ELTHAM.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 9 December 1913, Page 4

ELTHAM.

(Fbom OtTR Ow» CoßßEspotfrawr} TECHNICAL SCHOOL. An ordinary meeting of.the Eltham v District High School Technical Schoor \ Committee was held o» Monday night. Present: Messrs G. W. Dent (chairman), R J Carter, E. Brewster, F. Jonas, and the. director Q/tr R C D Lightbourne). . ' The director asked, om behalf of Mr Reynolds, the use of the technical school during the holidays for conducting a shorthand olass. Mr Reynolds' pupils would pay 2s 6d eaeb towards. \ the expenses.—The committee granted C permission as asked l<jr } The director brought up. th» matter s * of accommodation of the pupifi* of the technical school The pnesento accommodation was totally inadequarte.—On , the motion of Mr Brewstev. seconded ' by Mr Dent, ii was tfesolved; that^ the attention of the Board He> caßed. ti> the inadequate accommodation for * night classses, and they be asked to remedy the deficiency. v . DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE. , ' . ,*• Present: Thoße at the Technical School Committee, with thY addition of ' *- Mr J. W. Murray. . •* ' ~? ' J Mr C A WjikinW, M.P^wwrte* f ?; stating $hat the .Government fttidl , t , agreed to delete the clause, making* an V 6 alteration in the subsidies on donation* ,-$ to school funds. He also stated' t&at " M representations might be- niade rotlt regard to the matter of having to for- * ward cheques to the Board before avibs,idies should be granted.—Received. » The Chairman reported with refer- *~ v ence to the visit to the Borough Council for assistance in finance, and said •* the deputation was received with'oour- , ", tesy, and the Council would deal withthe matter on the 19th inst. ■ The chief inspector wrote statin? that intermediate certificates had been granted to Winifred Knight and Mavis farrott, and senior free places awarded to Winifred Carman and Laura Parrott. The headmaster reported that the appeal to the parents for donations t» J the school funds had so far resulted •' ' ma total of £8 18s 9d being collected! The janitor Reported that a few small. repairs were necessary, and these were authorised. +wXt wa« decided to communicate with tire health inspector, with regard to disinfecting the school during the vaear The headmaster reported on the en- i largement of the school office, and \ stated that he estimated the cost: at £9 Ms plus four days' labor. Th£ alteration would give a full view of the playgrounds from the offioe.—Ee- ' ' on 1V«?e Se? U ■"«** ' A letter from the Board was received * stating that teachers would be require* soh£i TV* a instruction school at Hawera for a fortnight, comemncmg on February 2 ' ™ The Chairman pointed out that, his instructions from the Board were that the school would re-open otf the 2nd Jebruary, and he could not understand • this letter -^)n the motion of Mr GaS ter, seconded by Mr Murray, it was resolved that the Board be written tot and asked what the position is witfe «£}«* *o the opening of the school. * The Taranaki Rugby Union wrote statins that the Bayly scholarship ath- * S gw%h(!3 glo^*. .New Plymouth, « on Wednesday, December 10, starting at 10 a.m. Owing to the short- notice the open event would not be held this year but will be included in neS ' year s programme, which would^ be «t » Hiltham or Hawera.—-Received. l UNITED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES^ tt^*™ 6 ™1?^ 0/ representatives of the United Friendly Societies was K«ld:m» M£? dA y ni* M^ F. Amoow^oc™ ' ' pied the chair, and there were present delegates from the Druids, Foresters, Oddefellows MU, Oddfeflows. A\O' Hibernians, and 1.0.G.T ' , It was resolved to hold a picnic at Taumata Park, Eltham, on TWds y> February 5, and a committee consifitg? fife P j Amo°ore A\ Perrett, M. A. Wlateford, and R. Butcher; was appointed to make arrangements. It.. was resolved that all children, bet sd--5? ** evening social free. Mr * A.)|hiterord was appointed secretary of the picnic and social oommftt»e.