SCHOOL COMMITIEES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18304, 14 January 1920, Page 8

SCHOOL COMMITIEES.

1 ' PAPANUI. j Tho monthly meeting of the Papanut' Sciiv/ol l/oumuttee was held on Monday night { present—Messrs Patrick (chairman). Wood, Barnard, Hadley and Grimwood, and; Mesdames Barnard and Woodham. Cones* pondenoe was received from Maa Duncan, stating that she had resigned her position as nusuess of the Bligh's Boad School. The secretary was instructed to write to Miaa Duncan thanking her fox the services she Ihadi rendered in the cause of education in the* district for a period exceeding twenty years, j The chairman recommended the formation of a publio committee to take stops to eecuxa some tangible recognition of Miss Duncan's services. The head master reported regard* ing the main school, that the soil numbea was 827, and the average attendance 233 J while the average attendance for the year waJ 233. This entitles the school to anothea adult teacher. The master recommended! that, to cope with the work, it was neceM sary to divide the big room into two class] rooms, each Soft by 20ft, and to make apJ plication to the board to have this dons} daring the holidays. Very good work has been done this year In the infant depart xoent. The master, advised the committed to recommend to the board that Mrs Giant ville be appointed permanently as Infant mis tress. Accounts to the amount of £27 19s lCd were passed for payment. The sum o) ifild will have to be paid to the Railway Del partment for the carriage- of the picnic parti to Xaiapoi, The pionio will be held caj Saturday, February ?, A sum of money wa< passed to procure prizes for children oontesb ing athletio events at the pionio. She latM members of the committee 'mere appointee to purchase the prizes.' .