HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1017, 20 November 1917, Page 2

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The usual mooting of the Palmorston North High mid Technical school Boards wn« held hisl evening. Air 'I". R. llodder presided, ami thcie were also present Messrs T W Penny, <). Mnnrad, J. A. Nash, \i. L. liroaii. .1. 1.. Unrnicont, l<\ W. Durward, J. E. Vernon (rector), add V. 1). Opio (technical director). Tho technical director (Mr Opio) reported that all classes finished work lor this year last Saturday. Ml xamination results on tiic whole wove most, satisfactory, and a good report has been received from the president of the local branch of, the Society ol Accountants on the work of the bookkeeping classes. .Mr Isaac, Inspector ol Technical Schools, visited the school on the 2nd and sth of this month, but so far his report id riot yet to hand. The thanks of the Board were due to Mr Hart, of Tiritoa, for sheep for the shearing classes, to Messrs J..•vm and Co . for the free use of an engine, to t,lie New Zealand Loan Company for the use of a woolpress, and to the A. and I' Association for shed and grounds. The annual prize-giving will take place at the Opera House on Wednesday evening next, at !i o'clock. A short programme will be given by students. The sneaker of the ©venule will be Mr l>\ .). Nathan, and Mrs Nathan will present llle prizes. In conclu mm, the direeior placed on record liis appreciation of the. thoroughness in which all members of the stall' have attended to then duties this year, and also expressed his thanks to the Board for its unfailing kind noss and courtesy shown to himself. It was decided to Write and thank Mr Yo.-s for his services on the Board as represent ativo of the Kairan'ga County Council, and also to request the Council to appoint a. repre.sentive for the ensuing term. Tho rector (Mr Vernon) reported as follows: There has been no change m the • <hool roll during tho last month. It. still -Hands at 277—166 boys and 111 girls, ihe average"attendance for tin- same period has been 262. There have been no eases ol serious illness. The school was closed on Thursday, November 1, for the A. and 1. Show. We had entries in drawing-, painting, map-drawing, and wood-work, and carried oil" most, ol the prizes in the sections we competed in. Two of our senior pupils, Muriel Uoull and Eric Espmer, sat as exempted students for the Victoria I. inv. r sity term exams. M. Doull secured a pass in English, mathematics, and Kronch, giving her a first, year's term. Hspiner passed in Latin, mathematics, and French, unci received second year's terms. For ten day*, twelve of the agricultural boys have taken a course of sheep-shearing. 1 recommend that the break-ui) ceremony be held in the Opera House on Friday, December 14—tho »ome date as last, year—and that we open it. 1918 on February 11. A speaker is required for the break-up. 1 further recommend that we advertise for two new teachera A ne\, life buoy and a swimming cradle, are required tor the baths. Mi:s E. Park wrote resigning her position us assistant mistress. Tin, rector stated thai Miss I'ark had : a,l charge of tho boys' class during' the past .ear, and had handled the class splendidly, getting the best results at the end ol lie

vear. . On (lie motion ol the chairman, n was tic eidixl to "accept the resignation with regret, and to write thanking Mis-;; park for hei pa.-t si-r\ ice*. The Young Women's Temperance. Association wrote asking for tho use of the High School baths on Wednesday and Saturday evenings.—Granted until the opening of tin municipal baths. , It was decided to give effect tothe rector .