ORMONDVILLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Bush Advocate, Volume XI, Issue 869, 9 December 1893, Page 2

ORMONDVILLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

— ♦ The usual monthly meeting of the ] above Committee was held on Tburs- c day evening. Present— Messrs Groom c (chair), Davis, Skinner, Wright, 1 rocker and Garforth. a Correspondence— From the Educa- \ tion Board, stating that the holidays would commence on the 21st inst, and v end on 27th January. From the Education Board, enclos- f ing report on the recent examination, 1 which was aa follows :— School c examined November 20tb and 21st, t 1893. Headmaster, Mr J. C. Westall, t L.L.B. Staff and distribution:—

Standards VII, VI, V, IV, nnd 111, Mr Westall ; (Standard 11, Miss Grant ; Standard I and Preparatory pupils, Miss Palmer. There were 99 pupils attending, 63 of whom were in standards, 50 passing. The percentago of passes was 50*5. Kemarks.— Although this school has suffered much from a succession of bad weather, followed by an epidemic of measles among the i children, the results are very satisfactory, the percentage of passes being over 50 for tha y«ar. Much of this satisfactory result may be se; down to the determination of the Afaster not to close the school, and though the attendance during the sickness was poor the children- were able to continue their studies at the earliest possible moment. It is pleasing to find in the school such a large number of pupils above the third standard, two of them being in Standard VII. In all classes very fair work wqs done, but there has been a falling-off in ! writing and in the style of exercise books, and these aspects of the school work should icceivo much additional attention during the coming year. In other respects the results are satisfactory. Standard I deserves separate mnution, as the progress made is unusually good, reading, writing, and arithmetic oeing well in advance of the requirements. The preparatory pupils are doing well, and considering the bad weather and prevalent sickness very good progress has been made. There is an earnestness in this department which is very noticeable, and the children are in good bauds. The progress is in every respect satisfactory. Altogether the school has passed a creditable examination, considering the character of the obstacle* met with during the year. The registration is in accordance with departmental regulations. — I Signed) H. Hir.t, 8.A., F.G.S., Inspector of Schools. The Hsadmaster reported as follows :— The Chairman Ormondville School Committee. Sir,— l have the honor to present my usual monthly report on the above school. Tha annual examination was held on the 20th and 2lst ingt , and according to the Inspector's notes the report should bs a good one. I anticipate certain reflections on the writing and exercise books, which were certainly not up to our usual form. This -was because amid so many pass subjects, with a school weakened by absentees, I judged it best to neglect certain subjects in order to have any chance at all with the others, and thus we let the books, both copy and exercise, look after themselves. It gives ma great pleasure to bear witness to the excellent work done by the assistant mistress and the pupil teacher during the past year. Both these ladies have made every effort to carry out tbeir duties and my wishes. The result has been tbat, in spite of all difficulties, the effects of recent epidemics can only be traced in the decrease, in the pay of the teachers, and not in any falling off of school efficiency. I trust, therefore, that your committee will not fail to cake due notice of the work of these ladies, and so afford them that encouragement so dear to the heart of the average teacher. I have decided to hold a school concert on the 15th inst., and to give away the prizes on the 20tb inst., or other day on which the school breaks up I also beg to propose to your committee that as the work ot the last three months has been sevei c, the Christmas holidays be extended to the end of January. Repairs r During the holidays I suggest tbat the looso door handles be refitted, and aho that some attention be given to the front posts of the school fence. They are gradually leaning over more and more, and sooner or later the fence must go to pieces if not rehabilitated. — lours, etc., J. C. Westall, L.C.B. Attached to this was a schedule of the average attendance of the different classes, and number of times those who failed were absent. Following is a list of the successful pupils in the examination ;— Standard Vll— Mary Brabazon, Amy Siddells. Standard V— Louis Flank, Ormond Smith, James Smith, Mary Fothergill, Rosie Allen, Florrie Brabazon, Sophie Thomson. Standard IV— William Marsh, Sophy Reisima, Mary England. Standard 111 — Cbarles Smith, Edward Baines, Sydney Groom, Florence Packer, Mary Skinner, Elieu Leach, Sarah Allen. Standard ll— Edward Bai, Oscar Olsen, Arthur Pettersen, William Calendar, William Smith, Albert Andrew, Nellie Marsh, Alice Thomson, Florrie Siddells, Alice Gardner, Obristabel Allen, Emma Hansen, Ada Gilmor«, Clara Reisima, Annie Andrew. Standard I— Loicester Redward, Herbert Benbow, John Ward, James Allen, Walter Marsh, George Ashley, William B«nho>p, James Andrew, John Howes, Adolf Amundsen, Fanny Forward, Gertrude Skinner, Johana Marcussen, Elsie Alexander, Clara Packer, Nellie Haley, Lizzie Haley, Harriet Palmer. Preparatory ll— Ernest Forward, John Rusmussen, Thomas Smith, Arthur Wood, Dinneford Redward, Olaf Nicholaisen, Harry Thomson, Richard Bsnbow, Eruest Baines, Charles Linnehan, Emily Gardner, Lottie Gilmore, Ethel Siddells, Isabella Skinner, Jane Marsh, Mabel Wright, Mabel Gardner, Annie Reisima, Norah Linnehan. The Master's report and the Inspector's report were adopted. Mr Groom moved, that this committee, having read tbs examination report on the school, wish to place on record their hearty appreciation of the way in which the Master, Mistress, and pupil teacher have carried out tbeir duties.— -Seconded by Mr Davis and carried. The rspairs to the doors were left in the hands of Messrs Groom and Garfortb. Accounts amounting to ,£7 were passed for payment. This was all the business.