PRIMARY SCHOOL AFFAIRS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 82, 4 February 1928, Page 5

PRIMARY SCHOOL AFFAIRS

,‘! MEETING OF COMMITTEE. ' The Primary School Committee met-last night, when Mr W. Hoskin presided. Also present were: sMesdames Thomson and Robinson, Messrs H.' Sorenson, H. F. Fleming, A. EL Moss, J. Morrison, A. Ferguson and the secretary, Mr G. A. Carter!. ';• ' VISITING COMMITTEE., : ' On behalf of the visiting committee, Mrs P. Thomson submitted a ' report on the work done and necessary at the school grounds. The report mentioned that five large windows had been broken by stones during the holidays. The names of the perpetrators had been ascertained by the caretaker aind had been handed to the police. Satisfaction wa s expressed at the excellent state in which the caretaker kept the buildings and surroundings. Mr Ferguson gave details of the improvements at the Baths ,by the caretaker, Mr Rowson, to whom a vote of £3 3s was made as a mark of the 1 .• committee's appreciation. The use of the baths was granted to the Waiters School Committee for the annual picnic of that school on February 9. HEADMASTER’S REPORT. The Headmaster, Mr L. J. Furrie, reported that the school reopened after the holidays on Feb. 1 with an average attendance of 523, and an opening roll of 570. Seventy Sixth Stahdhrd pupils had left the school and this number had yet been made np. A profit of £42 11s 2d re “ suited from the show of work held pt breahing-up time. This would go to the library . and games funds. Mr Furrie expressed satisfaction that the corridor had been oiled , and thus made dust proof. It was a very ■great improvement and he thought '-the class room s should be treated similarly. With the permission of the/ Committee he proposed to have the Sixth standard boys’ room made ''dust proof as an experiment., The (Committee moved a ypte of thanks to Mr and Mrs Furrie ,alnd the staff of the school for their work in connection with the show of work. The report was received. ;r ;

ABOUT A WARSHIP 1 . , Mr Ferguson stated tliab ,iJ H.3VT.S, Dunedin was to come to New Plymouth from Febrtiary 18 to 22, and he thought Mr Walter, M.P., should be asked to communicate with the Government and request that the ship arrive on February 16, the date of the school picnic. He moved . accordingly. Mr Fleming remarked that the action would be a waste of time, as they had ho chance of effecting any alteration, in the itinerary of a naval vessel. Mr Carter expressed a similar opinion, but Mr Ferguson thought there was no harm 1 in trying, and the motion was: carried. " Detailed arrangements were made in ’connection with the picnic to be held on February 16. It was decided that tickets lentitling the holders to ' free supplies of milk aMd hot watbr will be issued to purchasers, of ; railway tickets. Those not in possession of tickets will be changed a small fee’ for their supplies. •v Oh, the motion ,°f Mr Fleming, it whs 'decided to ask the Education Board whether any further, action had been taken in connection --with ap iipproved heating system for e school, I.