MARTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10550, 14 January 1913, Page 2

MARTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

, The Mar core District High School last night. Present: L Moauni 'McDonald (chairman), ’ ■ Wilde, Kilgour, Pur'l, ;Way and Ryder. Leave oi a’n.se Va» granted to Mr W. mo'/-,. ■.. ft. ?iie Chairman’s^action in accept- ! Mr John Hunter’s tender for 4 nfeixig the fence in front of the • • ,• school was endorsed; 'also Mr jh iorrw* tender for screened, "gravel, g ..The secretary submitted "a balancelioet of the Picture Concert given ”• . tiy Lyceum Pictures and the • j/actan Brass Band’s orchestra, IiL > '.'?lucli'showed receipts to be £22 2a “>,• .IQxnonffes amounted to £6 IGs; • t -*-'i ' Ha 2d was s£ent on prizes for ■pbildren and the balance was V to the. school sports to be ithe of the new i'/nt Hcfcitv - votes H thanks were passed manager 'CMr£P. Sinclair) of Hfchi 1 'I veerun. Company, vpd to Mr A, Vh--El, and fci;e Matron Band’s H-'':. for zl err services ia conEcction with •'die concert. »V ! Ar, tus fcrtis in hand for the imv; j_r iVMucafc o . ,;.o W school grounds ■. v-rc- -it '» iov -.- r.’ it was decided to .eprJc ".o ehe Bor.ro for the remainder • o'" the mo*. a -1 - .ne to the School ■- ■ f b.'.'vw.j.r-: Ryder, Train, Thomas, 'VH an.' Kilgour A were appointed a cV c:-'.! a? ;-c tak* charge of the r -.■ogrp.jrat, v/. t o uocith >.i to* circularise all - p.-. v :;c : ;n of children .pending school, /: t?bv6lD- ■ tO help in providing j t> coimoon tea for the children. Tho committee will entertain all invi-tocl visitors at the opening of ■tho new school, and it was decided >:so 'present a gold key to . the minister who officially opens the| ' -f'heoi. : 'Tho ground around the school will asphalted and arrangements were -grande for the purchase of tar and , c-'ind. Hoots has obtained a transfer • ifrom the .Marten Junction, and it is proposed to transfer Miss J. Mountfort to the position,, but as Miss Liountfort-will-not fcoi able to take tip hor,duties until the beginning of April Eiisg O. C. McLean will fill tho position, during the months of February and March. Messrs McDonald, Richardson, P r tmelL- r Jad Eyder were appointed a Lomnsilftee to "draw up-a schedule of duties for the position of caretaker at the new school at a salary of £3 per week. The committee decided to hoop the caretaker permanently' at work during the next twelve Escmfeha in ,"order to lay out the Tho matter c£ shifting tho shelter fihedo from, the old site was’ left in the Lauds of the chairman and Mr Ryder., Au noon as cue secretary receives official. intimation as to when the 5 Mbxiotsr will be able to officially open the sohoc!, ’the committee will crest again to make final arrange- I 'mento for the entertainment of the visitors ,aad the programme to be curriea oat on that occasion.