ST. ALBANS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11569, 28 April 1903, Page 5

ST. ALBANS.

At the annual meeting of household*** at Bt Albans Mr H. A'Court was wt*i to the chair. There was a good stW* The Committee's report expressed *•£*• faction with the work that, had been dona by the teaching staff at "both schools, and that the attendance showed a ete*dg"; »- oreaae. The hearth of Ui* «W« *** befell good until March, /*« had to *a oksed own* to, aa t *ffaum.» -. ■.j t i i_i , t .7^afa_ki_y_>_i_i

measles. The attendance at the main school was about the sumo ws h_»t year. but in February last the avi:iage attendonce was the best that had been recorded since 1899. Tlie attendance of a large number of children on the roll wa*, however, very unsatisfactory. At the main school the average roll number last year was 487, and the average atterrdance 421, showing that 14 per cent, of the scholars on the roll were absent daily. At the end of March this year the roll number was 609, and the average attendance for the quarter 436. The side school continued to show a marked improvement in attendance, the roll number being 134, with an average attendaiDce of 116. Four scholarships had been gained by pupils attending the mniii sohool, which reflected the greatest credit on the work clone by the headmaster. Technical work was still carried out in th» daeses from the infants u> Standard 11.. and the abolition of fees for the irvmu il training classes had led to a large increase of pupils. Reference was made t<> th" good work that was beinij done by Lie School Committees' Association, wlneh WW "a live institution." 'I he- balance-sheet showed that the receipts amounted to £161 19s Bd, and the expenditure £153 T2» lOd, leaving a balonce of £3 6s lOd. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. In reply to a question, the chairman (Mr Fletcher)'stated that in accordance with a resolution carried at tlie last annual meeting, to the effect that the election ot Boards of Education should be carried out on th.; basis .if the electois' roll, with direct representation, he had written to the Minister for Education and the three iiiein-b.-rs for Christ church with regard to the mutter, and had received acknowledgments thereof, but ho far no action had been taken. On the motion of Mr Chaplin the resolution was re-allirmed. The election of a Committee resulted >w ff.llows:— Me.-r.H R. Fletcher. A. Williams, F Col:'. J. Harrison, C. E. Salter, F. Lucas, R. B. Walker, W. Henley, and Tims. Allen. Votes of thanks to the retiring Committee, the teaching staff, and the chairman were e-arried unanimously. At a meeting of the new Committee Mr I*. Fletcher was appointed chairman, and Mr Cole recroiary.