SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11112, 13 May 1898, Page 4

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

— ♦ The monthly meeting of the Macandrew road School Committee was held on Monday night. Mr Beimett, head master, reported that the average attendance daring the past j month was: Boys, 204--5; girls, 196-2 ;—total, 4007. The average number on the roll for the same period was : Boys, 238 ; girls, 218 ; — , total, 456. Mestra Todd, Somerville, and Milburn were appointed a Holiday Committee, Mesßrs Tarerner, Somervillo, and Scott, a Works Committee; the Visiting Committee to be two of the members each month in turn. Messrs Devlin and Milburn were appointed delegates to the School Committees' Conference, and Mr M'Wattwas re-engaged as janitor. It was resolved to award prizes for regular attendance ab the end of the year, and the head master wag instructed, to notify the children to this effect.^ The head master's residence being in an extremely bad state of repair, Messrs Scott and Devlin were deputed to wait on the board in reference to the matter. The committee diecusaed the question of a gymnasium, and unanimously resolved to call a public meeting at an early date to consider the matter :of raising the necessary means to build one. Monday nights not being suitable, the night of meeting was fixed for the first Wednesday in each, month in the future. The monthly meeting of the Port Chalmers ; School Committee was held on Tuesday evening. • The chairman (iSr Cook) wai unavoidably i ; absent, and Mr Morgan was voted to the posi- j I tioo. The bank book showed a credit of £26 j ! 10s 53. A letter was received from Miss 1 Sinclair intimating that her renigua'.ion bad | gone in to the Education Boards Sir Ness moved the following resolution, which wi« adopted:—" That the committee : place on : tficord thoir regret at the seTeranee of the tie tiiat has so long bound Miss Sinclair to the people'of this district. They desire »lso to j express their appreciatioa of the able and j kindly manner in which she has always carried ; out the arduous work entrusted to her care j for so many years." The Rector . reported I the roll number to be 539, and the average 'i attendanoe for last month 4-88. He was : also pleased to intimate that Me, T. A. Hunter had the honour of completing his ! apprenticeship as a pnpil teacher, not only by the attainment of hi« B.A. degree, bnt ■ also by the attainment, of a senior scholarship. Miss Anne Bauchop, a dux of the school, had gained her B;A. degree »nd t-he John Tinline scholarship as well. The Visiting Coin- j mittee reported having attended _td several mstters of urgency, and submitted a list of details tkat required attention. The need of new fencing, distempering all school room*, and ' ; repairing tbeyalleys in the rooEof the buildings j : were subjects that the"secretary"was inßtruoted ! to bring under the notice of the Education \ Board. Other matters of importance were referred to the Visiting Committee to deal with. The janitor was instructed to have al! the walls in rooms swept down as noon as possible. The i Visiting Committee for the month Were Messrs j Cook and Fail, and all appointments in future > are to be made alphabetically. Complaints having reached . the committee re excess of; home work, it was resolved, that the secretary be instructed to call the rector* attention to the board's regulations on the subject. It was resolved that the .Queen's Birthday be a school; holiday. . .■'■■,'- . — ■-■