STRATFORD SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 24, 20 May 1914, Page 7

STRATFORD SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

At the monthly meeting of the School Committee, held last night, there were present: Messrs G. Smart (in the chair), E. W. Hancock, T. Lawson, E. Jackson, W. McDonald, H. Sanderson and F. A. Cramer. Mr Skoglund was unable to be present owing to having to attend another meeting. HEADMASTER’S REPORT. The Headmaster reported: The ground between the infant and main schools is very rough. The old broken stones have worn their way to the surface and several minor accidents have occurred there during the last fortnight. ! hope the part 1 refer to will be put in repair during the holidays. Inspector Whetter visited the school last week and made full inquiry into the various alterations to the infant room asked for by your committee at its last meeting. The Inspector thaw- 'the necessity for flooring and warming the main hall and stated (that M-ii Moohe, the Board’s foreman of works would visit the school and "indited a! [Retailed jreport and ‘recommendation. Last Chriitmas your! coniri ’ tniiGeb decided that for the present

and future years the—prizes -to-be BfcVvbn to the higher.standards wPrfv ti> be .properly: .bound"' biloks, st?.raped with the school’s OjrOsiiand motto. 1 l ilt hr.tlnjPt! now, that ■ arrangements' wlore made to secure prizes—for December, next; T suggest that you appoint a j.^mall^ujnccjmniitt^e'to deal with the matter. 'Hie inclement weather wo have had since the beginning of May ' has lessened utir average attendance considerably and the-current qi(Hrter’ J s :( to date>is only 519.' To.Messrs Skoglpnd?)'Smart' and-!' MeMillau were appointed to go into the question of having..prizes bounds—:.--. It was decided to .rake off the big stones between ther infant and i-main schools and sjofead sis [pads of. grave! , at make a manhole* ,Wro 7™ OK.VKHAL.

; ( Mpssfcg McDonald and Cramer were appointed the visiting committee for the ensuing two months. Mr May’s tender was accepted for tho work of putting a ventilator on the greenhouse. Mr Chard’s tender for firewood was accepted, i It was decided that repairs to the hath he not gone on with at present, the opinion being expressed that the repairs need not be done before next swimming season. The secretary of the Education Board notified that the holidays for the year would be: Winter, May 29th to June Bth; spring, August 21st to 31st; summer, December 18th to February Ist, 1915. Tho School Committees Association notified that a conference of committeemen with tho Education Board would be held in New Plymouth during Winter Show week.—Messrs Skoglund and Smart were appointed delegates to represent Stratford. Mr Frank Mackay wrote; “Kindly convey to your committee my sincere thanks for the support offered me at tho recent election of a member for; tho East Ward of the Education j Board, and I trust at some future i date to again receive your support.”.