SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 95, 22 April 1922, Page 14

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

THE ANNUAL ELECTIONS. g§ HOUSEHOLDERS' MEETINGS. As usual, interest will probably be keenly shown'in'the annual school committee meetings which are to be held in the various districts on Monday night next. On this evening meetings of householders will be held, and the committees elected last year will give mSi account of their stewardship." The annual reports will be ■ presented and discussed., and afterwards the new committees will be elected for the ensuing twelve months. .The interest of parents in the conduct ><X the schools where their children are Ifjught has not always been so keen as it, is to-day. and even now there is room for a great'improvement in this respect. That the householders in some districts

Nt any rate are keenly alive to the position 'is, shown by the large number of nominations for positions upon the committees. UIOM-KKA. The ii-i = i roar with the Remuera Schools Cnnxnl'tee has b-en rather au auxlous one. ,« the eamtatton allowance has proved o„i-e insufficient to .enable the committee t* no all it desired in the way of supplying *lationcrv and other scholastic necessities for the u* P of the pupils. The report ot the committee also showed the sehoo to 1,. overcrowded, especially in the Standard II classroom. The committee strenuously Hii.l effective!* oppose.] the Education Roard taking over the building for other purposes. With regard to the householders direction concerning artultiohal playing area negotiations of a lengthy and involved nature had heen proceeding between I he nr- bodies interested, lint so far nothing de-nlte bad ben decided. The grounds in fro-t or the Meartowhank School still maintained their -beauty, and much credit whs due to Mr. Stauion. first assistant, for. the"imprest taken Iv supervising the care ot the Mower gardens and lawns. Although the Cornwall l'nrk School was a new one. built to accommodate 2UQ pupils. 300 had j now heen admitted. Being already over- j crowded, numbers had been refused admission, thus showing the urgent need for | additional accommodation. Strong represeu- | tatinns had been made 'o the EdncaOon i Board iv this respect, tint the financial . sXringenrv precluded Immediate reliefMost favourable reports had been received from the inspectors concernluj? the work at the three schools. .

.XEWTON. According to the animal repori •>' Hie Newton School Committee there, are al present on the roll or tb° Newton West School. 832 children. whiles SO4 are attending the Newton Ehs: School. During the past year a big- standard of efficiency had heen maintained praoricaliv ail the p:ipils presented at tbe'examinalinu gained their proficiency certificate. At the last meeting of bonier bolders il was recommended that the hchool district be divided into two. but on the matter Iwi-g referred to the Education TJoard. the Board notified that consideration <it this proposal was beiug deferred pending the erection of a school at 'Mennle's Unserve. The committee met the Auckland Board and discussed a proposal by the __ucation Department to erect a temporary school at Memiie' Reserve or temporary classrooms at both schools. The •committee protested against the taking of Key part of the present playground.». requesting the board to erect a wiug of the proposed permanent school ou Mennle's Reserve, believing that If a movable school were erected ou Mennie's Reserve.it would only defer the building of the permanent school indefinitely.

; i IEPSOM'S GOOD RECORD;

The annuM -»nnrf of the Kpsbm .School rbmnilttce fur the year ending February 2S last, states that the attendance shows £ slight' Incren sc. the -timber on the school roil being 630. with an average of CO*. Ueing 40 above lost year, which entitles (he school to au aiblition.il assistant As on prevlons occasions the pupils have shown marked efficiency, the Inspectors reports being mo=t favourable. They state that the work of the school had attained a very high standard of" efficiency throughout, and the children had shown a teen spirit in their worl:. \s a result of the suggestion by the householders at the last annual meeting, the committee has put their best energies foremost, and raised on amount for the improvement of the school grounds. A school improvement committee was duly formed, and Sir. Marshall was appointed secretary, and we are indebted to him for the valuable services rendered. Altogether £_GG was collected, which-' carries with It the Government subsidy, _ for £. 7 /Unfortunately the committee were unable toiget definite information ns to whether the subsidy would be payable or not, consequently operations weer delayed as It would be Impossible to undertake any earth work unless grass could be sown, and which would have had to be done during last month. However, in November nest This work will be put in hand and completed after the holidays. ■ ■■ •''■' ■'• ■

The committee desires to place on record their thanks to the headmaster and staff for the splendid results obtained. The year's work has been extremely creditable, and is all the more, appreciated In view of the-fact that", the staff has been considerably disorganised during the past year.

