NGARUA SCHOOL.
Sir,—l have read with interest the letter re Te Aroha West School, and should like to point out that Ngarua school is_ in the same predicament. The hall used for school purposes is a large, well-ventilated building, but only suitable for a summer school. The children must sit and freeze during the winter because the Education Boardt refuses to make proper arrangements for warming the school. There is no heating apparatus whatever. I have had three children home with bad coughs and colds for a fortnight. A kindly neighbour has taken the children in her house to warm them several times during lunch time, and says: "The condition of the children's limbs was pitiful. How can children learn under such conditions?" There are some 45 or 50 scholars and one teacher to teach all the various standards. The School Committee applied for an assistant teacher, pointing out that it is impossible for one man to do justice to so many scholars, and yet the board remains indifferent. H. Maex.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17213, 15 July 1919, Page 9
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