TEMUKA SCHOOL DAYS ARE APPROACHING

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22492, 29 January 1943, Page 3

TEMUKA SCHOOL DAYS ARE APPROACHING

Outfitting Difficult Problem Good Examination Results This is the last week of the school holidays and parents have been busy outfitting their children for the opening of the primary and secondary schools early next week. Shortages of stocks have made this task a more than usually difficult one, but except for the regulation grey shirts, which are in very short supply, school requirements have been well catered for by the manufacturers when the conditions ruling in the clothing trade at present are considered.

It is anticipated that stocks held by local stationers will be sufficient to meet most of the requirements of pupils for books and school stationery. There is one most essential article of school equipment, however, whose absence will be much regretted by the children, and that is the useful rubber. Rubber in all its forms is not procurable to-day and no doubt the absence of that useful adjunct to neatness in essays and drawings will be much bemoaned by youthful scholars.

Both the primary and the secondary departments of the Temuka District High School will open on Tuesday. During the vacation the asphalt in the school grounds has been repaired and top dressed and the lawns and flowerbeds are now receiving attention. There will be only three changes m the teaching staff when the school resumes. Miss M. Foster, recently of Matamata District High School, has been appointed to a permanent position on the secondary staff, and the Misses Brown and Parish will occupy the two positions allotted to probationary assistants each year.

Teaching conditions were difficult last year because of frequent changes of staff, but, notwithstanding this, pupils did well in their University and Public Service Entrance examinations. “With seven out of 10 candidates successful in the University Entrance examination and seven out of eight passes in the Public Service Entrance Examination, the school has good reason to be satisfied with the past year’s work,” said the Headmaster (Mr J. L. Menzies). “The rsults achieved reflected great credit on the secondary staff, whose task had been rendered more than usually difficult by reason of the exceptional disorganisation through many changes of teachers. “In gaining fifteenth place in the Public Service Entrance List for New Zealand, A. Ritchie had done exceptionally well," said the headmaster, “as had also three other candidates who were placed respectively 41, 146. and 166 respectively on the list. PIPER FAREWELLED A social evening in honour of one of the younger members of the Temuka Pipe Band, Piper Kenneth Taylor, who is leaving Temuka to attend the Waitaki Boys’ High School, was held in the Band Hall on Wednesday evening. In making the presentation of a writing outfit to Piper Taylor, the president of the Pipe Band (Mr A. Russell) said that the band to-day was dependent largely on its younger members, and it was most encouraging to see their enthusiasm and the excellent progress they were making. He thanked Piper Taylor for the keen interest he had taken in band affairs. Other speakers were Pipe-major H. Harrison, Drum-major W. Husband, the secretary (Mr H. Wilson), and Pipers N. Green, N. McKinnon, C. Gillum and A. Magee. During the evening a pipe duet was given by Pipers F. McGillen and K. Surridge and a solo by Piper K. Taylor.

NATIVE LAND COURT A sitting of the Native Land Court was held in Temuka yesterday at which Judge A. Whitehead presided. The sitting, which is dealing mostly with cases adjourend from the Kaiapoi session earler in the month, will conclude to-day. BOWLING The following will represent Temuka against Geraldine at Temuka tomorrow: Cameron, Maclachlan, Fisher, Johansen (s); Farrell, Gardiner, Gourlay, Scrimshaw (s); Johnston, Ross, Joynt, McCallum (s); Nicholas, Longson, H. Turner, Pierce (s); McGillen, Pitt, Price, F. Smith (s). In the A Grade singles played by the Temuka Ladies’ Bowling Club yesterday, Mrs Marshall beat Mrs Flanagan. Mesdames Smart and Davis beat Mesdames Rooney and Winter in the Fletcher Pairs. PERSONAL Miss M. Gunn, who has been the guest of Mr and Mrs G. Hancox, has returned to Christchurch. Miss K. Hopkinson has returned to Hawera after spending her annual holidays in Temuka. Miss P. Gillum, Christchurch, is the guest of Mr and Mrs H. A. Boulton, Whenuapai.