VOGELTOWN

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7399, 29 March 1911, Page 5

VOGELTOWN

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. DEPUTATION TO THE BOARD. The Education Board yesterday received a deputation of Vogeltown residents, accompanied by Messrs. R. A. Wright and J. 1-, Luke, M.IVs, who asked the board to utilise the old site tor the erection of a school at • Mornington. ' Mr Wright said there wore at least 150 children in Vogeltown; some wont to Berhampore, some to Riddiiord street school, and the balance to Brooklyn. Berhampore and Brooklyn schools already had plenty of children. It was felt by the parents that if the school, were placed on the old site it would benefit the people of Vogoltowu. very materially. The Mornington • estate comprised 130 acres of ■ land, and by the time the estate was populated the board would have* to consider the advisablenees of erecting another school there, in addition to the one on the present site. ' Before the board took action they hoped it would at least have full inquiry made. Mr Luke said there was not the slightest doubt that the tramway would in time go from Brooklyn over the hills connecting Vogeltown and Island Bay. The board could rely on a considerable increment otk children' the Presbyterian Orphanage at the proposed new school. Another point he was led to mention was that the board would shortly have ] to remove the Newtown, school, which was situated in a business area, surrounded by noises of all kinds, and it would be in the best interests of tho children if-the school were removed. Messrs Hewitt and Jackson supported tho remarks of the previous speakers. The chairman (Mr Lee) said the board’s policy was to do the best it could in the interests of education. As a matter of fact, the whole distance from the Brooklyn school ;to the Mornington site was only, by tho main road, 72 chains, or eight chains under a mile. This was a moderate distance. for the children to walk. The Brooklyn school was already of its maximum sure, and it was desirable to set Up another school to relieve it. Also, the South ■ 'Wellington, school was fairly full. It became* a question as to whether they should put a school so near to Brooklyn as V ogeltown, or whether they would not be doing better by moving it some distance further in the direction. of existing schools—lsland Bay or Berhampore. He mentioned the interesting fact that when he first knew Wellington there were only two schools in it—one in Ghuznee street and the other in Sydney street. As to the point raised by Air Luke regarding the Newtown school, the board '.was quite alive to'the position. The members of the board decided to visit Vogeltown on tho morning of the next meeting day to view the locality for themselves.