SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12968, 22 November 1907, Page 4

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

♦ . , The last meeting of the East Christ-; ,' church School Committee' was attend- - ed by Mr John Jamdesoti (-___intns4i>J . Dr. H. McClell-nd Inglis, Measra A. .. 0. Andrews, J. W. Butler. G. W. C. Smithson, H. W. Wait, and W. F. » Hilson (secretniry). A letter waa ta_- ■ eeived from Mrs' Jessie Wagsfcaff resigning her position-as aseastai-V nua-. . tress et the Gloucester street eebool upon appointment.- to - the Nonnai '' School. It was resolved to accept this > wdtth -'i% written expression'of- appreci- : i ation of hor sea-vices good wishes . for her future welfare, lfttt SSMeHalty j to the Board of Education-wMto' fop- . i warding tho rules regulating the «rtn- j petition among scholars alt/the exhl-. | bition of the products of school fptv- - -'< dens to held in March next. On the | application of Mr John' H. Howell, di- ' < rector of the Technical Cohere* one . guinea was voted towards prises for • scholars attending the technical elaases. Th© "headmaster reported an average - -ttondance of 892 out of 1139. pupils on th© roll at Gloucester street school, and at South Belt 68 out of. 94. Swim-' - Bring classes of 80 boy* and 80 girls had been formed. Tho headmistrces' at Phillip_town reported un average at* tendanco of 154 out of 181 boys, and. 110 out of 149 girls on the roll. Mis* - Wtuchop and Mr A. R. Blank .were - appointed swimming instructors to the * girls end boys respectively. Permission was granted to the headmaster.to take the cadets into camp alt Ashburton. It was decided thai the proposed re-flooring of certain of the „ rooms would afford ■_ good opportunity for tho introduction of dual desks, and ' it was resolved to approach the Board on th© anatter. Sir Wait, on behalf of th© Visiting Committee, reported as to the condition of the school*, empbetsising the remarks of tbe hcadtrn-isteir' on several subjects. Messrs Aiken. An--dr_—.«. and Butler were appointed the Visiting Committee for the next-four weeks.