HAWERA EAST SCHOOL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 8 June 1912, Page 5

HAWERA EAST SCHOOL.

MEETING OF HOUSEHOLDERS

. A meeting of householders was held m St. Mary's Schoolroom on Friday evening to consider the proposal to erect a new school for Hawera East £ m mas ? fair]y good attendance and M mi i was vot? d t0 tlle chair. Ihe chairman said he considered the proposed new school was absolutely necessary. The population m Moiantown and its vicinity had grown to such an extent that he thought the time had arrived for an endeavor being made to get the Education Board to accede to the request of the petitioners.

Mr W. R. Shaw said from enquiries made he believed that 120 children would be available should the proposal be proceeded with. With the exception of six all the children lived on the JNolantown side of the railway The new school was for the benefit of the young children between six and seven years of age, whose parents did not like them risking the dangers of crossing the railway line. O\vin«- to the railway crossing he believed there were a number of children who were not attnding school, the parents not caring to let the little ones use a dangerous crossing. |

Mr E Dixon, member of the Education Hoard, who was present, said the petitioners would considerably strengthen their hands if they made a strong point about the dangers of the railway line crossing. He pointed out that one of the most important matters to be considered was that of the number of children likely to attend, the proposed site and distance from the present District High School, and the land. There was no use building a school on half an acre of land. Two or three acres at least were required to ensure the children being given a play ground. The question of the wnd was one for the department, and if the petitioners could go to t, w board ami say that some good person had offered the land that would considerably assist them in getting the school. The'Edutation Board, lie said, at present has no money tor new schools. The department might be m a position to make a grant for the land, but if the department Saii\ nOiL theu, that was Practically an end to the school so far as the department was concerned. However; he would do what he could to assist the petitioners if they put their application before the Education Board Ihe chairman said the stumbling, block would undoubtedly be that of land and financing it. If there was any likelihood of getting the land it would considerably assist the proposal. nnXf 0U tUat if a SC}IOOI undei a separate committee w^re erected it would affect the District High School teachers, whoso salaries would be reduced. But if they had a side school it would be part of the District High School, controlled by it and the committee of that school, "and the salaries <of District High School teachers would nlot then be affected J he chairman enquired what would be the financial position if the meeting decided m favor of a side school? Mr Dixon replied that the same financial difficulties as to the purchase nt the land would have to be fp C «d He believed if the meeting decided for a side school, which would be used for children up to the third standard, it W°n Ur lengthen the application. «. IV ha*\, said that he understood that the residents of Nolantown1 would be m favor of a side school. Personally he was m favor of the side school, as it would obviate tho little children crossing the raihvav line.

The chairman said that having heard Mr Dixon and Mr Shaw, he was in favor of an application beimr mad* + o the Education Board for a side school as he understood it would meet with the wishes of the majority of residents and settlers on the east side of the railway.-

After some further discussion "Mr bhaw "loved:

*•*• } rhe Eclilcation Board be petitioned for a side school a t TTaw?ra a? nto «o, POmmodate 120 children " Mr i-r._ Kobinson seconded the motion. whTch was carried. Mrs Moore asked if it would not have been better to hove p-one for the school worw, seeing that the expenses wouVl be the samp?

Mr Carroll agreed

Mr Dixon stated that there was rothin«r to prevent the side school from eventnnllv being converted into one of ™ore imnortant status if the popvlation frrew. 1

On +he motion of Mo^rs Walker «t-<1 V-aiToll, it was deoklpd that a committee be set un to further the proposal to prepare the netition nmwr for tho Education Bon^-d. and +o fill in t^e neCessarv Rchwlnlßs for those petitioning tot ". ««w school.

>rr S'inw moved and Mr Brown seconrlpl. r thof flic following be th^ oomMe^dnmes Walker, To"-neoncl. Carter. MnT jD n n , Foreman : n'. ¥p" rp t Carroll. WoiJ^r, Pedersen, Kohii^nn. JesßQi- pnr? S'iaw

A bpovtv vnte nf thanks was pa««W? +o \IT. T>; xon for W, nt+o nr lor, ee and for

A cimjiov on*v,WlimPnt to the chairman terminated the meetins:.