Braemar House (the Misses Miller, principals), Moray Place, Dunedin. This well known select school for girls was founded in 1894, by the four young ladies who now conduct the establishment. There are few private schools attended by such a large number of pupils, of whom there are nearly 100 at Braemar House. The building is of two-stories, in brick; the entrance to the school is at the side, and the private entrance in the front of the building. There are five school and classrooms appropriately used for the several grades of proficiency exhibited by the pupils. The junior schoolroom, which opens to an asphalt tennis court, has desks for twenty-one girls. The gymnasium has recently been fitted up, so as to do duty as the matriculation class-room, with seats for thirty advanced scholars; it is also used for music, and drawing classes. The senior class-room is occupied by twenty-four girls, who are not entering for matriculation, but who study literature and other subjects, which cannot be so fully taught in the matriculation division. The dining-hall is a large and well lighted apartment, containing a piano and every convenience. It is available for a class of little girls, who have page 170 graduated through the Kindergarten, about twenty children being taught in this room. The whole of these rooms, together with the drawing-room and study, are on the ground floor. Above the dining-room there is a large apartment, set aside for the infants, who are trained on the Kindergarten system, and a class for painting also receives instruction there. A good number of boarders are received at “Braemar House,” the young ladies apartments being well lighted and ventilated. The establishment is well known as a happy home, where all are made comfortable, home life is encouraged, and the hard and fast rules of larger institutions avoided. Pupils are prepared for matriculation, the Kensington art examinations, and all musical examinations. The teaching staff includes, beside the lady principals, three lady graduates, and a resident French governess; and the Kindergarten class is under the charge of a trained teacher, who is assisted by a French governess. In consequence of many years' residence in France and Germany the Misscs Miller are able to make French and German a medium of conversation on every available opportunity. They adopt Gouin's system of teaching modern languages, so that the mode of instruction by rules and exercises is abandoned as much as possible; and in this branch they are ably assisted by a resident French governess.

Braemar House, Moray Place, Dunedin.

Girton College (Miss Frances J. Ross, M.A., Principal) Dowing Street, Dunedin. This college was founded by Miss Caroline Freeman, B.A., now of Girton College, Christchurch. Miss Freeman afterwards disposed of her interest in the college to its present principal, Miss Ross.

Dunedin from the Gardens.

St. Dominic's Priory and Ladies' College , Dowling Street, Dunedin, in every respect an up-to-date institution, is conducted by the Dominican Nuns. The imposing building which forms the Priory and College is situated on a hill open to the play of ocean breezes, and commands a magnificent prospect. The college is fire-proof. Its fine exterior reflects the harmony of its internal arrangements. The large airy dormitories accommodate many occupants, yet afford seclusion and privacy to each, and the large dressing-room is furnished with every convenience, such as wardrobes, and marble basins, each with its hot and cold tap, etc. The gymnasium has a complete set of appliances for physical development. There is a bright kindergarten under a competent Kindergartenerin; a fine dining hall is liberally supplied; a cosy infirmary possesses its isolated suite of rooms; the principal lecture-hall with its polished floors, its handsome dado in various native woods, and its many gothic windows, through which a mellowed brightness streams, affords an inviting retreat for study; and the art studio is furnished at considerable cost with models, casts, and all requisites. The ventilation and sanitary arrangements of the college are on the latest scientific principles. The completeness of all its arrangements in every respect justifies the claims of St. Dominic's Ladies' College to be at least equal to any similar institution in Australasia. The course of instruction embraces all that is required for a refined, high-class education, and includes the classics, modern languages (French, German, Spanish, and Italian), mathematics and natural science; and is arranged to prepare students to pass the Civil Service and University Examinations.

The School of Music attached to the College is well known in the colony, through pupils whose brilliant technique and masterful skill would do credit to any continental conservatoire. Many of the lady professors of music, like those of the languages, were trained in Europe, by some of the leading continental teachers. The Violin School, now in full swing, is under the guidance of a professor, who has won her fame as an artiste on that instrument. At the examinations of the Royal Academy of Music and Trinity College, London, the pupils have scored brilliant successes in harmony, instrumental and vocal music.

St. Dominic's Priory and College, Dunedin.

The pupils of the School of Art are prepared for the South Kensington examinations in the several branches of drawing. Painting in oils and water colours, drawing in pastels, figures and landscapes in the various mediums, receive due attention. The minor arts of artneedlework, woodcarving in relief, etc., are taught in classes; but ladies and ex-students are admitted to private lessons in any subject of the curriculum.

