SCHOOL WORKING WELL

Taranaki Daily News, 8 August 1930, Page 10

SCHOOL WORKING WELL

SATISFACTION OF INSPECTOR.

MEETING OF THE BOARD.

“During the. month' the school, was visited by an inspector, Mr. T. R. Cresswell, who spent the best part of a week at the school. He saw the school at work and before leaving expressed himself to a meeting of the staff as being very pleased vvith the standard of work, with the discipline and tone of the school and with the results that were being obtained,” stated the principal’s report submitted to last night’s meeting of the Board of Alanagers of the Stratford Technical High School. The report‘went on to state that at-, tendance had been good and the work of th.© school was’ proceeding satisfactorily. The roll number was 284. During the absence of Mr. Hall they would need someone to take over his work, and the principal appointed Mr. Eric Bone, at one time dux of the school. This appointment was subject to the approval of the board and of the department. The Minister of ‘Education (the Hon. Atmore) wrote acknowledging receipt, of the resolution .passed at a previous meeting of the board on the matter of the Taranaki Scholarship Fund and advised that it was proposed to submit the whole matter to. Cabinet at an early date. Mr. H. G. Dickie,.MJ?., also wrote in acknowledgment of the board’s resolution.

A circular letter was received from the Education Department stressing the need for economy and urging the board to curtail expenditure wherever possible, particularly in. connection with capital expenditure. The secretary of the Technical Education Association of New Zealand advised that the annual_conference would be held at Wellington beginning on September 9. The chairman (Mr. H. Trimble) and the principal (Mr. A. H. R. Amess) were appointed delegates. Mr. E. Bone was appointed temporary assistant. . . _ Reporting on the position of the girls’ hostel Mr. N. B. Fletcher said the number of boarders was still eight. The district was passing through a difficult time financially and fewer farmers than last year could afford to have their children boarding in the town. It was unlikely there would be any improvement this year but he saw no reason why the hostel should not be filled again. The lease of the house still had 18 months to run.

Mrs. J. W. McMillan asked if the institution would pay better as a boys’ hostel. ’ ; . The principal said he did not think it would. There were only five boys of the school boarding in the town at present as against the eight, girls already in the hostel. There had been 15 last year but a number had been third and fourth year girls who had left, at the end of the year. It was left to Mr. Fletcher to call on the parents of those girls boarding elsewhere in the town with a view of securing patronage for the hostel.