LINWOOD SCHOOL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 247, 21 November 1914, Page 11

LINWOOD SCHOOL.

2XI ANT SECTION OPENED

At North Linwopd this afternoon tLe official opening took place of the new infant school, of the North Linwood State school, a brick three-roomed structure, recently completed. The function was performed by Mr Geo. Rennie, chairman of the Education Board.

Mr H. W. Denton, the chairman of the School Committee, stated that the school vas .Jwd in 1908 with 180 scholars. In AugUot, the number was 353, a.. 1 in the following years as follows:—1910, 383; 911, 432; 1912, 479; 1913, 531; 1914,546. The roll in'- >bf>" t the • r t 'ime was 576. The school was now in the highest grade according to the Education Act, having a yearly average a.tendance of 515. Mr John Jamieson, chairman of the Buildings Committee of the board, gave a resume of the history of the school. Tn Sep to. bo., '" ) j., he board purchased a school site of 2ac 3rd lops for €540. In February, 1911, an additional site of lrd 16ps was purchased for £125, and in Septu._i.rfr, 91 , anoiher "iditional site of 3rd 15ps was purchased for £350. The oM vhs ftr-r 13 pare 1 3s>, at a cost of £lOls. The three rooms of the main building were erected in 1908 at a cost of £1645, and an addition of two rooms and headmaster's office was made in 1911 at a cost of £IOB7. The present addition of three rooms cost approximately £I9OO, giving a total cost for the buildings of £4632, and an aggregate cost for land and buildings of £5647. While the improvements had gone on at the Linwood School the board had not forgotten other parts of the district. The Department had at present under consideration an application (and he believed it would be granted) for more land t Elmwood to enlarge tbe school there. There was also under consideration an application for mother acre of land at Phillipstown. There was also xn application j.'or a school at ohirl:y, whe-e he hoped imne day to see a as large as that at Linwood. Mr G. W. Russell, in the course of a brief address, made a plea for the greatest attention to primary education, and praised the work that had been done at Linwood School. He also praised the work that was being done by the Christchurch Tschnical College, and said lie hoped soon to see the finances of that institution placed on ». more assured basis. Messrs G. Scott , ,haii-m-.<n of the T.vhnical College Committee), C. H. Opie, aad F. D. Evans (headmaster of the. also spoke.