HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7816, 8 June 1909, Page 2

HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The ordinary meeting of the Hampstead School Committee was held last evening. Present—-Messrs W. Thompson (m the chair), D. Beaumont, 6. Bright, W. Lamb, G. Lamb, G. W. Andrews and J. Rumsey. The tender of Mr J. Tucker was accepted for a supply of coaj£and firewood and it was decided to leave the choice of coal m the hands of the headmaster. The Education Board wrote, stating that the Board's clerk of works had instructed the Foreman to oyerhaul the Hampstead school, and if such -works as came within the Board's province to deal with would be attended to.— Received. The Board of Education notified the committee that a sum of £77 3s 9d, representing the amount due for teachers' salaries for May, had been paid to the committee's account at the Union Bank.—Received.. The Education Board informed the committee that it had agreed, on the recommendation of its inspector, to appoint a probationer to the school. An offer from Professor Bickerton to give an entertainment m Ashburton, partly m, aid of the committee's, funds, was declined, as members did'not think the conditions such as to warrant, the committee m accepting the, offer. '■ ■ The Headmaster reported as follows: From April 19 to June 4 the attend-, ance had averaged 162.6 boys and 132.8 girls, a total average of 295.4. . The present roll number is 177 boys and, 156 girls; total 335. The average attendance for the quarter ending March 31 was 281. The figures given showed that there had been a steady increase m the average roll and attendance. Twenty-six pupils had been promoted from the Infant room to Lower Standard I. This had necessitated such adjustment of school furniture, etc., that any large meeting of ratepayers i or electors would have to be held/m the Headmaster's old room m future. It was suggested that an application be made to the Education Board for ! sky-lights for all rooms, except Miss Fawcett's, and for two lylo-plate blackboards. It was stated that the'present system of lighting was x altogether wrong, and that the light should come from the ends of the building and from thft ceiling. ' ' ...''> The school teachers Jnad been' consulted as to the best means of "raising funds for the committee, and they had suggested that one or more concerts be organised or that an operetta be got up, the children to provide one-half of the programme. ■ ' It was resolved to ask the teachers to meet the committee next Tuesday I night at 7 o'clock, with the object of I discussing what steps should be. taken | to hold an entertainment, with a view augmenting the funds of the committee. ; . ... The question of improved lighting for the school was left in' the hands of the chairman and the Headmaster. ■ ' It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Andrews, to apply to the Educa- ! tion Board for three additional; chairs for the use of the;teachers. Accounts amounting to £8 9s 9d were passed for payment, and this concluded the business.