OKAIN'S SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2065, 26 June 1896, Page 2

OKAIN'S SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

■Thexsuelmonlhly meeting School Committee wasneld on Thursday,

lune 18th. Present—Mesare'E.W. Hfirrie si* Chairman , ). A -E. Harris, H. Harru and .

E. Hunt. Correspondence was rofid 'from Mt Walker, acknowledgin-g receipt of mittee's letter, asking him to rccorieider lii-a rpsignation l ; also thanking the : Cotnmltteß forthe teetimonial received by him. From Board, enclosing 'Inspector's report xon examination held May -61b, as follow^::—

Pass Subject*-—Standard 6-: Presented 3 ; present 3; passed 3. Standard 5 : Preieentad 7 j present 7 ; excepted 4j failed 2;, parsed 1. Standard 4: Presented 8;

present '8 ; exceptad 1; failed 2: passed 5. Standard 3 : Presented 10; present 10 :

failed 2 ; passed 8. Standard 2: Presented 6 ; present 6.; failed 1; passed 5 Standard 1: Presented 9; present 9.; passed

9. Preparatory : Presented 21-; present 17. Class snbjecte (marke oto 100)— Gramxnar 35; history 45 ; geography (S2 only) 80; elementary science, object lessons, &c. 35; mental arithmetic 55. Additional subjects.—Repetition and recitation; fair ; drill and esercieee, fair ; finging, very fair; needlework, excellent:;, comprehension of roadirie lessons, very fair. Organfeition.—S.S. 6-3, Mr Woo. H. Wa'ker, head-master-; SS. 2, 1 end Preparatory clnasos, Mrs Anna M. E. Walker, A.IF. General Remarks. — Except in Standard 5, where irregular attendanca has rendered real progress iruposeiblo, the results of examination njay generally be classed ac fair; although in the case of

those pupils TV bo pasa into A higher darrl- there is do portion of'the work to which special merit can be a>eribed, -end ,„ there few few individuale able to dispense * v with a more or lees lenient interpretation of some requirement. In siandards 6 - to 3. re generally very well done, and writitg is fair, whila reading, drawing, arithmetic and geography are subjects in which weakness ie more-apparent. In the lower division of -th» school, -standards 2

antf 1 are, ontbe whole, fairly entitled to promotion as marked on the schedules, although signs of carleesneee in work are not uncommon. The profioiency and pro-< grc.Bß of the preparatory classes are β-s good Dβ may be expected, while their woifc has to bo done in a room et) hampered and. undopirablp. Among class and additional subject*, gengrepliy and oeed'ework ebow speciel merit. Thos. BITCHIB , Inspector.

Popile who have paesed late J examin.a. trot).—Sw.nderd VI,: J no. Harris, Reginata Maeon end Wrn. Moore* Bt*jid»rd

V.: Ambro«B Harrie. Staoiard IV.: Archibald Ware, Arthur Moore, Alice MeConnell, Rechnei McConnell, Annie Mould. Ft ndard TIL; Thomaa Ehrrip, H>rold» Moore. Ronald Robinson, Alex. McK.«y, Ruby Harris, Jane Hurrip, Ethel Harris, Murile Moore. AlUn M%Fon. Mary Waliece, Mafgaret Wallace, Marian Hart, Esther Holland. Standard I.: Bsßil Ware, A'fred Osborn, Edmund Wallace, R. Monlrf. Robin Robinson. Ellen Harrie, -Louisa Harri*. Stella Graham, C.

Mpore,

Mr A. E. fljirrie -moved and Mr Hnn"t

seconded."' Thrt conaidering the diffi-ul-tiee undtr which the inaj-tar has laboureß fort'ie p«rt y< nr, the rpport-fce 'considered v.ny fair." ) It was arranged that a picnic 'ba helfl on Wednesday, the 24th at the School Gro'i-"}, and the prz s be given out in the b 1 rooon. The Chairman reported tha Bince laet meeting R. Sbackel had supplied one and a ; ha!f cords wood at I7s per cord. It wa« resolved one end a half cords more be ordered. The Secretary wan instructed to order cix panes of glaes, 16in by 24iu, for echoed

windows. The proceed of late entertainment In aid of fund were reported as £3 3s. Accounts were paseed for payment :— J. Robinson '(goooV) £1 9-" Id ; G CoHirve (prfze«) £4 ; Jus. Herris I9a; G. Hunt 2*, The meeting 'then adjonrrred.