MAIN SCHOOL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18818, 5 March 1931, Page 4

MAIN SCHOOL.

MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The monthly meeting of the Main School Committee was held last evening. Present—Messrs A. Carnegie (chairman), A. Dephoff, J. Harley. C. Lund, R. Moffett, W. Catter, G. Griffiths, and T. G. Malcolmson (hon. secretary). Headmaster’s Report. The headmaster (Mr W. W. Garton), in his report stated that during the month nine boys and 10 girls were admitted to the school roll, and 18 boys and 12 girls were struck o:, so that the roll was now 272 boys and 307 girls, against 278 boys and 306 girls at the corresponding date last year. During the past fortnight the health of the school had been good, and this, with fine weather, had ensured a very good ; attendance, 96.6 per cent, of the possible. On account of the unfavourable I nature of the present swimming sea- | son, it was intended to hold a short schools’ swimming sports meeting. The school was visited by Mr G. Perlington, Education Board architect, and Mr F. Langbein, and inspected as to its safety in the eventuality of an earthquake. In reply to a letter from the Committee, the Technical College Board of Managers wrote expressing regret at the error that was made by the contractors in starting the excavation from the bank at the fence line, and thus necessitating the erection of the fence about three feet back. This was quite unpremeditated, and was due to a misunderstanding on the’ part of the contractors. As soon as it was noticed, the Board had offered to give soil from the lawn to the Main School for the purpose of a new formation in the grounds. The Board had decided to build a wall to hold the new bank in place, the wall to be built in concrete to the height of four feet, and the upper portion in rubble. A clearance of three feet would be left from the iron fence to the top edge of the well. The Board wished to re-erect the present gate at the end of the fence next to the tennis court, on the understanding that it would be locked on their side, and it was trusted that this arrangement would meet with the Committee’s approval. The Committee was of opinion that the dividing fence should be continued right on to the tennis court. The visitors for the month, the chairman and Mr Malcolmson, reported on several matters which required attention.

Accounts amounting to £22/0/9 were passed for payment.