SECONDARY EDUCATION

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1929, Page 14

SECONDARY EDUCATION

STRATFORD GOVERNORS MEET. The Stratford Technical High School roll totalled 280, but the attendance has been spoiled by bad weather and illness of the pupils. It is evident, however, reports the principal, Mr. A. 11. R. Aincss, that there is a genuine desire on the part of the parents and the pupils to make the fullest use of the school.

The monthly meeting of the Board <>* Governors was ’held last night. Mr. H. Trimble presided. Misses Knight and Martin and Mr. Saunders bad each two days’ sick leave during the month, the principal reported, Mr. Trimble had attended a conference in New Plymouth on July 1. when the unification proposals were discussed. The following remits for submission to the annual conference of technical and technical high school boards were passed; — “That the Government be recommended to consider the question of devising a scheme to settle agricultural students on the land after they have been trained.” “That this conference is opposed to the abolition of local boards. “That the Education Department be asked to frame regulations to prevent teachers accepting a second position when they have refused to fulfil a contract already made with ft board.” VISIT GF REV. J. F. GOLDIE. The president of the Methodist Church of New Zealand, the Rev. J. F. Goldie, will be in Stratford to-day. Kera, a native boy from tho Solomon Islands, is accompanying the president, and will assist him in tho morning service at the Stratford Church. Mr. Goldie is on the council of advice to the Resident Governor of Fiji and the 'Solomons. FOOTBALL MATCHES. Cardiff defeated Eltham.at Cardiff by 12 to nil in a central division Rugby match on Thursday. A district representative match was played at Whangamomona. A team from Toko defeated the -home fifteen by 13 points to three. GOLF AT ELI HAM. — On Thursday afternoon an inter-club match was played between the Eltham and Manaia Golf Clubs and resulted in a win for Manaia by tlnee games to two. The detailed results, Eltham players being mentioned first, are: —N. Phillips and L. Abbott beat McLeod and Armitage, 7 up and 5 to play; P. De Launay awd R. Darling beat Davis and Mibcr. 4 and 3; R. Free and J. Campbell lost to Bannerman and Ryan, 5 and 3; W. O Hill and T. Fountaine lost to Burke and McDonald, 7 and 6; A. Tiplady and D. Fitzgerald lost to Anderson and Gyde, 7 and 0. . , Following is the draw for tne first round of the Quin Cup, to be played during the week-end: —A. Stewart and H. Gibson, St, L. Reeves and R. DarInm N. Phillips and R. Free, H. Mills and J. Quin, Dr. Crawford and L. Abbott, J. Campbell and F. Clcmow, J. Morton and H. Casey, L. Quin and H. Turner, W. Hill and P. de Launay, I’. Fallows and A. Chrystal, C. Scanners and R. Ritter, O. Casey and I. Fountaine. E. Carter and A. Tiplady. A. Belcher and H. Dale, D. Fitzgerald find J. Hessell. The cup is for the best score in three rounds’ bogey play.

GENERAL ITEMS.

Mr. J. Simmons is the successful tenderer for the new butter factory ter the Stratford Co-op. Dairy Co., at Cloton Road, Stratford.

On the 20 th inst the Ngah'c Dairy Co. will pay out a bonus which, with the payments already made, will bring the- total payment for the season up to Is 7d per lb of butter-fat.

KING'S THEATRE—STRATFORD

IMG PROGRAMME

James Hall and Fred Kohler have changed places. In “The Case of Lena Smith,’' directed by Josef von Sternberg, for Paramount, Kohler has a sympathetic role and James Hall is seen in a menacing part. In this romance between the dashing young cavalry officer in the Austrian Army, and a Hungarian peasant girl, Esther Ralston is Lena Smith, who comes to Vienna for adventure. After a career of romantic leads, Hall plays a “heavy” role opposite the blonde star. Fred Kohler, who is remembered for his villainous roles in “Underworld,” “Forgotten Faces,” arid “The Drag Net,” is seen in the part of a Hungarian farmer, who gives his ten years' earnings to help the girl recover her child. “Mlle. Parley Voo’ is a British picture starring Estelle Brody. The story concerns a stolen ruby, whicii is set against a scintillating background of stage production. The theatrical scenes, for which a full-sized theatre was built at tiie Gaumont Studios, are especially convincing, and certainly. ft very clever and novel climax to the picture is provided by' the shadow show on the stage, where the murderer and thief is arrested behind the screen, and the audience in the theatre takes it for part of the show and warmly applauds.