STRATFORD SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 44, 22 October 1913, Page 2

STRATFORD SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

MONTHLY MEETING.

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The monthly meeting of the School Jommittee was held Ist night. Prejent : Messrs Smart (in the cliair, Staples, Jabkson,'Jones, McMillan, Hanock and Fookes. ’ Headmaster’s Report. ,f'* ■’ V l r:: , The Headmaster (Mr F. Tyrer) reported;—Since your last meeting the jchool attendance has been satisfactory. In the primary department hero have been, : on an average, 550 hildren present each day, while in tHe. .econdary department there have been r lB present. During the month, owing :o a few of the boys and girls taking ,p home duties on the surrounding. , arm's; the number on the. roll of the jeondary school has been decreased, i similar decrease has taken ipljtce, t this time/'in previous:years. The imual examination of the primary' * ,'hool is to take place oh- Thursday

nd Friday next. Most of the stahard classes will do creditable work,r the examiners. The infdht detriment, up to and including Standid I, on the whole i tihe 'most' eiit we have ever had in the- school l , or the Bayly Memorial Scholarship, e ■ have entered- three candidates.

lie athletic competition in connection ith tile scholarship i& held usually' iwaids the end of the yeaiv So far, in iclioolfe in Taranbkij <&-' Jting that-at Patha; seen to have ihen little.' iiitereit'' in the ley have supplied ho candidates for; he examination—and perhaps it would wise this year to hold the atli-■ tic competitions'in one of the souprii centres.. The suggestion has been ado that sports should be for id echobli children bh hi;eal£irig-up;dns .id year. I quite agree with the idea ; id ;think that* with but little troue; such a gathering could be;arran^- : lil Wish to thank the Committee r' the improvements mqde at/ the. ifhsj l iyhicfi ribiv have all necessary nveiliences. There is a probabilityv an eiHy swimming season this yeat it| it is possible that an exhibitimi of swimming l , diving arid life f ' vlpg to be given to Indies, only ihaj S* one of tlg> features of our break i ,ip <lay sports. f ; ■■ „ : tl was atatfid pat trie Rugby Union 15 considering the mattdr cjf holding e| in i T ear. '", /■> • ‘ „• 1 Mr Staples ihbved pat school sport/ I held (fowirdi' the dm* of the year, id pat the dd-bprpioh '6f ‘the t4* : ,erd 1)6 aalced fot; siiid thiit A- 'cdffi* ttee consisting of jileiisfh' Skriglurid; feksonj Fbokes and the mover I 'h'/' it up to make ‘the.; necessary . ar> mgements.4-¥v Jsifcbn&M; id thq ihotibh iVas earned'' Mr McMillan said the Rugby prion lould ho urged to keep the Bayly r orriqrial competitions im Stratfbrd.Mr Ftobkes 1 thought the southern ihbols should be asked whgt ehtries mid “be forthcoming. lie would

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’mn iSbratford milessthere was a narantee of entries following, a shift of location, -v-i; 'a. j VlslWtte CpnVmiiUee. The!, Visiting Coihmittee reported liat there- were two leakfe in the new uildingfi. In'all other respects every-

: ling - was satisfactory, It ,was decided to rpfer the matter f;Jthe, ; leaks to the Education Board/ jylr Jdnes urged that some definite inderstanding he obtained regarding he )Vatcr supply in tlpc horse pad-/ lock. The matter had- beep discussed ■: ist .year. He thought- the resolutions: f the committee should he carried üb. i . The i Chairman promised to see Mr 1 lasters' at oflcef.omthe matter.' ••• 1 r r various Works. The Chairman reported that a lad,er had- beem procured for the caret akeru : The weather had not been ; uitable for asphalting, and the piece' .uthorised under the .swings has not ieen done, it being thought ad visible to postpone commencement of the , ,’ork for about a mdnili. The eaninry conveniences at baths had been completed, 'the concreting -work;, athe bath had been done us authorised iy the committee.: The llntlv Goipinit* oo decided that if a grftpt of was iade by the fewimmipg Club the con•reting should be copjihued under the •Juitejj and the shwef hhth and round •>he children’s bath. - that grant had ‘ ideri •'made and the work had been lone.- .However, the job had not been jropprly completed, and ho .thought t should not lie paid for until dope iroperly. 1 ,/' . , >lt was decided to give the contrctov or the: concreting of the bathe seven lays in which to complete the job to the satisfaction of the flath Committee. ' ■ 1

The Swinging Club offered to limewash the hath if the committee supplied the necessary'material, and it was decided to supply the material.

The Baths. The Chairman said it had been suggested that the opening of the baths should be marked with a small swimming • tournament. > :• . ' It was decided to hold such a meeting, the Headmaster, the Bath Committee: and the Swimming Club Committee to confer and make all arrangement*. ■ The fees for the season were fixed as follows: Gentlemen •7s 6d (members of Swimming (jlub ss), boys under. 18 ss, ladies 3s. A proposal to reduce

.the fee for men to 5s all round was 'not adopted. The acting secretary of the Swimming Club (Mr E. H. Kivell) forwarded £5, voted by the Club towards completing concreting at the swimming bath.—A vote of thanks to'the Club was passed.

Committees Association. Mr Staples moved, that a School Committees Association be formed. He said that mpeh good would result .rom such an association. The country schools had certain grievances, i'hey thought they did not now get the consideration they deserved, and which they thought they ,-pould get if their wants, voiced through a united association. They also thought that ht present, they did not get as good 4 class of teachers as they wisbbd. The association would be a great help tty the country comipittees. ( Mr McMillan seconded. He said one of the best features of the association would be the united action which could ie taken. For instance, the recent protest against the Education Bill would have,had more weight if it had been passed by a body representing the • whole of the committees of the district. ' j .The motion w4s carried. The boundaries* of the district were fixed as followsTariki in the north;* Ngaere in the .south,, Rowan .in the nVest add, as. far as the 9'dupation dis-*. trict extends east. 10jt t .[-, Mr Staples .and the chairman were Requested to bring dpwn,,a report on the question 4t: next , meeting.

. ' General. Mr. J|. B. 1 Hine, M.P.y Wrote /ibat le would place before ’tHc? piWper periods the Committee’s protest qgaipst artain portions of the Edilc&ftion Bill. The secretary of' 1 the ; • Education Joard forwarded £2B, capitation allowance for the quarter ending Sepember 30th. rt-iijid I The secretary of the Education Joard wrote that requests for fencag of the; horse paddock and in 'conlocfion with water supply had been efefred ,to'Mr Masters fir a report.