INGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1932, Page 9

INGLEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. The Inglewood school committee met on Thursday night. There were present Messrs. A. Grant, I. Grant, Clark, Lovell, Patterson, Wanklyn and Coutts. Tho headmaster (Mr. McKinney) reported that the attendances for the past four weeks were 259.6, 258, 259.7, 258.4, tho average being 258.9. The average roil for the same period was 280. The percentage of attendance had been 91.1 per cent. That was better than in the previous month, although it was still not good owing to a fair amount of sickness.. Chicken-pox had made its appearance in the school, but only in a'mild form. The weather had been cold and tho absence of open fireplaces in. two of tho rooms had rendered conditions most unpleasant for the children. It was disappointing that the filling of the low area in the playground had not been done as intended. With the money secured for trees and swedes the headmaster intended to purchase seeds and seedlings. He had already purchased some ornamental shrubs which had been planted in the shrubbery. Arrangements were well in hand for the school concert. September 22 would be a suitable date. The teachers were also willing to manage the school ball late in the year. These efforts should place the finances of the school committee on a healthy basis. It would be necessary to hire a bus to convey some of the children to New Plymouth in music week as there would not be sufficient private cars available. The agricultural instructor had recommended that a course in bacon curing be undertaken in the local factory by tho senior boys. Arrangements had not yet been finalised. The instructor would be pleased to have the co-opera-tion of the committee in the matter of pig-raising among the children. The bovs’ football team was the run-ner-up of’the North Taranaki area, having won six games of seven. It was finally defeated by West End. The girls’ senior basketball team won the North Taranaki championship and would play for the provincial championship. The committee decided to ask the. Unemployment Board for an additional grant of £25 a week to be spent on new school grounds, the work to be done by the unemployed of the district. Tho annual. report pf the inspectors was before .the committee. The tone, discipline and, efficiency of the school were favourably reported upon. The Methodist Bible class was granted the use of ■ the school for its Easter camp in 1933, subject to the approval of. the Education Board. The Education Board will be approached to convert two closed fireplaces into open fireplaces. It was left to Mr. A. Grant to approach the county council to expedite the matter of filling the hole in the grounds. , , , It was decided to have a telephone installed in the school. Children between the ages of five and six years not admitted to the school would be able to receive dental treatment at the clinic, it was decided.