NEW SCHOOL OPENED

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21904, 3 October 1936, Page 21

NEW SCHOOL OPENED

rT|(&SIN OPEN-AIR: BUILDING vi" of a large gathering I jjJitfTitT’''- "the new consolidated j l jjunsandel to serve the DunI Selwyn school districts was I opened on Thursday by Mr I -fTae rxing. MP - ior Mid-Canter-I - W'-wbo attended as representative I ' for Education (the Hon. I I in. wood and on the open-air I <£/i2Sa& the school -consists .of two I /|’*SS«oms and has a floor space of SKware feet There is also a I fySrtKiffit which separates the two Th e original school was 1879. and additions were made M. Smith, chairman of the [;£ -dSot/corrunittee, welcomed the memS^' : the district, and Messrs W. A. \ r P. Spencer, Stanley Smith, members of the EducatiS Board., ‘Government’s Ideal ■g read a message from the pressing his regret at beta take part in the cereadded that believing that could flourish only where fSriOQe was educated to the limit of Ss {ff her capacity; he aimed at bringK education system as close to SfifltfeaTas possible and -trusted that Atmofe suitable accommodation at would contribute to the common progress. declaring the building open, Mr goTfing referred to some of the early _*ool history of the district and said , Ajit Cabinet had authorised a grant of £1224 13s for the new school in jung.’ There was abundant reason tor looking with confidence to the Jiltuxe. He congratulated the district npoQ the acquisition of a fine building end wished the school and the community success Short addresses were alsp given by toe members of the Education Board, particular stress being made of the of consolidation in country districts. Other speakers were Messrs j. E Skinner, former chairman of the Pnnsandel committee, and the headmaster, Mr S. Fee. In the evening a successful entertainment and dance took place in the Town Hall .»

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