ROYAL SCHOOL FOR NAVAL AND MARINE OFFICERS' DAUGHTERS.
[TO THZ EDITOR Or THE " SPEOTATOR."1
Stn,—As President of the above institution, I venture to ask the courtesy of your columns to plead its cause. Founded in 1840 by naval officers, with the object of providing a sound education for the daughters of the more necessitous of their brother-officers, and first established at Richmond Green, the school removed to St. Margaret's, Twickenham, in September, 1857. Since its foundation seventeen hundred and twenty-five children have passed through, and the subsequent successful careers of many of the pupils have been largely due to the excellent education afforded. The house now provides accom- modation for eighty-two children and is full.
Up to the present time the school has managed to pay its way by devoting some of its accommodation to a limited number of pupils paying more remunerative fees. It is, how- ever, certain that as a consequence of the war, in which over four hundred commissioned officers have already lost their lives, there will be so many more children possessing claims that an effort should be made to free the institution from its present necessity. The death of the father very often means the loss of almost the entire family income, since the widow's pension and any compassionate allowance to children bear so small a proportion to the father's pay. To effect this freedom would require an additional annual income of £600, or capital to produce that income. Further, there has been felt for some time the need of a considerable outlay for improvements to bring the buildings into line with modern requirements, more especially on account of the up-to-date equipment of the Secondary Schools. To obtain these funds, the Committee of Management have decided that an appeal should be made to the public for a sum of £20,000. Donations will be gratefully received by G. Holt Stilwell, Esq., the Treasurer, Royal Naval School, St. Margaret's, Twickenham. —I am, Sir, Sze.,
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