SECONDARY EDUCATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 193, 17 July 1941, Page 10

SECONDARY EDUCATION.

o HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD. Mr ivl. H. Oram was in Qic chair at a meeting or the High Schools’ Board of Governors last evening. A letter was received from Mr E. Caradus, educational officer oi the R.N.Z.A.F., asking if it would he possible to use the Technical School lor pre-entry education lor air crews. The director of the school (Mr H. M. Scott) said that he had replied to the effect that the school would be available lor the classes. The Education Department advised the board of an ada.tional grant of £4l 13s for an art room at the Girls' High School; £BS Os 3d for the old contract of the Boys’ High School hostel; £6l 10s ior equipment at the Girls’ High School; and £lO6 0s 7d for the Girls’ High School classrooms contract. The Social Security Department notified the extension oi scheme No. 13 work at the Boys’ High School for a further 13 weeks. In regard to lighting at schools at night, the chairman in his report said that the Director of Education stated tint cv r,thing possible was not being done. The matter had been referred to the local lighting controller, who advised that he is quite satisfied to allow the High Schools to carry on as in the past and that no alterations and restrictions (except conservation) are necessary. “The question of the evacuation of school children in the event of an emergency has been dealt with,” the report added. “Acting under instructions from the department, steps were taken to enrol a*; many teachers as possible as wardens under the E.P. Scheme and so far the | great majority of the teachers have so enrolled. It appears that so far! as the children are concerned the chioi duty of the teacher wardens will be to sec that in an emergency the child ren reach home as safely and quickly as possible. The department does not . consider any measures such as providing trenches, sandbagging, etc., are ' necessary in the meantime, but does ask that the children have regular practice in emergency drill, _ firelighting, and elementary first aid. In his report Mr Scott stated there were 355 full-time pupils (168 hoys and 187 girls) on the roll. Of the boys. 156 were taking the trades course. 9 commercial and 3 art, and of the girls 75 were taking the domestic course If art - —7 101 commercial. There were, lin addition. 10 part-time day pupils on the roll. These numbers do not include 20 High School pupils and 95 Convent pupils who come for special courses. "The number of part-time I students was 502 (492 evening and 10 day).

The rector of the Boys’ High School (Mr J. Murrav) reported that the roll number was 3D and the average attendance 291. The nrevnlence of mumps had interfered with the attendance. Mi's E. E. Stephens (principal of the G’Hs’ High School) reported that the roll number was 243 and the average attendance 222. A few cases of mumps had occurred.