SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 291, 6 November 1934, Page 4

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

MONTHLY MEETINGS HELD

LYTTON STREET SCHOOL

The committee of the Lytton Street School met last night, Mr Jas. Penney presiding. A iso present were Mrs Green, Mrs Pearson, Messrs It. Heald, T. Donaldson, C. V. Jewell, G. F. Loney, and Air C. A. Batt (headmaster). An apology for absence was received from Mr L. D. Miller. Mr Batt' reported as follows for the month: —“The average roll for October was 290.5. The attendance is still Buffering seriously on account ot the epidemic of measles. The concrete work that was left in abeyance has been completed by unemployed labour, as it was regarded as developmental work. The school building has been considerably improved in appearance by the board’s workmen, who gave it two coats of paint. The community towels at the school have been abolished and pupils asked to bring their own towels. The community towel is a source of danger at the best of times.”

The report was adopted, the chairman commenting on the clean appearance of the school and grounds. The Palmerston North Presbyterian Young Women's Bible Class was granted the use of the school for camping purposes at Easter next, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions and the approval of the Education Board.

The meeting accorded the New Zealand Farmers’ Distributing Coy., Ltd., .a vote of thanks for its donation of seeds and manure for the Boys’ and Girls’ Agricultural Clubs’ cropping competition. Consideration of the Bible-in-

Schools Bill was deferred for a month to allow Rev. E. O. Blamires to attend the meeting and outline the measure to the committee.

MANCHESTER STREET SCHOOL

The monthly' meeting of the Manchester Street School Committee was held last night, when there were present Mr G. J. Fitzpatrick (chairman), Mesdames S. McDowall, K. Ross, and P. G. Guy, Messrs Jas. Campbell (secretary), E. *P. Hosking, and AV. Oliver. An apology was received from Air G. Watts.

The acting headmaster (Air D. Alinogue), who was in attendance, reported that the roll stood at 344, an increase of one over last month, and the average attendance was 280.3. Alumps and measles were the cause of the low average. Air Hickey, the extra teacher, had been taken away twice during his temporary appointment to the staff, and other teachers had been absent through illness. Dr Gunn msited the school on October 5 and made a general inspection of all classes except Standard 2, which class v/ould be inspected later. The school was again broken into during one week-end, and some damage done, but nothing taken. The chairman reported he had had the school disinfected by the health inspector owing to the prevalence of measles. The burglary had been reported to the police, who had the matter under investigation. The secretary of the' Parents’ Association forwarded the sum of £6 18s for the purpose of providing the school with suitable pictures, and notified that there was an additional sum of about 25s to come. In addition, the children had raised £6 by the Flower Day effort, and this also was for the purpose of providing pictures.—The com-

mittee approved and thanked the Parents’ Association for its efforts.

The chairman reported lie and the secretary had been waited upon by an officer of the Government Savings Bank with the request that the school should introduce the- Government scheme of saving for the children. The scheme was explained, and the committee decided to await the appointment of the new headmaster before making any change from the present system. The secretary of the Schools Dental Clinic wrote asking the committee to appoint two representatives to a meeting of the clinic. It was further reported that the school had 200 children receiving the service of the clinic and it would be necessary to collect one shilling per head from these children to meet the levy. Mrs Ross and All- I-loskiiig were appointed to the clinic meeting and it was decided to send a crcular letter to the parents asking tor payment of the levy. The headmaster reported it was proposed to hold a quadrangle concert after the school examinations, about the end of this month.