NORTH LINWOOD.
Th© first meting of householders of the _»ortb Linwood School District was held last evening, about 180 householdon. being present. Mr John Jamieson. a member of th© Education Board, was voted' to th© chair.
Tbe report, which was a Tory encouraging ono, ehowed that the sohool was opened on. August 3rd, _____ tho roll number on tbat morning including no fewer than 69 infants. Tho attendance had mado steady progress. Tho following figures shot, the monthly roll number and average attendance from August to December, 1908:—Roll number: August, 233; average, 195. September: Roll number 273, average 239. October: Roll number, 291; average, 244. November: Roll number, 298; average, 254. December: Roll n-__b-_, 303; average, 263. The average for the wholo period -was 239. Great credit vras duo to the master and staff for the progress the children had made.
Eighteen householders wero nominated to act on the Committee. Tbo ballot resulted in th© return of Messrs Benton, Trig©,, Goobe, Milne, taarke, Murray, Sierakowski, and Hardy.
It was decided tihat _ letter he sent t. tho Board, a copy of whioh is to be sent to the Minister, requesting that immediate steps; be taken to provide increased _c_-._______t_o_. for scholars.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13332, 26 January 1909, Page 9
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