WAIMATAITA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13459, 4 December 1907, Page 2

WAIMATAITA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The momh'v meeting of the Waimataitai School ■ Commit les wa« held last evening -Presents— Messrs; G. P. Wood (chairman), Penrose. Buckingham, Davey, Currle. iin.i Peaise. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs Hawkes, Tank and Harrison. Ihe chairman that he and Mr Beckingham had procured a new lawnmower for- the' school grounds and the secretary stated that four clocks had b;en obtained from the Board. The Boards architect had promised to attend to the defective fireplaces. : . Th£ ,aeadmastiea-> report! Stated thatthe roll .numbered 357 .and the average-.at-tendance, 502. Since last Wednesday a serious decrease had occurred vowing ±p an epidemic of measles, which was i>re-vak-nt hi 25 to 30 families and about 10CI children were now absent"-through this; cause. - .',-.;...' ~ V-,,,' ; ..\.. : ... - •■.,-.

'• Tfr TincliT Health'' Officer, -■ wrof irig ill's school to close for at. least-one week as this woxitcl possibly -check;' the complaint., though he was doubtful if the closing would hare any effect. Taking every thing, into consideration -he advised cloiing immediately. '' A discussroo' took placa as to whether the school should be closed for a week. Members thought- a week was of no use and if they closed they might as well take the Christmas now. If the, school were not closed there was no doubt the attendance would fall off, owing to the fear of parents that: their children would become infected.- It- was decided, on th? motion of Mr Beckingham, that/ the school keep open till Monday. n?st, • when the ch.oirnia.n and the two v.isiting members wiU visit the school and decide finally whether to keep open or to close x--nt.il n.ffcir the Christmas. holidays'. In lb? event of the school closing the prizegiving day would be- indefinitely post 7 pored, probably fill after lwpening. The' - wrote that they had appointed a committee to. discuss with, the other...schools several-.mat-' ter* ■ affecting the cadets; v- : • The headmaster asked if good-attend-?,T>re p-inils who, were now .'ll should' re-■ cr-.'va their prizes for attendance as they were- throxxgh no fault -of their own. This wa.s an except ; onal ' ca ; e' and it was Jii?.rd to deprive these, .prpils of prizes. Members • s-add there, might be. trouble ?.f thft ■ rulrs were departed . from. srv_ it was •decided to give, somV special prize« fn-these ca-es to takejtbe place' of 'he ordinary attendance prizes. <s#The meeting then terminated.