DEPLETED LIBRARIES
PLIGHT OF MANY SCHOOLS
A statement that, many school libraries were ' becoming depleted and that old supplies were becoming worn out was made by Mr. (". N. Haslam, senior inspector of schools in the Taranaki district, to the Taranaki Education Board. lie 1 added that many schools were not showing any self-help in the mailer and there was too much willingness to wait for the Governienl to give a subsidy. So much had been expended on school grounds and amenities around the schools that, practically all the school committees.’ funds were, used up in that way, Mr. Haslam said. The teachers took the stand that, some of the money should be earmarked for internal amenities, and that the committees could have the rest. The' teachers had difficulty in getting money from local efforts allocated For inside the school. “Pending advice from the department the board docs not know where it stands with regard to Government help, and it is a. case of waiting until we do know,’ said tlio chairman.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19126, 22 September 1936, Page 13
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171DEPLETED LIBRARIES Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19126, 22 September 1936, Page 13
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