TEMUKA.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 20 November 1924, Page 8

TEMUKA.

(From O r Own Correspondent.)

SCHOOL COAIAIITTKE

j The moil Lilly meeting of the District | llg.i hcnoul UuininiLLcc was he,d on J 'i m sun/ evening. rrowiU —.Messrs C. i J... eraser (.cnu.i man;, --c. E. suuui, O. ! a. Uiemetus, .J- K. J-.ungsi.oii, Geo. rlig- | guiboitom, Ij. G. Scrnnsiiaw, A. \V. ! riuzan, and A. R. La wry (lion, sec.) j On tlie motion of ttie cliainmin a vote • of condolence was passed with Air \\ . I K. Evans, whose mother passed away

I iceemly m Auckland. I The chairman welcomed Ah - J. It. I Longston, who had been aosent from ■ the meetings for several months on ! account of a serious illness.

j The sum of £'36 10s was received ' from the Education Board, being inci-

dental allowance for the quarter ending September 30th. I liv reply to a query, the Borough i Council advised that the footpath in j Wilkin Street, would be asphalted at i the usual half cost, is (id per yard. 1 The matter was left with the visiting I committee to deal with.

j Correspondence was received lrom,tlie School Committeeis’ Association regarding the conference held in Timarn, and asking tiie committee to afliihate. j It was decided that the chairman, secretary ,and Air Clements attend the next meeting of the Association and report to the ,0011111111166. j The Board notilied that' a fire extinguisher had been lorwardeu ior scuool Tile headmaster (Air R. Malcolm) reported Unit tne attendance had got uack to normal alter the measles ep.ue/uic, and it was to be Jioped tnat ior , the remaining five weeks of the term i parents would make a point of sending | tne.r children every day to make up for he serious loss of time and to give them | tlie best cliancc of gaming promotion at j their linal term examination, it atiorded him muen pleasure to report that at j the recent examinations lor teachers’ I “1>” certificates Aliss Maggie Hopkinson | gained a full-pass; Aiiss M. Barron, Air j K: Edwards and Air B. Hornbrook ganiled partial passes, while of the five pupils lrom the High School who sat, M. Hopkinson and B. Eagle gained I partials, while A. Cooper, Air \\ebb, i and N. Orton gained passes in the ' groups for whicn they sat. He had to . report also that tlie school football i team were once again successful in wini ning the schools competition, and so ; hold the banner for another year. Aluch | credit was due to Air J. T. Smart for the enthusiastic and consistent manlier ■in which lie trained the boys. The girls, too, under Aliss Alanson, did credit to the school, for though they i dicl not win the basket ball competition they had. to play twice in the seiiii- . finals.

. Several suggestions in the report regarding smalt repairs were agreed to. A motion was passed congratulating the tdachers on behalf of the committee for the success attained at the recent teachers’ examinations. The headmaster was authorised to spend up to £25, for school prizes. Mr Clements reported on behalf of the visitors, and Alessrs Higginbottom. and Smith were appointed visitors for next month.

Accounts amounting to £5 13s, were passed for payment.

SCHOOL FINANCE

At the School ;Committee meeting onTuesday evening the. headmaster (Milt. Malcolm), submitted ,a balance sheet of the school sports, showing receipts amounting to £l6 19s, and expenditure £5 18s, leaving a net credit balance of £ll Is. The .school fancy dress dance showed a credit of £57 14s 7d. It was agreed to place the total sum of £6B 15s 7d to the credit of the committee’s No. 2 account.

The chairman said that the sports were a very fine exhibition. Mr Smith, in moving a vote of thanks to Mr 'Malcolm, said that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the sports. Air Scrimshaw seconded t'he motion, and Mr Lawry also praised tlie headmaster’s work.

. Mr Malcolm, in acknowledgment, said that to his mind sports were much better for the children than a concert, as they, derived much benefit from the physical training. PICNIC DAY BALLOT. In order to ascertain the feeling regarding the destination of the school picnic, Mr Malcolm, headmaster, issued voting papers to each of the pupils in the standards. Ashburton, Fairlie, Timaru and Oamaru were mentioned on the voting paper, which was taken home for the parents to record their choice and append their signature. The result of the ballot was announced at the committee meeting on Tuesday evening, when 120 votes were recorded for Oamaru, 73 for Timaru, 16 for Fairlie, and 12 for Ashburton. Mr Clements said that as representatives of the householders, they must bo guided by their voting. It was mentioned that with two exceptions the picnic was always held at Timarn, and the fact that the Timaru Borough Council provided hot water and milk free was a very lug inducement. However, the voting showed that a. change was desired this year, and on the motion of Messrs Clements and IJigginbottom it was agreed to hold the picnic at Oamaru. THE SWIMMING BATH. , The condition of the swimming baths was referred to at the School Comniitiee meeting, several members stating that the- water was not changed often enough, and that the baths were unlit tor use.

