THE NEW SCHOOL HOURS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14928, 28 February 1912, Page 6

THE NEW SCHOOL HOURS.

ABOLISHED AT NEWTON SCHOOLS,

The advisableness of continuing the new hours recently adopted in the majority or ; the rmhlic schools, was considered :at » meeting of the Newton Schools Committee last evening. There were Pff : E. Healey (chairman), W. J. *f£s. C Norgrove. J. M. White, A. James, J Peake, and F. E. Schofield. At the.imitation of the committee there «*F sent Messrs. A. Webber and J. Campb^ the headmasters of the Newton West Grey Lynn schools, respectively. JURj MetW headmaster of Newton East school unable to attend, but a letter m which he expressed disapproval of the «*£ hours at present in vogue, was! road- ia M r . committee decided thai, in add. to Mr. Metge's letter, it would be well to a the view of Messrs. Webber and Campce These gentlemen briefly opinion 'that although the new .£•*» volved some inconvenience, it vj >g rally better for the "C children seemed to be inclined to _ MJ, about the schoolrooms" rather than * advantage of their "daylight Wb" » , down Khe beaches or to the public patU After a long discussion the committee reolved that the school hours should ■ from .nine a.m. until 12 ««»»»» *JJ 1.30 p.m. until 3.30 .p.m. . Xm ** arrangement will come into force on #«?■,;<. day nest, .". : '. ■■' ..." ■;■■ ■^■';■-i^~■;i^^■' ; ■■::^■:v.^ ,!: :-:pi'^Kte^lS«s , wW