THE WANGANUI SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11132, 19 February 1886, Page 2

THE WANGANUI SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The usual monthly meeting of this oommittee was held yesterday afternoon, at the Borough Council Chambers, Present — Messrs Borlaee (chairman), Eyre, Spurdle, Cummins, and Laird, jInfant School Picnic— Letter froSi Mrs Hoey, enclosing £2 10a, balanoe from the late Infant Sohool pionio, which she wished devoted to the pay* ment for work being done at the school. It was agreed that there was sufficient i uucis available for the purpose, and that the money should be returned to Mn Hoey, with a request that ehe retain it as a nucleus for a prize fund at the end of the year, KEsiGtfATioN.—Letter of resignation from Mr E. H. Bogers, of the Boys' oohool, ha having been appointed to Jaokeytown. Testimonial Qbantsd.— Letter from Mr Woodhatu, second master at the Boys Sohool, stating that he intended applying for the headmastership of the Foxfcou School, and asking for a testimonial from the committee.— Agreed to. Attendance Beturwts,— The return* tor January were read as follows:— Boya' School, on roll, 280 ; highest attendance, 247; average, 233. Girls' School, on roll, 279; highest attend•iace, 250 ; average, 228. Infant School, highest attend mcc, 291 ; average, 257. St. John's, on roll, 76 ; highest attendance, 73 ; average, 68. The Boys' School.— The Obairmaa said that Mr Kennerly had complained that Mr Fenn had kept his boy in school during the dinner hour. A memo, from Mr Fenn stated that the boy had bean kept in five miuutes, and had remained for a longer period of hit owu free will Mr Laird said the crime *- was just the same whether Mr Fenn kept tha boy in five miuutes or longer; - as it was against the instructions of th£%i committee.— Mr Oummins thought tt".^ a very trivial complaint to trouble the x committee with. It placed the master in a peculiar position when such trifles were brought before the committee. — Mr Spurdle said he thought the oom« amttej's resolutions must be attended to, unless the master could show suffix ianfc reason for altering the rale.— Mr Cu:nmms moved, That the parent be informed that the matter is too trivial for rlie committee to interfere with. If things went on like this, the master would soon find that he had not a soul of his own.— The Chairman thought < aome discretion should be left In th^B hands of the master, and, was riot iiT"*^ favour of the resolution that was passed, ' but he thought the resolution when passed should be adhered to. — Mr-Laird said theivi was no objection to keeping children in either afcac sohool or at play time, but only during the dinner hour. —Mr Spucdle said he sympathised with M.v Cummins's remarks, but thought the committee's resolutions ought to be tbided by.— -Oil the motion of Mr Spurdle, seconded by Mr Laird, it was resolvod, That Mr Fenn be instructed to abide by the committee^ resolution oil ' the subject.— Mr Cummins then gave notice of juotion for nest uieating torescind the resolution in question, as he considered that it interfered with the discipline of the school. jVomination-s fou the 8%A8D.-s.The Chairman . asked Mr Oarson, who was present, if he intended to stand for the board — Mr Oaraon said he iatended doing so, simply bee nuse of the apparent lack of desirable candidates.— ln"f»nßwer to Mr b'purdl-3, Mr Carson said he had bean nominated by the Fordell com* mittee. ' Visiting CommiTies.— Mr Laird said he and Mr Spurdle had visited the schools aud found everything satisfactory all round, Mr Fenn had applied for an extra 103 par quarter for stan tionery for hia school He (M.r Laird) would move, That Mr Form ba allowed 7s b'd for every 50 or hulf of 50 in average attendance at the school,- which would give Mr Fenn an additional 7s 61 this quarter. -The mod -n was agreed to. — Air Laird tbea moved tbafc a breakwiud feaca be eraol-ed at the Gills' Sohool to ■ protect the playground from ttie WCB" terly wiuds.— &£c Smirdle said it would cost about i'ld ov £12 —It w.is resolved, fhit this work 133 a recommanddifcion to the next committee. St. John's School.— MrLaird moved, Chat the Chairman, aud Messrs Laird, Syre, and dpurflle be appointed to select a site for a new sohool at St. John's, aad that applicition be made to the board to apply the interest accruing on the Jieea bequest to the pvrpose. — Mr Spurdle said he thought if they were warranted in having a new scjjooi at St. John's it was the duty of the board to build the school out of their ordinary buildiug fund. Hs thought the . board had dona quite right ia funding the _ frees bequest money, as is would be awch better to appropriate it for a High School or for scholarships. As for Bt. John's, the increaae at it and at the fnfant School was very large lately, and chere was ground enough to go upon in epproaching the board again, — Mr Oummins quite agreed with the necessity for better accommodation at hi. John's, but ne objected to ask the board to apply the &ees bequest to such a purpose.^ Eventually Mr L.aird withcliew his motion, aud moved instead, That the Chairman, , I and Messrs spurdle, Oummius, aud tha mover be a deputation tc waic upon the board at its next meeting to place before it the claims of St. John's School. Custodian's Bepokt.— It was resolved, That the cmfcodiaa bo instructed to furnish a monthly report on the work done, and ocnbodyiug iv it suggestions or reqgjnmendatious he may wish to' make. ACGOU.NT3.— A few accouuts having been passed for payment, the board adjourned.