INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18763, 20 July 1935, Page 4

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

NEW BUILDINGS WANTED NUDE PROVISION URGED EDUCATION BOARD DEBATE A strong protest against the suggestion that the brick building at the Gisborne Central School should be converted to the use of the projected intermediate school for the Gisborne district, and that pupils now receiving instruction at that school should be dispersed among the suburban schools of the town, was made at yesterday’s meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board by Mr. .1. 8. Wattchop, one of the Gisborne members of the boat’d,

Declaring that- the proposal to use the brick building at Gisborne Central furnished just another instance of Gisborne being asked to accept something less than it was justly entitled to, Mr. Wauchop gave the board an assurance that there would be very keen opposition forthcoming for tile programme which scorned to be in the mirul of the Education Department.

SUITABLE AREAS AVAILABLE He pointed out that the formation of the intermediate school at- Napier had been effected without any of the makeshifts which it was proposed to ask the Gisborne people to accept-, new buildings of convenient design having been erected and a new school altogether having been established to house the intermediate pupils. Areas suitable for such an establishment were available in convenient localities in Gisborne, he added, and the people of his district would much resent any effort on the part of the department or the Hawke’s Bay 'board to house, the proposed intermediate school ior Gisborne in the brick two-stcjjfc r structure, which everyone agreed quite unsuitable for the purpose. Resentment also would be felt if the hoard endeavored to distribute lowerstandard pupils now attending the Central School among the suburban schools, but the chief source of opposition would arise from the feeling that Gisborne was being asked to accept something less than its due. Mix Wauchop referred to other matters in which his area had had to accept makeshifts, and stated that the people of the district were quite “fed up’’ with the attitude of departmental and oilier authorities, who seemed to think that anything was good enough for Gisborne. CHAIRMAN TO VISIT GISBORNE In the course of further discussion the chairman, Mr. W. Maddison, stated that- lie would be paying a visit to Gisborne during the coming week to discuss with the school committees here ihe proposals relating to the intermediate school establishment. He would be accompanied by the board secretary, Mr. W. L. Dunn, and in addition Dr. Mellwraith, senior inspector of the Education Department, would be present to represent the Director of Education.

Mr. Wauchop said that, unfortunately lie would not be able to attend the meeting next week in Gisborne, and that for that reason he was taking this opportunity of registering his opinion on the scheme.

The chairman intimated that his intention was to - hear everything that Gisborne people had to say about the matter before making any recommendation to the’ board. _ “You’ll hear .plenty remarked Mr. Wauchop, amidst laughter.