College Street School Committee.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7158, 8 February 1901, Page 3

College Street School Committee.

The monthly meeting of the above j was held last evening. Present: Messrs T. Hall (chairman), Brown, Oarville, and F. Hall. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs Rutherfurd and Drew. EEPOET. The headmaster. reported that the annual picnic had besn held on Mr Batchelar's property. Parents of children provided liberally, ai.d donations amountiug to £2 5s were applied to the purchase of sports prizes. Over ' eighty volumes were presented to pupils , for standard work and j regular attend- • ance, and a gift was made to each child in the primer classes. Scholarship candidates were placed 7th, 12th, and . 14th respectively on the lists, and as they might compete again next year their ■position was considered creditable. Several necessary repairs effected to the school building and grounds during the past month were detailed, and Other matters requiring attention were also mentioned. The headmaster also suggested that Col«sergeant Parkes be requested to resume his instructions to the cadet corps. As regulations undet t,he Technical Instruction Act had now been issued it was suggested that a subcommittee be appointed to consider what ' should be done at the College street school towards earning the special capi> tation provided. The report proceeded to state that the.-school re-opened on January 28th. A holiday for the proclamation of the King was granted on that date. Every facility should be given to the school children for seeiDg the Imperial troops next week. Since the school had ie-opened 43 new pupils had been admitted and 21 had been withdrawn. The attendance had varied from 800 to 350. The rainy weather had accounted for the absence of many. Correspondence was received From Education Board,, stating that tbe committee's letter with regard to regulations for the examination by inspection of schools had been referred to the Inspector. From, same, requesting that a rneet>in<* of the three school committees of the town be held in order to come to a decision as to which school should be converted into a District High school. From J. G. Swallow, bookseller, asking for a share of the committee's patronage. / From Kaiapoi Woollen Manufactory Committte, submitting samples of cloth foe the uniforms for the cadet corps. •

MISCELLANROUS,

As the quotations for buits for the caiet corps were higher than anticipated it was resolved to let the matter stand in abeyance until a' reply had been reived from the Defence Department as to whether a cheap twill could be supplied. .