 In that year, the school was incorporated as 'Solway Girls' College, Masterton, Inc.' To this point, nervousness about financial commitment with a world at war had meant the school had opened on the basis of a lease with a five-year right of purchase.The lease had been guaranteed by prominent members of the Wairarapa business and church communities.As pressure on accommodation and facilities grew with the school roll, a new dormitory block was constructed and completed in 1918.