SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13995, 2 September 1909, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

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The monthly' meeting-of the AYaimat.iitai bcliool ComuuLtee ileal last night. . Present—Messrs G. J*. Wood W.,Tnnk (secretary), J. Ciirrie, JiL, JPenrose, Gi K.: Joyce, jUS. Jivanii, W. J. .PearsCj and J. jjnrrison. . Tlio chairman reported-that the-an-nual social had been a great success, the attendancQbeinglarger than the building could comfortably. accommu- • ilateioii .tho:rsc(»^kl-l^ight^'He r ed to say . that* considerable -damage had been done to w furniture on the sec'qnd~night, by : tho roughness of big boys. - _ it would cost - th©-; committee something to make the damage good. . The secretary -reported that tlie receipts of the social-totalled; £25 and ;the expenses were £9, leaving a profit, of £l6.—This was ; considered - highly' satisfactory, • being tho biggsst pi one the school has ever made from a sycial. —The committee rwssed a Learty iote of thanks toithe ladies and otheis «ho had worked so: hard t-j make the social eufch a-success. .

ic was. agreed that in future.no .one but children, i belonging to the solVo! and their should be admitted to +Jie school oui the night of. the chilxlren's social. . 1 r - -It'• wns said that the; new porches 'erected at the school by : Mr-, Pearso , are a 'decidedb acquisition to the school. . - - ,-The: Board' notified that - the -election; of a member of tho: Board of Education in pi aco -of the late Mr John Jackson »would be.held on. Sej>--tenibcr 5.- The electors were the inem-;, here of- school committees iit the Middle Ward. Nominations would close on-August IC. •': The ." licadniaste't--/,re ported tlftit- the number on the ,rolh;wasv4oo-r-boys 214,,; girlslß6. The averago attendance for the. past month had bcen—boys .195,; girls ICB.' ""On the ; first three days, of ; last' week, the inspector . visited school for annual . -.The would finish- verv soon ■ the-/erection. of - the. new- porches,. and. lie wished to "draw -attention .to tho, of i putting < vthe.jCTOund3 in front of- - th'em —Three- trees would require to be_ dug out in front I of tlic infant room order togive - tlio - children * room, ( to linp up., rDoth ikKtS of 'the school, gate in; TraI falgar street had;'been broken off, and. I should' be; repaired.; The-down-. epouting of the school -also Required attcn"tion.' ; .n - J.t- was said that the school gate-posts li ad - been broken off -by- Mr Kirk's * dreys when carting? into the - school . grounds,- and it. was. said thatfhe would:: be 'asked :,to - make the d»maget;gpcmw • ; ■v lt ; J to .ottend. to|. s thS ; grouqds and iaW'Out trees vifs su fd by tlie headmaster; also Board of Education to; repairjthe;«e-., fective a few loads -of cinders should; cured to put down in front "of the school porches. The Board of Education, notified the ■ sura :of-£ll 158 6d bad -placed, .to the" credit? of; the committee; as the schools -incidental allowance. , for . -the present quarter. V Accounts amounting to £l2 .were for'payment. The committee, then <vf»nsidered the merits of the ? three candidates for thevacant seat on the - Board of Education,, and Idecided -upon the 'one for . whom. ■ thev, would east their- votes.. .. .. i The meeting then.closed; , -