GREY MAIN SCHOOL

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1932, Page 2

GREY MAIN SCHOOL

COMMITTEE MEETING.

Mr R A. Barrowman presided over an attendance of the following members at the monthly meeting of the Greymouth Main School Co ™ ml lJ®®’ held last evening:—Messrs G. Helping, A. J. Fairmaid, J. Tennent, R. J-. Williams, H. Herring, and AV. Scott (secretary). The report of the Headmaster, Mi J. Graham, for the month of September, was as follows:— Main School-Roh number, boys 302, girls 280, total a.-, average attendance, boys 258, girls 224 total 482. Blaketown School — Roll, boys 50, girls 44, total 94; average attendance, boys 45.8, girls 39.8, total 85.6. General. — For the third term Miss Irwin and Mr Chalmers were re-appointed relieving teachers, and we are very fortunate in retaining their services. On September 30 a concert was held in Trinity Hall, the proceeds being in aid of sports material and! also to assist the St. John’s Tennis Club in fencing the court at the school. The choir, under Mr Tempero’s baton, performed very creditably. Sports.—The cricket club is in full swing, and under the able coaching of Mr Rollinson the school teams should give a good account of themselves. A tennis club (Mr Tempero) has been inaugurated. It is again pleasing to note that after «,the term vacation the schoolrooms were in an excellent condition, due to the enthusiasm of our caretaker, Mr AV. Gleeson.

The report was adopted. can pass at the rate of 3,000 an hour

It was resolved that the Chairman and Miss E. Moore (of the teaching staff) purchase new curtains for the Alain School.

Mr Williams, for the Visiting Committee, reported that everything was going satisfactorily at both schools. At the School asphalt repairs or renewals were required all round. Blinds were required in the infant room, where the glare of the sun was a hindrance. At Blaketown, the ground required further top-dressing, and a new coke box was required. The report was adopted. Mr Williams was deputed to see to the erection of a coke-box.

The Secretary, in rely to a query from Mr Tennent, said that the roll last month was 582, whereas the average attendance was only 482. This meant that there were about 100 absentees.

Mr Tennent emphasised the necessity for keeping the school attendance up, especially over the last quarter. If the attendance was not good, a teacher might be taken away from the school at the start of the new school year. Parents should realise that it was imperative that their children be sent to school now, more especially as. the examinations were only a short time off.