Education Meeting

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 79, 13 January 1876, Page 5

Education Meeting

The annual statutory meeting of Owtiew, and occupiers of land and householders of the Clutha ] district, for the election of a ne\v School Comitt.ce and other purposes,. was held in the School house here oh Monday evening. The attendance was exceedingly s nail, which mvy be . accounted for, from the fact of the attention of the. public heing more [occupied with political than, educational elections. ■>'•■. •':'"' , Mr, J. S. Flehiing was called to. the chair and ' having briefly explained the object of the meet-, ing, called;uponMrßain, secretary to the retiring •committee -nftro read the following { ' ' ' '] r '..: -COM-TITTEE REPORT.- ...: ! '■ In; reporting upon the. present : state of,- the, school it is pleasing to the Committee, as it must . be to th.e -public of the! district generally to 'fiadthafcyear after year, the district, school continues not only to progress but to make rapid, advancement. 'During 'the year 1874 'the' number .that' attended; the' school \vas 156Vwith an average^ ' attendance .of 88, while. during thej.pas J; year ; the . corresponding numbers Tyere 197 and l.Gand the number how on the roll is 162. tt is'gratifyingV ' to report that notwithstanding' • the facility afforded 'for .obtaining fr6e edireation r there -ha. only been one application, arid that wa3 of a v-fy ' excep-onal'aTid distrdssing 'nature! , _)arirt^the past year there hafe been 'collectedrof- fees the sprri • ' of L 3 3,155, Id.- and .cash in ;handLs. l9-7. Thus, between cash' ahd outstanding fees Jhe.newCdni- , rriittee will errl-V upon their duties wiih _• credit;'balance of ;L39 1,4s j&hfJDriririg i.he.vySar.^yoi^';., Gommittee.haaexpendpd a, considerable f fftimj ku' , p"roe_rir»g additioh^l' necessary ' school'furavlvlr^' and iii repairs 1 or fences '&d. -i The: tea'cniiig- _taf_l : has also' been entorgedj b?,the additapnjofiihMpilv tea;c"!i3r, so as to meet • the the • increasing attendance 'of schoLfrfs.' r ' Th. WKoje; in^ • Btitutionis„ atupreseit? in "good wbrMrig^Orddrr ; and- your [Committee, trifsts. itwilljfcphtinue! io, progress _a the future- as-ifc 'has done injthepast.'' ...j „\ • -. . • '(Sighed) RVX-ai&.i-)^'- 5 | - ~y ■•'X, l ; ''"-':"'• -'■"'. - ,l3halri-a_. - The;Chair,mar_ in. a'few ivorda .referred to 'tbei >ighly',patisf_cfc6ry,riaturie ? of the report, arid I cut-., " pr'essed-the hopie- that the C'omriiittee's- ariticipa:- ; tions ; would be reah>ejd, andithat tbej3chpot.wouidf continue to increase in efficiency; and iattendahc'r.^ He'mbved theadop'-ori [-.j (,■ Seconded' by Thomds Pa;t6Y , son'^.nd. , carried. . , r, : The Chairman fljiidf.the; nexfc'buj&neß;s ,^s j the' * election of ?i new' co^rniiiYee.; ", .",, ." < ?',,1" ! ?_'.. 'There wire eleveh rj mimes'' nominated, "arid the yote was rtaken byvjbdUofcWhichr rasulted in] the following ge^tlemerj, ,heipgi electos r^T"hS; Jß.ev.-n Mr M'Ara-arid -tessrsl Crambrid, r Mason, Bain? Robertson/ >-fdpe,- Stfe'wart^ Wm^y-_»at_rs'oii}arid -Xertlhitf. A { >\Xfr 'oj:o!„ _™_Vn*.lS I . • • :YlVjwa£a|cr4d t__fc tth. ffifotf :foe_l^&r^aorot£ ; mitfcee, shguldsbeM4^n $& M mm '«lMlw firtfl