SCHOOL COMMITTEES' ASSOCIATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16782, 25 August 1916, Page 8

SCHOOL COMMITTEES' ASSOCIATION

The quarterly executive meeting was hold on Tuesdaj evening. Mr F. G Cuminnig (pirs.dent) occupi< el tho chair Tho Southlund School Committers' Association wiote regarding establishing a South Island Schools' Committees' Association, and suggestions for ad\antages of such: — t l) Annual meeting of delegates to be held m some central posit.on to consider all matters affecting school committers; (2) to oonservo the waning powers of school committees, (3) if possible, to arrange tor one uniform set of books for tho demmton.— After some discussion, tho matt n i was referred to the association meeting. A deputation of three members from tlie Bottle Committee waited on tho cvicutive m connction vuth tho co'lcctions ftom the various schools for patriotic purposes —Mi J. Blown (convenor) stated what had been done by the different schools m this chrec lion, having about 60,000 dozen already raised, and they hoped, as the result of a final effort, to incie-ase tho number to 100, COO dozen. They asked the executive 10 iceommcnd the committees to have a lialf-holidiy for this ptuoose. —After d scus sing the matter, it was decidcc! to ask committees to do this on Friclaj, September 1. 'lhe quarterly report was then approved of. It congratulated tho newly-returned members of the Education Boaul on then election, and thanked the retiring membeis (Mi James M.tchrll and Mr William Scott) for the ; r many "valuable ye irs of service. Entiie satisfaction 'was e\piessed at tJio election ot one of their members (Mr L. D. Ritchie) as representative of tho school committees of Otago and Southland on tho Umv cisitj Council. The executive recommended sfhool committees to observe tho spring -vacation holidays from September 11 to September 15 (mclusne), opening agun on Monday, September 18 This will fall in line with tho last week of tho vacation of the Otago High Schools Standardisation of School Books—Regarding this ever-pressing question, and m mjv. of the action taken by tho_ Canterbmy School Committcvs' Association, the High Street School Committee suggested that the executivo of the Dunedin School Committees' Association should draft a resolution, calling upon tho Education Boaul to take immediate steps to allow no ne,v boo\s to be introduced into tho pnmai ,• sfhojls of Otaso until two yeais attor the 'finish ot the wai ; further, to request tho Minister ot Education to anango promptly ioi the standardisation of all tho nec:s>ary boc.ks; tho compilation to bo undertaken solely by the Education Department's officers, tho printing and binding done m lho Government Printing Office, the books to bo sold at a slight advanco upon actual cost price, and, wherever possible, to put a stop to tho extravagant wast'ge ot both notebooks and .sciibblmg papei. bi'cli resolution to be submitted at ■tlii) next meeting of the School Committees' Asiociation, and a select comnutteo appointed who will have pov\er to act. Bottle Schcme. —Collections of various schools up to August 19:—Musselburgh School, 586 dozen ami four; Kaikorai School, 525 do/en and one; George Street Schoolj 452 dozen and fom ; Ra\ ensbourne School, 442 dozen and h\e; Maori Hill School, 300 dozen and two; Eorburv School, 291 dozen and foui ; North-East Valley School, 229 dorai and four, Kensington School, 207 dozen and 11; St. Clair School, 187 do/en and live; Moray I'laca School, 165 dozen and five; Normal School, 15S dozen and seven; Macandrevv Road School, 150 dozen and se\en; High Street School, 110 dozen and five; Noith-East Harbour School, IC9 dozen and one; Caversham School, 98 dozen and six; Mornington School, 92 dozen and six; Albany Stieet School, 87 dozen and four; Wakau School, 71 dozen and 11; Arthur Street School, 52 dozen and 11; Port Chalmers School, 47 dozen and eight; Sacred Heart Catholic School, 30 dozen and 11- St. Mary's Catholic School, 15 dozen and nine.