ELTHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

Hawera Star, Volume L, 6 August 1930, Page 6

ELTHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

MEETING OF -COMMITTEE. j Mr W. Ricketts (chairman) presided over the monthly meeting of the Klthum Si heel Oommittoe, held laist evening, when there were present: Messrs A. Wa.ro. C. C. Stunners,, B. IT. Goldsmith", A. E. Benefield, T. F. Trask. J. Phillips, A. 11. Kemp (secretary) and Rev. J. A. Ryburn. 11 EA DAI ASTER'S! REPORT. Mr R. 10. Thomas (headmaster) veil rted that for the month of duly the average attendance was 402.8 (boys 239:76. girls 163.04), or over 93 percent The present roll number is 433 (Lavs 255. Purls 178). a decrease of 23 since March 31. The average attendanc°' necessary to place the school m Grade 6B is "401. Most of the four yards l of screenings delivered tins moait-n have been spread around' the basketball poles, swings and hoys’ shod, uipu'ementarv readers and library books to- the value of £6 15s 6d have been •received. This completes the order for bceks this year. Urgent matters for consideration of the committee oqm-i-rhe cleaning of the infant school cm infers 1 eveiiling of the infant, school playground ; and the supplying of new grates to three stores and one ash pan to Standard 2 mem. Fifty-four swimming certificates won by children last, year have been received from Mr M. Clarke., secretary of the Taranaki Swimming AsREPORT.

The dental nurse (Nurse N. Follow) re pier tecl on the operations of the clinic for the month of July as foUiows:—Total number of operations. 762; total number of attendances, 259. Treatment was received I- children from the Filtham, Manoatoki. Rlawli.itiron.. Ala,hoe Awntumi.'Knnonga. Fin-nferty Road, Ngaero and Matanu schools. Nurse Neely, who had been assisting at Klthum for a. few weeks, left on July 18. The reports were adopted.

GENERAL. Accounts totalling, £3B 19s 5d were passed for payment. Messrs Ricketts and Ware wore .appointed a visiting committee for the ensuing month. The question of fencing the school football ground was left in abeyance. It wars decided to discontinue grazing stock on anv of the school areas until such time as suitable fences are erected and to level the school paddock at the rear of the swimming baths. The chairman .aldviseci that at a. recent. conference of representatives, of the E,tliam School Committee and tue commit tee,si of five adjacent schools it was resolved to make iio alteration in control of the dental clinic for the time being. . 1 , The secretary was instructed to request the Education Board to lnstal grates and ash pan as mentioned m the headmaster’s report ' Messr* Trask, Phillips and the headmaster were appointed In confer with the hoard’« architect on the subject ct providing adequate ventilation in the manual class room.