TE AROHA NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21040, 16 February 1940, Page 2

TE AROHA NEWS

INCREASED SCHOOL ROLLS ACCOMMODATION PROBLEM (Special to Times) TE AROHA, Thursday. An Increase in the primary school roll j is reported by the headmaster of the re \roh3 District High School, Mr f. A. Mason. There has also been an hum ease in the number attending- the secondary ' school but this Is likely to be altected h\ t pupils leaving to assist on farms during Commenting on the Increase. Mr Mason stressed the need Tor more accommodation. , Already the school had to rely on an ou’- | side building to accommodate one cia>«. i and negotiations were being made Tor the ! hire of another - CYCLING CLUB MEETING OF EXECUTIVE At an executive meeting of the Te Aroba ! Cycling Club a protest was lodged.by K. : Grattan who was placed third by the ' •judges at a sports meeting held ln-t month. D. kings ford Waihi., who was placed •mron,' wrote -dating that '.rattan had trnten’hlni bv at half a cycle-length. . rV was decided that a* two <>r the ofllcia! ! 111 dife- were not present and as the prize ' iinrnov involved wa< rod large, the dub! won id iav both rider- second-prize money; and allot th-m equal I' i " , j l, | 'i- |iii|hf>]r) <VI j Annfversarv" Pay. 'liir’lnl'-rn'er that ' it was a -ticress considering the many rounter-attrariions and tin* adverse w«*ather conditions. This was the club’s first . open meeting and lie felt sure they would 1 obtain better results in the future. Mr I- Hodgson re-igned hi* position a- : serretarv owing to pressure of business:.; and Mr' K. PilkingP'ii was elected In his j place. BUSY MONTH FOR AMBULANCE j A busy month is reported by the Te j Aroba branch or the St. John Ambulance | Brigade. During the month the ambulance travelled 900 miles which included nine trips to Hamilton and one to Auckland. I