MURITAI

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

MURITAI

Boisterous weather accounted for a comparatively small meeting at Muritai, some thirty householders being present. The report, which showed the school to be progressive, was adopted. There is a credit balance of £10 16s lid. Five were required for the committee and eight were nominated. The voters selected the following:—Messrs. J. P. Kelly (19 votes), E. G. F. Zohrab (19), H. L. Wright'(l7), G. Russell (16), and T. Pilcher -(11). Others nominated were Messrs. J. D. A very, C- Marquis, and Aekins. The new committee chose Mr. Zohrab as chairman and Mr. Pilcher as secretary. Since last April Muritai School has been enlarged and renovated, and now contains threo large, up-to-date classrooms, which should meet requirements for some time to come. The grounds are rather inadequate for playing purposes, and the recent committee had hopes of making provision for the future. It is expected that the new body will try to obtain an improvement. Ten pupils of the school secured proficiency certificates during the last year, and tho committee stated that the progress of the children under Air. Sanson and his two assistants had been satisfactorily reported on by the inspector. It should be mentioned that, in. connec tion with scholarship and proficiency certificate winners, the Eastbourne Borough Council, of its own volition, grants the successful pupils free passages to and from the secondary schools. As the result of a children's fancy dress party a sum of £20 was handed over to the Patriotic War Fund. A surplus from the school concert of -£4 2s 3d was given to the Wounded' Soldiers and Sailors Fund. The latter sum was made available by the children foregoing ■prizes.