GISBORNE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 23089, 5 March 1910, Page 2

GISBORNE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The monthly <• meeting • of tlie above was held last ; night} y there being present :— Rev. W. Grant (in, the ? chair), Miss E. i Morice, .^frs JI. J. Walker, Messrs G. Wildish, % W. Riach, F. J. Rowley (headmaster), and' W. L. File (secretary). The meeting commenced without a quorium ibeing present. The secertary's report on the work of repairing the school grounds was aipproved. f I

The headmaster (Mr F. J. Rowley reported: "The school' reopened after the summer vacation- on ; Monday, February la, ' wiU*, an, attendance *of 776.?* Miss -M. , !B»uil#i!d 'f who ; \^as Appointed pupil * teach* • er 'in place of Miss ?E. Morgan, took, up her duties on that date. The? school was reorganised in accordance AVith the results of my final Mainiiiatiori.- Classes under the ' Manual alp.& Technical Instruction Act havo been j resumed in' woodwork, cookery, science, swimming, and life saving. Tho- coupe in nature study and science for; standards 4 . and ,3 ''{a. being reorganised so to introduce the subject of agriculture^ as desired by Ahi > Board of Educatiod., V In connection with this subject a plot of ground will be necessary for practical work, and I would recommend t<-»-. the consideration of your committee, the closing down of the horse paddock afjer the; High School has removed to it?s new building, and that the ground should be given over to tl»a classes 'in agriculture... The averageattendance sine© ttie? opening^ .of the. school has been 784,? the total' roll 857. and the percentage of attendance 91.4." —The report Avas' adapted. ' .'?'".. On | behalf of the? finance committee Mr Riaoh reported tliat- at' -a meeting of the committee it., was' 'decided to recommend the following programme for raising iunds : — To liave a concert early, in April; following that, a , svyiniming carnival by, pupils; and a garden. fete early in the spring.— -Tha recommendations were adopted. amounting to £14 were passed for payment. '. y. .