OKAIAWA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 4 May 1925, Page 5

OKAIAWA.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The Okaiawa School Committee’s annual report, to be presented to the householders to-niglit, is as follows : The total number on the roll at the end of 19'24 was 191. The average attendance for the year worked out at 169, the average being lower than usual on account of the extra amount of sickness throughout the year. The inspector’s report for the year was probably the best in the history oi the school, and disclosed the fact that a high state of efficiency was being maintained in the school. Ten pupils were presented for the proficiency' examination. Eight of these secured proficiency and two gained competency. The committee desires to express it.--appreciation of the work done, and congratulates the teaching staff on the success of their efforts during the year. The school also continues to maintain its high record for Agricultural science, and at present holds the following trophies:—The E’ltham Hort.cultural Society’s shield for potato growing; The Dominion Winter Show shield for most- points in agricultural classes at Hawera Winter Snow, (this shield for the seventh year in succession); the Hawera Spring Flower Sho w cup, for most points in spring flowers? lastly, the Cuthbert shield, open to a-i schools of grade three and upwards in the Taranaki education district. The Cutlibert shield not only covers agri T cultural work outside the school, but also includes work done inside the school by way of teachers’ methods, charts, and indoor records. School sports have not been neglected, the boys’ cricket and footbal’ teams taking part in the schools’ competitions with varying success, while the girls’ basket-ball team came through with an unbeaten record. In connection with the carriage of children to outside, schools, the committee gratefully expresses its thanks to all those who so willingly lent their cars and drove the pupils to take part in the various games. Without this generous help it w T ould be impossible to tffke part in the competitions. The receipts for 1 the year amounted to £ll6 11s., while the expenditure totalled £ll3 165., leaving , a credit balance in hand of £2 15s. The principal improvement carried out during the year was the ploughing, levelling and re-sowing of the boys’ play ground.