- tioned for use as hospitals, etc., until some great emergency bad risen of what was imminent. The Board were authorised to state that careful con- sideration would be taken to any equit- able claims for recoupment in respect of extraordinary expenditure or financial loss fairly attributeable to the exigen- cies of the war and desired the Governors to carry on the system of public education without interruption. The Rev. R. Lloyd Roberts, M.A., referred to the possibility of employees of the Governors enlisting for service and announced the readiness of himself and his clerical friends to give their services free to fill any gaps. The Headmaster reported that very possibly some of the teachers would be called up in connection with the war and it would be well if the Governors would make some arrangements as to what steps to be taken in the matter. He was glad to hear that the Rector would do all in his power to assist them in that respect. It was unanimously deqided that the teachers serving as men of the Army be paid full salary, subject to a reduc- tion of the amount paid to them and their dependent (if any) by Government as members of the Army and that their places be kept open pending their ab- ,scence in the Army. The Rev. R. Lloyd Roberts and Mr E. D. Jones were appointed on the Bangor College Committee in charge of the proposed University of Wales Battalion of the New Army. The Rev. R. Lloyd Roberts said he was very glad to be able to do anything as he could not go to the front. I ADDITIONAL GRANTS. Mr H. Hadyn Jones, M.P., writing to the Clerk, stated that the grants for secondary schools would be advanced from £ 8 to R10 per pupil, but in conse- quence of the War changes dependent upon the provision of additional funds by Parliament bad been postponed. I THE JOHN ELLIS' CHARITY. The John Ellis Charity, through Mr Edward Griffith, invited the Governors to allow the second and each succeeding pupil sent to school by the Charity at s68 per annum instead of C4 10s. Od. The Chairman said he bad a proposi- tion to move on the matter. The Rev. R. Lloyd Roberts advocated postponing the matter until proper notice bad been given. The Chairman insisted that he was in order, but the Rev. Z. Mather argued that be was not. After some discussion, the Chairman agreed to give notice of motion for the next meeting. I RESULTS OF EXAMINATIONS. The Headmaster submitted the suc- cesses in the Central Welsh Board Examinations, and a full list appears in another column. Mr John Morgan and Mr Edward Williams depricated the practice now in force on the part of the Central Welsh Board of refusing to grant certificates to successful pupils at their expense unless they bad paid 7/6 in the Senior Stage, and 5s. in the Junior Stage be- fore they sat the examination. The children of the poor might be handi- capped in that respect. The Rev. R. Lloyd Roberts, M.A., said that according to that there ma,y be -better pupils in school to-day than those who had actually bad certificates. The work of those who had not paid a deposit might possible be of a higher standard. The public should obtain a list showing the work of each pupil, whether the deposit bad been paid in his case or not. It was that list only which would prove what work was being accomplished by the pupil. I FREE PLACES AND SCHOLAR- SHIPS. Mr Edward Williams, in moving his notice of motion, explained that a pupil capturing a Free Place was entitled to remain in school so long as he liked provided his work was satisfactory, whereas a scholarship holder was only given education for one year with a prospect of renewal. He advocated the principle of free education being granted in any County School in the county to a pupil who had succeeded in his examination and every facility should be granted to a pupil to be transferred to another school should his parents have occasioned to move from one district to another. Some bad to move about where work could be found and their children should not be pena- lised because of that. He thereupon moved the following resolution :—"That we consent to allow pupils holding scholarships in the County Schools to enter this school as non-paying pupils provided they come sufficiently early in each term to enable the Governors to derive grant in respect of them." Mr John Morgan, in seconding the motion, said he agreed with what Mr Williams bad said. The resolution was carried unani- mously. The Governors sat for two hours.

I REVIEW. LITTLE NOVELS OF ITALY, By Maurice Hewleth. MacMillan & Co., London. 7d. nett. We heartily commend to our readers MacMillan's new sevenpenny series, which are clearly printed on good paper and neatly bound. The volume before us contains charm- ing descriptions of Italian life and char- acter, written in a lucid and entertain- ing style. The book sparkles with beautiful thoughts expressed in choice words. Meuer Allessandro's maniacal love for Ippolita, when he expostulates with nature in the moonlit garden, may be quotted as an example. "Thou hast formed, most cruel mother, an image of thy fatal self, whose eyes are sharp swords, and her breath poison of in- effuble sweetest; whose consummate shape killeth by mere splendour, to whose tint of bright fire every arm must stretch as moth to a flame, and by it to be blasted. All this thou hast done, and not yet content, hast set this glory so low that all may reach for it, and yet so remote that none can touch. Burning- pure is my beloved, at whose approach I faint. What hard miracle is this of thine, Godess, that all must love and none be found worthy ?" Space will only allow one more quotation. Wo- men are most loved when they are lovely, and most lovely when they are meek. This is not to say that they will be worthily loved or loyally there are two sides to a bargain. Yet this one thing more they are neither meek nor lovely unless they love."

I GERMAN AND HIS WELSH WIFE. The extraordinary fact was disclosed at Penrhyndeudraeth (Merionethshire) Revision Court, on Tuesday, that a German subject, who on marrying a Welsh girl assumed the name of John Roberts, had been on the register for three years. He was objected to as an alien, and his name was struck off. Another German subject's claim to a vote was also disallowed.

Machynlleth can compare favourably with any town of its size in the matter j of response to the country's demands for men, over 100 townsmen having joined the colours. No fewer than twenty-four members of Councillor Peter Vaughan's family are enrolled in I the new army, the Regulars, and the I Territorials.

Glasynys, Miss M. E. Hughes Mrs Applebee and two daughters, Lichfield LLANABER ROAD. 1, Beulah Hill; Mrs E Davies Mr and Mrs Ifor Williams, Menai Bridge Miss Taylor, Oldham EPWORTH TERRACE 1, Mrs Morris Mr a Mrs Moffat, Master Norman Moffat, Miss Byrne, Manchester 4, Mrs Roberts Mr and Mrs Gartside and family, Miss Cooper, Glossop, Mr and Mrs Li-n-iray and son, Nantwich; Mrs Godfrey., London KING'S CRESCENT. Gwynfa, Mrs William Mrs Hamill, Miss Hamill and Mr A. G. Hamill, J.P., Miss Garland, London; Mrs Wilde, Misses N. and A. ^Wilde, Wolver. hampton Bryn Teg, Miss Lloyd Dr and Mrs Kendrick, Bilston Miss Pryce, Miss Barker, Miss Bathurst, London Mrs Morgan Jones, Carno; Mr Wilson Williams, Mr H. B. Davies, Mr Pryce Edwards, Mr Ll. H. 0. Johnes, Garthmyl, Mont.