Feilding Agricultural High School

Manawatu Times, Volume LIX, Issue 7438, 13 April 1934, Page 3

Feilding Agricultural High School

BOARD OP MANAGERS MONTHLY MEETING.

Mr. James Knight presided at the monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the Feilding Agricultural High School, held on Wednesday evening. There wore also present:—Mrs J. E. Barltrop, Messrs.. .1. S. Tingey E. 11. Brewer, W. Salt, W.. W. Andrews, W. Ohallis, and the headmaster (Mr L. J. Wild). Arising out of the minutes of the previous meeting, in regard to the information asked for by Mr Salt concerning pupils attending the school from country districts by railway or bus and the charges thcroon, Mr Wild said the position, was as follows: —Five from Cheltenham pay Jos each for 20 school days; one from Stanway, 5s per week; two from Kiwitea, 15s for 2J school days; one from Kiwitea, 5s per week; one from Colyton, 2s 6d per Week: two from Makino, 5s per week. In addition to the, above thoro wore Hi pupils with free railway [asses, while .bn3 from Marlon had a season ticket at 15s per term. The buses had also given some

concession. Jn thanking Mr 'Wild for obtaining the information, Mr Salt saiil if Tronic! bo very valuable to Hie ManawntuOroua School Committees’ Association, collect data bearing on the. number of The association was endeavouring to country children who were debarred from attending secondary schools owing to their living away from the railway service on which #hey could receive freo passes, or through not being able to. afford transport charges on bus services. ' The Department of Education wro.to notifying the board of a grant of £25 The Department of Education wrote, notifying the board of a grant of £25 for repairing earthquake damage to the chimneys a.t the school house.—Mr Wild reported that the chimney-tops had already been dismantled and would bo replaced with metal ones. The school council wrote pointing out the necessity for lockers being installed in the common room at the schoolhouse, there being no placo for the storage of the sports gear of the boys', playing games.—The headmaster said the lockers were undoubtedly required, the board without discussion authorising filr Wild to have them installed. Mr T. L. Scddon was accorded a veto of thanks for his gratuitous legal scr- j

I vices to f.he board in connection with ’ the giving up of tho lon,so of the late school farm at. Makino. Mr. Wild reported that, a cheque for • £.3000 bad been received . from the - Treasury for payment of the school’s ’ new .farm, * The board agreed to a motion t.o re- ’ furnish the headmaster's office satisfactorily. Headmaster's Report. ! j Mt Wild reported as follows:—"The normal routine of school work has been I interrupted by giving the whole of this j week lo physical training. Next, week i the eighth annual show of the Young i Farmers’ Club will be held. We had a 5 'pleasant visit before Easter of a cricket jjteam from Scots College, but our win I was rather flattering. "Farm Report.—The wheat has been i threshed and sold. The yield is disj appointing, mainly due to the broken . weather at harvest time. About three--quarters of it has been sold as milling wheat. All live stock are doing well, and there is plenty of feed at present i and in sight. Steady progress is being made with tho replanning of fencing and the erection of gates. About 15 acres has been sown down in Italian ryegrass and red clover for temporary pasture.” | The report was adopted.