MAIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14481, 30 June 1911, Page 6

MAIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

MOMHLr MEETING. The moaiiily mooting of t Lie JNfniii School Committee was iield last night. Ppetieut^—skksy4*6 A. AN ilson (ciia iruuui), C. G. \ r ca©lttr (seoreiu'y), W. Burmes- i ter, J. MdCahou, A. Stead, H. M. RobersfceoJi, J* Kadcliffe, W. and Key.' A. E. ilunc. ; The chairman iuid that since last-, meeting they had a purt.culurly busy time. H-e had pleu&ure -in reporting that j\jst before t;iio Coronation celebrations the school was pxvsentcd with a fine Union Jack, by Mr Yv . Sattertliwaito, oil behalf of tiie c-x-i>ui>i)s oi' tho school. Ho (the chairman) was present at the presentation function and thanked Mr Satterthwa:te ou behalf of the committee. (Hear, he-ar.) The I?cv. Mr Hunt and Messrs Vogeler and Jlotartson wore also present. The smite iiffcernooii the children wore, given Coronation medals, and lie considered tliey w£re ven* fine ones seeing that the Government hud to provide so "many of them. Following Coronation "Day the Cadets »von the South Island shooting shield championship were handed tliis trophy by Mr Cnugie, M.P., who made a speech appropriate to the collision. At the same time Captain Collins was presented with an enlarged photo (framed) of the winning team, while, each member cf tlie team was given a small' photo, Members of tho committee" would havenoticed that Mr Howard had brought up the matter of subsidies being given by the Government 011 contributions, privately raised, for primary scthools. The Minister for Kducation had been interviewed on the subject, 'when he said that the Education Boards should j give the subsidies if any were to be j given. The» chairman said tfhat such | subsidies were given to secondary I schools, and there was greater need for giving them to primary schools which were always short of funds.' (Hear, hear.) Members would also havo noticed that it had been decided, to make it compulsory for pupils to pn«s standard VI. before they* could leave school. In r« - .v of the" higher educational attainments now required he thought this a wise decision. (Hear, hear.) The committee would: require to decide v. Jiat should be done on Arbor Day this year —if anything. Mr C. S. Howard had been nominated for re-electi6n to the Education Board as representative of the Middle Ward. Mr Howard had proved a really live member of the Board in the past, and it was to bo honed that he would be re-elected. (ftear. hear.) He * had authorised the headmaster to close the school at 1 o'clock on the day of the Coronation football match, and would like tlie committee to approve of his action. (Members unanimously approved.) It had been suggested that tlie schools should l>e given a whole week's holiday but tlie chairman of the throe town schools had mat and decided that thw was not desirable. By tho courtesy of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College he had* received a popv of the 38th annual report of'the institution; it was ■ a very interesting •publication. Tlie thauks of the committee were tendered to Mr W. Satterthwaite and the ex-pupils of the school who had given the flag and shield; also to Mr W. A. Pear.=on for his gift of a medal for football.

The Rev. Mr Hunt expressed his admiration for the fine soldierly bea.r.ing of the Cadets in the Coronation procession, and said he had heard much comment on the fine showing they muds. (Hear, hear.) Tho headmaster report-id that the attendance had been good except when atfected by rain, the averages "for the past four weks being —722 717.7—• • 01.8— and 716.2. The appeal for donations to the fuel hmd met a, gratifying response the total amount sub* scribed being £l-1 18s. In additicu to tho flag presented by old pupils on | June 21; and the shield won bv the cadets for shooting, they had received a donation from ox-pupils to be expended in shooting prizes, and Mr \V. A. Pearson had offered a medal for football competition. Both of these gifts he desired to thankfully acknowJtdge. As tile South Island shooting shield was a very valuable one, it ought to be insured, together with the other school trophies. The cadets Iv.-ld 'a church parade at Trinitv Church on Sunday. IS. when 130 attended, with four officers. The cadets paraded for the Coronation procession and other children in the standards also took part The asphalt round the school was cracking and required repairing. It was decided to adopt the suggestions contained in the report. Misjj M. Baird wrote asking for a month's \ leave of absence on account ox indisposition.—Agreed to. The Education Hoard adv ; sed that the tender of Xi*hc-t. Ltd.. had been acoepfced for plumbing in master's ! res.donre. Tho total cost of the work , required vu-.nld be £-10. I matters of det-ail were den ] t | with; and accounts amounting to £9 Us were passed for payment, after ! whi.-h the committee sat until' a late hour dealing w.th a matter in committee.