Levin School Committee

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 May 1915, Page 3

Levin School Committee

The final meeting of the old school committee was held in the Century Hall last evening, prior to tlie meeting of househoderts for the election of a new committee. There were present : Messrs E. S. Lancaster (chairman), T. Dawson, F. D. Smith, A. Sims. H. C. Gapper and Rev. A. C. Randerson. The following letter was received from the Rt. Hon. AV. F. Massoy, Prime Minister: "1 atii in receipt of your letter of tho 27th inst.. forwarding a cheque for £32 lls (3d. representing the contribution of the Levin school children to the Belgian Relief Fund, and in reply, beg to inform you that I have had much pleasure in forwarding the amount on to the "Paymaster-Gen-eral to be placed to the credit of the fund. T will be glad if you will oxpress to the staff and to tho children the Government's appreciation of the

lenorous spirit which has resulted in

the contribution of mo useful a sum to the r Fnnd.—Yours faithfully. W. I' , . MASSEY." A letter was received from Mr G. L. Stewart, secretary to the Education Board, .acknowledging receipt of the committee's resolution re the rural course. It also was stated the rein that the whole question of the rural course will be considered when the Government issues the new regulations relating to scholarships and flip man-

ual and technical course. These have been considered by the senior inspector in conference this year and protmhly will be issued shortly. Mr AA 7 . H .Field wrote acknowleclging the receipt of the resolution. Hu stated that the matter will have to be attended to in the very near future.