SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 103, 4 May 1925, Page 10

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

NEWTON. Schools Committee ° showa VVer™ strenuous time has been put in bj- the committee. During the year the committee honoured three past chairmen—Messrs J. .Teukin. F. \\ . Bnnsden, -And H. J Donald— at a social, and each was presented with an illuminated address. Mr. Patcrson. who left Newton East to take charge of. Epsom School, -n-as similarly treated by the committee, heveral improvements have been effected at the different schools durin™ the year Xewton West was remodelled during the long holidays, extra light and ventilatiou being the main items in the scheme. At Xewton East a cottage was remove.! in East Street, and more playing space levelled, while old wooden outbuildings were replaced with a brick building. As the Board of Education has applied to the Department for a grant to rebuild this scnool, the committee hopes to see a new school very soon. Great improvements have been carried out at Xewton Central, where a £ (.00 for levelling haa been let. This has been made possible by a grant from tne Department and the efforts of the Indies' social committtee. which has held concerts and bazaars In conjunction with the school committee, the adies committee has also raised enough by socials and bazaar to provide a very one piano, gramophone and records, crocisOT l '■''','" T i l ° examination results on the Whole have been most satisfactory, one boy saining the Kawllngs - scholarship", and lir, gaining proficiency certiticates, and 13 competency. The overhead hall team from .Newton West won the championship for the second year in succession, • forty-one trains competing. The annual meptine will be held in St. ret,. rs Church to-night, and there an- sixteen candidates for nine grate .is follow--' •James Bninl. 'James Blair -Daniel Bradley , ,'FmI, W. H. Brinsclpn. Albert Tonstable Alex. Davie. «Key. Thomas Hallirtaj-. ■(■eorjrn Kerr. Wm. .7. McDonnell -Wm Mills. Charles Morris. W \ Mr/ M, Pirretr. John Taborner. Mrs. T? Tab™ bers) * V ° lliam X - wil *"»- i'Slttlng mem PAPATOETOE. A-t/eiition is drawn in the annual report oftho Tapatoeroc s.-hnr>l rommltep to Uie overnrowflPd state of the main s,-hno! on the (,re,,t South R0.i.1. whi.-h now has a roll-oill of i2(t>u has lve n ne.-espary i" Mxiltar!' aS, V "' lr '" ÜBe a Mr^H " f^ and the position "hnsTeVnm"To""ute't'hat the question of Piilarelnp the school is to he reported upon by the advisory inspivtnr of- the Education B.uird. Some interruption to the i-onrlniilty nf tlie work wns again experienced tbrnuch m-iTiv changes in the teachin- sm ff. during th* twelve months, and the new regulatio:,. requiring teachers to remain approximately two years ill the one position, was most acceptable. The school .was very successful in the annual sports on the Auckland Domain and also in the ph.vsi.-al' drill and singing competitions at thn Winter Show Special mention wns made of the winning of the Aneac Banner, which was presented to the school by Major-General Melville Inst July, ftipntoetne 'obtained first, second, and fifth for individual essay*, and Hie Education Board considered the achievement nne of -exceptional merit. The α-lmnl was gradually becoming possessed ~f „ g,,,,d rl.'iil of prapfrtyt lYia tnsurance un ivhi,-h aninunlnl to ic::r,o. line ..f the |r.-st additiuns was an honours l.oard. inscribed with the names of Scholarship wlnn.TS. N-15.,,, M.,r!ey nns successful In gaininu- n Jiinii.r s.hulArship this year,-, and five others d>t fr-e . j.lnws. A sum of t:i< had been p.ii.l t.> tli>' Eiinentlon Board for subsidy i-inning purposes, anc\ CV.', was In hand f>>r repla.-inu th>picket fence on tli- c,r.:ir Son.. Uoad frontage by a rock wall nhr , two feet high. The annual home inird.-.is' enmpelition wns particularly sui'ce«sful, and in the. vegetable sectiun ninny of th.- pro.lmts were of high quality. The Inspector commented upon the scientific methods u«ed A supply of corn! artealnn w<-ll water had been made available at the school during tin- prnloneed vncntion. and the question of smitatiuii had bei-n satisfactorily settled by tl,e Innnciirnii.in nf a limited saiiitnr>- ii-rvli-L in Hi.- .lisi rl--r. li was tnentioiied that no .hsi-s of Infantiln paralysis iM-i-urriil ninnnc pupils of the sehonl durin- the recent epidemic. The rommlttee had aenln fnunn -he Krauts nf the U.iar.l quite Inadequate for keeping -he grounds and school in good order, anil much had to be dont , by voluntary effort.