Hamilton West.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1804, 29 January 1884, Page 2

Hamilton West.

TrrK annual meeting of householders to elect a committee for the above school was held last evening in the Public Hall. Mr Searaucke was voted to the chair, and read the letter fiom the Bo.utl of Education com ening the mooting, and called on Mr Kno\ as secietary of the outgoing committee, to read the statement of accounts and annual repot t, which was as follows : — Hamilton West School, .r.umavy 2Sth, 18S4. Sir, — I have the honoui to report that the attendance fchioughout the yew has been good. l'\)i the quarfcci ending 31st Match : — KoN nmnhei : Boys, 100' ; girls, 107; tot.il, 213. stuct aveiagc, 172. For the quaitui ending 30th .rune . — Boys, OS ; gills, 100; total, 207; stuct average, 170. For tho (juaiter ending 30th September : — Boys. 101 ; gnls, W) ; total, 217; stiict aveiage, K!S. For the quarter ending 31st December :— Boys, 112; girls, 103; total, 215; stuct a\eiage, 1(5(5. The flight decrease in the last two quaiteift is attiibutable to the very bad weither. The chief inspector visited tho school twice during the yeai. \n the iiist week of August the .school was examined in standards with the following icsiilts : — Standaid I. — Presented, 47; passed 4j; f.uled, 2. Standard IT.—Presented, 20; passed, 20. Standard, III.— Picscnted, 22 ; passed, l"i ; tailed, 7. Standaid IV.— Piesentpd, 10 ; passed, 13 ; failed, 3. Standaid V.—Piesented, 10; passed, 10. Standaid VI.— Presented, 4; passed. 3 ; failed, 1. Accoiding to the legulations, eveiy child of eight years who has made 250 attendances duimg the year must bo piesented for a standard. As there is a much laigei gap between the second and third (standards than between any of the otheis, unless children aie far beyond the lequirenients of the second standaid when passing it, they have but little chance of getting through the thud. Theiefoie, the thiid standaid is geneially the weakest as regard passes. The late Mr R. G- wynne took a gi eat interest in school atfaiin, so that it is gratifying to me that his son should be the first to take a scholarship here. — I have the honour to be sir, your obedient servant, J". M. Murkvy. Jah. Hume, EbQ., Chairman of the School Committee. Mi Davis (shoemaker)) in rather nnparliamentaiy language, took exception to the woi king of the .school, inteirnpting the chairman, and interfei ing with the general haimony of the meeting. Amidst considerable confusion attendant on Mr Davis' conduct, Mr Hatrick moved the adoption of the leport, which was carried unanimously. The meeting then pioceeded to nominate a committee for the ensuing year. Mr Hyde said they could not do better than show theiv confidence in the old committee by re-electing them, and therefore pioposed the names of Messrs Hump, Kno\, Bradley, Edgecumbe, Scott, Campbell and McLernon. — Seconded by MrHarwood. Mr Hatrick proposed in addition the names of Moosi s Peat, Jones and Searancke Mr Davis proposed a further addition in the names of Messra W. Davis, Holloway and Win taker. Mr Wlntaker withdrew his name. The voting was by ballot, and Messr-. Hatiick and Jones were elected scrutineers. Ths ballot resulted as follows -.—John Kuo\. (51; II. Biadley, 38; Geo. Edgecmnbj, 33 ; Iiobt. Peat, 81 ; A. Campbell, 32 ; A. Scott, 32 ; R. H. Holloway, 30 ; W. IN T . Searancke, 20 ; Jas. Hume, 28 ; S. McLernon, 28; C. It. Johnson, 21; W, Davis 20. The chairman declared the first seven du'v elected. The meeting then separated, having accorded a vote to the chairman.