UPPER PAREORA SCHOOL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4547, 24 May 1889, Page 3

UPPER PAREORA SCHOOL.

• «. i, The ordinary monthly meeting of Pareora J School <)O9Jinitt«owa» held m the Behoolrooin on Monday qreni^g. Preiont : J. Struthert (chairman), t Jofc^fU, J. Peterson, J. „ O»mpbell, D. Caird. a 'fan headmuter'a report wjui r,«#4 g a» follow*; — "For lha current month, »o r far a» it lin gone, I hare to report „as follows . — The ayer^e attondance rince my it l»«fc report his been 68. I noticed that the c inspector m his inspection report, *t«ted that „ the ayerngfl attondanco at the Pareora School r» is lew than the lyerago for Soutli Canterbury d a«a whole. True, it )>, but I foncy that v there are Dot many schooli ie the Kducatinal ». DUtrict which are attended by sj> many ih children fromJongdiitancflS,a»Pa>eoraßofiC(jl \t i». Thero aw onljr (ibout ten pupilp within a l id radius of 000 mllo Itopx the ichool. Mojt o| ii the pupils Htb between two and three miles avray. Ido not think th» Inspector ;» ajfaro of these facts. I took tho trouble to ga oyer It the regiaters and ascertained that on about l iß half the days m the last eight months there y, jvere oyor 60 clijldren present." After roforenee so to vifpe small butinoss matters between himself ill andthocommitteOitheheadmasterprocoeds:— "Awl Bus") E'Dtlvyien, I tiovi<i bid j*ou all a

farewell, officially. I huve to thank you for your constant cooperation m every department of school work m which you could aid me ; for your careful attention to my requests ; and for the unfailing courtesy you have always accorded me as master of the school. 1 trust that m years to come it may always be my lot to havo as good a committee to work with— lam etc., Jas. A. Valbhtinb." Mr Valentine's resignation as headmaster of the sohool hod been sent m on 3rd May and accepted with regret. The Education Board's Toucher for £3 17s 6d, being amount of incidentals for quarter ending 30th June, and circular re use of schoolroom were received. The visitor (Mr John Campbell) reported all things goiDg on satisfactorily, but a few sinsll repairs were required. He also reported that the master's house was m a very bad state of disrepair. The following resolutions were passed: — " That Mr Valentine's share of rent of paddock, 355, be paid as soon as the committee receives the money." " That the passsgo from headmaster's report )•« attendance bo forwarded to Education Board, and that the board's attention be called to the state of the master's house " " That the chairman arrange with Mr Valentine re books." "That the chairman try to iirrang; with Mrs Wilkin to clean school for 6 months on same terms, failing that to call fresh tenders." " That the repairs reported by the visitor be attended to." "That Mr Valentine having agreed to deliver a lecture m aid of the school fund« on 31st May, the proposed concert he post poned." Arrangements were made for tbo lecture, for distribution of tickets, Ac , and as parents and others m the school district have subscribed handsomely, it was resolved to make a presentation to Mr Valentino at the conclusion of tho lecture. The meeting theu closed.