PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

V-(Proia.,Our .Speciai Oorreßpondorit.)'' Palmerston, September: 20. - • Gratification is .expressed tha.t; £400 has been ' grante'd! for 'the.' enlargement "of..the College Street School, .which had .becoino so crowded .that .it .was a danger both to pupils and teachers'- from. a health- point of view, and a great, drawback .to. the proper. teaching of the 'children.,, It is also gratifying to find :that the/Wangamii Education Board,, is "moving ; in!Vtho : direction of ;providing : another. school, : 'at tho eastern side ,of the town., Of late! years this part of .the town has ; ,bec6ine, very closely settled) and-there, are, largo-humberß .of "children: . in-1 the": vicinity! which the new school Livill serve'.* The new -school, will, at, the 'same time, j help.to' relievo tho pressure, at sthe! Campbell ;School. ; ; Enlargements: liaye..already been authorised at' "the Terrace- End School, 'where! the •; lower class : rooms ' are uncomfortably.' ' congested..'-: - - The Palmerston Amateur Boxing Club! has decided to hold a tournament -'on October 24. -: - The- local Rechabite Tent- will-., be represented!at .the District Conference -'at: Napieiyby '-Bro.-- S.. J.. Munro,.; who lias also been nominated.for thoipbsition. .of' district deputy-ruler... ~. :' :'!/ ;: The ■ chairman (Jlr.' W. H. Colling- : wood) reported to the':'monthly meeting of tho Palmerston High School Board of Governors! last night that excellent progress!! was :beihg.;, made with, the! eri2otion:.'of .tho:'new, High Sclioor. Tho foundations ,-had. been, all : put .in,, and most of the ".vails were already several feet' high;:! Theerector (Mr. J. ( E. Vor--11011) recommended that ' single,;: desks should bo provided for the now school, and ,it was decided to call for. tenders for, the!provision of single .desks.-, . The! rector, was -also authorised IjO ,-purchaso necessary ' science ; apparatus, :. maps, globes,: etc. The. 'Inspector-General wrote-that the Minister had approved of.' tho of. a grant of £187 on . the-purchase, of /mechanical! con-, trivances for tho Technical School. Tlio rector . reported the roll number : as 109 boys and 70 girls, and added that, if the numbers continued to. increase! at the present irate, it would be necessary, to have another.teacher next year. The director : of the Technical School reported; !that tho weekly attendances .during-last term were a- record, in,thehistory of the school, having, reached a .total of. 787. "Examinations ■' .were being-.conducted this month.<for., seiiior free, places.: .The chairman stated that Mr. do J. C'lero (architect to, the new High. School) had! just, written, offering to contribute £125 towards the building fund.- It,had been left to the board , to: raise £425 locally, and Mr. iCle.re's generosity would be a,great help to them.- Ho was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.