THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 124, 28 May 1925, Page 13

THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.

" I* ATTENDANCES EXCEED 2000. v • v> \ AI.UE OF LIBRARIES. c i Tile Onmmar Schools Board of Governors met yesterday afternoon, the . hnirmnn . Professor A. P. W. Thomas) , jirpsiding. forwarded by the head teach- « <■:•- -howeil that the total number of pupil* attending the four schools was ■J2(il. At the mnin school in Mountain Roail the attendance totalled S:ifi. while ; lie -ehool for girls nt Howe Street had , h roll number cf S2l. The attendances a? Kn«om and Mount Albert wore SCM) iiwl 41.1 respectively. The report of the I he.iilmnstpr at Mount Albert showed a ' . im-idcrahle inerenec in the school roll. Application for thr services of n score- i taly was marie l,v the headmistress of | p ; lie hpsoni jirlri , F-ch'»ol. In discussing j the application the chairman said Unit i t<e l.cad-teacher o: n school housinc j over jOf) pupils certainly needed the aid .■:* a ?ceret«rv. Believed of a consider- ! .able amount of routine work. *he would I t luif he able tn devote more of her Time to the srhnlars. Tile hoard decided io (approve nf the application and tn instruct the head-mistress to arrange for 'the appointment. j Discussion took place concerning the j worth of the libraries at the four schools I The headmaster at Mount Albert notiI fieri that donation? totalling £4 14/ had i been received for the purchase of books. :In receiving the report, the hoard commented upon the value of the various ! libraries a member stating that the one !at Mount Albert showed room for improvpnie nt. j'ic chairman explained that each school was donated £10 annually for the purchase of reading matter. Tr 'was decided that the subject be fully ennsidered at the next meeting of the board.