MANY PUPILS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 51, 10 December 1940, Page 6

MANY PUPILS.

THE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL.

(Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, This Day

The ceremony of breaking-up of the Correspondence School was held to-day at the Town Hall and broadcast for the benefit of parents and children, only teachers of the course being present. Mr S'. H. Roberts, of Tokomaru Valley (chairman of the Parents’ Association) presided and both tlie Minister and thei Director of Education were present. The Hon. H. G. R. Mason paid a tribute to the work: of the headmaster and his staff, and in his address blade special reference to the building of Now Zealand by parents of country children. The Minister bore in mind, too, those children physically unable to attend school personally and extended to them the good wishes of the .Government and himself and the school to tlie pupils arid those associated with them for a Happy Christmas and Good New Year.

The headmaster (Dr. Butchers) in his report said that at the end of the second term this year the enrolment in the primary department was 1780, and., secondary 1251, an 'aggregate of 3031. The number enrolled oil the ground of physical disability was 317. The number of part-time students was 553, and of part-time adult students 495. Other groups comprised 202 junior officers of the P. and T. Department and 58 teachers, of Grade I. and Native schools.