>■ recommendations that two teachers be ad vertised for, and that the requirements foi the baths be. procured. , Mr vV. J. Anderson, Director ol Education, wrote in reply to tho Board's applica tion, and stated that the Minister hat approved of the expenditure of £3OOO foi the purchase of the boys' hostel and principal's residence, as required by section 81 of the 'Education Act, 1914, for tho purpo* of ascertaining the net annual income do lived from endowments. In giving his ap proval, tho Minister desired it to l>e under stood that no opinion i s thereby expressed oi 1 implied of the legality of the proposed form : of purchase under which it appeals that tin i buildings are to be paid for by annual in I vtMun-ms. Tho Minister desired the Board to also understand that as the present defini. I lion of net annual income is defective ir I permitting a deduction for the .repairs and I maintenance of a hostel, whereas no bene |(il was derived from any profit accruing ! iherefrom, no assurance can be given that ! the existing conditions in this respect vvil) ]bo continued. The Department, was quitt i in sympathy with tho maintenance of hostel.' ! in connection with secondary schools as hj no other way does it aj) pear that secondary ! education can be brought within the read ol all,—Received, the letter being dealt will in committee, :• The Ground Committee reported: ; Asphalt tennis courts: Hood woi k has beet. done in sloping, levelling, and glassing tin i banks, at cost of about £2l, chiefly caused ' I,\ . lira, labour) and tho appearance of tie surroundings has boon greatly improved. ; The surface of the courts it too soft, and [should receive attention during the Christ mas holidays. Repairs to baths: Th< j ii phalt on the paihs from the front, gate- i 'worn throuL'h m several places, and need.repairing. 'Jhis might be done :il the sain time us the work on the courts. Purchns' of mower: Now tho Hoard is in possessioi of ;t horse, it is desirable that u mmvi i should bo purchased for use on the cricket gio'.md, where the grass is apt to run aw.v during the spring and summer months. .' now machine, if obtainable, would nrobabb be ton costly, but a good oik should be procured, if funds permit.--Tie report wa-s adopted, and it was divided l give efl'eel to the committee's recoinmonda lions. DIRECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED. Following is the annual report of the 'director of the Palmerston North Tocluiileal School, b.r the year ending December, 11917: —"The total number of classes work ' ing this year was 56. The number of indi i vidtiiil pupilr, was 660, of whom 176 were [free students and 484 were paying j students, the total being 11150. The commercial course continues in the lead in regard to numbers, th-re being no less than six classes in shorthand with an average of 17, five in typewriting with an average of 15. and two large, bookkeeping classes with an average of 25. Good work has been done, and seven of our advanced pupils sat for the shorthand speed examination (Pitman's). The local branch ol the New Zealand Society of Accountants has again conducted the bookkeeping exam inutions, and awarded two Special prizes I for the. best junior and senior papers. The tvp-v. riling department has been consider h.'bh improved by tho purchase of a dozen | new machines, which with the good ma } , ~i,,e-; already in use, make it quite up [.date in every particular, The school i« tiow able to accommodate up to 100 pupils in the typewriting classes. The domestic course be- been fairly well patronised, the dressmaking class, however, being the most sought idler. Tilers were eleven classes lunniiic all the vear with an average atleiKlunci of from I?, to 14 pupils in eacln Tho niillinerv classes (two in number) were k.-iit going all the year, with an nverage ttemlance of 16 in each, The cookery clii--;:, wore much about the same a.s last v ,.ar The standard of work in all classes of the [hinustic course was of a high order. and tl, 1 Technical School Hoard is indebted to Mi T. R. Mooie for a generous donation of for cookery prizes for the purpose of encouraging more girls to take up j this important branch of their education. j?ivi' -indent;- sat for the London Llty ~,„; Guilds CookcJv Examiualion. The science and engineering classes,! ,„, (1,0 whole has- only been j fM-lv well attended, (cum ,to many ~: tho bovs having to work at night, owing to ih,. s'l'ortago of labour. About 10 to 14 Iv.yx .