The Income for- the year just closed was £135 12/6, and" the expenditure £103 0/6, leaving a credit balance of £32-12/.

",: ■J»A«NEL_. :-':.;

i The Parnell.. District School Committee mentions in its annual report that as a consequence of the' strenuous.efforts of the committee to obtain a new "site for the school, the Education: Board lias been in negotiation with "the -Church of England Diocesan Trust Board re the acquisition of the Native Scnool;';. site in Gladstone Road for the purpose of building a new school for this district:, very little progress has been made owing to the veto put on the scheme by- the Minister of Education. The Education Board la now trying to obtain the adjoining estate to St. Stephen's School .for. thia purpose.'--and are already In negotiation .with the Diocesan Trust Board re tUe'sa-me.' "i ; ;Th'e suggestion is made that the. of householders urge upon the. Minister of Education the need for the acquisition of a new site. The financial * position of the committjee is very unsatisfactory. Although a slight increase in the-amount of the capitation was made at,:tbe end of V>2o, it is still not sufficient >,to meet, the constant demands of an old school, such as this: the upkeep of which necessarily increases as time goes on owing to the age of the school. Although the balance sheet on February 28, 1922, shows a credit balance of £40 2/, the position at the present moment is entirely reversed, as there is a debit balance of about £30. The committee wish to place on record Its appreciation of the good work done by _ the headmaster. Mr. F. Murphy, who' has been well supported by a loyal staff. If the school cannot maintain a much higher attendance than It Is doing at present, it may lose the services of an assis-

EDEXDALE.

r>ZHZ<J epor K ?* the Edendale School ■Committee states that the roll number at the end of the year, l<)21 was 7!>t? and the average for the year 697.' The roll number at present Is about 800. The work for the year showed a high state of efficiency. The inspector, in his report, said: Good methods have been used with skill and intelligence, and have produced creditable results. The children are mannerly and industrious and show a fine workin" spirit. Tbe headmaster keeps in touch with the work, and the junior teachers are receiving a satisfactory training In' their profession. The efficiency of the school is good." The annual examination results showed that in Standard VI. there were 49 pupils, all of whom passed, 46 obtaining proficiency and three comnetency certificates. - Those presented in the scholarship examinations all passed, but were not sufficiently high to be awarded scholarships. An honours board had been presented by the committee and friends: 10 names were already inscribed on it. The school continued, as in previous years, to take a great Interest in sports. The branch school at St. Albans, Dominion Road, had a roll number of 107 with an average attendance

i j,. XOMIXATIO.NS. Mangan Browne; •dVn" WHH«T^ Br ' mle £- Louis Tiffin HaselSpHng W„i„,-.°Hl na _A OM ' William James

Stanley Bay.—Nominations received are: Mrs. Ross, and Messrs. Brown. Bramley, Hazelden. White. Wilson. Harvey. Jones. Linder. Spring, and Turbott. Avondale.—ll. A. V. Bollard, P. ,T. Brown. A. Feltou. A. Donaldson, H. A. Harrison. A. Fringle, A. Rogers. J. N. Somervell, T. H. Spargo, W. J. T*U,'ina;Wi J. Thonip- : son. " -*"-•--■ •'' ■ .■':';•' Takapuna.—F. Baechmann. A. J. Brawn, I C. Brinsden. M. Bruce. J. Collins, T: W.-r , Christy, .1. 1.. Davidson. •!. Henderson.". V-; Kingsford. W. I,isk. Mrs. E. Maw, G. Mill', .T. K. Penning. A. Kappard. J. Sheehau, Mis. M. Webber.

Newton.—lt was thought that au election would be unnecessary in connection with the Newton School Committee, as the required number ot. nominations' were received, but a belated nomination received yesterday, that of Mrs. A. Carter, will cause a ballot to be taken. The letter containing the nomination paper was posteu ou April I_. and the nomination has been accepted as valid. Glen Eden.—The following have been nominated, and beiug the required number, are -declared elected:- Messrs. A. J. Boutlev, A. G. McF.irlane. G. Kdelston. J. KdelF. Constable, G. Peek-am and S. Bourne.