HEAVY DEMANDS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 48, 6 December 1940, Page 3

HEAVY DEMANDS

FOR JUVENILE LABOUR. EFFECT ON SCHOOL ROLL. TECHNICAL PRINCIPAL’S REPORT The Ashburton Technical High School Board of -Managers met last evening, when there- were present Mr H. Watts (chairman), Mrs F. Curtis, Messrs J. H. Harper, A. Brown, E. Buchanan,- L. L. Ait-ken, S. Mitchell, -T. Shaw, W. Bram ley, W. S. Kerr and A. T. Saunders.

The financial statement showed that there was a credit balance of £441 18s Sd.

Mr Buchanan was congratulated on his election a§ Deputy-Mayor of Ashburton.

A letter from the Director of Education (Dr. Beeby) set out details of the changed school bus allowance to pupils attending the secondary schools in Ashburton.

The Principal (Mr W. Crawford) reported that since the previous meeting four pupils had left, three having accepted positions, and one left the district. The roll stood at 223, the lowest it had been at this stage for some years, and 4.7 fewer than in December of last year. This circumstance was due to the heavy demands for juvenile employees during the year, no fewer than 94 pupils having been placed in permanent employment in that period. The evening school cjosed on November 20, and would re-open on February 24. The annual display of work would be held next Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m., and on Tuesday afternoon lrom 1.30 to 4 p.m. Special features would consist of demonstrations of spinning and weaving, on both hand and pedal looms, a demonstration -of folk dancing, and drill by the girls, a mannequin parade, and an exhibition of rhythmic touch typing. Members of the Board and contributing bodies, and parents were invited to view the display.’ Advice had been received that three students of the evening school were successful in passing in various subjects in the examination of N.'Z. Institute of Secretaries. Six pupils in the domestic department of the day school passed the Plunket Society’s mothercraft examination, fomv of them with honours. Patriotic Activities —The boys of the school co-operated in the recent drive for bottles, books and scrap metal in connection with the patriotic appeal. The girls, too, were very busy in the preparation and artistic packing of sweets for sale by the patriotic committee on Friday and Saturday next. A very -large quantity of ingredients, including about 2001 bof sugar had been' collected, and the school desired to thank parents -and friends of the school who so generously helped in. this respect.- j" Gifts of material—He -acknowledged Mr F. Smallbone’s gift of a 12-volfc D.C. generator in excellent condition. This %io-uld prove most valuable in the electricity and' motor processes classes. The chief speaker tfit tl«e- break-up ceremony would be Mr A. M. Hollander (president of the Canterbury Manufactureres’ Association), Mrs A. N. Grigg would present certificates and trophies. The school tierm. would- end on. Friday, December 13 and would resume on Tuesday, February *4.