RUSSELL'S FLAT SCHOOL.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20302, 30 July 1931, Page 13

RUSSELL'S FLAT SCHOOL.

TO TUB EDITOR OF THfJ TEESS feir, In the letter, regarding the nbove, appearing in your issue of tho 24th inst., "Parent" rather seemed to resent the school being used for socinls and dances, but as thoy are hold for wio purpose of raising funds for tho benefit of tho school children, they should be accorded the fullest support by all. The Russell's Flat School was first on the rebuilding list some time ago, and it is rather surprising that it has been shelved and preference given to other schools in a far less dilapidated slate—for the chairman's description of the old shell fairly fills tho bill—and it is still jnore surprising that the Lducation Board now refuses to recognise the position. The Board's inspector recently suggested the making of flower gardens about the school, to improve the outlook and environment of the children, but why does the Board not set an example by replacing, the dismal, dreary-looking building with a modern structure which would be an incentive to the children and residents alike for further improvements to the grounds and surroundings. As for_ repairs, well, would the nails hold?— Yours, etc.,

PROGRESS Russell's Flat, July 27th, 1931.

TO THE EDITOP. OV TUB SRESS Sir,—Kindly allow me a little space in your valuable paper 011 the above subject. First we have the chairman with his frozen ink, and then "Parent about the awful state of their school and what a terrible time their children have to put up with in gathering there ior their lessons. But do you not think, Mr Editor, that if they had tho children's welfare so much at heart they would have fallen in with the-Edu-cation Board's propos.il of consolidation, which has been put to them times out of_ number and refused. Surely this would have been much better lor the children than having to sit in such a draughty old building, especially when at a distance of four miles there is a large school 'of two rooms (one unoccupied) at_Annat, also/at Springfield, aliout five miles distant, there is a new up-to-date fresh-air school to be opened within a week or so with ample room r?, 1 ' tbe few children from Russell's luat.—Yours, etc.. T , STILL another parent. , July 28th, 19.31.