NEW BUILDING

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25045, 8 November 1944, Page 4

NEW BUILDING

RELIEF FOR SCHOOL I EPSOM; GIRLS' GRAMMAR I . BLOCK IOF 11 CLASSROOMS I Tenders i for tlio building of a new block to /provide additional accommodntion at; tlie Epsom Girls' Grammar School be called at the end of this week. Comprising 11 classrooms of various types the block will be the fir.st step in tflie .realisation of plans for the building/of a complete new school which was visualised some years ago. It will • afford welcome relief to the most urgent of the s&liooFs ncronmiodation needs. On completion, of the new block it is intended to demolish the part of the pM-sent school comprising six class--1 rooms/ and tho administrative section, which ! lias been the subject of so much advene comment over a period of years, and tp replace it with tho central part of tli/e proposed new school. This* central portion will include an assembly hall rand a new administrative section. i Features of Design The new block which has just been approved is shaped in plan to form tlirje sides of a quadrangle with a short northern wing facing Silver Road. From the» western end of this will be'built a longer wing containing laboratories, parallel with Gillies Avenue and adjoining the third, or southern, wing erf,-res ponding to the northern one. The sofithern wing will bo two-storeyed, wjiile the other two will have only one flvior. An attractive building with plenty of window space, the block will be of reinforced concrete with brick facing and la tiled roof. Concrete will be used because of its relatively plentiful supply. (The building will eventually form the .'entire western wing of the proposed I now school. I Special Equipment and Fittings I On tho ground flooj- will be four J laboratories including 'one for domestic a science /uul a room each for the teaching of dressmaking, history and geography and two general classrooms. One of the two second-storey rooms will be used for arts and crafts and the other for music. Expressly designed for the purpose for which they are intended , the classrooms will have special equipment and fittings installed. Those on the ground floor will have a direct exit on to the school grounds. Cloak rooms are also included in the block. The southern wing will culminate in a three-storeyed pylon, housing a stair- ' case, to provide for the addition of a three-storeyed block contained in plans for the future school building. The building was designed by the Auckland Education Board's architect, Mr A. B. Miller. Period for Construction The earliest that it can be hoped to have the new block ready will be about the beginning of tho third term next year. The existing school building was erected in 1917 as a wartime measure to accommodate the overflow of pupils from the Auckland Girls' Grammar School. The conditions of the Epsom school have been a source of complaint for many years and as early as 1936 representations were made to the Government to have a new school built. The urgency of the problem was kept constantly before the public in succeeding years and in June, 1943, the Auckland Grammar School Board was authorised to have plans prepared for a new school. The matter received special prominence in August of last year and negotiations have been in progress since then. LANCASTER BOMBER REVISION OF ITINERARY A DELAY AT OHAKEA (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday Temporarily unserviceable at Ohakea, the Royal Air Force Lancaster bomber, which is visiting New Zealand in the course of a world navigational tour, was unable to carry out its scheduled trip over North Island towns this afternoon on its way to New Plymouth. The published itinerary has now been cancelled and details of the aircraft's future movements will be announced later. HEAVY TROUT CAUGHT BEST TOUCHES 121LB ! GOOD CATCHES CONTINUE 1 (0.C.) TAUPO, Tuesday 1 The biggest trout so far caught in the 1 Taupo district this season was one taken 1 by Mr W. Watson, of Mangaweka, who 1 landed a 12i 1 b fish at the Hook, near ; the Delta. Also fishing the Hook, Messrs It. Smith and F. Glcadow, of Woodville, together with Messrs It. McDonald and J. Carter, of Palmerston 1 North, landed 23 fish, including one of 91b and two of 81b. ' Mr K. Eraser, of Mangaweka, fish--1 ing in the Major Jones Pool on the 1 Tongariro Reach, took six fish, including ' one of Sib. Messrs H. Sodersen, P. Con- ! noly and It. Mercer, of NgaVuawahia, ' on the morning rise at the Delta took nine fish, including two of 9 J lb. The Tauranga-Taupo mouth is still giving good results to the few remaining ; anglers there. ! Mr N. Owen, of Hastings, fishing i the mouth of the Waitahanui, landed ! fish weighing 121b, 11 lb and 101b , respectively. This is the_ second 121b i trout from the Waitahanui this season. , The previous one was taken over the , bridge. A party of six rods in two days at Waihaha in the western bays took v 79 fish, the best of which was 91b. All were , in good condition. Some nice fish havo ■ been taken at the Two Mile and Four Mile bays, and also between the Rangitira Point and the Taupo wharf. | Smelt are appearing In large shoals all ■ over the lake. < Many of the visiting anglers who ■ were here for the opening week of the , season have now left. With the trout ; in such good condition, fishing is hard , and limits arc rare. OVER EIGHT FEET ■ GREYMOUTH RAINFALL ! (0.C.) GREYMOUTH, Tuesday ! Rainfall at Grcymouth during the ; year to date now exceeds lOOin as a ! result of heavy showers experienced during tho night. In the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. today exactly half an inch of rain was recorded, bringing the total r so far to 100.39 in, which is about 14in • more than up to the same date last • year. » ARMY HARVESTERS J EARLY START IN WAIKATO ' (0.C.) HAMILTON, Tuesday ' Harvesting work by Army personnel | will begin in the Waikato next Tuesday, 1 according to a statement by Mr L. W. Jane, secretary of the Waikato 1 Primary Production Council, today. 1 Camps at Taumahere, Rukuhia ; te Awamutu, and in the Morrinsville-Te 1 Aroha district will bo occupied during ' the coming weekend by a total of 184 1 men. The number will increase as the peak of the season approaches. The 1 men are being sent from Papakura Camp. CERTIFICATE OF MERIT The presentation of the framed certificate of merit, conferred by the New Zealand Returned Services Association, was made to Mr A. I'. Postlowaite, president of the Auckland U.S.A.. at: the quarterly meeting last night. When handing ovor the certificate and the badge with star which accompanied it, Mr C. A. Snedden paid a high tribute to Mr Postlewaite for his work on behalf of ex-servicemen.