WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL.

Northern Advocate, 30 July 1924, Page 6

WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL.

BOARD OF GOVEENORS MEETING,

The Board of Governors of the Whangarei High School met in the County Chambers last evening, the following ' being present:—Messrs W. A. Carruth, chairman, R. C. M. Harington, E. O. Weaver, H. C. Rishworth, H. W. Crawford, A. B. Charters, principal, and J. McKinnon, secretary. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

The Hon. C. J. Parr wrote expressing general approval of the suggested establishment of a junior high school at Whangarei under the control of the Board. Hβ was obtaining the numbers of pupils of Standards 5 and 6 involved and> would supply the numbers with a view to ascertaining what arrangements for accommodation would be made. The Auckland Education Board had strongly represented that the Education Department should establish a junior high school at Whangarei. The chairman commented that the letters were practie-ally the backing u? i that had been forthcoming to the proposal. EXCHANGE OF LAND. ' Approval to the proposal to sell Lot 12, Kioreroa, to the Auckland Education Board, and to the proposed clause I in the Washing-up Bill to enable that I to be done "was forwarded by Mr J. j McKinnon, secretary to the Harbour Board. # j The Director of Education in his turn was agreeable to release 235 acres of the endowment to be sold to the Harbour Board on payment of a fee of £2 2s. ACCESS TO SCHOOL. The Town Clerk advised the Board that the Minister of Public Works had not approved the laying out of a 40ft street between the High School and the railway and had contended that s a full chain wide street should be provided for. The Council, being thus compelled to arrange for a full-width road, had appointed Crs. J. E. Holmes and A. D. Jack to wait upon the Board in reference to the matter. Both delegates covered the position t and indicated that they considered a 40ft wide street sufficient for all re quirements. Cr. Holmes said that in the time of the Council when Mr J. Dent was Mayor it had been contended that a 33ft wide road would suffice. However, it had been then formally intimated that the minimum was " 40ft wide. ; After a deal of discussion upon this subject the chairman agreed with Cr. , Jack that it was a bit of a bombshell when-the Public Works Department in- ] sisted that the road had to be 66ft "wide. . Mr Rishworth expressed his inten- j tion of moving in. protest against the ( Department requiring more than a j 40ft wide road. j After further debate it was derided j that the Board make representation to t fhv Board of Education that the Board of Governors supported the Borough 3 Council in its contention that the road T should be 40ft wide.

NEW HIGH SCHOOL. The Director of Education had on July 17 forwarded plans for the first block of the now High School. It was pointed out t'hat there would be two laboratories, a demonstration room, and provision for a further laboratory which was meantime divided up into two small classrooms, while in addition there were five new classrooms. FINANCE AND EXPENDITURE. Attention was drawn by the secretary to the position of accounts. The Incidental Account was £10 3s 8d in . credit, while the Endowment and Rs«ive.Account was overdrawn by £17(> ]•« -sd. If all rents were received by -io end of the financial year, and interest on loan, road outlet and share of administration expenses »"t, this account, would still be overturn by £ 77 . The secretary therefore suggested that the Board go s l ow he mut er of further work on the new ehoo »te and that the Minister's a P - P oval be obtained for expenditure I >cady made on this site out of endow went income. • tuaOn - LAYINCx FOUNDATION STONE Tn re to the Hon C. J ,p w ». Injected visit a letter had been sen "W Mm, if he were unable to be n Whangarei,on September 18 for Z Purpose of laying the foundation stone to arrange the visit as early as BOARDING ACCOMMODATION Mr Crawford asked, if there were an mflux of 60 or 70 boys after Christmas desiring board and lodging, what would the principal do. In this connection Mr Charters said that the tape had been run over the d«ung hall and accommodation could be found there for about 25 more, with | sleeping accommodation in the recreation hall. As for class J( ,oms, with the normal influx the prospect of obtaining nse of the Parochial Hall or some such ,' building would have to be faced. The attendance was keeping up remarkably well and only four per cent had left this year as against the normal falling J off of 14 per cent. * '

Mr Crawford considered that if the Board could lay its hands on £2000 it should build a dormitory in accordance with plans on the new site. It could be utilised and the boarders could have their meals in the existing school.

Mr Charters declared that Whangarei could make out the strongest case of any high school in New Zealand to the

I Minister when he next visited the district, because it was the principal high, school in North Auckland. ADDENDA. After consideration it was decided that the question of further work being done on the new site be left to ; the Grounds Committee. When acknowledging expression of appreciation of his sei rices as acting principal during the period of Mr Lupton's illness, Mr H. E. G. Smith attributed much of the kudos to members of the staff. The Board approved the proposal of the Department that "parent ,, should mean both fathers and mothers of pupils in regard to voting powers.