CAMP INFLUENCE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3146, 26 July 1917, Page 6

CAMP INFLUENCE

ON THE TAUHERENIKAU SCHOOL.

Messrs. Donald and Nix, members of the Tauherenikau School Committee, waited upon the Wellington Education Hoard yesterday to urge the exteusioh of the school premises. Mr. Donald said that he did not think that the members of the board knew where the.Tauherenikau School really was. It was situated half way between the Tauherenikau and Featherston military camps, and was not adequate" to accommodate the increased number of children' in trict. ' The Inspector, he was aware, favoured conveying .the children of the higher standards to another school, but lie pointed out that the cost of so doing would more than cover the expenditure which would be involved in making an addition to the school. He did not think that the war would be over for at least another twelve months. Mr. H. A. Wright: Not a chance! When the deputation had withdrawn the chairman explained that owing to the presence of the camps there had been fan influx of population, and there were children who had .to be educated whilst they were there. Personally he thought tliat a larcer school would not be needed in .the district once, the war was over. The alternative was to convey ysome of the children to Gre.vtown, to a District High School, a better school than thev could ever hope to gain at Tauherenikau. Mr Thomas Forsvth said that it seemed to him. that the position had been created bv Hie Defence authorities, and he thought thev should be approached to see if thev could not do something in the matter. He also nointwl out that the cost of conveying the children to, Grevtown (some five or six miles), would more than pay for the erection of another room. „, r i-ri 11 -i- A On the motion of Mr. Forsyth it «nS decided to nnnrnach the Def»'iee authorities to see if thev could aftord an.r relief in this regard.