INGLEWOOD NEWS

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12810, 18 March 1905, Page 6

INGLEWOOD NEWS

(IVoin Our Own Correspondent.) SCHOOL COMMITTEE. j 'I h» School Committee mot on Thursday. There were present : Mussrs H. W. Tarplee (Chairman), Covio, Simrdle, Parli, Allan and Gernhoofor. The yiratforcl Coinmiitoe wrote aeking Him ('omniittco lo clc?e the hchool on St. Patrick's Day, the; occasion of th«! Sports open lo scholars attending any public sciiool in I'lio district.— Tlio Commiiteo rogrettud it could not enIfj'tain the s'iggt>,stion. The Chairman brouglit up the ■ question of erection of shadograph appav-ittus.-Rcsr.lved, that the .Board be vo-i|-i I '■'.s to«i to erect samp. Tlu- (y'liairnuni reported in connection with arrangements he had made in xcS^ard lo applying for excursion train tickets, &t\, for the clnklren's picnic, which was to be carried out under i.he auspices of the householders. Jlc also thought that the householders' committee would be pleased to hand the arrangements over to the Committee if they desired to (akel (he matter in hand. Several members tpoke, and it was unanimously p-esolved to leave the picnic in the hand.s of those that had under lak on the task.. The Chairman conveyed a message from the Mayor (Chairman of Householders Picnic ( Committee) asking that the «'.*hool be closed on Tuesday, March 21st, the date of the annual picnic and ijxitirsion. Kesolved, on the motion of Mr Cone, seconded by Mr Tarplfte, lhat tho school be granted' a holiday on Tuesday, 11 arch 2lst. 51 v Allan said the school work was interrupted by a vote of tho children b^ng taken as to whether they were in fay- ' our of attending an excursion and picnic by a depulatioo o c ladies lie .said he would like to know who was responsible, a? he tho head .teacner had made no mention of the matter in his report, and he was of the opinion that the headmaster had exceeded lii.s powers in allowing persons to interfere with work. The Chairman scud no doubt the correct course would have been <o interview the Committo?, but it was for the members to deal with. Eventually it was decided, on (ho motion of the Chairman, second-.-d by Mr Parli, that the headmaster b.> asked tu..mal»-U an explanation re J ladies' deputation interfering with the j school work. '* ! Mr Pavli ask or! who was using the paddock of the Education Reserve adjoining the headm a ster's residence, as it was in a bad state with noxious ! weeds, and needed immediate atton- • tion. Eesolved, that the matter of cutting noxious weeds be left to Mr Gernhoefcr to arrange. The committee that have the annual excursion and picnic in hand have completed all arrangements for, a real good' day on the '• cv>oh. Thi? train "will leave Tnglevvood at five minutes past nine, leaving New Plymouth on the return at about 5.20 p.m. It is proposed fo spend the day on the beach at IMOorloy-street, and, a i veil a good day, tho function is certain to be a success. 1\I»: E. Everiss. of the Postal Department, formerly of Tnglewood, has been spending his holidays \yith his friends in the dis-triol.. He returned lioiui! to Aucklanrl last Monday. A largely signed requisition is being (:ii en arouml for signature asking Mr i). Ikonn to stand for 'the Mayoralty. 1( is understood Unit Mr'iT. B. Curtis, who is a Councillor on the present Council, "-ill contest the seat, so it i.s just f]iii ie possible wo may have a coi<t''Mt for th' 1 honour. 3v James Tarry lias finished his metalling contract on the Leppcr lload Nor tli, and in remarkably quick time, during sonic of the time putting down as 'much as seven and eight chains per day. lie lias started his contract with the P/orough J or forming about (50 chains of street in the* locality known as Fizztown. It is reported that *M.n Joshua Drake has purchased Mr C. Scriviner's 'mcrc:\ry business. The electric light is to be run for the first time cm ' Saturday night, the I S Lh inst. The machinery 's reported as working excellently, ho there is littlo doubt that we will be supplied w it'll a bright 'and clean * luminani in future both for street and household purposes. Mr G. Bennett, senr., »ad a.miraculous escape the other :'ignt. It appears ho was walking homo, when he was run into by a trap d/iven by -Mr E. J. Morgan. He "was ;:icked up in a isemi -conscious condition, and conveyed to Mr V. C. Bennett's, where he was attended to by Dr Harding. The Highland Pipe Band Bazaar is the last function of note for the seasdn. The commit teo are making strenuous endeavours 10 eclipse all previous efforts in this l"i«\ and judg- : ing by the range of ocautiful wares they have to ofTnr, they should have ' no dWTicnHy in attaining iheir object, and at tho same time giving their pai trons eighteen carat -alue for every ', sixpence spent. Velveteens arc noted for tibdr har^ wearing on'd wp^hing qualities, a job line Thought at ha. f -price 'at TTome, lia^ just boon opened uf), and will be soli! 'at <Jir- KJnrtlinfir pr'TcP. of i TO^d per yard, Wai'd, Cash Dr^apeK.H-Ai'dlvt. i