AKAROA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 5529, 17 September 1929, Page 1

AKAROA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

•COMMITTEE MEETING. A meeting of the .Comiriiittee of the Akaroa District OLgh School was held fast week when there, ware liresent 'Messrs A. IM. Heil.ps (chairman), Rev. €. L. Wilson, F. Wright, W. Gi'een, T. 'E. McKenzie and W. Jacobson (Sec.)

'Mr Green reported that he and Mr Armstrong had got native trees from Mr Bert; Catte-rmole and with those the boys had .'brought about 150 ha'd ■been' planted in the sc'hoo-1 grounds. It was decided to thank Mr. Cattermele for the young trees and Messrs Arnv.trong >and Green 'for supervising the planting of same.

The chairm'an rcponted regarding send-offs tendered to Miss?s Me D'onaild, Infant Mi&tresw and E. Coupor, Secondary Assistant. ■Mr Green reported he and the se'ci'citary had inspected 1 the chemicals cupboard at the school and it would be a costly matter to put same under lock and key and 'in view of n new school in the near future did not recommend applying to the Board for a new cupboard.

t It was deci'ded the Chairman see f Mr Arnold aibout the matter. The Headmaster. iMr P. A., Mickle, . ; reiported as foMo;w.s : "I have to report that (the average E attendance for the quarter just 1 ed was 87 ou't of a toll of 102 in the > Pri'imry Department. In the secondary depantment the 'average for last marter was 32.8 arid '.the present roll is 34. Mi : ss Lea is rel'ieva'ng -in the Infant Rocm of the Primary Department, and Mi'ss Joyce is temporariily appointed assistant in the Secondary iepartment. The basket 'ball and football teams laid a visit t:o Little Akalcia at the ;nd of last tenm artel a visit to Lyt- - el'ton r.ext week is anticilpated. It 1 s hops'd 1 'that othe<" High School :eams will pay us a visit. , I would like to have the glass repaired to the door of classroom j fhis was broken "before I came. There f _ 's .an unsig'htly heap of asphalt on , :.he ground at the back of the school, j The contractor sbo-ui'd Ibe made to ■remove teame. ; I shall Ibe .g-'ia'd to haive a cricke't ; -et for the boys as they have no Tvaiterial for summer game." It was decided t'he glass in door be'eiplaced and the contract/or be seen ;e removal! of 'asphalt. 'A circui'.'-ar letter was received frcm the Ne!w 'Br.iightoni Borough Council ociinting out the' 'advantages of the Borough 'for school'picn.i'cs and the special provisions made' for their being 'held there. •; The Canteilbury iSchool Committee's Association wriote enclosing an: dress iby Dr. Hanlsen re Junior High: School system. They atfso enclosed a' s :incu!;ar leltter in regard to shorten-. - ing the seicond £!choo:l term by havi'ng ■He schoiol .'WoMid'aya early in' August -rfstead o'f m rAugust and Septerriber. i 'or wemep /" i't is the best tashion iri'l roduce'd' for "be-iauSe-it steadies'the newes i ' Every smcker 'knows that. But-much'de-pends- on the quality.,of the- tobacco, g Brands full of nicotine won's "rest _ the nerves", and may- affect, the heart \nd unfortunately, most of the imP'Oi^t'ed. tobaccos contain aft excess of nicotine, an which respect they differ , essentially 'from' the brand's produced by the National Tolbabco Go., Ltd., (the pioneers o'f the tobacco industry in' New Zealand'), which, ibe ing comparatively free fi:orr< nicotine, may be smoked all day long and no harm done. These tobaccos owe their delightful fragrance and' delicious aroma largely to the fac't that they arc toasted. No other tobaccos are. Ask for Riverhea'd Gold (imii'ld), Navy Cult.or ''CavencMs'h' (medium), or Cut Plug No. 10 (full-strength).