A COMMERCIAL COURSE

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1925, 23 October 1926, Page 4

A COMMERCIAL COURSE

CONSOLIDATION OF SOHPOL

PROPERTIES.

IDuring the visit (to Te Awamutu yesterday of the Minister of Education the Te Awamutu District Hligh (School Committee was affOrdeyi opportuhli't'y for a conference with him niton the question of a junior high school, and of consolidating the present education properties in the borough.' *

Mr J. Boddie, member of the Auckland Board of Educa#)n representing this district, stated the case for Te Awamutu, and told 'Mtr Wright the megolrSatiions .to that end so far as they had advanced. DVfßr. BotM&e asked for sympath&tic consideifaition when the mat'ter came before the Department. At present there were) five properties ftlDongimg to the in ; the borough and the objective was to ac-' quire land adjoining the present main School. To do thi s some of the other land coju/ld be disposed of. He, audi the committee, understood tfoaft ' thfc;' , owner of the land deßire'di would not be antkgoniatic; lin fact, he was prepared to negotiate. The Mayor confirmed this statement. Mr Wright said he would certainly give jSiymipatheltic considerafciori. It was a sensible arrangement, provided the terms of settlement were equitable. I Mr Clarke asked the Minister if a ' commercial course cOuld|*be included dn the syllabus foir Te Awamutu. For some time past pupdUs had been attracted tb the local convent school, where commercial instruction wag given. iSevdral other chiflcfcrdfa, not only from Te Awamutu itself, but from the neighbourhood, regularly travelled to Hamilton to obtain commercial instruction. (If a similar course wot© available at fc'he locail schbol it wouDd be bendficiail to the town and yfflsferict. p-^j-The Minig(ter said he (would llook « into the poslition. What was the. ob- ! jeoltion? ..' (Mr Boddie pointed out thai the Board <had| favoured provision of such a course, but the rpepartmldnt was hesitant, chiefly on the ground (that there might not be sufficient pupils taking that course to warrant Who extra staffing and taxpense. There were other centres dn tlie "Board's territory an the same position. !Mr Wright commented that tha(t was • understandable, i However, each, .'place' would be'd/slallit with'-oinjits merits. . :• :p ; The Mayor then spoke in supportb" of Ihe iSchool Comanittee's application'."' for .a junior' high,, school but ! l the r Mihisteir sltated that at ipretsent the junior high;, school scheme was not being : proceeded withJv.v,. >' ' . ' t