SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17096, 19 February 1916, Page 10

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

BECKENHAM. was decided to approach llw board at once. Arrangements (or the school pieuc. to be held Bt Motukarara. ’ vcr(> considered. 1 was decided to draw up a programme ol sports and prizes for the children ai 1 t endeavour to ascertain the 1> to vo in order to make, the railway" arrangements. A circular asking that the children should contribute weekly to the Patriotic Fund on behalf of the Public Service Queen was. considered. It was derided to take no stem in the matter, as the parents of the children, m contributing a week's wages through their trade sections, were doing all that could be reasonably expected. and it was not considered a fair thing to impose fresh burdens upon them.

EAST CHRISTCHURCH. ‘ The East Christchurch District School Committee met on Monday: present—Messrs A. F. Drayton (chairman). Peverill, Allard. Green smith.- Harvev and Jamieson. It was decided to grant Mr F. R. Sapsford three months' leave of absence cn account of an accident. The head master reported that the school reopened after the summer vacation with a roll number of 720, and 10S at t-iP South Belt. Miss Menzies stated that the school reopened with a roll number of 355: while Miss Robinson advised that 391 names were on the roll at Phillinstown. It was decided to grant the head master leave of absence to attend the annuel camp during the first week in next month, and to sanction Miss Menzies’? application to render assistance to the Fairies’ Garden and Paddv’s Market, on some Saturday afternoon for the benefit of the men at the front. The Education Board forwarded the name? of applicants ior the position of assistant mistress at. tire Main School It was agreed to recommend Miss Marv MardonaM for the vaeanev. The report of the ’'’siting- Committee was to tho effect that yd! the -clipolwere in verv good order. Messrs Pev ri l and Allard were appointed the 'muting Committee for the next term.