LEESTON.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2698, 11 October 1905, Page 2

LEESTON.

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Monday. PresentRev W Grant (chairman), Dr Gosset Messrs A F Elder, G H Jones, and CJ Taylor. Dr Gosset reported balance at bank to be £9 4s 7d, and accounts amounting to £5 17s yd were passed forpayment. The master's report was read as under— The Chairman, School Committee, Sir, — I have the honour to report attendance for month ending 30th' ult., as under :— Roll, 1 14 ; average, 93. A pair of 2in brass butt hinges is needed for cupboard, and one or two panes of glass and some window blinds require attention. For the examination I was compelled to order i^ dozen broom handles for v wand drill, and I paid railage is 6d ' on parcel of school stationery. In order to "come into line with the requirements of new syllabus regulations, I should be glad if you will take steps to convert a portion of the playground facing the road into a school garden. An estimate of cost is herewith enclosed. A part if not all the expense will probably be met by a grant, but as the season is ad-

r vancing, the immediate preparation : of the ground is desirable. I venture to hope that the Committee will lose no time m dealing with so important a matter. The children are still looking for the prizes to be provided by the balance to the credit of the excursion fund.— Your obedient servant, J.Anderson. On the motion of Mr Taylor, seconded by Mr Elder, it was resolved that the chairman and Dr Gdsset be a sub-committee to enquire re the plantation with power to act. „ t!? c ? ns R ect0 FS report, which was fiighly satisfactory was then read as under F > • - * ? Jn tfte meqhanjqal work and written papers most of <be classes m charge of the Headmaster make a good appearance. They have been ably taught, and much thought and intelligence has been bestowed on the preparation of the lessons. The master's mechanical dexterity has been put to good service m the construction of useful apparatus and models to illustrate various features of the school work with good results m the case of thqse pupils whose school attendance has been satisfactory. In this part of the school, standard 5 is proportionately weaker than the other classes, notably m arithmetic, especially m the case of the girls. The reading of this classjs fluent, m fact often too (tat, as the claims of punctuality are apt to be disregarded. The brighter spjrita m the upper classes respond rapidly under oral examination, but answers might be fairly expected from a larger proportion of the pupils. The classes are m a highly satisfactory condition, Standards 2 {and x have been wy well prepared, and the preparatory :lassas fat the various etages "have been :arefully traced and taught. The upper jreparatory class has covered » wide t£o. framrae m »H{hmetJg, and should mafci to