ST. CLAIR SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20893, 6 December 1929, Page 15

ST. CLAIR SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The monthly meeting of the St. Clair •School Committee was held on Tuesday evening. There were present Messrs HaHiday (in the chair). Priest, Kindley, Ritchie, Pritchard, Macassey, Pastier, and Rhodes. . ’ . A le i ter was received from the Education Board with regard to providing a third coat of top-dressing to , Bchool grounds.—lt was resolved that the secretary arrange with the board's architect to meet committeemen at an early date at the school grounds, so that costs could be ascertained as to raising a atrip of asphalt m front of the school, and also top-dressing other portions. Mr Priest reported that be and Mr Pastier had visited the school that day and found the attendances excellent, the health of the children good, and work progressing quite satisfactorily. Two broken vindows in temporary rooms required attention. The secretary was instructed to write thanking Mr Eustace for his gift of a first-aid cabinet. The chairman also thanked, on behalf of the committee, Mr Pastier for his donation of first-aid equipment. The chairman intimated that’Mr Jones had informed him of his intention of providing the dux medal this year. It was resolved that during the school vacation the grounds be kept in order, and the secretary was instructed to write to Mr Harraway securing his services for this work. The headmaster reported that Mr Bol- ", had handed him £1 Is towards the school prize funds. Ihc headmaster reported that the average roll for November was CSI and average attendance COf). Wet weather had mtenered a good deal with outdoor activities, but the boys had managed to erect a barrier along the edge of' two vegetable plots and In recondition the rustic fence as far as they were able. The A cricket team won both matches: the B team won one and lost one. and the C team won both its matches. The baseball rounders team bad won three matches and lc<-t one. It was decided to hold the break-up ceremony on December ID.