RUNANGA NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 April 1933, Page 12

RUNANGA NOTES

[our own correspondent.] Messrs E. and R. Pattinson will leave for Christchurch to-morrow, where they will compete in the South Island tennis championships, which will commence at Christchurch on Saturday. Mr J. Rae, of Christchurch, is spending a holiday visit, at Runanga with his parents. Mr and Mrs J. Rae. Messrs H. Clarke and P. Rae left this morning, on a holiday visit to Ashburton. The usual meeting of the Runanga school committee was held in the school-room last evening. Mr R. J. Armstrong presided over a fair attendance. The Board wrote confirming the appointment of Mr J. A. McLeod as headmaster. The auditor wrote asking for vouchers for expenditure for dental clinic. All vouchers were enclosed in the cash book. The secretary reported having written advising him to that effect. The Chairman reported that he had made arrangements for the employment of four unemployed men, to clean up the grounds and frontages. The Headmaster’s report stated: Roll 131 boys and 108 girls; total 239. Average attendance: 126 boys and 102 girls; total 228. A cricket match was played at the Greymouth Recreation ground against the Grey Marist Brothers School, our team gaining a two point victory on the first innings. One of our boys, Edward Airns, took 8 wickets for 2 runs. The. first aid box needs the following requisites: Bandages: 4 rolls of 2in.; 4 rolls of 3in.; 2 rolls of lin.; 1 roll of adhesive plaster; 1 small tin of healing ointment; 1 card of small safety pins. Two small window panes on the north side of the school need replacing. The plots appear to be too large for the boys to keep in order. A proposal for the committee’s consideration is the placing of a border of about 12ft. in width round the garden. This would be sown in grass. If the committee decide to carry out this work, it would be necessary to purchase a lawn-mower. Only one clock is in working order at present. It is usual for the Education Board to attend to these. The Committee would probably have to make arrangements for their despatch and collection. The rubbish tank, in which papers and rubbish are burnt is almost full of sodden refuse. This should be buried to enable the burning to be carried out successfully. A waste-paper receptacle should be obtained for each shelter-shed to receive the dinner-papers of children having their lunches at school. The drainage pipe leading from the taps and washing bowls is blocked. I should like the committee’s sanction for the purchasing of school requisites from time to time. Arising out of the headmaster’s report, it was decided to have the gardens dug up and laid out as suggested. Permission was given to the headmaster to procure stationery and other requisites for the school. Waste paper receptacles.—lt was resolved to procure two more tins and paint them for this purpose. The report was received as very satisfactory. Nurse P. M. Samways advised the committee that she had completed all children eligible, and was returning to Taylorville.