SECONDARY EDUCATION

Taranaki Daily News, 26 June 1928, Page 11

SECONDARY EDUCATION

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS. BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETS. The monthly meeting of the New Plymouth High Schools Board of Governors was held at the Technical College Jast night, when there were present: — Mr. H. R. Billing (chairman), Miss C. Douglas and Messrs. J. S. S. Medley, S. G. Smith and L. A. Nolan. Leave of absence was granted Dr. E. F. Fookes and Messrs. H. Dempsey, A. E. Washer, L. C. Sladden and E. P. Webster. Mr. W. H. Moyes (principal of the Boys’ School) requested that a new school bell be purchased as the present one was nearly cracked in half. Work had been carried on in the gully. Three terraces on the eastern side were now cut out and turfed. If a man could be employed until the end of the year, Mr. Moyes was certain that the ground would be ready for sowing next autumn. He suggested that the present man, who was a splendid worker, be kept on at least until the terraces were finished. With regard to black soil which was available, this could only be delivered at the southern end. It would therefore have to be carted past the board-ing-house, the road at present already being in a bad state. If it was used for this purpose it would completely break up. Miss D. N. Allen, principal of the girls’ school, stated that the roll stood at 348—310 in the upper school and 38 in the preparatory. Sister Corkill had organised a large class for home nursing, weekly lectures being given by Dr. Thompson, to whom thanks were due. In order to raise funds for the school candidate in the baj>y carnival, various methods had been employed by the girls. Reporting on the technical department, Mr. A. L. Moore, the director, said that the equipment for the metal work room at the boys’ school was nearly complete. This room was now in use and had relieved the congestion of large classes in the engineering machine shop. Classes in shorthand, typewriting and book-keeping were doing good work at the girls’ school. The attendance at the evening classes was being maintained. In accordance with instructions from the department, the typography class had been discontinued as they could not get the necessary roll number, namely, 12. There had been a slight increase in the plumbing class, but not sufficient to warrant the continuance of the class next term.

It was resolved to request the principals of both schools to submit schedules of works that would require completing this year. The secretary reported that the isolation ward at the boys’ school was nearly finished. The chairman and Mr. Nolan were appointed a committee to inspect the domestics’ sitting roo mat the boys’ school and were authorised to spend cp to £l2 on repairs and improvements. The purchase of certain requirements for the woodwork room at th® boys’ School was authorised. It was decided to donate a further £5 5s to the Fitzroy Progressive Asso-

ciation to help erect the tram in Mangorei Road.

The chairman and secretary were authorised to spend about £2O on a new bell for the boys’ school. The matter of procuring black soil for the football ground at the boys’ school was left to the secretary. It was decided that the man at present working there be kept on until the next meeting.