MANGAPAPA SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12615, 18 November 1911, Page 7

MANGAPAPA SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Tike; monthly, meeting of the Mangapapa School. Cdmniittee was held last night. Present: Messrs T. Ellery^chairman), A. Coad, W. McCliskey, H. McGregor, Mesdames Scott and McLeod. The headmaster's -report stated that , the attendance for the . month had been fairly good, averaging , 234.8, which ia .91.8 per cent of the average roll. No doubt the average -would have been very much higber only for the eye trouble (opthalmia); which had been prevalent | for some weeks. The present roll was 261. Continuing Mr Cole, stated : "The school was visited on October 19th by Mr i_. -Loten, Instructor in Agriculture to the Education Board, and he examined Standards 5 and, 6 in elementary agriculture. AMr J.. R. Kirk forwarded to the school, through Mr Grundy, - a . green cocjoanut", s'oc ,that the children could see *"t inj.its earlier stages. I take this opportunity of thanking that gentleman for his thoughtful act, for an j instructive .lesson ...was given. - ..to .. .the ' pupils on the coacoanut. . From this time to the end of the -year we 'shall >be very busy with examinations.' ..The scholarship examination will be held on November 30 and. December 1. Tliere are several candidates from tl_s' ; :scl_.ool/ My examination of 5 all tile 'clast.es'' will be held immediately after, that. Standard 6 drawing examination .' will: ":'h& held on Deoember 8 aiid 'tKe YeW of - that Standard's examination takes, plat's tin 15th Deoember. Mr D. J. Barry forwarded to the school to-day for the boy's cricket club, two bats,' a set of stumps and bails, ahd a cricket ball. Our.thanks are ,due *to him for 'such .a l&ndsortf'e'"' front wmtioil. •'■ This ■'■ game 1 .luLs takeji ' oii vers much this 'ye*^%hW L I th-ii-ik'.'Syje shbulf] do Avhat we can to encburatg'e ifcl- If p„ atble, I should like to see a concrete pitch laid down , and I think ' this cotilc be done, at very little, cost. A quantity of routine business' Aval transacted.