COLLEGE ST. SCHOOL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 135, 8 May 1928, Page 2

COLLEGE ST. SCHOOL

MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The first meeting of the committee elected at the recent meeting of householders of the College Street School was held last evening there were present Messrs S. W. Oliver (chairman), L. M. Armstrong, F. H. Tucker, C. S. Pees, W. It. Taylor, H. A. Hamilton and P. W. Barnard. HEADMASTER’S REPORT. The headmaster’s report read:■—Tlie roll at the end of the term was 568, with an average attendance for the last week of 512. The departmental inspectors completed their lirs-t visit on April 19 and Mr Lange, the agricultural supervisor, paid a visit last week. Anzac Day was suitably observed when Padre Wells delivered an appropriate address to a fair attendance of pupils and parents. The stoves in some rooms require repair or probably renewal, as of late they have been most unsatisfactory, emitting mainly smoke instead of heat. Two door locks need attention and the school now requires some sets of basket-ball goals. The school broke up on Friday, May 4, for the term holidays and will remain closed until the 21st inst. It was resolved to procure the basket ball posts. The matter of the stoves was referred to the visiting committee. GENERAL. Mrs, K. Clarke wrote offering to,find labour for the repair of the fence between her house and the school, and which was recently blown down by the heavy wind, if the committee would provide the material. The chairman said that the oiler was a very fair one, but the repair of the fence was a matter for the board, not the committee. He moved that the letter bo sent on to the board for attention.—Carried.

Mrs A. Butzbach wrote thanking the committee for sympathy expressed in the recent loss of her husband. R. 0.5.8. SCHEME.

The chief postmaster wrote drawing the attention of the committee to the savings bank scheme for school pupils which was designed with a view to promoting thrift amongst children. The suggested system provides • that the children bring their savings, no matter how small, to school, ana all moneys so received are paid into one savings bank account to be opened in the school name. When a scholar has paid in £l, that amount is withdrawn from the’ general account and a new account opened in the name of the child, when interest will commence to accrue. The department offered to place an experienced officer at the disposal of the headmaster to aid in inaugurating the scheme. •, The headmaster said that the school and the school institutions were for the benefit of the scholars, and he personally was prepared to go to some inconvenience to introduce the scheme if it benefited the scholars. Thrift was an admirable trait to inculcate into children. In the speaker’s opinion that was really a matter for the parents, but the schools had to teach many things the parents should.

On the motion of Mr Barnard, the matter was referred to the headmaster for a report. The headmaster reported that new doormats were required. The matter was left in the hands of the chairman with power to act. The chairman’s action in getting new linoleum for two class rooms and the headmaster’s office was confirmed. It was decided to have school stationery printed. The meeting night of the committee was fixed for the second Monday in the month. Messrs Hamilton and Tucker were appointed a visiting committee.