Parent – Teacher Association Of Tauranga College

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14929, 17 March 1949, Page 3

Parent - Teacher Association Of Tauranga College

Annual General Meeting-

Held

Most Financial In The Province

In presenting the annual report to the annual general meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association he'd at Tauranga College on Tuesday evening, the secretary, Mr S. H. Lee. pointed out that the extension of the normal period between meetings was due to the fact that a general meeting of members of the association decided to hold the annual meeting in March instead of November, in order to fall in line with other parent-teacher associations under the Auckland Federation. The number of financial members of the association, at the end of the period, said the secretary, stood at 17c>. a fhrure which he felt could be increased to benefit the college and the association.

The speaker pointed out that, during the past year, all the energies of the association had been concentrated ni the provision of amenities on Nicholson Field. These efforts had resulted in the raising of Ihe sum of £990 for this purpose. Raised Through Four Mediums

This money had been raised through lour mediums, continued the report. The first, a direct appeal to the people of Tauranga, supervised by a special committee under the chairmanship of Mr R. W. Jarman, had realised £447. The sec md. a college day at Rugby football, organised by the Principal of Tauranga College, Mr A. M. Nicholson, and Ihe Tauranga Rugbv Union, had yielded £93. A third, a jumble sale, conducted by Mesdames Deniston and De Lisle bad brought in a further £l4O and the opening day junction for Nicholscn Field, in which the Maori people of Tauranga had co-operated with the association and the committee of management, had realised £279. The secretary pointed out that all moneys received for the Nicholson Field fund were kept in a separate acccunt.

All payments on the intercommunication system had been mad? at the beginning of the period, continued, the report. It was pointed out that this system had dqne much towards smoother organisation in the school and had done away with the necessity of hiring a loudspeaker system for out-door functions.

The secretary, on behalf of the executive, thanked all those who had assisted in the collection of funds and done so much towards making the enterprise successful.. The "president of the association, Mrs R. Polley, then thanked Mr I.ee. Mr and Mrs Nicholson, the executive, the press and all other bodies that had given assistance to the association during the past year and expressed a wish that the association should meet with every success in the future. No'>d Fr»r Association Mrs Polley also pointed out 'the need for the association in the Tauranga district, the success of its undertakings and the speed with which the association had grown. The Tauranga branch was, said Mrs Polley, perhaps the most financial parent-teacher association in the Auckland Province. The Chairman of the Tauranga College Committee of Management, Mr L E. Woods, thanked the association for their efforts in raisin** funds for Nicholscn Field on behalf of the committee and assured members that the money would be well spent.' It was decided that a letter of thanks should be forwarded to the retiring chairman of the Tauranga College Committee of Management, the Hon. W. E. Barnard, in appreciation of his services to the committee and to the school. The e'ection of officers resulted: Patron. Mr F. W. Doidge, M.P.; president, Mrs Polley: vice-nresidents'. Mr A.. R.' Cliffe and Mr S. H. Mason; hon. auditor. Mr L. Ward; hon, secretary and treasurer, Mr T. Mu'ir: delegate tn the I-kme and School Association, Mr S. H. Mason; executive, Mesdames Blomquist. Hartley and Heather and Messrs McKenzie, Grinder and Jensen. Staff members appointed were Mr I>e, Mr R. Smith and Miss N. Smith.