SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14275, 16 August 1910, Page 7

SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

TIMARU SOUTH. A meeting of tlio committee of the Timaru South. School was hold last night. Present—Messrs G. J. Seaiey (chairman), J. Boothroyd, J. Mcllroy, It. Irwin, F. Hathaway, J. A. Hay, and the lion, sec. (A. Eraser). The chairman reported that a letter had been received from the. Waimataitai School Committee asking for a conference re drainage matters. The St. John Ambulance Association Lad provided first aid outfits at i,ue school. Mr H. B. Kirk tad drawn his /Mention to the fact that the Into S : r .loha Hall had presented a challenge shit Id tor the encourage nent of swi.iming among school children. Four clr.'dre.i from any school could cumpate ib" this shield. Mr Kirk had also infoimed him that the late Mr G. G. Stead Lad founded a gold medal to b« given by tlie Royal Humane Soei?ty for eat-.es pt f extraordinary bravery in"lift euv'ng The headmaster reported that for the period ended August 12 the- *v rage attendance was 320. It Wi-s slowly improving now. The joil number row stood at 309. Tho Board's inspectors wene busy examining the school at present H c had received firm tho 'liniaru Branch of St. .V,l> n A;f;-b..l:.r,ce Association, a stretcher for first aid purposes, and a first a.d ov'.U. 'These were being kept in tlie selnol ready for any emergency. The dr»:, ego contractors would compbte their work at the scliool durmg tho term holidays. been placed in. position, so that every

gallon of water now' r.jed at the school, was registered. ; ~ouio of Iho tan-' ucre ' defective, and .should he :.i!inje-i to, ; otherwise there would l 'e <i viste of water. It was agreed tj.it the sehcl heydays should start in the 2oth mst. The YVaimaUuLai .School i.nj m;lii»j wrote thanking the South School Committee for its .notion <,: sympathy in connection with the attempt to' enlarge the Waimataifai school; they also asked that a .-di-co ,i nr.tee be appointed to confer nvth the othe- uivn committees re the water - hf; ges by the .Borough Couiuil tc schools! The chairman a.Ki seefitary weio appointed, the former rc"iar.t:i'ig that "ne did not think any good woul.l come out of it. The, Board advised that its fcieiran had been asked to carry out the re- i pairs asked for at the school, and ! that a ladder vould he piovidcd on i condition that iho emmmno in led I after it. 'The Education Boa re advised that it would willingly give permission to any ; school committee. whi:h wished to hi \'t i Bible reading .t :*s set. o! once a week, j and could make suitable arrangements for same, pnivch-d that (.-.•.!.-licrs .nut | pupils having conscientious scruples about attending, shall he r \e::ipted and that on tuat day the o"- 1 i.try school hours be reduced to four and a, half hours. Mr Bootbrlyd remarked thnt the Board had met : o crinniette's very fairly in this matter, and It \v»s a matter for satisfaction that si important a, matter had been settled so quietly and aiisla-10.-'lv in jo short a lime. It would he believed, have vny far-reaching effects for good. (Hear, hear. J It was resoled that JLT.n (out of the CIOU raised from the recent bazaar) be placed on fixed deposit in the Bank of New Zealand, for Pi mor.ths Messrs Mathaway and Booth royd, as visitors for the month, reported on various minor requirements, and that the school appeared to be going on satisfactorily. Messrs Irwin and Brown were appointed visitors for the ensuing month. On the suggestion of Mr Boothrovd it was decided to get printed a-list'of all the books in the school library so that parents will be able to see what hooks are there. Accounts amounting to £l.O 0s 3d were passed for payment, and -the meeting closed.