The system of moral training adopted at St. Dominic's College is that happy blending of the culture of the mind and heart which finds its external expression in lady-like manners and gentle behaviour. The health and physical development of the students are maternally watched and tended; and walks to the country and to the sea-side, excursions and picnics on free days, games of tennis and other outdoor amusements, prevent the too great strain of study. The academic year is divided into four terms, each of ten weeks, excluding holidays. Fees are moderate and can be ascertained on application. Branch convents with flourishing schools conducted by the Dominican Nuns are established at Oamaru, Invercargill, Milton, Lawrence, Cromwell, Queenstown, the Bluff, and lately in the North-East Valley, Dunedin, where an extensive property has been acquired, with a proximity to St. Dominic's College, which will be of considerable advantage to the resident students.

St. Hilda's Collegiate School for Girls, Heriot Row, Dunedin. Patron: The Most Rev. the Primate. This school is conducted by the Sisters of the Anglican Church, who belong to a scholastic order founded for the express purpose of promoting the cause of education, both religious and secular. Its members have been engaged in this work for a quarter of a century, and conduct large and flourishing schools in England, India, Burma. United States of America, Canada, Australia and Tasmania. The Sisters' aim is to train the children committed to their charge to be, not only highly educated, but also high-minded women. To attain these ends, they give their most earnest care to the moral, social, mental, and physical development of the pupils entrusted to them, and are aided in their work by a very efficient staff of resident and visiting teachers. Due attention is also paid to manners, general neatness, and deportment, in order that the pupils, on leaving school, may be qualified to adapt themselves to any environment, and to adorn any social position to which they may be called. The usual school course includes arithmetic, mathematics, English composition, literature, history, physical and political geography, science, French, Latin, class singing, freehand and model drawing, needlework, and calisthenics. There are additional classes for extra subjects and accomplishments. Pupils are prepared for the University Matriculation, and Associated Board R.A.M. and R.C.M. musical examinations. The upper division of the school embraces the fourth remove, fifth, matriculation, and sixth forms, whilst the junior comprises the fourth and third. In June, 1903, there were over ninety pupils on the school roll, including twenty-six boarders. The Sisters are aided by an excellent staff of teachers; amongst those on the visiting staff are Mr. G. E. Thomson, M.A. (Latin and Mathematics), Mr. G. E. Butter (Drawing and Painting). Mr. Blandford, L.R.A.M. (Pianoforte), Mr. Maithland Gard'ner (Singing), Mme. Decleene (French). The Sisters have had wide experience in educational work, and their efforts, both in England and the colonie have hitherto been acknowledged as highly successful. The whole school is under their immediate supervision, and they are brought into direct contact with every child under their care. The house is exceedingly well adapted for its present purpose, there being large and convenient class-rooms and a dining-hall on the ground floor, whilst upstairs is a bright well-ventilated dormitory, in which each girl has a completely-furnished cubicle; a pretty sitting-room is reserved for the use of resident pupils. One great feature which strikes every visitor, is the bright and cheerful appearance of all the rooms. The girls' physical development receives great attention, calisthenics and tennis being frequently practised by them, and the health and comfort of all is made an especial care. St. Hilda's was opened at the beginning of 1896 at the Grange, Leith Street, but owing to the steady increase of boarding and day pupils, the Sisters found it necessary to move to a larger house. They were fortunate in securing one, which for healthiness of situation and beauty of surrounding is almost unrivalled in Dunedin. A large new wing, including drill-hall and dormitories, was added to the already commodious house. The school is most conveniently situated; for, though on the borders of the Town Pelt, it is within five minutes' walk from the trams. A garden and good asphalt tennis court are attached.

The Otago School of Physical Culture , 51 George Street, Dunedin; Instructor, Mr. A. Cracroft Wilson. This school was opened in January, 1904, and occupies the greater part of the second floor of the well known Sussex Hall. The premises, which were re-constructed and fitted up under the supervision of Mr. Wilson, are splendidly adapted for the purpose, and comprise several apartments, including a large general hall, a ladies' dressing room, and a bath room. All these rooms are tastefully decorated with pictures and portraits of a suitable character. Sandow's system of instruction alone is taught; the rates charged are extremely reasonable, and rapid development is assured to industrious and faithful pupils. Mr. Willson, the instructor and sole proprietor, was specially trained by Mr. F. A. Hornibrook, of Christechurch, a Sandow medallist of 1898. He is a son of Mr. A. Cracroft Wilson, Registrar of Canterbury College, and was born at Cashmere, near Christchurch, in 1879, and educated at the Christchurch Boys' High School. He afterwards took up commercial work, and later on went, as a member of the Second Contingent, to South Africa, whence he returned in the “Tongariro.” Mr. Wilson's interest in physical development dates back to his college days, and though he has since then been occasionally engaged in other work, he has always given the better half of his attention to physical culture, and has devoted several years to the study of the world-famed Sandow system.

North-East Valley, from View Street, Dunedin: 1861.