Mr Lawry said that the Swimming Club bad some authority over the baths,

but it was a question if (lie Club would be in existence this year, as they could get no assistance from the Domain Hoard or the public. ’iTiey were oven not allowed to charge for adimss.oii at ,-f gala,-and it was simply a case of passing round the hat.

The headmaster thought that it, would lie much more satisfactory if the Domain Board undertook to have the bath cleaned out regularly.

Finally, on the motion of Alessrs Buzan and Scrimshaw, it was agreed to write to the Domain Board regarding the state of the baths.

PLUNKET DAY.

On Tuesday last the Temuka branch of the Plunket Society opened a shop for the day in Alessrs Olsen and Wood'* premises, and the shop was well stocked with cakes, produce, vegetables, and flowers, while a good display of sewing was made in Alt' A. H. Fetin's windows. The demand for all these commodities was brisk and by 5 o’clock not a single article was left, the financial result of the effort being the creditable sum of £lO3. which did not include a substantial sum from the Chautauqua committee.

A number of competitions were got off during the day tlie winners being as follows: —Alessrs L. G. Scrimshaw and Soil’s firescreen, Air A. Aekroyd: Airs F. Oldfield’s c.ake, Air E. Norton ; Airs A. C. Watson’s cake, Aliss G. Hancox. Miss Eecdetou’s doll. Master Cross Air Gordon Hancox’s leather pig, yet to he drawn. The ladies who assisted during day were Alesdames G. AV. Armitage, A. Hnvlnirst, G. Thomson. T. Sheen. G. Haneox, J. Cross, S. B. AVrightman, 0,. 1.. Twenlynv'n, A. S. Aidnnes, D. Taylor, J. Wilson, J. South, A. C/imeron and Afissos 0. Hencox. and —. Eggletnn. The Alavor, Air T. Ounnion. was also nil assiduous worker during the da-'", and his efforts were much appreciated.

TEAIUKA OR TIAIARUP

At the School Committee meeting on Tuesday Air Longston said that now was the tune to act if anytn.iig was going to be done, regarding trying to induc-e pupils to remain in Temuka for High Scuool education. He thought parents should be circularised on tlie matter. Air Alalcolm stated that the main object of pupils going to Timaru was for classes which, could not be obtained in Temuka such as engineering for boys and typewriting for girls. If pupils dess red a commercial course the High School was prepared to teach hookkeep- 1 nig and shorthand, but other subjects would have to be dropped. T’he School did not have typewriters, hut the Technical School had several, and a class could he run next year if sufficient support were forthcoming.

Finally, on the suggestion of the chairman, the headmaster was appointed to interview, Air J. T. Smart, director of the Technical School, to see what could be done in the'matter.

UNWANTED RAIN,

Unfortunately the rain experienced during tlie past 24 hours lias had a detrimental, effect on the cereal crop, of the district, the general report being that the crops have been completely beaten down. During the recent rain and the warm weather which nas intervened the growth had been phenomenal, and good crops were anticipated, but it yet remains to be seen if the weather is sui'fiiently drying in the near future to lift the crops.

PERSONAL

At last night’s meeting of the Temuka Borough Council Aliss Aleck was appointed junior clerk at tho Councils offices.

ST. PETER'S CARNIVAL,

St. Peter’s Carnival will take place in the Vicarage grounds 'this afternoon if the weather permits, otherwise it will be held in the- Drill Hall, opening at 2 p.m. The spectacular event will be the poster pageant. In tlie evening a large number of novelty items will be introuueed. The grand march will -take place at 8 p.m., and will include posters, Alaoris and fancy dresses the evening will conclude with general dancing. The Lyric Orchestra will be in attendance both afternoon and evening.

“ THE AVHTTE ROSE” TO-NIGHT

When the name of D. W. Griffiths appears as the director of a picture it is an indication of something good, and such is true of “The White Rose’ to be screened at Temuka to-night. Mae Marsh, who will he remembered for her excellent work in “Paddy The Next Best Thing,” has the leading role. The story has a romantic appeal, and the settings are reported to be exceptionally fine. Included in the cast are Carol Dempster and Ivor Novello, two popular screen stars, hi addition to the feature an interesting Gazette will bo shown.

NOTES

A. TT. Fenn will liokl a clearing sale this day at, 1.30 p.m., King Street, Temuka, and property at 2 p. 111., in estate Mary Ann Cooper, deceased. Furniture will be sold at 1.30, property at 2 p.m. The District High School will close for the Christinas holidays on Friday, 19th December, and will reassemble on the first Tuesday in February. On Saturday next a rink'of bowl u s from the St. George Masonic Lodge will play a rink representing the Winchester lodge, the teams being as follows:—Temuka : Scrimshaw, Worbovs, McLeod, Edwards (s). Winchester: Hope, Lovcns, B. Collins, Ferguson (s).