GLEN OROUA

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 116, 12 April 1930, Page 12

GLEN OROUA

(From Our Own Correspondent.) GLEN OROUA, April 10. Mr F. W. Roydhouse, physical instructor ,of the Education Department, paid a visit to the school on Tuesday and demonstrated to the teachers and senior pupils methods of life saving in connection with drowning. • Edmund Nolan, who sustained a fracture of tho leg recently, is progressing as well as can be expected. One of the two silver challenge cups awarded by tho Herbert Smith Trust, Hamilton, has now been received by tho head teacher of the school. The cups are to competed for- at the next school swimming 6ports. Welcome rain has fallen, and still .continues, nearly .6 inch being recorded in the last two djys. The following report on the Glen Oroua School for the past year will bo submitted at the householders’ meeting next Monday night:—“Anzac Day was observed at the school on April 24th as usual, the pupils making' wreaths at school and placing them on tho war memorial. Special lessons were given by tho teachers. On Anzac Day itself a service was held at Rongotea, many of tho pupils from here being present with their parents. Mr J. K. Hornblow, district member of the Wanganui Education Board, visited the school on* April 24, tho pupils being allowed to leave School at 2 p.m., tho occasion being the opening of a bazaar in aid of funds for the purchase of a piano for the school and the establishment of a class hnd reference library. A ladies’ committee was in charge of tho arrangements, and was ably assisted by members of the School Committee, teachers and' others. The bazaar ' was opened by Mr J. K. Hornblow, and the Member fit Parliament for the district, Mr J.. Linklater, was also present. During the evening a programme of songs, etc., .was given by school pupils who had boon trained by Miss Phillips, assistant teacher. Approximately £Bl was taken at the bazaar, tho expenses amounting to about £B, the remaining £73 being profit, i rom every point of view the bazaar was a success, and great credit is duo to Miss Phillips for tho manner in which the concert items were rendered. Mr E. Crosby, inspector of schools, paid a first visit of inspection to the school on April 29th, and oommented favourably on the manner in which the in struction Was beiilg carried out. Dr. Elizabeth Gunn visited tho school on May Ist, examining pupils, and later advising parents regarding treatment, etc. Mr J. W. Huggins, health officer, also visited the school on tho sarno date, making recommendations regarding tho outhouses. The committee carried out the- work as suggested. During last . winter an epidemic of whooping cough, followed by one of chicken pox, interfered with the school work to a certain extent, but the attendance towards the latter part of tho year .mprovod greatly. On the rccomcndation of Dr. Gunn, certain trees were removed from the playground by Messrs W. H. Boswell, W. A. Boswell, I’. Farland and 3. G. Parlane (head teacher). During the year over £2O worth of books were added to the various school libraries, and a long case with sliding glass doors purchased for the housing of these. A piano and a lawn mower were also obtained, and horizontal oars erected in the playground. Subsidies from the board were obtained in these cases. Several . ‘working-bees,’ composed of committee members, carried out necessary jobs during the year, including tho erection of the horizontal bars repairing the piping rouud tho swimming bath, etc. Mosel’s W. A. Collins (chairman) and \V. H. Swanger (secretary) of tho Education Board visited the school on June 24th and complimented the teachers and pupils upon the way in which the luwiis, gardens and grounds were kept. Air Hodge, tho board’s architect, was so present on tho same day to get an of what work required doing in connection with tho school and residence. On July 10th the board’s workmen put up two new tanks at the house, reviewed tho spouting on tlic school porch and repaired the walls of the boys’ outhouse, and on October 22nd two cupboards were built in the porch, repair work carried out at the house. -Tho board’s painters commenced painting the ( school on October 24th and were here a fortnight, painting tho school, residence and outbuildings, and papering, painting and varnishing certain rooms in the residence. Mr' A. Crawford, senior inspector, paid a second visit to the school on July 24th, the report on the ' work of the school being very good. At tho proficiency examinations held in December there wore seven candidates, six being successful. The boys’ and girls’ mangel growing competitions continue to be a successful feature of the school work, last year’s entries totalling 10, while this year’s total is nine, including tiireo for maize growing. In sport, the girls were runners-up to Rangiotu for tho Thomson Shield hockey competition, but were not successful at tho Fcilding Schools’ tournamont. The boys also entered a team in Fcilding, but their size debarred them from being successful against the large, town schools, although they played better than was expected. This year the prospects for hockey seein to be better. Swimming continues to be successful, 17 pupils baying qualified for certificates this season, while a number of others already hold certificates, two of these being ‘merit’—the highest; obtainable. The head teacher recently applied to the secretary of the Herbert Smith Trust Fund, Hamilton, for two trophies for swimming and has been informed that two silver cups valued at £2 2s each have been awarded. One cup has already ' arrived and should be the means of creating still greater interest in swiriiming. It seems a pity that more of‘the younger pupils are not allowed by parents to go into the water, as the teachers spend a great deal of time with those who do go in and on school days a teacher, either Mr Parlane or Miss Phillips, is always present during the whole of the swimming periods. Very successful swimming sports were held in February of this year, a large crowd of parents being present. Tho school picnic was held as usual in Mr Lancasters property and, the weather being fine, a very enjoyable time was spent by everybody. The school rose to grade 3B on February Ist 1930, Mr Parlane retaining the position of head teacher. Tho number of pupils now in attendance is 70, the highest number since the school opened. When Mr Parlane took charge here in 1927 the roll number was 48 with an average attendance of 44.22 for that year. The attendance this year has been very good, the average so far being 65.8. A.n unfortunate accident, whereby a pupil in the primer class, Edmund. Nolan, sustained a severe fracture of the thigh, occurred recently. Everything was done by the teachers, to make the little fellow comfortable, _ the value of having a first aid outfit in the school being apparent. One necessary item of equipment' lacking is the having of no long splints which would have, in this case, proved extremely valuable. Mr W. H. Boswell, chairman of tho School Committeo, recently resigned, having left tho district Mr Boswell was a very valued member of tho committee, andd uring his period ot office did a great deal of work for the betterment of the school. We wish to place on record the committee’s appreciation o£ the exceptionally good work performed by Mr Boswell, and wish him every success in his new sphere. The outgoing committee have in hand at present the rebuilding and renewing of certain i,9 n<?e f s, ii several other smaller jobs. The following is an acocunt of the receipts and expenditure in connection, with the working of the school for the year ending, February 28th, 1930 General accounts— Receipts: Balance in bank'lst March' 1929, £2rl3s, capitafion, £37, library grant 11s 3d, total £4O 4sj3d. payments'cleaning, £lO £6, repairs and improvements,- £o os; la, stationery, etc;, £8 6s 9d, bank fee, stamps,, etc..’lls- 6d, rent of. horse paddock ••• 43; balance -jn bank, £4' 17s sd; total £4O 4s 3d. Special account-^-Receipts: Balance in bank Ist. March, 1929. £5 35..1d,. bazaar £72 0s 2d, collection, school prizes, £lB ,5s 3d, subsidies and amounts refunded by board, £24; - total £ll9 8s 6d. Payments : Picnics, prizes, fete.', £49s 10s 7d, deposited with board (library books, piano; etc), £4O Ids; balance in bank, £29 7s 'll4,- total, £ll9 83. 6d. The thanks of the committee are. due to Mr L. H. Ihle for auditing the books,, and to the teachers for .their assistance during the year.” t .... ~ , : ’V-