TE AWAMUTU SCHOOL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21218, 14 September 1940, Page 9

TE AWAMUTU SCHOOL

NEW BWIMMING BATH IMPROVEMENTS TO GROUNDS (Special to Times) TE AWAMUTU, Friday. Mr L. S. Armstrong presided at the monthly meeting or the Te Awamutu Primary School Committee and there weTe also present Messrs H. Ward, L. W. Spence, G. M. Wall, J. Waters, J. Fleming. A. B. White, J. E. Short and the secretary, Mr J. G. Wynyard. Leave of absence was granted Mr E. Menary. A welcome was extended to the new headmaster, Mr N. F. Rigsby. The secretary reported that the Board or Education had advised that the main brick building had been placed on tne list for repairs to be next carried out. The board bad also decided to make a grant of £SO Tor grounds Improvement. (Mr Short reported that the grounds were in splendid order-, the lawns and gari dens being particularly pleasing. Prei parations were under way for Improve- : menu or the tennis court area and also the ! erection or volley boards for the purpose i of the new physical training syllabus. I 'Messrs A. A. Hugltos and A. H. Richards, representing the Parents’ Asaocia- ’ tion, waited on the committee In sui>port I or the proposal to provide a . swimming i pool at the main primary school and said , that tihe association would help in any • possible manner. Mr Fleming reported that the special committee had made Jni vest! gat ions and the Social Security De--1 parMnent had offered to provide labour, j Material for the 30ft by 12ft tile pool I was quoted at £43 and the total cost I should not exceed £5 5. A solid oon- | Crete pool would cost about £BO. It was decided to appoint a delegation ' to attend the next meeting of the parents’ Association to discuss the question , with particular reference to finance. ! Messrs Armstrong, Wall and Fleming were t appointed. Headmaster’s Report The headmaster reported that the. new I syllabus of physical training was being j introduced. The expense to the committees could be spread over a period. The first thing required for posture training was a 6ft wall which would cost i about £2O. Portion could be erected to ; start with. * The school roll stood at 555 with an aA-erage attendance of 19 7.7. To retain * the present extra assistant teacher the i roll would have to be Increased slightly j so as to give an average of 561. Enrol- } mem of 5-year-olds would assist. > The milk supply had been inaugurated J and nearly 500 children took advantage I of the scheme. ! Mr Wall reported that the Social SecurI ity Department had referred him to the • Education Department on the matter oi j obtaining subsidised labour Tor the lm- , provement of the Bank Street entrance. it was decided to authorise the top* dressing wtth bitumen of the schrvp paths, the renovation of tome odd pattu J and laying-down of new ones. I The question of ventilation at Ox* aofcooJ

buses w*as considered and members expressed the opinion t'hat H was the Education Department’s duty properly to equip the buses. It was state,! that the department had declined to make any alterations because or the expense, and ir was suggested that the department might alter its derision if an offer to contribute were made. Members representing country districts said that there were definite complaints from parents That the buses were draughty and caused r©iaamong the children. It was decided to make investigation# and go into the mat* ter further at the next meet lug.