HUTT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 7

HUTT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

\ meeting of the Board of Governors of the ILntt Valley High School was held last night. There were present Mr. X I. Kislnvorth (chairman)', Messrs. H. Baldwin ' (i. (London, C. W. B. Callandev, J. ftrimwood, P. •J. S. Huthnance, 11. ■G. Teagle, iuul the principal (Mr. 11.-P. lvidson). , . . The bnavd expressed its appreciation to Mr. Baldwin for the gift "of six scuts, for the school grounds. It ivas also decided to thank Mr. Wilson for presenting a shed to the school. The Education Department submitted a proposed standard .scheme of control for secondary schools. The board, after much discussion, decided to reply to., the Department pointing out» tlmt the scheme continued no reference, to a Government representative on tho board; that it was not desirable, as was proposed, that all the members of the board should retire at once, and that,the board suggests that (subject to the approval of the Parents' Association). one parents'' representative votive each year, and an election be held to fill the vacancy. The principal drew (he members' at-tention-to the recently-published report of the Syllabus Revision 'Committee. Authority was- given the principal to try and net. a suitable teacher for an art class. Fees will be charged to make the class sclf-sTippoitiiip;. s Tho Minister of Education wrote accepting the board's invitation lo_ attend the ojmeiiint; of the new portion of the school on !)lh June. A report ottained by Mr. Grhnwood from the Forestry Department was aerepted with thanks to Mr. Grimwood, and it was decided to proceed at once with I lie plauting of the southern portion of the school grounds us funds permitted. The board voted £.10 towards the school library funds. It was left to Mr. Huthnanee to make further inquiries in regard to obtaining a school bell. The principal presented some interesting figures in connection with the oHicial balance-sheet. During the years 1920 and 1027 donations to the school amounted to £202 !)s lid, grants from the Department (not including salaries, chemicals, etc.) £7-lS M-j Gd, subsidies .CM 4s 4d, and share of endowments £690 Is Sd. It. was pointed out that subsidies were given only on donations for specific purposes. The expenditure for the two years was .GIO2O fls 10d on grounds, £0310 Is (id for salaries, and £811 3s Cd for other incidentals.

Mr. ]{. JJarrocli, secretary or' tlie Navy League, gave a lecture in the Island Bay School last night on the occasion of the formation of a Sea Scout troop in that district. Mr. Darroch spoke on the objects of the league. Among those present were Commander Young (Sea Scout Commissioner), Miss Stephens (girls' section of the Navy League), Captain Martin-Roberis, V.l)'., the liev. G. C. lilatliwnyt, Vi.v. C. JO. Harvey (secretary of the Wellington Scii .Scout executive), and General Sir Alfred Kobin (Scout Commissioner). The founder of the Belgian Boy Scout*, ,lrnir('orbiMc-r, has just died in' Brussels, ut Ji>,