CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 126, 28 May 1914, Page 7

CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

The ordinary ineelin, or the Auckland City Schools Committe was held ..n Monday. Present: Mr. .1. Ttvvitlii. k irliuiriiiaiu. Mrs. V K. Bauuie. Messrs .lames Francis Ilos. king. T. ti. B.tterill. Wm. Millar. .1. Charles Sharpies. Arthur Ite.sc. I", li. Me.izlun and W. Kane. Welcome to I.idy Member. The , Inirman welcomed Mrs. l_i,iin«- and the other! U.ewiy-eleetAxl members ~f ihe eniunUCo". j lie expressed pajnlenlar pleasure ai ihe re-^ turn of Airs Baume. as there were so many | lof the fair sex on the i-a.-hinz stall' that it | vvas well tn liave some on 11 , .limit tee ; ' There w_s a tendency in think thai the; work of the school committees was a nesii- , gible quantity. He contended, however, thai J the work of ihe school committee vvas most ! important. The nation's future s-tren_ttii wtls in its children of to-day. Therefore those who were etu_a_."sl j., tae mental and physical development of ihc .v,.iin__ were doin_ a noble work. Mr. in supportinc the chairman's remarks, said this was ihe tirst time the committee was honoured by having a lady as a member. •Secretary.--- Mr. .1. S. Small, who had been secretary to the committee for thirty years, beine iv ill-health, il vvas n-solved to accept the "kind offer of Mr. Taillv 1,, ntHi'i:i'ie ns secretary pro teni. Accounts.- -Ac.-ount.s duly vouched for totalling £47 .../fl were passed for payment. Maps nf School Districts. ■ The Board of Education notified that it was unable to supply up-10-dale maps ot the sch.vnl district tn ih vmm.ittee. The loiter slated that . maps could be seen al the nflicc of the Board. Mrs. Raumc moved thai a request be sent tn lhe Board for a Irncliit: nf the 1 boundaries of the di-Strict. The chairman . said what Ihev warned v»as i.. know who ' was entitled to vole at the elections nr school committees. Mr.-. Haurnc's motion was rhen adopt fri. . Nelson Street Sc_nol. The headmaster notified <__> children nn the roll, with an , average attendance of .".fIS.