KATIKATI SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 13429, 17 April 1944, Page 2

KATIKATI SCHOOL COMMITTEE

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Various Review tiUctivi ties

(From Our Own Com.for the Katikati Dit School committee ther Hi?i interest shown, and theLln ** Poorly attended. Tlle ********* Thomas presided. * V ' A ' fc

The chairman of the (Mr A. w. Rapiey) and ***% master (Mr Bayliss) ». hea «- reports. ' S<Ue It was reported that thr«> \ teachers and 3G former pupils were serving wlth J*** forces. Three former Jl** sell Monntier, Halford pl; P ' man Holmes had made "the 1 sacrifice,, llpr^

The school roll was no* m secondary <J9, primary 298 A tional room had been app rc ,°' * the secondary department.. There had been mucl. Jj fficu , ~ maintaining a full staff and Ih had been 11 changes i u the £ years. °

School transport required careful supervision as there were six routes in operation: 253 children being Wr . vied to school, and children were conveyed by bus to the Waihi ** ual centre.

The assistance of the school doctor, the school nurse, the distil nurse and Dr. Burstein in assisting to maintain the health of the pupil! was much valued. The health ol the Maori children had necessitated constant care. The erection of j Maori bathhouse had been approved by the Auckland Education Department.

A rural scheme had been planned. but staffing difficulties had decided against its full development. With the help of the Correspondence School and the Wellington Technical College, instruction had bees given in art, Latin, botany, mechanics, instrumental drawing, mechanics and physics. The reports of the school inspectors indicated a definite improvement in efficiency. The public examinations were held (locally and the results reflected much credit on those responsible. The Junior Red Cross Society had been very active under the direction of Mrs Marshall and lately m Martin, 1200 articles being forwarded to headquarters and many parcels sent overseas.

Savings accounts had been established in the Post Office and the National Savings. A radio set and a film strip machine had been installed. A splendid service had been rendered by the Country Library organisation. Gifts of books are acknowledged from the estate of the late Canon Kyall and from Mr W. Wright. A silver cup had been presented J Mrs N. Johnston to be known as tt| Johnston Boys' Cup and was to « competed for by the hous/ foot teams. Successful gala days n been held, the net profits in being £lO2 and in 1944 £lO3Various speakers expressed appreciation of the fine work of the te ers, the services of the school* mittee, and the assistance o£ who had contributed to the spl«* results during the past % The incoming com. Messrs. J. E. B. Warn i**£ H. J. Cooper (secretary), % A. R. Crammer, K. M. Ho • Johnston, R. A. Porter, 0and F. H. Sowry.