EDUCATION IN PALMERSTON.
• A . SUCCESSFUL '• SCHOOL; -. (By Teleuraph.-Erosa Assooiatlon.l
v Pslmerston, February 7, • j At the meeting of .the Palmereton; High'■ V ;■f School" Board- to-night, . 'it . was reported' .' that .the roll , was', now-.181,', the* highest "i v ■: number .yet enrolled' at'..the, school., : report:.of. the chairman' (Mr.. W. RutheiV';:;,'; ford) was to the effect that the school ' ■' was now in an admirable position', ■:finan.'. ; cially and otherwise. The resort continued:—"This . gratifying position .'ia". v mainly due .to_ the wise provision made ' by the Education < Department by. which . adequate, funds , are. now provided ■ for-' unendowed secondary schools, such as the •, one -now. under ': out control." if The report ? • also deals with"the_ very: great progress ; ' ' made by tho • Technical • Sonool.V- During 1 > the year; fine new:school: buildings were W erected ,by voluntary contributions, and Government grant and subsidy, at a total cost for'land,-.buildings,' fittings,\eto.v';of £7755, of which tho Government pro-' vided. .£5598. , Tho roll of individual stu« ■ dents had increased from 315 in 190? to 481 in 1909. The inorease is expectcd ! to bo still greater- on - resuming . 'this year.
Mr. W. Rutherford, who has been mod \ ■» successful- in the management. of the board's :• affaire, arid ; to whose peraonal - - •efforts the new Technical School buildings wore mainly due, declined re-eleo* tion as. ohairman, owing to pressure of business, and the;treasurer,:.Mr.' Colling. ?• wood, was. elected-in. his place. The. Rev, . I. Jolly, iI.A., resigned' ia view of' his: going, to Ponstmby. It was resolvea, ou.Mr.'ltutherfard's ' motion, to make the Technical. School \'; Committee representative of tho High School Board, local bodies, Chamber o! Commerce, . and. trades - unions, and :■ to . give" it, greater, 'powers,, than, at.present■ the .' High.; Sohool Board ■to continue to act till. the' new scheme : .had 'been given effeot to. . .'v.-J:,,' 1 :;, v
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 736, 8 February 1910, Page 5
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290EDUCATION IN PALMERSTON. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 736, 8 February 1910, Page 5
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