WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20445, 16 June 1936, Page 3

WAIMATE

EDUCATION BY FILMS PROJECTOR WANTED FOR SCHOOL Endeavours are being made to obtain a cinematographic projector for the Waimate High School. This is an outcome of the report tabled recently by the Director of Education in the House of Representatives, in which the increasing use of the cinematograph in schools overseas was pointed out. The report dealt with the moving picture projector but the objection against this fof a school of the size of Waimate is the difficulty in obtaining suitable films. The advantages of training by the eye are recognised, however, according to a statement made by the Rector of the High School, Mr M. Leadbetter, to a “Timaru Herald” reported, and it is considered that, if a suitable projector for slides and photographs could be procured, ample material would be available and the effectiveness of school work would be considerably increased. The baloptican would be used in practically every branch of the school curriculum and by the showing of plates from standard publications, such as the National Geographic Magazine during geography periods, very “live” lessons would be obtained. In addition to the present school courses, the propector would be used for extra cultural activity in the school, sue has an appreciation of art and astronomy. For the latter there is a good library of slides In Wellington which could be borrowed. Owing to the amount of light which is let into the school, one of recent construction, the older type of projector which necessitates a dark room would be impracticable and consequently a new type of balotican for use in daylight has been pplied for. This machine is fo the translucent screen projection type and shows a very bright picture from behind the screen. Waimate is one of few secondary schools whose equipment does not include a projector, but if the type f machine applied for is obtained, Waimate will be in advance of those at present more fortunately situated. FRACTURED LEG A fractured leg was suffered by George Walton, aged 14, son of Mr C. W. Walton, Morven, when he was struck by a mail delivery van on Saturday afternoon. The boy was standing beside a letter box on Dog Kennel Road waiting for the mail, when the driver of the van, R. H. Kaan, applied his brakes but the car skidded into the lad jamming him between the post and the front wheel. The boy was treated by Dr. R. G. Shackleton and taken to the Waimate Public Hospital. His condition is reported to be satisfactory. HIGH SCHOOL ROLL The roll number of the Waimate High School, which this year increased sufficiently to allow a higher grading of the school and the employment of and additional teacher, has been well maintained up to the present. There have been three withdrawals and two admission during the current school year. PEN CORRESPONDENTS WANTED The quest for knowledge in the East has a sidelight in a letter received by the Waimate High School, through the Education Department, from a Japanese schoolboy who requests “postage exchange” with country boys and girls in New Zealand. Written from 17 Ichichone, Sudacho, Kanda, Tokyo, the letter reads: My dear friends—How are you getting along? lam Japanese. lam sixteen years old. I live at Tokyo in Japanese Capital. I want postage exchange with your country boys and girls. Accordingly I think I would like to correspond with your country boys and girls, please. Write me a letter soon. With love, your Japanese boy. Yours faithfully, Mr Isamu Sawada.

ADJUSTMENT COMMISSION The South Canterbury Mortgages Adjustment Commission, which is comprised of Messrs G. P. Stevens (chairman), R. Sinclair and A. Gregory will be sitting in Waimate until Friday of this week. There are 14 applications under the Final Adjustment Act and four under the Mortgagors rnd Tenants Relief Act to be dealt with. EUCHRE PARTY AT DOUGLA There was a good attendance at the first euchre and dance held this season at Douglas. The prize winners were Mrs T. Armstrong and Mr Bartlett. The booby prize was won by Miss J. Pollard. Music for the dance was provided by Miss F. Turner and Mr A. Falloon was M.C. GLENAVY A decision to hold a carnival ai-d dance at Glenavy to raise funds for the Glenavy Women’s Institute and Glenavy School Committee was reached at a combined meeting of the two bodies. Miss I. Cuthbertson was elected honorary secretary and the following stall holders were appointed: Tea rooms, Mrs Miller; cakes, Mrs Hamilton; sweets, Miss Miller; produce, Mr Ireland; sports, Mr Hamilton; competitions, Mr Finney. Mr and Mrs Boyd Duff and Miss Duff have returned to Glenavy after a short holiday in North Canterbury. Mrs Miller, Schoolhouse, left yesterday for Dunedin, where she expats to stay about six weeks. PERSONAL Mr F. R. E. Davis, Mayor of Akaioa, and a member of the Banks Peninsula Electric Power Board, was in Waimate yesterday in company with Messrs W. E. M. Jacobson (chairman) and L. J. Vangioni, of the Akaroa High School Board. The party were inspecting one of the Board’s reserves in the district. Mr Davis was very favourably

impressed with Waimate, stating that it was well laid out and clean in appearance. In discussing the effect of recent legislation, such as the 40-hour week, on Power Boards, Mr Davis said that the result would undoubtedly be to raise costs, but we could not hope to get something for nothing. The Government’s legislation was largely experimental, but he thought it would work out best for all. “It is the duty of everybody to help the present Government,” he said. Procters, the Premier Opticians, Christchurch, will be making their next professional visit to Waimate on Friday, 24th July, when they may oe consulted on all defects of eyc jht at the Royal Hotel. Appointments can now be made by ringing the Royal Hotel, 'phone 15