MOUNT EDEN SCHOOL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 165, 14 July 1928, Page 17

MOUNT EDEN SCHOOL.

MEETING OF COMMITTEE

The monthly meeting of the Motint Eden School Committee was held on. Wednesday evening. Mrs Benfell, one of the candidates for the Education Board, briefly addressed the members, and answered a number of questions. The chairman reported that the board's architect had inspected the buildings, and promised that they would be painted and renovated as soon as possible during the present year. Alterations to the buildings had been contemplated. but the committee considered it would be better to build a unit of two or more classrooms as part of the complete neif school * buildings,. which were urgently needed.

A tote was passed for the establishment of libraries in each of the classrooms on the basis of one book per scholar.

It was reported that the supply of hot cocoa daily to scholars at a cost of threepence each per week was greatly appreciated, and was availed of by over 200, children each day.

The committee of the Kowhfti Junior High School reported that the Department was considering discontinuing this system of education. It was decided strongly to protest against such action, and to recommend the extension of the junior high school system to other districts.

It was also decided to support the' Pamell Committee in an endeavour to secure the replacem|nt of Parnell School, which is in a dilapidated condition.