MOSGIEL SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19136, 2 April 1924, Page 8

MOSGIEL SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Mr H. Millar presided over the monthly meeting of the Mosgiel School Committee on Monday evening. There was a full attendance of committeomen. The head master reported that the attendance had been good. For last week the average had been 301 oat of a roll of 310. lie complained about the cadets having used the school football and damaged it. — The report was adopted, inquiries to bo made regarding the complaint about the cadets having taken the football out of the school. The head master, who resigned some little time ago, and who relinquished his duties yesterday, wrote to the committee as follows:—“As head master of your school for the past four years 1 have to express my appreciation of the manner in which your committee and its predecessors invariably met my suggestions for the furtherance of the interests of the school. I cannot recollect one suggestion of mine that was not sympathetically considered. 1 should also like to nut on record my keen appreciation of the enthusiasm and of the friendly cooperation of every member of the staff of your school during my four years’ tenure of the position of head master. Any success that lias fallen to the school has been almost entirely duo to their self-denying labours and personal interest in the work of the school.”—lt was resolved to receive the report and to have it published. The Works Committee reported that some minor repairs had l»en carried out during the month. The committee recommended that the fence at present dividing the old playground from tire recently acquired property be removed and re-erected between Mr "Bacon's property and the school.—lt was resolved to communicate with the board on the matter. The Visiting Committee reported that a visit to the school had found that everything in and around the building was in a satisfactory state. A farewell had been tendered to the retiring head master (Mr J. A. Jack) that, afternoon. The function had been a very pleasant one. In connection ■with the dental clinic it was mentioned that some of the Taieri schools were making good use of it, but others were not. The bulk of the parents were now beginning to realise the value of the clinic in ihpir midst —Tlie report was adopted. The North Taieri School Committee forwarded a cheque as that committee's contribution to the cost of the expenses for the dental clinic.—Received. The acting head, master asked that the school typewriter be repaired.—-The matter to receive favourable consideration. Mr Rutherford reported having represented the committee at the annual meeting of the Schools Committees’ Association. He was pleased to note that the association favoured the grant to schools being on the basis of the roll number- not the average attendance; also, that it supported the committee’s recommendation that teachers should not be changed at school examinations time, but at the end of the school year. Mr Rutherford said that the more he saw of the work of the association the more he was convinced that every committee should he affiliated. The accounts for the period ended March 31. 1924, were passed for payment. In the matter of the Mosgiel combined picnic it was decided to forego the £5 promised to the committee for school races, as there was a deficiency on the picnic balance sheet, and this sum would help to liquidate it.