CENTRAL SCHOOL AFFAIRS

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1930, Page 7

CENTRAL SCHOOL AFFAIRS

NECESSITY FOR NEW BUILDING. The Central School Committee held iU monthly meeting in New Plymouth on Monday. Mr. F. A. Coleman presided. The committee resolved: “That in. view of the disorganisation of : the school work as the.result of the fira three months ago ,&t the most critical time of-’ the school year, and the urgency of the' provision Tot the proper housing of standards 1,3, 5 and 6, this committee wishes to impress oh the department the Urgency of the replacement of the Central School buildings.” The headmaster’s report sthted that the attendances for the five weeks ended October 10 had been: Number bn roll at commencement of' period, boys 437, girls 444, total 881; number admitted, 19, 19,‘ 38; number withdrawn, 16, 13, 29; number on roll at end of period, 440, 450, 890; average weekly roll, 440.7, 448.4, 889.1; average attendance, 412,1, 414.6, 826.7; percentage of attendances, 92.98. ■ He had ordered for the school library a act of books called “Journeys Through Bookland,” by Professor Charles H. Sylvester at a cost of £l4 14s, the headmaster reported. Although it was 11 weeks since the school fire nothing definite had been heard regarding re-building. He asked, parents, the school committee and teachers to urge immediate action so. that school work might ba carried on under more congenial' conditions. At tile last social of the .Home and School Association Miss Dowling Jiad made an appeal for a ’cello and a supply of stands for the school orchestra. He trusted the committee would give the matter its consideration. Notice had been received from the Education Department that a survey of the work of proficiency classes would be held throughout the, Dominion, at the end of November. | School committees were asked to pro-1 vide supervisors to assist teacher® in carrying out the test. The headmaster’s action in procuring the set of bpoks was confirmed. The matter of obtaining a ’cello arid viola for the school orchestra was left in the hands of the chairman and Mr. C. Ferry-with power to act.' Dealing with the playing area on the eastern side of the infants’ school was left to Mr. Coleman and Mr. Huggett.