HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2888, 7 March 1916, Page 3

HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

.Members present, al. Ihe monthly meeting ol the High School Conuniltco last, night were: Messrs .las. Penney (chairman), 11. Melnlyre, A. •) • Geary, G. Fit-/.patrick. -I Colling wood, and R. Hume (secretary). STAFF CHANGKS. The Fducation Hoard notified thai Miss flare, bad been transferred lo Foxton. Miss I. Willis sent, her resignation as pupil teacher, owing to the removal of her parents In Wellington. Regret, was expressed by the Com lllittcc at the loss of both these leachSCHOOL CONCFRT. In the absence of the Rev. D. J. Murray, Mr Fit/.nalriek proposed that the resolution asking for a school concert be rescinded. Seconded by Mr Penney. Mr Richardson said the teachers had considered the question, and were very much averse lo it, a.s it interfered with the school work. After discussion, ii was decided lot to press the leiichei's lo work up a concert. SCHOOL SANITATION. The Visiting Committee (per MiGeary) reported that Ihesanilarv ;. rrangenients at the school urgently needed repair. lie had reported I lie matter to members of Ihe Board, and the Board's inspector had been lo ihe school and would report to the Board. He proposed thai the Committee viewed with apprehension the conditions of the sanitary arrangements, -md hoped tho Board would fake immediate steps io have the. necessary repairs effected. The Chairman and Mr Geary -were asked to interview the Chairman of the Board on the matter as soon as possible. VISITING COMMITTEE. Messrs Penney and Geary were appointed Visiting Committee for the month. HKADMASTFIFS REPORT. I havo the honour of reporting for the current- month a roll number of 153 primary and 7H secondary pupils, the primary average being 41.'', find secondary 7.'5; total, Miss flare left during tin- month, under Iranslor to Foxton, and .Miss Willis is -esigning, owing lo removal lo Wellington. Both teachers will be much missed. and as both departments are running with an average considerably above that for last year, the one on vhich we are staffed. large classes are >iie order of the day, ft is to he hoped that the Board will appoint r.i experienced P.T. in Miss Willis' place Owing to the necessity of ihe See ondary Department working •'"*.! hot rs a day. and to allow the coach pupils to get as much of that time as possible in classes, the dinner time | {) ;- that department has had io be reduced to one hour. This has (he ;n----vautage of leaving less time en the hands of pupils taking their lunch The rural course boys have :_<-in; into camp af ''Almadale'' to-day IV,r fhe annuni -training in slock. Swimming and cricket are. the snorts in hand just now. Some Vug distances have been swum for certificates, several hoys and girls covering two miles, two boys three miles and three-and a-quartcr miles respectively. A large squad is now preparing foi-l-he life-saving examination. Some of (he school door gratings need putting in order before winter.