COLLEGE STREET SCHOOL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1861, 10 July 1920, Page 2

COLLEGE STREET SCHOOL.

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the College Street School Committee was held L.st night, the chairman, Air J. JJ. Lrerraiid, presiding. Others present were Alis Out and .Messrs I. il. Uill, i\ Curville, J. \V. Rutherford and S. bauson. Ihe headmaster's leport stated that the Juno quart.r closed wit.i an average attendance 01 481, out ot an average roll, number of 584. 'i lie number on the roll at the close ol the (punter was 5G9. Prevailing sickness had lieuu the chief cause of the io»v aver age, ' ' • All offer by Mis Stubbs to provide a stall in the Square every Saturday morning for sis months in order to raise funds for tho new ii.l'auts' scltpo! building was :e----ccivod with expressions Jnf gratification. It was decided lo enlist till! aid ol a Committee of ladies to in conducting sales of produce at the stall, . ' Tho chairman report?:! that the recent frosty weather had necessitated flit-' installation of Mine form of heating apparatus in tho municipal, baud room, which is at present occupied dining tie.' day by a class from the school. On one particularly cold morning when the tnerctiry full very low m the glass it was licceßsarV to take lie children out-of the room and engage tin m in exercises to promote a. vigorous circulation before lessons could he commenced. The following morning was almost equally as cold, and worse still, was wet, so thai tie: children had lo cilddrU tin' cold in ihe room, Tho matter of a stove was then. ft Usidered, and il was di tided to purchase one "ill: a lengthy pipo attached ill a cost of £6 10s, which exp.nse would bo borne by tho Hoard. An arrangement had been come to with the band that the stove would be removed when the new buildings were ready for occupation.