HOUSEHOLDERS' MEETINGS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LI, Issue 9074, 24 April 1906, Page 5

HOUSEHOLDERS' MEETINGS

ELECTIONS OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

HAWERA DISTRICT SCHOOL.

The annual meeting of householders for the purpose of electing a School Com!-; mittee wae held* fit the'school on Monday night. There were" over 30 present, Mr R. W, Sargetot being iix chair. ■The report of t*he asetiring committee re^ ferred ito tHe last animal' examination, 1 thai Tesults of "which", instated, were considered up "to the standard of the past. itvr t years. Gifteof'sh^TuKs from Messw'Beß'frf field, Laird ; and Sons, Dabihett, Morrison, Green, and Mrs Mitchineon were fully acknowledged. The;s(ihbol buildings and grounds -had been well cared/ for. Swimming had- b^n 'encouraged. The yean had .been .a 'progressive «jne"in edueataonal matters, the Tepoirt. saidj and approving reference^ was made in it to the establieh-i meat of techhicaV classes.

'A; ' Balance of £5 1M 4d .was showii (9a 9d r le£e than the; credit' balance showing whe'n^ this .committee .took office). .The receipts - %ere.,i}l2l,HW principal jtems ;belng; T Govern^enfc-j > .grahte. I.amountang1 .amountang to £588. Ot /the 'eSpeoditure^JßKi for' clean* ittgthe^ schools &nd .Uuildujgß was €nebig«» gest item. £8 13a; refc pains, £12 10b ; £21 ; fencing, £B ;; 6wimmmg . fees, £6. . ' The CEairman .(Mr Sargent) moved^ the" adoption/ of the report and balance-sheet. ! Mr ' Robbine, ,in seconding, said tha hduseholdera should be thankful- for having such a ''good commLfctee. iHe remarked that a seat on a school committee was not more a bed a roses "than' seats on other local bodies. .In referring 1 to the technical classy he urged, that' ediucation in dairying be made one .pi the' principal aim(i fc l Mx J. 5. : ,t9? DSD S 4l d aot agree altogethea? with £he 'remarks that things were going al<w|g; satisfactorily. ;The school was wes equipped — better than many .schools — and yejirt|ve%Vfete Bot' Biajiy. p-pjte Eeardi of as going>iip for, matriculation, < The Chairman asked Mr. Steack if hd jwishfidito^reply) 'but toe; hefldmaster said! he, regarded .ihe[ remarks, as an attack otf the . teaching -'staiL and . did» not deeind to reply: On leflectionMie said the*emaTka amounted -to, a charge of- iacompetenoy against :.- a- teacher. -who was .absent (M* -Niven,),-iand he .proffered' a" few "wowls of explanation. .- j, n Not ) fiVe->per cent,"' ha ■said; . "of '. the' ; chi!di«n,, leavn^ the HigH ■Schoo} go up for matriculation, in-less thant two- vyeirs — the - -average -time would bo 4hree yeans.! Thte average r -,time the^pupila ..stopped /Stvthe'-HigHi Schools is not two -years..-n:-Mofeover, Highr-Sohools weire-'not established for, the ."purpose of bringing , ehildren'jotf- for, matriculation - and the .teachetßihave no instructions as to coach-; •ing children for that^ielramuiation. No other school, in : the., diebrict turns out" more teachersj than r. the Hawera;, Wtf •turn out, on- an average six a year—- eighti last year. So you see that the -smartesfl of our pupils are entering the teaching profession. Of the eight who went up for their teachers* -examination, irecentlji all passed and four have received appointments." --He referred ~bo the fact that ,quite -recentily -a, daughter- ni Mr Young "(who' had complained) Ijad been coached at the school for matriculation and had passed.- -~He maintained that ho neglect could be traced to Mr Niven or himself . "Sojua times they (pupils §ent up'foT examinaitons) fail, he continued; "my own boy failed but I sent him. up again, and he: passed and. l don't thank I would neglect my own boy. llrhope, Mr Young, tnis Texplana/fcioa,.will satisfy," Jie concluded. |^Mr Young: I" don't wish^to say any) , more. I N am not quite saitisfied. . . .Ther© t be!iig no furtheir daecussion the matter dropped and the xepott was adopted. The following ..committee was elected for (the «nauing "y«ur ; : ReVB. Treadweai, Gibson, Jacob, Messrs.. Sueeex, Bates, Bone, Young y Tajt, and Hjftchems. THis concluded ;th» business. .■„

OPUNAKE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 33je .an»ual meeting"warf ;helcf on Martday evening in the school room. Mr Lo}>nfeyjwas voted to -She "chair. The report and balajiceVsheet "were read 1 '.arid-adopted. The 'latter .showed a 'satisfactory dispoeitionafld'state of the finances. , .The following, were eleoted comm*ttee-i men for the-ensuing? ye& : Messre Lpobey, Leaver, Trotter, Markham, Humphries, Chambers, and Garcia. Subsequently the committee elected ,Mr Looney Chairman, -and Mr Garcia Secretary.