BOYS' GORDON HALL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16168, 23 March 1918, Page 13

BOYS' GORDON HALL.

meeting of trustees. At a iucc'.irig of the Boys' Gordon Hall I Art th'"e Wirt piesciit —Bishop Julius, liUiop B rodie, Jl*»m A. JV Bm, Wm. l.eocc, ami Miss Margaiet V. alkor The secrefirv I \lr V* 1"'. Uiiaonl, unci the Atung j;ov'S Worn Director (Mr K. V.\ Hughes) were also present. Mr Win. licece was u.ect,<l chairm-n. An for absence wne leceived troni the I ><-'■. J . I atoison. The sccretarv renoric<i unit th<> balance ti credit ot the 1 rust vhs XUB lis JSa, in U). Aiunic of -New bouth »»a/cs, and .£O2O Ui id in the J'ost Office havings JiaiiU. It >va« resolved to apply Jor i'oCO worth of I'ost Office War Bonds. , • , • ilr Hu®hc» submitted u report, which included tSe following:-The attendance m the rooms during the past throe months has \>een woll maintained; wo have had an aver,je attendance of 2'J lads in the evenings, nuilc tile lunch hour club lias avcragc-d about -27, lads. The rooni3 arc open three ui"hts a week to the members of the xioys tiordon Hall, t'.vo to the Telegraph mcsscn»ere* Club, and one to tho -Boys' Gordon llall Scout Troop. The swimming pool Jias been well patronised this summer; two swimming classes were formed, one f° r schoo. boys on Thursday afternoons, and the o.hcr ou Saturday evenings. About 3o lads ha\o been taught to swim thi-> season, ihe ooy Scout Troon is steadily increasing in numbers; we have 25 lads ou the roll at tho prtscut. The educational campaign conducted through the primary schools 111 December will prove very -satisfactory, in all thirlv citv and suburban s-choola were visited. and 'i:e lads addressed. 1 will not bo able to fur.nish the Trust with n full report until tho nest meeting. Tlio l ; e , s " , ' lt i 15 113 follows:—323 lads delinitely decidcd to continue their education through a secondary school, or return to the primary i* ey failed to obtain their proficiency certificates; CO lads were undecided whether then- would tontiuuo to so to wcrk; 42 lads decided they were going to work. _Lhe percentage for school? at preaen. is u.»- V-? cf-at.; tho percentage for work cit » rew " t .'* 21.18 per ccnt. Last year a.t the close of th canipaigu the percentage for sellMls was 76 57: 'ho percentage f° r y ror ' t ! r . a^ cent. During tho campaign thirtv perm - nent and temporary positions were found for latin leaving school. . , , It was decided that water paint be used in place ot distemper on the ceiling and walls.of the games rooms.