Secondary Education in City

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 141, 17 June 1936, Page 8

Secondary Education in City

HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETS The monthly meeting of tho Palmerston North High Schools Board of Governors was held last night, Mr J. A. Nash presiding. Also present were Messrs W. R. Birnie, J. W. Rutherfurd, 0. Monrad, T. D. Lynch, A. J. Graham, and M. H. Oram. The rector of the Boys’ High School (Mr J. Murray) reported a roll number of 409, with an average attendance of 395. The school had resumed after the term holidays on May 26. Mr A. C. Zohrab had been appointed as senior English master to a B grade position at Whangarei High School, and would cease duty on July 10. Mr Murray said he would like to put on record his own and the school’s appreciation of Mr Zohrab’s zealous and efficient service in many departments of the school’s activities, in which he had ungrudgingly given of his timo and interest on behalf of the boys. The annual meeting of the Parents’ Association would be hold in the assembly hall on Friday, July 3. The acting-principal of the Girls’ High School (Miss S. J. Robinson) reported that, at the opening of the second term, the roll was 287, and at present it was 284. Tho average attendance had been 267.8. Miss Horton and Miss French had commenced duties on May 26; Miss Horton was filling the B grade position held formerly by Miss Peglar, while Miss French was relieving in an A grade position. Following her return from England, Miss Hume had given an interesting address to the whole school on her travels in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. On June 3 tho school was addressed by Miss Reeves-Palmer, who described the conditions under which women lived in Egypt. The report of the director of the Technical School (Mr G. G. llancox) stated that evening classes had resumed for the second term on May 25, and the Technical High School on May 26. Donations of £lO had been received from the Old Students’ Association and tho Ivairanga County Council. For the week ending June 5 tho roll comprised 601 day students and 1181 evening students. 'The average roll number over all groups in tho evening school for the week ending June 5, was 18.1. This permitted tho division of several classes, but in making adjustments, tho school was hampered by lack of accommodation. Arrangements had been made for tho following interschool games: Versus Masterton T.H.S. at Palmerston North on June 30; v. Wellington Technical College at Wellington on July 1. On June 2 Mr A. J. Newman had supervised for tho Defence Department a practical examination for applicants for the armourer section, New Zealand Ordnanco Corps. All the applicants selected by tho Defence Department for the test were ex-students of the school.

Miss Hume, of the staff of the Girls’ High School, was thanked for a report on the teaching of music in England, and Mr Graham was deputed to report on the jxossibility- of any of her suggestions being introduced at the school.

Following the monthly meeting, the annual meeting was held, when Mr Nash presented his annual report. He first of all thanked members of the board for their co-operation and good work and paid tribute to tho services given by Messrs Rutherfurd and Tremaine for the boys’ and girls’ schools respectively, to Mr Birnie for his work as treasurer, to the principals and staffs of tho three schools for their loyalty’ and co-operation, and to the secretary (Mr W. Hunter) and his staff.

Excerpts from Mr Nash’s report in regard to the three schools will be published to-morrow.

Mr Oram was appointed chairman for the ensuing year, and Mr Birnie treasurer.

Tribute was paid to Mr Birnie’s services as treasurer over a period of years, and a motion of appreciation was placed on the book's, while a similar resolution was passed concerning Mr Nash’s term of office as chairman and tho work that he had done in the cause of education generally'.