SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19851, 12 February 1930, Page 9

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

BECKENHAM. At a meeting of the Beckenhara Be""* 1 Committee there were present: Messrs ■. ». Evison (chairman), H. C. Campbell, C. M. Kirby, J. W. Harris, F. H. Mintrom, W. H. Smith, A. W. Charleson, H. A. Purvis, and P. M. Velvin. M „ . .. The headmaster's report stated that *»* year had opened with a roll number ef 512, the average attendance for the first weeic being 493.1. Miss Hooper had joined the staff with Miss Fleming and Mr Sprosen aa probationary assistants, and Miss Weinngs and Mr Barnett as probationers. - It was agreed to accept an offer received from Mr T. .Vernon Griffiths, Director «* Music at the Normal Training College, to wwn a class for the teaching of pianoforte » the school on Saturday mornings. Some discussion took place on the wort or the school choir under Mr Sidney WiUiamson, and it was decided to invite the epoperation of the teachers and parents in order to increase the membership for - •■* "Tt "was* reported that the work of levelling the paddock is now in progress. Negotiations are proceeding with the object «f securing a basketball ground in the Park. Remits submitted by the Canterbury School Committees' Association were discussed and approved. Arrangements were completed for the school picnic to be held on February 27th at Rangiora. WALTHAM. At the monthly meeting of the Waltham School Committee there were present: Mr J. Hurley (chairman), Messrs 0. Small, B. Bull, N. Sturrock, and W. Haden. The report of the headmaster stated that the school reopened with an attendance ef 572, with an approximate roll number ' of 604. Miss E. Wickes had completed her term as sub-assistant, and -Mis* N. Ward as probationary assistant, while Mr W. Mountfort qualified for entrance to the Training College. In place of those, Mr A. Haley had been appointed sub-assistant, and Miss M. Kirby and Miss J. Banders probationers, and. Mr E. Huston- probationary assistant. In connexion with the scheme of Mr Sidney Williamson regarding training pupils in voice production, it was decided to circularise parents in the hope of forming a class. The commencement of the heating syst'eir ' has been somewhat delayed, but arrange ments are almost completed for the work t be gone on with. Thursday, February 27th, was the dat chosen for the annual picnic, which will bheld at Motukarara.