SCHOOL COMMITTEES

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 64, 11 February 1930, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEES

CENTRAL SCHOOL. The monthly meeting of the Central School committee was held last evening, Mr W. K. Mayes presiding. Others present were Messrs. J. Grant, H. J. Canton, E. V. Spear, L. Hands, C. Taylor and W. S- Patton. An apology for absence was received from Mr W. H. It. Cameron. The headmaster (Mr E. Bary) reported that the school opened on Monday, February 3. The attendance for the'week ending February 7 was 743 and the roll number 804. During the week 97 children were admitted and 122 (including last year’s Standard 6) were withdrawn. All members of the staff, except Miss Wharton, who was in hofipital in Auckland, reported for duty. Teachers joining thet staff were Misses I. M. Baldwin and I. Haywood. assistants, Misses Sloggett and M. Bourke, probationary assistants, and Misses Bagnall and Curtis, probationers. One of the pupils, Ernest Cater, was successful in gaining a junior national scholarship at the November examinations held last year. The frames of many of the blackboards required renovating. He would be pleased to see those receive attention. The staff was prepared to assist with a sports day if it was the intention of the committee to hold a similar gathering to that of last year. It was the intention to hold the* swimming sports next week. The headmaster said that the caretaker (Mr Ihle) was to be congratulated on the appearance of the school and its surroundings. The chairman stated that the 6chool was to be congratulated on its rise in grade, thereby securing the sendees of another teacher. It was decided that the black-boards should receive attention. The committee resolved to purchase a new lawn-mower. A resolution was passed that a letter be forwarded to the parents of Ernest Cater, congratulating them on his scholarship success. The annual sports fixture was arranged for a day early in March. The committee passed a vote of £5 os towards the expenses of the Awapuni children's health camp. General appreciation was expressed by the_ committee of the clean appearance of the school and its grounds, owing to the efforts of the caretaker. The committee decided to draw the attention of the Education Board to the fact that improvements would have to be effected to the heating system before winter. COLLEGE STREET SCHOOL. The first meeting for 1930 of the College Street School Committee was held last evening, Mr W. R. Taylor presiding. Also present were Messrs vV. F. Barlow, H. A. Hamilton, W. F. Cutler, C. S. Pees, C. L. Turnbull, F. H. Tucker, P. W. Barnard (secretary), and VV. A. Swinbourn (headmister). Th© committee decided to donat© five guineas toward the funds of the health camp committee. The chairman advised that a meeting of tho executive of the health camp committee was to be held at the racecourse on Thursday. It was decided to approach the Borough Council for the hire of a mo-tor-mower once a week to keep the grass in the grounds cut. Th© question of fencing the new ground was referred to the Education Board. It was decided to hold a picnic on February 26 at the Sportsgrouna. It was decided to writ© to th© Education Board pointing out that the committee’s financial position would not justify increased payment to the caretaker for tho care of both the old and new schools and asking for financial assistance. REPAIRS TO FOOTPATH. Tho Borough Council advised tbit tho engineer had been instructed to carry out necessary repairs to the footway in front of the old school, and the construction of new kerbing and channelling before the close of the present financial year. FURNITURE FOR NEW SCHOOL. The Education Board advised tbit certain furniture had been provided for the furnishing of the new infant school building by th© Education Department in the grant. To equip the whole of the building with new furniture would involve the board in an expenditure of about £IOO. It had been deckled that th© architect consult with the headmaster and that he bo granted authority to supply such additional new furniture apart from that authorised by the department, as he may consider essential. Any of the old furniture that might be put into the new building would be renovated and made practically as good as new. Tbo board regretted that individual tables could not be supplied. Dual tables had been found to be entirely satisfactory and in some respects were more suitable than single tables. Individual chairs would be supplied. It was decided to request the board to install lights in all the class-rooms at the new school and one outside. It was considered that the present lighting arrangements were inadequate. OFFICIAL OPENING. It was decided to request the Minister of Education, and also Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., members of the Wanganui Education Board and headmasters and chairmen of committees to be present at tire official opening of the new infant school. The date of the function w.as not fixed definitely. HEADMASTER’S REPORT. The headmaster (Mr W. A. Swinbourn) reported that the school resumed on February 3, 460 pupils being present on the first day. Fifty pupils were admitted and 80 were withdrawn during the first week. Tho roll was 523 and the average last week was 487. All teachers were present. Mies E. A. Collins and Mr D. 1". Salter took up the positions of probationary assistants in places of the Misses Tily and Sutherland. Only one probationer, Miss P. J. Cawood, had been appointed this year in place of th© Misses Arlidge and Laurenson, who proceed to Training College. Miss H. Wapp had been appointed to take charge of th© special class when it opened in two or three weeks’ time when the infant school would be completed. Dr. Gunn had selected six pupils to proceed to tho health camp at Awapuni on February 12. The headmaster said that he had arranged to ask for assistance for the camp from pupils on Wednesday of eacn week, and on that day pupils from College Street school would be in charge of the depot in Rangitikei Street. The grass in the playgrounds had been moved to the great advantage of the grounds. _ The ornamental lawns needed scything. A certain number of windows, had been broken during the holidays, apparently wilfully. The bricks at tne top of the two south-west chimneys were loose, and from time to time some fell down the chimneys into the room. Something should be done to make them safe. The Borough Council having again granted the use of the baths, swimming for standards 3 to 6 had commenced last week.