SCHOOL COMMITTED

Te Puke Times, 7 February 1928, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTED

,1 A meeting of the local School : Committee was held on Friday ' . evening last, there being present Massrs W. O. Knight (in the t . chair)i' R. Urquhart, A. Barrow £ V‘V and J. Courtenay. - ' p >h{'X' A letter was read from the v ! Education Board accepting A. 1 ‘ Oden’s, tender for the conveyance of children to and from the quarry W% for a period of two years, f- ‘ Inspectors’ reports upon the various schools within the Com- . .V ■ mittee’a jurisdication were read * v and proved of a satisfactory nat.v■■ ure with the exception of a clause to the* effect that various repairs ; were required at No 2 School. ~ Mr Urquhart stated that if . ' sufficient encouragement were , ■r ; forthcoming commercial classes V would shortly be instituted at the : High School to enable those desir- ' ous of so doing to learn short- , hand, type-writing and book-keep-,ing. It was a matter on which j ** . parents would be asked to exU;. press an opinion. . < * The meeting decided to en- j deavour to expedite the move- j ‘ ' mpnt for the placing of a lorry on 4 ■ ; . ' the road to convey children from Te Mataito the Main School.— ' Mr Urquhart said that it was j , : possible that lorries would also as.-. carry childr en from No. 1 and 2 • ; Roads ond Papamoa at an early ■ ■''’‘date...- : ] i - notvv, A notice was received from • •: Mr C. Perring, Noxious Weeds ■ ' . Inspector, requiring the Com- * ; ' , “ rinittee to eradicate weeds in the ( ■ school grounds. , ..This concluded the business. c