MAIN SCHOOL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 12 June 1924, Page 6

MAIN SCHOOL.

AIEKTING OF COMMITTEE.

The monthly meeting of the Alain iScnooi vjouuruttee neiu last evening, 1.-resent — Messrs A. i*‘. Boys (ciiaiyniau), J. )V. Breen, A. Stead, Jxjutener, F. Alalcoinison, A. it. lazaret, j. xi. rtolclgate, ana cue; ireuamaster.. Jur B. H. low). . ~ , xfie chairman made reference to the meetinc ot iiousenoitiers antt ex-pupils caiieu °ast weeK tor tne purpose of making arrangements lor a jubilee. , interest iiad been aroused by tne meeting, and lie hoped tnat tne next meeting would be more largely attended. . , T A vote of sympathy with Air Low, m* the recent bereavement wmch his iaimiy had sintered, was carried in the usual manner. . Air izzard reported that he had visited the school, and had no requests to make. The question ot repairing the gutter near the nagpole had been under his notice, ana he suggested that it should be held over until thq committee could inspect it. . The headmaster's report stated that the average attendance for the past tour weeks Had been 279 boys aud 283 girls, totalling 562, aud the average roll 291.3 boys ana 304.3 girls, totalling 001.6. Hie roil on June 6, was 3UO boys and 305 girls, a total of 605. The percentage ot attendance on the average roll was 93.4. .The attendance had not been as good as the previous month, owing partly to the holiday dislocations, and partly to a certain amount oi chicken pox and whooping cough, affecting a rew families. During the holidays the liylopiate had been put on the walls of the infant school. He regretted that the school was to lose Aliss Harrow from the staff at the end of the month, ', the average attendance having gone down since iy23. Her loss would mean tnat one class at least would have to be under a pupil teacher for a good deal ot the time. He asked the committee to authorise him to -obtain some material for intelligence testing, to cost not more than £l. *

The request tor £i to procure material tor intelligence testing, was agreed to. . The chairman stated that the Executive of the School Committee s Association had asked the Department to quote for four baiopticons, one for each of the Timaru scnool. No reply had as yet been received. The headmaster explained that the type of baiopticou which the committee would require, would cost about £2l, of wluc-h the Department would pay’ half. With resistance coil, the machine- would cost about £4 10s extra.

Air Butcher raised the question ot providing hot cocoa for children remaining at the school during the lunch hour, and moved that the chairman and the headmaster should be appointed to make arrangements for doing so. Agreed to. Accounts amounting to £2O 11s lOd were passed for payment.