SCHOOL COMMETTEE REPORT. PUKEIWITAHI.

Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 17 April 1901, Page 27

SCHOOL COMMETTEE REPORT. PUKEIWITAHI.

In presenting thpir annual renoit for the year 19000901 the Pukeiwitahi School Committee state that during the year they haveplaced a ,creen aiound the outhouses, dug a. dram at the bick of the school, and improved the front, leaving to their succes-ors the work of pai ltirg the inside, which is veiy badly needed. Through the committee's representation, the school has been supplied by the Education Boaid with fenders, a globe, and several maps. In Auaust Mr "Weston resigned from the committee, Mr J. Stevenson being appointed to fill the vacancy. During the year the committee* started a fund lor providing appliances for teaching the cliildien science and gymnastics, the tund now standing at £& 9s. During the winter months the committee gave Mr Mathe-.vs the use of the school three evenings a week for tho night school and ambulance classes. The former was a great success, but the latter did not me&t the support it deserved, consideung the spirit m which it was giver. The who'c of the fee 3 from both classes Mr Mathews handed over to the committ-en to ircrease the science fund. The committee think _ Mr Mathews is entitled to the thanks of tho heads of famihes and householders for his efforts to help the young men in tne n^iodirection

The annual examination was held in S oternber by Inspectors Goyen and R:ch'ucl-on, and the result was highly cieclitable to the staff arid pupils, being the bps'- th* school has obtained for a number of years. Standard IV showed up very prominently throughout the whole examination. For order, manners, and attention the school scoied the "excellent" maiks — one of the highest honouis a .school ca«. attain. A .successful concert was he'd during ihe yea:, the Shag Point Hall Committee kind I,'1 ,' granting the usp of ths hill for the O-'CuSici. Attendance prizes were given acoon'mr < to the ie»ulanty of attendance. In Fe'jrii<uy a p - cnio was held at SeaeUff, which was well ratio nseJ, and all seemed to eii]oy ther:seVn, Tho oicmc was iiot-a financial success, the oxr-eiKS* 1 ,!!" exceeding th- 1 .cceipts by £2 13a C'l. Mi ■! Loades kindly consented to undertakes ii" 1 el'. tics of cleaning the 1 , vhich she has cj»n -i 1 •""■• with credit to l.°r«eH and to +\e ?i'i ! i",.'ji c" the commit'ne. The ccmmitira ore", 2 1 7" " cozen medals in connection villa the peace celebrations, but they ha\e not comet to hand so far. The average attendance and the average number oT pupiN on the 101 l foithe \arious qnartoia ri-p as fol'o-\s- — Jvme — Attendance SO, 1011 number 01 , September — attendance 90, lo'l ni'raber 96, Deceinbrr — attendance 02, roll number 9R : Mi h — ".ttenc 1 - i fire 87, 101 l 'lumber 92.

Ir. conclusion, th" roT-mitic^ st 1 . 4^ thst J hc r relations with Mr Jlpthows < "d JVli^s Fleming have been harmonious duims; tho year, no friction of any fort having arueii. Ihe committee lea\ c a substantial crecht bi'a/icr to t''f'r succes=cis.