GISBORNE SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13697, 29 May 1915, Page 8

GISBORNE SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The Gisborne School Committee held •its regular monthly meeting m the school last evening* There were present Dr Porter (m the chair), Mesdames Church and Walker, and Messrs Wildißh, Coleman and Sawyer. Tenders for the supply Of school stationery were received from _evei.il firms. Owing tO a misunderstanding it was decided that tenders be received till next Friday at noon, and a sub-committee was set up to deal' with them. On thc recommendation of the Finance Committee several small accounts were passed for payment, and some' 1 repairs recommended by the Visiting .Committee. The Headmaster reported an average attendance of 777 .since last meeting of committee, 90.1 per cent, of the roll number. Miss Mortleman has now taken up her duties as assistant mistress. The children have contributed, through the medium of the election of si May Queen, the sum of £34' lis 6d to the Creche funds. Mr Bligh, who gives ujj his time to touring the Dominion to give instruction ii. sexual and moral purity subjects, addressed the elder boys of this school during the month. Dealing with his subject as he does Mr Bligh is doing good work among the boys, lie referred 'to the death of two old boys of the school, who have been killed m battle. Cecil James ; Hacche and Cecil Thomas Percy Ellery. It was decided to send letters of sympathy to the parents of these boys, and to set up at si future date an Honors Board m the

school of_ "Avhich' Blvottld"*ite- : rs.edi , ded the names of old boys who have died , m the service of the Empire; ' ' It was decided also to write. to Mr Darton, for some y'eai. a. member of the School^ Committee! find" also ,'a* member of ■" the Ha'wkeV . Bay Board of Edxtesilioh, congratulating' him "on. 1 enlisting and --wishing him God-spt-ed ' atid a .'safe return, and appreciating his" past services oil behalf of eilu.atioh generally, and particularly of this\ S-ChooH.'