THE HIGH SCHOOL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 165, 26 April 1935, Page 5

THE HIGH SCHOOL.

KING'S JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS.

SUITABLE BOOKS FOR LIBRARY

The .Board of Governors of the Ashburton High School met this morning, Mr W. T. Lill presiding. There were also present Messrs M. Bruce, H. R. C. McElrea, F. Frampton, John Brown and Dr. G. I. Miller. A credit balance of £lßl 7s 3d was shown in the financial statement, compared with one of £ll3 17s Id last month. The sale of wheat from the school farm had realised £157 los lOd. The headmaster (Mr E. A. Cockroft) ■reported (that the roll-numbfefc 236.

"In accordance with the suggestion of the Education Department," continued the report, "we closed the school on Thursday, April-18, and will re-open on Monday. The school will have a holiday for the King's Jubilee, and will close for the May holidays on Friday, May 10. We shall have two weeks' vacation. . . "During the month 'wo had a visit from the Rev. Dr. Charles Gordon ("Ralph Connor"), who was accompanied by the Mayor (Mr W. H. Woods) and the Rev. R. S. Watson. "In older to protect the windows in the gymnasium from fives balls, I think *it is necessary to build wire frames on them. " "Thanks to the generosity of the Education Department and to the Ashburton Borough Council, we have Is per head to spend on a celebration to mark the King's Jubilee, and on some permanent reminder of the occasion At a conference of headmasters with the Mayor, the entertainment of the pupils was left in my hands. It was also suggested that 6d per head be spent on suitable and appropriate hooks for the library as a more or less permanent memorial. AVith the consent of the Board, I would like to have a jubilee dance in the school." "Farm Report.—The farm report is as follows for next season's crops is well under way, and the bovs are making satisfactory progress ! in' the handling of implements. "We have been allotted a quantity ol Cross 7 wheat, and I have accepted 10 bushels for an area of about seven acres. This area should prove ol: interest to boys and their parents, lne Southdown and Shropshire rams have been collected, and will be returned to their owners in about six weeks time. The sheep yards are now almost deielict and require complete reconstruction. It is quite impossible to deal with the sheep without carrying out this work, and I propose to start rebuilding the yards next month, lne truck purchased for farm use will be most useful." It was considered that the suggestion to provide books for the library as a permanent memento of the Kings jubilee was a good one, and the headmaster's suggestions in this connection were approved. The report was adopted, it being recommended that railway sleepers be procured for the reconstruction ol the railway yards. The Old Boys' Football Club applied for the use of the school grounds for practice purposes, and expressed its appreciation of the kindness of the board in this connection in the past. The application was granted. For the visiting committee, Mr McElrea reported that everything at the school was in good order. Messrs Frampton and E. H. Orr were appointed a visiting committee for the ensuing month.