Rongotea

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7060, 7 November 1929, Page 2

Rongotea

SCHOOL COMMITTEE. From Our Own Correspondent. The Rongotea school committee held a meeting on Monday evening, When there were present Messrs W. .T. Amies, H. V. Oaverhill, Jas. Duke, W. Mnt.hesou, and the headmaster, Mr C. W. Liggins. The headmaster drew attention to the pine trees next to the pavilion, the needles of which were doing serious damage to the spouting. One of these trees was also detrimental to a beautiful oak. He suggested that the committee apply to the Town Board to have a lcerbing placed at the school entrance. Owing to the rapid growth of the lawns the school was in need of another mower. As many of the pupils now rode to school on bicycles, steps should be taken to have a bicycle shelter 'erected, and that application be made to the Education Board cither for a shelter or a subsidy for one. The remainder of the concreting should be completed at an early date, as during wot weather the school wns put to serious trouble and inconvenience. It was decided again to write the Foxton school committee as regards a combined dental clinic for Foxton, Rongotea and the surrounding districts. As there are now between 20 and 30 children cycling to school it was decided to apply to the board for a cycle shed. The school will close to-day and tomorrow for the Manawatu Show. The headmaster was instructed to purchase grass seed to sow down a portion of the playing area. Accounts amounting to £l6 were passed for payment.

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. The Rongotea Women’s Institute held its usual monthly meeting on Tuesday afternoon when there was a very large attendance. Mrs. Harrison of Pahiatua gave a very interesting demonstration on wool rug making and exhibited several other pieces of handicraft made by herself. It was decided at the Wellington Federation meeting, at Pahiatua, for each member of each institute to grow

three potatoes. Miss Orawford o Massey College has presented a shield to be won by the institute with the largest yield, the proceeds of the sale to go to the federation fund. A further prize has been donated by each institute for the heaviest individual yield. A dainty afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, Mrs. Sandercock and Miss V. Hobbs. The meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem. Last week sevoral of the members visited Pahiatua for the annual meeting of the Wellington Federation.

Personal. Mr W. Burne, who has been an inmate of a Palmerston North private hospital, has returned home and is progressing favourably. Sister D. Hobbs, of the New Plymouth hospital staff, who has hoen visiting her parents, has returned to duty.