HOUSEHOLDERS' MEETINGS

Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1930, Page 7

HOUSEHOLDERS' MEETINGS

WHANGAMOMONA SCHOOL LIVELY HOUSEHOLDER’S MEETING. OBJECTION TO LABOUR BY PUPILS ' •’// ■: Twenty-six householders attended the annual meeting for the school committee election at the Whangamo’mona school on Monday. The chairman, Mr. R. J. Whiting, said it was unusual, though gratifying, to see such a good attend* ance. ‘ -• • v--. • The chairman was asked whether the committee was empowered to expend, the cleaning grant in providing a Christmas tree for the children and paying picnic excursion fares. The chairman .stated the authority of the board had. been obtained to do this. The balance-sheet was then adopted. A parent asked whether the head teacher had authority to compel scholars to wash out the lavatories,' as'they Were doing at present in Whangamomona. She strongly objected to her" children having to perforin such duties, and stated., that from inquiries made at the Education Board office the teacher could not compel scholars to do the work. The chairman said the now committee would,, no doubt, go into the matter. \The head teacher (Miss D. Simpson) explained that by instruction from the board it was her duty to see that the school premises were clean and sanitary/ special mention being made of the lavatories. Until she received further instructions from the board the duties referred to would and must be performed, but she would be only too pleased to adopt an alternative method. > ■’■•'•■’ -'■Another parent raised an objection to children chopping wood for school heating purposes; who would pay compen- . sation if a child’s toe was severed? . . / A recommendation /was made to th® incoming committee that the question of school cleaning and wood chopping be , thoroughly investigated. wi /-Seven nominations were received for a '■'/ committee. - The ballot resulted in the following being elected: Messrs. G, Partridge,L. A. Robinson, L. Dean, R. J, Whiting and W. C. Fletcher. '■ \At a subsequent meeting of the new committee Mr. R. J. Whiting was elected., chairman an-i'Mr. Fletcher secretary. J. y*'. There was a good attendance at th® annual meeting of householders at tho lliaia school on" Monday evening. z Tho annual report disclosed a good financial position. . . : - The following comrpittee was elected: f,Messrs. J. A. Starck (chairman) o A." W. Wan (secretary),' M. MJ. Sinclair and J. Doherty. .‘. . ’ OMATA SCHOOL' COMMITTEE ' .'. .. . The annual householders’, meeting wad held in the Omata school on Monday evening,, the chairman, Mr. A. Cox, presiding over a fair attendance. ; The report stated that more than £5O had been spent during the year on improvements to the school grounds, concrete paths having . been laid down, garden plots enclosed with fences and ornamental shrubs and hedges planted. Swings and other garnet appliances had . been erected and sandpits provided for the younger ; pupils. Mr. Wilfred. Mace complimented the committee., on tho work accomplished during the year. . , The following committee was elected f 7 Messrs'. A. Cox (chairman and score--,tary) , R. Knapman, L. Hare, H. J. Jones ariC.,. B. ’Kurth.". . --, '. - - . Mr, .Mace promised a silver cup. for ... - competition by the coastal schools football teams. . ; In response to a request for an expression of opinion.’ on the' desirability of postponing the Christmas vacation to a. date later in the summer it was decided that the opinion of the meeting was against' any change. " ’ . "A. '7. .. • ./..The principles of the proposed thrift scheme, were outlined, the meeting being favourable to the adoption or th® proposal. t — /' • .• • " • OAONUI SCHOOL DISTRICT. HOUSEHOLDERS’ MEETING,' There was a good attendance of residents at the . householders’ meeting of the Oaonui school district and .a strong committee was elected. ' ’ Mr. L. Young, the chairman, reported on ,the work of the committee for th® past year, explaining how the committee’s funds had. been spent. ’ The householders present passed a vote of thanks to the outgoing committee for its work during its period of office. /k. All present were heartily in favour of the board’s suggestion to ..encourage thrift among the pupils of the school, ■ and commended, the Post Office Savings Bank scheme to the favourable consid- .. ■/ e'ratiorf of the headmaster' and parents. The following were elected the coin-' ' mittee': Messrs. ,L. Young,.G. Sherwood, G. bobbin, S. ;Cqombe. and .E. ' Briscoe. • At the subsequent meeting .of ■; the new. committee Mr. L. Young,, was appointed chairman and Mr. S. Quigley secretary and treasurer. PROGRESS AT AUROA. At the annual meeting of Auroa house* holders on Monday evening there was a large attendance and the following were elected a >mmi £ tee. ,-Messrs. Kilpatrick (chairman), Buxton (secretary), Caldwell, Davison and Mrs. Benton. Messrs. Miller and Kilpatrick thanked the retiring committee for its good work and co-operation, and the teaching staff for the excellent results achieved. A wonderful improvement is seen in the appearance of tho school grounds, buildings and sui-oundings. Mrs. Evans, head teacher, in her annual report, summarised the work of th®' year. Considerable interest had been, taken in the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs’, eh® said, while a strong junior Red Cross Society had been formed. Mrs. Evans exhorted parents to send their children to school as regularly as possible to re* j tain tho services of tho three teachers, J as schools were staffed on their attend*- 1 ance and not on the roll number. Swim* ining classes had been formed with the’ girls under the supervision of the assistant teachers and the .boy charge of'Mr. Sandford.