BROOKLYN SCHOOL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 8

BROOKLYN SCHOOL.

' "SHOCKINGLY OVEECBOWDKD." x "While 1 wo are on the. subject of. finances," 'observed Mr. A. H. Vile at the Education Board's meeting yesterday, "I should lite to know when the additional accommodation urgently required for ; tha ■ Brooklyn School will bo forthcoming, and what tho nature of the additions will be. Tho sdhool is shockingly overcrowded; And additional accommodation to the extent of two rooms at lfsast will have to hejironded if the health of tho school children is to be safeguarded." .• : ' \ : " ' 7.': The chairman (Mr. Lee) was understood to i s£ty;that:he 'was ndt ;aware. that there was any overcrowding. The overflow was at present bejing met by the provision of temporary accommodation. ■ :■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■■:■ ■ ■ Mr. Vile:-In one room at the school there are i.no less than 200 ohildren, infants, to witj the .overcrowding is so serious that they havo had lin eoihe cases to place three children'on a seat intended to accommodate two. ■ The chairman-: Application for increased accommodation his already been 'made to the .Education Department Wo have had no advico, so far, of tho Government's intentions ro tho matter; tho position probably is that tlie-Min-ister 18 • airaiting tho decision of the Government concerning, the appropriation of funds for education' before ■ replying to the board's application. ?,We can do no moro at present, unless we renew, our application, and so emphasise the urgency of the position,. _ v . ' On'tho motion of Mr, Vile, seconded by Mr. Kebbell. ' it was .decided to renew ■ the ■ application for two extra rooms at Brooklyn. : Tho chairman addod at a later stago of the proceedings that, a similar position existed with regard to < the • extra accommodation asked for tho schools at Lower Hutt and Maranui;