HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SUCCESS

Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1933, Page 6

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SUCCESS

meeting of board of managers ROLL OF OVER 340 ANALYSED. Reporting to the Stratford Technical High School Board last night, the principal (Mr. A. H. R. Amess) said that since his previous report further honours had fallen to the school. John Mulholland had been awarded a Ruakura Agricultural Scholarship and Allen Johnson a Kitchener Scholarship (which enabled him to proceed to Massey College), and agricultural bursaries had been gained by Kenneth Cottier and William Thurston. In February advice was received from the Education Department that William Thurston was approved as one of twelve student teachers to be appointed in technical high schools, but he resigned that appointment in favour of the agricultural bursary. During the month Miss V. Eversfield was recommended to the department as a temporary teacher in commercial work until a permanent teacher could be obtained and the arrangement was approved. The success achieved by the pupils in agricultural science went to show that the organisation in that direction was on sound lines. At various times representations had been made that the agricultural course should be divorced from the matriculation examination. If that had been done the successes achieved would have been impossible, as the bursaries were awarded on the university scholarship examination. The present arrangement gave the boys a good grounding in agriculture which materially helped those who were going on the land, while those who wished to go farther were enabled to do so. The roll was as follows and the attendance for the month had been good:— General course: First year, girls 11, boys 21, total 32; second year, 9, 10, 19; third and fourth years, 20, 37, 57; course total, 108. Science course: First year, 6, 31, 37; second year, 13, 18, 31; third and fourth years, 14, 28, 42; course total, 110. Commercial course: First year, 29, 4, 33; second year, 22, 3, 25; third and fourth years, 20, 1, 22; course total, 90. Trades and domestic: First year, 11, 16, 27; second year, 21 boys; course total, 48. Grand total, 346. The pupils mentioned in the report were congratulated upon their success. It was decided to top-dress the tennis courts. The recommendations of the Public Works Department with respect to the warped window frames on the north side of the school were adopted and authority to proceed with the work of renewal at a cost of £2OO will be sought. TAHORA DISTRICT NEWS. SUCCESS OF TENNIS DANCE. The monthly summary issued by the Taranaki Co-operative Herd Testing Association giving the results of testing conducted under the group system in February show that Mr. E. Mantle, Tahora. secured the highest herd average, his 20 cows averaging 41.31 b. of butterfat for the 30-day period. The highest individual figures were credited to Mr. J. A. Nairn’s Dainty, a five-year-old grade Jersey cow. This cow gave 671 b. of butter-fat for the 30 days. The Tahora Tennis Club held a very successful dance last Friday. Favoured with fine weather, people from the mud road districts were able to attend, and it was not until the early hours of the morning that comfortable dancing room was enjoyed. A record “door” of £9 13s 6d was taken, which should be a very acceptable addition to the club s somewhat depleted accounts. Supper arrangements were handled by the committee, and Mr. J. O’Keefe was master of ceremonies. Monte Carlo dances were won by Mr. Morris and partner, Mr. Mar and Miss Maggie Bacon and Master Jack McCartie and partner. Cards were won by Mr. Dan Davis. Owing to the sudden death of Mr. D. Howard the tennis match Kohuratahi v. Tahora was postponed till February. 19. In the meantime Whangamomona have issued a challenge. The match is to be played this week-end. Members of the Taranaki Education Board, visited the Tahora school on Wednesday. Representations for a teacher’s residence was made by the chairman of the committee, and a favourable hearing was given. Consideration was given to moving one of the vacant houses from the Flat. Mr. and Mrs. N. Leech have moved to Kohuratahi. Miss Caren Molloy, South Island, is spending her holiday with Mrs. C. Morton. ELTHAM BEAT RAWHITIROA. THURSDAY CRICKET MATCH. By 145 to 72 Eltham defeated Rawhitiroa in a cricket match on Thursday. The scores are:— ELTHAM. J. Barker, b Thame 39 Palensky, b Thame 9 Leatham, c Walker, b Thame 12 Ward, c O’Connor, b Thame 3 Harvey, b Knuckey 1 Little, c Martin, b Knuckey 3 Cowell, b Thame 45 Kehely, b Knuckey 21 Burrell, c Wilmshurst, b Knuckey .. 12 Paton, not out i 8 King, c Thame, b Knuckey 0 Extras 2 Total 145 RAWHITIROA. L. Prankard, 1.b.w., b Barker 5 D. Knuckey, b Harvey 5 Thame, c and b Barker 0 Kennedy, b Bai-ker , 13 Walker, b Leatham 20 Ford, b Barker 0 Stretton, b Leatham 4 Wilmhurst, b Leatham 0 O’Connor, b Little 1 Bootten, not out 4 Martin, 1.b.w., b Leatham ... 0 Extras 20 Total 72