HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15540, 23 August 1912, Page 8

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

The monthly meeting of the High Schools; Hoard- of (.iovcrnors, held yesterday, was | attended by the lion. 'I'. Fergus (chair- j man), Ihu .Mayor (Mr J.' Wilson), and ■ Xli'ssrs Leslie Harris ami C!. V. Israel. COHIIKSI'UNDKXL'E Tho Hon. 11. I'. Nell "'"1 tho lion. A. j 11. ilerdmmi wrote thaiiking tho board for j congratulating tliom on reaching tho! lionuiirable position of Ministers of tho j Crown.—lteccived. . | Tlio Secretary of the Ladies' Hockey As- : social ion applied for permission to hold a ! hockey match on . the liiris' lligh School : grounds, nml to charge for admission.—Ap- ; plication was refused on tho ground that . the placo was not really stiitublo for the ] purpose mentioned, and that to grant per- ■ mission to make a charge for admission ! would bo to establish an undesirable pre-1 cedent. _ t I The Secretary of the Girls' lligh School Hockey Club wrote asking a donation towards tho charge for rent made by tho Forbury Park proprietors for use of their grounds-Application refused, ns the board had no funds available lor such n purpose. REt'OIITS. ' Mr Ansoomlx! reported with reference to | the alleged defective ventilation ai ihc I liiris' High School, tuid forwarded n patent ventilator (or inspection.—Tlio matter was I referred to the Works Committee for eon-

sideratiou and report. Tim Hector (.Mr W. J. Morrell) reported, ; inter alia, that the total number of boys ; now ii|H>n the school roll was 318. The number of K'liior irei> pupils was ut present 8s), of junior free planes 200, ami of paying pupils 29, The totals for August, i9ll, and August, 1910, Here n^pcotively 524 aiivl 296. The aiuouiit of sickness in the school tluriiiK thi! past month Itail been exceedingly large. At I lie date of last re|«irt the number of a I notices was 36, itself unusually high. It rose at one time to 67, and though things wore now beginning to mend, there were still 46 absentees today. During the last six years, at least, they hail luul nothing to touch those figures. The causes of absence were mostly measles, German measles, and influenza ,-olils. The work in several forms had been .seriously interfered with by such breaks of attendance.—Kcei-ived. Tii« Principal o( the Girls' High School reporti'<l llwt tho number on the roll was 181. Appreuativo reference was inado to tin! lato teacher. Miss X. .M. Campbell, who, the report said, had endeared herself to the stall' and the pupils b.v her usefulness, unfailing; cheerfulness, her enthusiasm for I her work, at.d for all tint pertained to thn I school.—'The report was received, and it was ' resolved to forward a letter of condolence | to Mrjl'amplvll and record on tlio minutes : the Imard's appreciation of the late teacher's : services, a copy of the same to be forwarded i to Mrs Campbell. i;rsi:u«.. The Imnk pass-book laid on the table ! showed that after paviny the monthlv accounts tliern would- remain a credit balance i of £272 3s Id. | The secretary was authorised to advertise , (or a teacher of tyiiewriling, shorthand and bookkeeping, for lite Girls' High Sehool.