NEWTON SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 195, 17 August 1900, Page 3

NEWTON SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

The members of the Newton Schools Committee held their regular monthly -neeting In the Newtoh East School test evening. Presesat: Messrs J. Rosser (chairman), ;G>; Knight (treasurer), J: M. White, 3. D; Gow,-. G. J. Garland,- T. W. Freeman, ■-._•'-■ Peak,; iind.R. James. An apology .was made,.f or; the absence of Mr F. Cresplh. ■ The Chairman said before; entering upon the ordinary business he, would -like to' make reference tioC-ergreat .loss sustainedowing tothe dea*h of the' Bey. "R. Cotttes,; who for more than sixteen years had beeiij the headmaster of the .Newtoh-East School,? Several of the -members spoke •'-. In a most*: feeling manner, t_d a resolution >was fpass-.; ed that a: letter he.forwarded to theshereav-!.' cd' widow,■':convening ~the .Committee's very? sincere condolence and ibspectfulsympathy; with her In'the great trial through whlcn,ehe isnow passlng f and which Is also .keenly! felt by the Committee, the teaching staff,; and' scholars connected'"with the 'school.? Mr'Coates ?had , ;_ways ";• manifested'the1; greatest > Interest "in the - welfare; (nf: , the? school, his; high talents j and exceptional"'; q uallflc-tlons as a teacher being 'earnestly i devoted to the work he^ _&. bo;i_ueh ati heart, and; to, his -excellent management fls* due - to: a (large extent, the high .standard' %Mch the Newton East Schoopholds as a] ■puhllc primary -echDOJ.-* The -Wewton Enstl School w~»8 H clos_d; .yesterday, Afternoon, as a '■'-, mark of respect. ._...,-\ ■•....;..-,',,''.,. ,'-.-, < The schools were examined lnst__afd_ j by I_jpectors: J. Grlenwn, -and-_,:!__, Mul-i

gan at the end of last month. The follow : ing are the reports:— Newton East, Standard 7.20: S6, presented, 50, present £9,' passed. 40; S5, presented 64* < : present 64, pasisedCS; S4, presented 96, pre-* sent 91, passed 78; S3, presented. 93, present' 93, passed 90; S2, presented 79,. present 79, passed 72; SI, presented 75, present isg. passed 68.P., ,199; total presented, 676q present, ■ 451; passed, 404. Notes' on the* ■ passes: -In SI to 5, -satisfactory discretion? has been displayed ih promoting the pupil*, in these classes. Heading in S3 and'S2 wa_j good, and'elsewhere very satisfactory. lai both spelling aud writing satisfactory work was done throughout. Composition In SS amd S4 was satisfactory, nnd in S3 good. Ik artlthinetlc good work was done lm S3, un<& very-satisfactory work elsewhere. The qua" •- llty of the work done In these classes as re_ •vealed by the examination was on the wholfe. , very Satisfactory. Class subjects: Geogra? phy, S2 very good, elsewhere satisfactory* Drawing: SB, 4, good, elsewhere very Satis* ' factory. Grammar:, S3, very good, else. •where very fair. History: Satisfactory. Sci« ence:''Poor. Object.lessons: 'Very satisfac* tory. 'Handwork: S6, fair, elsewhere, very} satisfactory. Additional subjects: Singing*! very satisfactory; needlework, SI fnlr,else<t where good; drill and exercises, satlsface, tory; Instruction,,ln S7 and P, save.lv gram 4 mar, where considerable weakness appear^ ■ '}.', ed, the pupils In S7 showed proficiency li^ . the work of S6, and solved with great readl^ ness questions In elementary enclid and al^ gebra. The P. classes are" being thoroughly and skilfully taught, and are. mnktog ver^ satisfactory progress. The pupils, m thC; upper division can read and spell well, amE ! have a good knowledge of notation, nume* I ration, and the addition tables, as faraa' professed. In the lower division the pupll«f j have made a good'start, and show readl* ■ness iv dealing with various forms of kin- ;, dergarten work. The order and discipline) of the school are very satisfactory, and th«. ? manner and behaviour of the, pupils .verjy , - gOpd.;' '.- - ''A'AA '','-,. /. ; . ' . Newton .West: S6, presented 43, presenS , 42; passed 25; S5, presented 48, present 465.. passed 33; S4, presented 73, present 7% passed 56; S3, presented 01, present 86§ passed 74; S2, presented 81, present BK' passed 79; SI, presentedlo2, present lots passed _B:'P., "169.. Total presented, 007 C present,,42B;'passed, 355. .Note on the pass- ' -es: In SI to 5; The quality of the work la the' pass subjects was oh the whole satis* - factory, Reading was satisfactory in all th* , fclasses except SI, where It lacked ease amS J fluency. Spelling was very satisfoctory, 1r ,' S5, S2, and SI; satisfactory in S4, aaid veryj fair in S3. Writing was good in. S3, aiuf satisfactory elsewhere. Composition was; satisfactory In So, aud very fair In $4 and 3. ' Arithmetic (both slate and mental) was satisfactory In. all' classes. We. fully ap-'" - proyeof the promotions and the claSslfica- 1 tion of the''pupils.'- Class subjects!: Geography, satisfactory (good in S2); drawing, very satisfactory, fair in S4; grammar, .very, fait; history, very satisfactory in S3, satisfactory elsewhere. .Object lessons, . very satisfactory. 'Science, satisfactory in .BS ' ,\i and SO, moderate in, S4. Recitation,. very, ;v/ satisfactory. Additional subjects: Singing;.- V Satisfactory; .; .needlework, very„':..is'nt-'-: y isfactory : drill - and «xercise? s good. InKtruction of r.: A satlsfne? : tory appearance was'iriade by the; several-,-§si sections Of Class P. in all the yrot_, pro« - fessed except the reading of the highest} ■.-/• -.-■!. division, which was o_yfair»; The highest „ division Is not so well advanced in readlug?;,; and in arithmetic as is d<?Rlr_ble In a class about to ho promoted t>> SI. Kindergarten • occupations are receiving due attention in■ ClaBS P. The order, and discipline were very satisfactory, and the manners of the pupils very good. . fl The frequent changes made in the hooka ■ used nt the public schools wn's brought before the meeting,- several; complaints hetag '•'. made by parents who are put to extra expense in supplying:their.children with tlienew, books required. The Committee In-'' structed the Secretary to write to the Board regretting the constant changes, iv the boojes . used for Instructing the pupils.