SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 22 May 1915, Page 7

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

MONTHLY MEETING

A meeting of the Hawera District •High Jicttooi Committee was held on I'rictay evening, when there were pre-sent-Mossrs-j:;. B. Bates (chairman), i«. O. Wauace, T. H. Walker, U. Buiton, W. Henson, W. Robertson, ii. lait, and ii. S. feage (secretary). A circular was received from the Pahiatua District Hjgh School Committee, stating that it was. the opinion of yae committee that the medical examination of school children, as at present carried out, Mas unsatisfactory and suggesting that public discussion of siich an important subject would emphasise the weak points of the system. Mr Robertson said it was a pity that the circular did not indicate some'direction in which it was desired that committees should move.

In the absence of further particulars it was decided that the letter lie on the table.

Ihe headmaster reported that the attendance at the schools continued to be satisfactory, although a number ®f pupi.s were ill with influenza. Some of the teachers had been absent through the prevailing complaint, and since Christmas, only on one day had the school had the full staff present, and that was on All Fool's day. (Laughter). There was a long discussion on the question of obtaining • stationery. It has been the custom in the past to purchase this as required, and it was thought ifc would be better if it could be obtained in bulk, and thus save a little 011 the cost. The headmaster was authorised to make up an estimate of what was required, and the secretary (with the headmaster.) was empowered to obtain quotations from the stationers, and submit a renort to the next meeting. The Chairman also referred to the question of the contributions collected from the parents towards the stationery account; some parents paid and some did not, and the whole position was unsatisfactory. It was decided that a circular, he issued to parents, stating what the comrrifc+ee required. The Chairman said tbnt if every parent contributed two shillings per annum it would bo ample.