Southbridge

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 42, 1 June 1945, Page 4

Southbridge

MEETING OF HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The monthly meeting of the District High School Committee at Southbridge was held on Tuesday evening, at which Mr C. Tod presided. There were also present Messrs E. F. Smith (secretary), A. O. Love (treasurer), G. M. Doyle, L. Ebert, R. J. Miller, and R. B. Willis.

The recently-appointed headmaster, Mr L. J. B. Chappie, was present and was welcomed by the chairman who expressed the hope that he would have a happy and successful stay in the school.

Advice was received from the Canterbury Education Board that the incidental allowance had been increased by eight shillings to £10 12s. sd. per month. Commenting on this, the secretary remarked that the wages of the caretakers alone amounted to £9 18s., plus tax, per month. The time was coming when the caretakers would have to be Lpaid by the board and not out of the capitation fund.

The chairman and secretary were authorised to attend the annual meeting of the* Canterbury School Committees' Association.

Boys of the secondary department were to be thanked for the splendid job they had made of buildin shelves for the high school buildings and for making an indoor aerial for the wireless set.

Further representations were to be made to the Education Board about the need for repainting the primary buildings.

The headmaster suggested that the gorse fence on the main frontage of the school grounds should be removed and an ornamental hedge planted. It was also suggested that this hedge should be extended in front of the new school residence and on one side of it. Application is to be made to the board for sufficient trees for this purpose.

The headmaster was authorised to purchase such sports equipment as required, the committee expressing its desire that sports should be encouraged as much as possible at the school. The Canterbury Education Board advised that a refund of £10 9s. 3d. was being made to the committee to cover cost of physical education equipment purchased by the committee.

The committee was to arrange for a working bee to do a number of small jobs around the playgrounds. Hot cocoa was to be supplied during the winter months to the pupils who brought their lunches to school. One room in the primary department was to be prepared for showing motion pictures and film strips, and the headmaster was given permission to have the necessary work done. The headmaster in his report I stated that the primary school roll number was 131 and the secondary 45, a total of 176. The milk supply was no longer being received and that of apples had just ceased. A number of improvements to the grounds were suggested. The boys had undertaken to get the garden in order and to grub gorse in the playground. A number of seats, permanently fixed in position, were required around the school for the use of the pupils. FANCY DRESS BALL In connexion with the fancy dress ball for children and adults, to be held at Southbridge Town Hall next Friday by the Women's Institute, in aid of its soldier's parcels fund, members of the institute who have ! promised jellies for the supper are asked to bring them to the institute meeting next Tuesday afternoon. All arrangements for "the ball are well in hand, the children are doing well at their practices, and all the indications are that the function will be a huge success.

CAKES FOR SERVICEMEN

Residents of the Southbridge district are asked by the Red Cross Sub-centre to assist in providing cakes for servicemen in hospitals and to leave, them at the local stores not later than 3 p.m. on June 11. Those who require sugar should apply to the secretary of the sub-centre, Mrs Love. Southbridge has always responded generously to appeals for cakes and it is hoped that the usual liberality will be shown on this occasion.

PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs T. Thompson, Southbridge, have received news that their son, Robert, has arrived safely in England after being in a German prisoner of war camp for four years.