- re being prepared for the oloclrical wirenieii's City and Guild's examination iu , x t June. The arts and crafts deparlm.nt show., a decline in numbers, although I (he work of the students Is ipiHe up to l ii: "; of former years. Two classes in first aid and home nursing were conducted and 4o sludonis sal for the Si. .John ambulance cer, lificates, of whom 35 were -.ucees-lul. Tim wool-ohissing and sheep-shea ring classes v., re well attended, and (1)0 thanks ol the Technical School Board is due to the Minister in charge of ihe Agricultural Department for the supply ol wool. Ihe class In mdusirjal history and economics continues to he. well patronised, and uad a record attendance tins yea.. The Standard VI. proficiency class is undoubtedly one oi the moat useful classes In the school, as itgives to all who have been unable to pass Standard VI. an opportunity of reaching that standard for education. About 11 stu

dents arc to be presented for the examination this year. "Reviewing tho work of the school as a whole, there is no doubt that much good work has been accomplished, as is shown by the good positions obtained by the pupil-: attending the classes. The credit of Liu's is Hue a good deal tc tho punctuality ,stid curliest nr«« of the "instructors, who lake n personal intere<a in it" ir pupjK '1 he. school i-. fortunate in its staff. '1 he school is indebted to tho Rorongh Council. Ivairangit County Council. Working- Men's club, Workers' Educational Association, and the Farmers' Union Executive for the valuable assistance in the way of donaLions I have to express my appreciation i,f the loyal support of the stuff at all times, and my thanks to Ihe members ol the Board for the kind consideration^ given io till recommendations from myself." PRIZE LIST. English and Arithmetic—Elma Pascal, Nellie Krenstrom, Gordon Fabian. _ j Typewriting.■ Inez l-'lati, (junior), Annie Reynolds (senior). I Shorthand.- Ada Rei nie and Winnie Walls (junior), Gertie Rule (intermedial.), ■ i.ilv Buchanan (senior). Book looping. luhel Rail and Anston ( hailos (junioi), Maud Kilgour (senior). Dressmaking. Hilda Robinson (junior), j Male- Fail-brother (senior). , | Millinery. -Daphne. I.e>, : , (junior) Doris Chnndh-r (senior). Cook- rv. Daphne Levy. Art. All red lusher. Engineering. Sydney King. Home Science. Sydney Brandon. Klechicitv and Magnetism.—-Oscar Jensen, j Woodwork-. —Arthur Rowlands. Agriculture. — Peter Jainieson. Standard VI. Class.—Mary Mumly, Wil- j lied Hunter. Elocution- Muriel Morgan. SPECIAL PRIZES PRESENTED RY Till-: TKA( I! LBS. Mr Browning's prize (English and Arithmetic), Winnie Kav. Mr K. A. Pullers' prize (look-keeping). Kthel Ball, Mr rhompiou's prize. (English and Arithmetic), Win, Jensen. \lr t ampboll's prize (English and Arithmetic 1 ), Myrtle Coman. Mr I'r.s-ee's prize (typewriting) Flossie Hale. Mr Hodge's prize (typewriting), Relic Eon tail. Mrs Smith's prize (typewriting), Ivy i tV'olfsiKiuer. Mr Claug'hton's priz, (slmti | baud), L iia Bycroft. Annie Kilgour. Miss Midorson prize (sho'thand), P. Ladd, j i la/el Milvi rton. Tabor's prize (dress i making), Violel Hart, Rhnda Maunder, j Mes i Igii i'. prize linillinerv), Ivy Han. | Mri Woolf's prize ((;,,!,. ry), Diana Tabor. j \!r Whitakvr's prize (engineering), Victoi ui'i-rand. Wri Bate*' prize (homo science).' Phillipa Nairn. Mr Colquhouu's prize (olectricitv and magnetism). Arthur Dalton. Mr Warden's prize (Standard VI.), Witred Hunter Special prizes of the value of £2 and £1 tor c-coiti ry in Technical School classes, .resented by Mr T. R. Moore, were won by May Rodgers and Amy Waugh. Speeia! piiz.es of the value of 3Us and lCs, >.l*o presented by Mr Moore for primary ohool cookery, were won by Lizzie Olsen tnd Lizzie Jamie.-ou. These prizes were «upplenioniod by a. third piiz< presented by Mr lloddoi\ and won by Minnie Leinerl and Eileen O'Koefo. Two prizes, awarded bv the lucal branch of the N< W Zea 'and Society of Accountants for junior mil senior book-keeping, were won by filial Hudson and Fred. Uddell nvpeeii\ ■ ly. Home Nursing and First Aid Certifi cites.—Misses E. Orr, 0. Konway, (.'. Hughes, M. Harrison, X lliggie, M. Laing, D. Clapham, 11. Ikwitt, J. Stewart, !b Simp-on, A. Strachan, P. Nairn, K. Wycherlev, I). Ait-ken, P.. Joske. A. Ander;on. A. IJennau, J. Bell, E. Armstrong, M. Ellison. F. White, (i. Hart, K. Josko, 13. Coates, M Russell