MANAIA SCHOOL

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1935, Page 7

MANAIA SCHOOL

WORK PROGRESSING WELL. The monthly meeting of the Manaia school committee was held on Wednesday. There were present Messis. O. T. Parry (chairman), H. Silby, P. Instone, B. "Bloor and J. Crompton. The rolls of the primary and secondary departments were respectively 216 and 48, the averages for the month being 204.27 and 45.7, reported the headmaster, Mr. J. .Browning. School work was progressing well in all departments, sickness having been slight. Mr. B. J. McCarthy visited the school on April 3 to present to Bernard Mellow certificates (shorthand speed, shorthand theory and junior bookkeeping) gained at the recent Chamber of Commerce examinations at Hawera. Mr. McCarthy in his address to the secondary pupils stressed the importance of these examinations in the community and urged the boys and girls to equip themselves early for the keen competition of life. He congratulated Mrs. Mellow and Bernard Mellow. Mr. McCarthy had consented to address the school in May on some subject of educational importance. The cookery department instructress, Miss M. Helyer, reported that attendances were fairly ■ well attended in all classes. The junior classes were receiving instruction in the various methods of cooking food. Senior classes had bottled fruit and made various jams. and were also revising the methods of cooking, boiling, steaming, stewing and frying having been covered so far. In the high school department the girls were now well started on the dressmaking course and had all cut out and put together garments to their own measurements. Processes used in dressmaking had been demonstrated. Two new-model sewing machines had been provided by the board, making a total of three machines for a class of 19 pupils. The electric iron for pressing was also received. The instructor of the woodwork department, Mr. W. Entwistle, reported that schools attending the Manaia centre for woodwork instruction were: Manaia, standard 5, 24; Okaiawa, standards 4 to 6, 20; Manaia D.H.S., 21, Manaia, standard 6, 22; Kapuni-Manaia Convent, standards 4 to 6,8; Auroa-Otakeho, 20. Attendances to date had been satisfactory and work was progressing steadily. A special joinery course, provided for 1 high school boys in addition to the ordinary woodwork course, was a feature worth noting. The practical nature of this course was evident during a recent visit to Mr. Parry’s farm, when 21 boys were given a valuable insight into the various aspects of farm work. The course was comprehensive, covering, building construction, concrete work, drainage, etc., also workshop practice in estimating, making out quantities of required material,. calculating costs, etc. The secretary was authorised to purchase requirements for the school, including a supply of wood for the winter months. It was decided to enclose a number of sheep in the football grounds to keep the grass down during the Easter holidays. Messrs. Silby and Bloor were appointed a visiting committee for the month.