Educational.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1060, 23 June 1892, Page 37

Educational.

CLYDE QUAY SCHOOL. ■ ————* MEETING OF PARENTS. Au interesting and well-attended meeting of the parents and friends of the children belonging to the Clyde Quay School was held in the schoolroom on Friday evening, for the purpose of discussing the advisability of organising an exhibition of pupils’ work, to be held iu December. Mr Veitcli, who occupied the chair, gave a general statement of the purposes of the meeting, nnd said that the teaohing staff had already been consulted, and had unanimously declared their willingness to co operate with tho School Committee, adding that he did not doubt that if the active furtherance of the parents could only be secured, the matter would be carriod to a highly successful issue. A more detailed statement was then given by Mr Swallow, secretary of the School Committee, who represented that it was highly desirable lo raise a fund (1) for the provision of scientific and other apparatus for the school, (2) for additions to the school library, and (3) for the improvement of the playground, which was in some places in a positively dangerous condition ; that the committee therefore asked the parents to aid them by providing the children with the raw material necessary for any work suited to their age,, taste and sex such as plain sewing, fancy work, iron work, cabinet work, carpentry, modelling, rearing of pot p'ants, &c., and suggested that for the further encouragement of tbe young people, prize 3 should be given for the best work in each department ; that the children's productions should be presented to the School Committee, and offered for sale at an exhibition to be held in December, a charge being made for admission. Mr W. T. Grundy, headmaster of the school, said that he wished to corroborate Mr Veitch’a assurance of the co-operation of the staff, and to express his own hearty approval of the Committee’s scheme. He did so because he believed not only, that tho ultimate aims of the Committee were good, but that the means by which they sought to realise those aims—means which would tend to encourage tho development of technical skill in the rising generation —were in themselves excellent, as regarded the state of tho playground, he had once helped to convey to tho Hospital a little fellow whose kneecap had been knocked off by a fali on the rough, rocky ground, and who had to be kept there for seveu weeks ; but that anyone looking at the ground would be surprised, not that such things occurred, but that they did not oceur much oftener. It was then moved by Mr White, seconded by one o£ the ladies, “That this meeting i 3 in favour of the holding of an exhibition of children’s work for the purpose of raising funds for school purposes.” *" The motion was carried unanimously'. Committees ware then appointed for the management of the various depart, ments : —Plain sevvinv, fancy work, iron work, modelling, carpentry, growing of pot flowers, school work, and for the reception of gifts for, and sale of refreshments at, the exhibition. Judging from the heartiness with which nearly everyone present, parti, cularly the ladies, undertook to practically further the scheme, the undertaking gives every promise of success. Tho School Committee invite suggestions by letter from any one who, though unable to be present at the meeting, are interested either in Clyde Quay School specially, or in the rising generation generally.