ANNUAL ELECTION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3551, 25 April 1901, Page 3

ANNUAL ELECTION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

ST. ANDREWS.

There were about twelve present- at the annual meeting of householders. The following were elected a committee for the ensuing year:—Messrs Traves, Vallance, Young, Berry, Hopkins, and the Key. R. Mackie. STUDHOLME JUNCTION. The annual meeting of the householders of Studholme Junction was well attended on. Monday evening. The chairman of the out-going committee gave an account of their stewardship. The credit balance was very small. A vote of thanks was passed to the teachers for the manner in which they* had discharged their duties. There were fourteen nominations for the new committee, and the following were elected : —Messrs Hunter, Keogh, Dunbar, Beilly, Leen, Hayman, and Roberts. At the meeting held afterwards, Mr Hayman was reelected chairman, and Mr Reilly was elected secretary. SOUTHBURN. The annual meeting of householders was held in the Southburn School on Monday evening and the following were elected a Commitee coming year : —J. Blackmore, J. Bell 7J. Chamberlain, D. Caird junr., and H. J. Evans. At a meeting held afterwards H. J. Evans was elected chairman, and it was decided to hold a concert and dance on May 30th. ORARI SOUTH. ; At the annual meeting of householders of Orari South a favourable report was submitted by the out-going committee. For the new committee eleven names were submitted to the meeting, and the following- were elected:—Messrs A. W. Ensor, Q-. O'Neil, I. Bracefield, C. Boland, C.. Saunders, G. Batty and R. Coles. At the meeting subsequently held, Mr A. W. Ensor was again chosen chairman;

PAREORA. The meeting of householders was held in Pareora schoolroom on Monday evening, when about 14 attended. Mr A. Caldwell "was voted to the chair and read the retiring committee's report, which showed that they took office with a credit balance of £7 4s Bd, and left about £4 10s for the new committee. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the teaching staff for their services and kindness to the children during the year. The meeting also passed a resolution strongly protesting against the Board of Education changing the name of the school. The following were nominated for seats on the new Gudsell, Paterson, Rapsey, Watson, Hutton, Yeatman, Casey, King, and W ard ' when, alter a ballot, the chairman dec: are-J the first seven elected. At a meeting of the new committee Mr John Paterson was elected chairman, and along with Mr Hutton was authorised to do. the committees banking business in the Post Office Savings Bank. Accounts' for £1 12s 4d were passed for payment. The chairman is to procure a supply of fuel for the winter; also a ladder for cleaning the_ spouting. Mr Yeatman was. appointed visitor.;

PLEASANT POINT. I The annual meeting -was attended by ,40 . . householders, and the Rev. Mr White was called upon to preside. . ••.. Mr Ray, chairman of committee, read the annual report as follows : " In the teaching staff two changes have taken place during the year, Mr J. Cartwrieht succeeding Mr. .Hv, Amos as assistant teacher, and Miss Mabel Ray: to the position of pupil teacher, in place of Miss A, Oliver, who retired through the expiration of her term. The annual examination was held on the 20th and 21st of August, and the. inspector's. general remarks are as follows: —This, school as a whole is in a satisfactory state of efficiency. In Standard VI. reading was intelligent and expressive; spelling, writing, and drawing were good; arithemetic . and composition were fair, and geography, though well answered by a few, _ was imperfectly prepared by the majority, .In Standard V. the work of the boys, with the exception of spelling, was gmte satisfactory, but the spelling, composition and arithmetic of the girls showed g'" ea - t TT we fi ness. In Standards 111. and IV. the results in arithmetic were uneven, but satisfactory on, the whole, and writing was good, especially in Standard 111. Composition was of more than average merit in Standard 111., and fair in Standard IV. In both classes spelling shou.d\ have been better prepared . Most of the work of Standards I. and 11. was good, much of the reading, however, in both classes is slovenly and inaccurate; and as faults contracted in the earlier stages of reading are difficult to eradicate, the teachers of the junior standards must be specially careful in the treatment of. this The class subjects were for the most part satisfactorily treated. For two of the additional subjects—singing and drill—the school received the mark " Excellent. ' Sewing, the remaining additional subject, falls much short of what we are accustomed to see. The order, attention and tone of the school are good. The attendance for the year compares favourably with .previous ones, but still the attendance is not much in excess of last year's. Although it is an unpleasant thing to reiterate, yet your committee would 1 respectfully draw your attention to the following remarks in last year's report, viz., to the . effect that heads of families would use every endeavour to secure the regular attendance of their children at the school, such regularity being so necessary to the advancement of the children as also to the welfare of the school staff. and incidentals. The last quarter of this year, 173.2, was the highest quarter's average for many years. Your committee have i held four concerts during the year, the proceeds totalling £22 5s 9d, which sum, with the following sums kindly donated by residents, viz., for prizes £1 17s, Loyal > Orange Lodge 10s 6d, flag £3 3s 6d, picnic £4 3s 6d, with sale of harmonium 10s 6d, and balance in Post Office Savings Bank L 30s, with interest, was spent as follows : [ New Organ £lB 3s, prizes £8 14s 6d, flag £2 15s, picnic and sports £3 18s, sundry , 7s 6d; receipts £34, expenditure do. To i the above a sum of £2 collected for a pre-

sentation added, makes the total £36. The committee respectfully thank tlia residents -who have so kindly assisted in so liberal a. manner (as the foregoing figures show) towards the above useful objects. The presentation refers to one given to Miss A. Oliver, late pupil teacher. The committee thank the householders for their contributions to the fuel fund, £2 18s. Adding all the above voluntary subscriptions into one makes a sum nearly amounting to £4O, and to which should be added £4 10s collected for fireworks. The several proposed improvements spoken of in last .year's report are now accomplished. Your committee express their acknowledgment of the kindly terms subsisting between them and members of the teaching staff, and to heartily thank Mr and Mrs Dalglish' for their manjs and valuable services in connection with the raising of funds by concerts, and also to their extreme energy in helping to a successful issue the school picnic and distribution of prizes; and also to thank the householders and residents for their generous liberality towards the patronage of the concerts and financial help to the prizes, picnic, flag, fireworks and fuel fund, and to all who have in any way helped, towards securing the pleasure to the children by continuing the popularity of so useful a function as the annual picnic and suports." Mr Mark Saunders moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr Norton, and a very hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the retiring committee. The Rev. J. White asked if the committee had considered the question of starting technical classes or continuation classes. Mr Dalglish went fully into the matter, after which it was left to the new committee to take action. Mr Saunders moved a hearty vote of thanks to the teaching staff, which was replied to by Mr Dalglish, who specially mentioned the excellent work accomplished by Miss Hajkell, head mistress, and also read the inspector's last report on the work of the school, which was considered highly satisfactory.

The election of the new committee resulted in all those nominated being returned without ballot, viz., Messrs W. Ray, McKibbin, Crozier, M. Saunders, Worton, M. Maze, W. Kennedy. A hearty vote of thanks to the chair closed a very successful meeting. The first meeting of the new committee was held at the close of the annual meeting, when Mr W. Ray was elected chairman for the ensuing year. The monthly meeting of committee is to be held on the last Saturday in every month. It is proposed to hold the annual concert and dance on May 24th. The headmaster reported that the attendance was keeping well up. Mr Saunders was appointed visitor for the month.