HOUSEHOLDERS' MEETINGS

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 92, 18 April 1916, Page 3

HOUSEHOLDERS' MEETINGS

ELECTION OF COMMITTEES

Annual meetings of householders for tho election of school committees were held last night throughout Wellington City and Suburbs. In most cases the attendance was small, especially where no election was necessary, only the required number having been nominated for the committee. ' General questions were discussed, but there were no leading topics.

CLYDE-QUAY

Only the requisite number being nominated at Clyde-quay, there was no ballot, and the following were declared elected: Messrs. R. L. Button, J. W. Fossette, T. Forsyth. (chairman), James Mitchell (treasurer), R. P. Hatch, L. R. Partridge, W. J. Harland, R. Scott, and W. B. Strong (secretary). There was an attendance of less than a score at the meeting. Mr. D. Robertson presided. The annual report of the committee laid emphasis on the very arduous work which had been the lot of the headmaster and his staff during the past year. Three members of the staff, in addition to a. number of old boys, had joined the Expeditionary Forces. The report further mentioned the work done in the maintenance of school grounds and buildings. Mr. Forsyth had been especially zealous /in obtaining from the Education Board, the promise to undertake the big task of enlarging and otherwise improving the infant school building. Measures had been taken to ensure the health of the children and guard them against infantile paralysis. The school had contributed no less a sum than £236 to war funds, since the war broke out. The headmaster's report showed 'the roll number to be 720, as against 741 last year. The average attendance, however, had been maintained at 670, the same as last year. The work throughout the year had been considerably hampered by changes in the staff, no fewer than eight out of fourteen teachers being new to the school. Messrs. Dempsey, East, and Fossette had left with the Expeditionary Forces. Mr. East had been wounded at Gallipot! and mentioned in 'despatches. Miss Howden, who had done excellent work for many years, had left on a nine months' trip to England. The school this year won the tennis championship and came second in the swimming championship. Proficiency certificates had been gained by seven.fey-three scholars, and competency cei'tificttes by twenty-four, only two who sat for the examination failing to pass. The headmaster desired to thank Mr. Partridge for again presenting gold medals for the sports.

All the reports were adopted. On the motion of Mr. Forsyth, the headmaster and staff were heartily thanked for their work in the year. Mr. Grundy, in replying, laid emphasis upon the need for sound education at the present time, in view of the fact that scholars would have to occupy important positions at a very early age.