EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS

Waipa Post, Volume 37, Issue 2179, 5 July 1928, Page 5

EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS

TE AWAMUTU DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The July meeting of the Te Awamutu District High School Committee was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present: Mr G. S. Clarke (chairman), Mrs W. H. Wood, and Mesff 5 G. B. Melrose, A. A. Reese, A. H. IWberts, and C. W. Rickit; the sec(Mr G. 0. Jourdain) and the headmaster (Mr A. J. Shepherd) were also present. . Apologies 'for absence were received from Messrs G. F. Smith, R. Ross, and H. E. Wilson. The secretary reported tnat he had arranged for Mr W. E. Dean to carry out the duties of school cleaner pending confirmation of his appointment.— Agreed to. ."It was decided to recommend the permanent appointment to the teaching staff of Mr G. J. Edge, who is at' nresent relieving in succession to Miss Lihehan, resigned. Mr Edge comes from Ngaruawahia. Mr N. F. Oram has similarly been appointed relieving teacher in the secondary department, succeeding Miss Budd and his permanent appointment is also to be recommended. Mr Oram comes from Rua-f kiwi, in the Raglan district. , The headmaster stated that Mr Dunlop had lately visited Te Awamutu and had agreed with the headmaster's representations for the provision of extra rooms and extra teacher, to do away with the .necessity of forming several composite classes. The chairman remarked that the householders' annual meeting had carried a resolution strongly protesting at continuance of the existing conditions. He was hopeful that the needed class-rooms would soon be provided. The committee placed on record its appreciation of Miss Budd's services while engaged on the teaching staff and a letter of thanks is to be forwarded her. The secretary, Board of Education, advised that no subsidy was obtainable for money spent on library books, but subsidy on other proposed purchases would be under consideration in a few days. The headmaster's report showed that the attendance during June was low owing to sickness. The average attendance for the quarter ended 30th June was 73 in the secondary department and 317 in the primary department. The roll numbers were 80 and 385. It was decided to purchase a small gramophone and records for the infant school. The headmaster advised that the agricultural instructor had recommended planting redwoods in the dougias fir plantation at the main school. He suggested procuring the young trees in time for planting on Arbor Day.—Approved, and application is to be made for the necessary young trees. Mr A. J. Sinclair, who has acted for the past few months as book-keeping instructor in connectionfwith the typewriting class, wrote that pressure of his other work impelled him to relinquish the position. He asked, therefore, to be relieved of his engagement, but stressed the desirability of keeping the classes going. \ Committeemen expressed regret, feeling that if the elasseja had to be discontinued several of the scholars would leave the school to go to Hamilton. The chairman and headmaster were authorised to make an appointment if a suitable successor to Mr Sinclair were available.