BOROUGH SCHOOL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 26, 10 November 1936, Page 8

BOROUGH SCHOOL

PENDING CHANGES IN STAFF.

PROTEST BY THE COMMITTEE. The Ashburton Borough School Coni'* mittee met last evening, when the! chairman (Dr. J. Connor) presided. There were also present Messrs W. H. Sarney, W. G. Welsh, L. Christmas, W. 0. J. Osman, N. L. F. Wood, and W. K. Waters. The Canterbury Education Board advised that it had decided to remove the school entrance gate at the corner of Short and Park Streets to a safer position. The Board also wrote informing the Committee that in consequence of the alteration in the status of the school, as disclosed by the attendance for the period ended October 2, on which! period grades were fixed for the ensut ing year, it had been necessary to notify Mr S. W. Gower that he must hold himself in readiness to transfer to another position when opportunity offered. The Chairman: It seems an absurd position. The same applies to Misg Cruickshank. After the headmaster had made J* statement in committee, it w'as decided to write to the Board expressing a desire that Mr Gower and Miss Ouickshank should be retained, on the staff. The committee decided not to purchase Coronation badges for the chib* dren, several members expressing the opinion that the money would be bette* spent on films. Mr T. Nuttall, the committee’s delegate to the Canterbury School Committees’ Association, forwarded a report on the.last meeting of the Association. The headmaster reported that the roll number was 428, while the average attendance had been 364.3, 392.2, 387.9, and 390. The health of the pupils had improved, although a few were away on account of illness. Misses Lucas, Raven and McCaughem had left on October 30 to take up positions at Rakaia, Geraldine, and Woolston respectively. Miss Cruickshank, of Geraldine, and Miss Thomas, of Addington, had taken up permanent positions at the school, and Miss Robinson was relieve ing in place of Miss Lucas. Mr Colquhound added that the school had gone up to grade 68, and this might necessitate more changes in the staff. Dr, Baker and Nurse Jaine had visited the school, reporting very favourably oq the health of the children. Continuing, he stated that the proficiency examination would be held at the school on November 27. A visit to the hatchery had been put off until, after the examination. He added that if money was to be spent on improvements he would like to see a concrete border round the native shrubbery. It wias decided to send a letter of thanks to Archdeacon A. J. iPetriei who judged the tulips at the school flower show. It was resolved that a letter of sym* pathy be sent to the relatives of the late Mr H. M, Jones, a former member of the committee. - Reporting for the visitors, Me Waters said the teachers appeared fairly well satisfied. However, new wal{ blackboards were required for the infant rooms. Mr Waters supported Ml! Colquhoun’s request for concrete kerbi ing. 4 ;■! The matter of obtaining prices foi! the concrete work was left with Ml! Waters, and it was decided to apply to the Education Board for new blackboards, with beads at the bottom. (j The commitee, with the addition of the headmaster and Miss Cruickshank* with Dr. Connor chairman, were appointed a general committee to control the flower show in February. Messrs Waters, Christmas, Colquhoun and Gower, and Miss Cruickshank were! elected- a schedule committee. Dr. Connor and Mr Christmas were appointed visitors for the month.