SCHOOL REPORTS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2141, 6 May 1914, Page 3

SCHOOL REPORTS

———*—— CiYDE QUAY Tlic aiinunl report of the Clyde Quay School, Committee congratulates the headmaster and staff on '{lie high standard of efficiency maintained during Uw year, and particuttirly on tho record attained in the scholarship examinations, in which 17 out of It) entrants qualified and six were allotted board sebohtr- , ships. Last year's roll number was 7-ti), with an averago attendance of (151, which entitled the school to an extra 1 teacher. Tho average number of pupil*' '■ in all classes is at present about (iIH, and tho cowmittco is of opinion that ; that number h tnireusmmbly large, and that tho results obtained »« all the more cxcepliiMnl when it is remesvibevai that tho average (doss per teacher was ■ o.'i. In Ibis coiHit-ctdoii the report stats* that the cominittou is mixiomdy Innkivu; forward to the (two when tho now scale • will ho brought into operation in tho city schools to remedy this state of at(fairs, as it is i(P.it(>"mipo>'s)b]o, under present conditions, for oho teacher to give proper tuition awl oivi-.siyltfc io 53 Kuhulnr.t. During the y«;tr the committoo jjuvn careful attention during their monthly visit* of inspection to work necessary to keep tlm grounds and tmiUl--1 ings in_.ii good, statu of repair, said the Kdiicalwu Hoard has svcontl.v (ivorliiHilod and renewed the roof :iiid'(op'dl'i.*v<ed the playgrounds. IV tcheoi hits main-(llilH-fl its high position in field spiJi'ts. It secured the Tennis (.'lmitipioii.'diip Cilp and also won ntl it's Ramos in the. cricket cbainpionsbip. In swimming, tho drill and second place;* wwu 'secured by rmpils in .the hoys' opott championship lor LV>, fit), 7S, im'ij I (iff yards rosjieotive- ■ ly. The third wmual flower sknv was also a success, The fmfistees of theschool were in a. satssfn.etery condition, thanks to tiki inci'i'-jiwd capitation received during tho year. This enabled the committee to I'mi.sh tln> year with u ' credit balauco «f i!M 7s, 'fid. NCAIO SCHOOL. The N|;nin Committee mules (hat the school has now H)7 scholars oii.lhu roll, (he average altom.liiM'o for the quarter ■ ending Mulch ;)1 last being OS. Tho 1 average number <m (.).». .-u|| for Iho ■ your was' Hi), ivilli an rtwugo fii.tend- , mice of 80. List year tlw iirerHß.! number on the roll wnu Ci-H, and tiio • ayt-rago itttendiines' ii{*. Tho jit'ogivss of tho school may lio Rfttluwd (rem tho , fnct Hint the roll \\m itmri'iised from Min 10111 to 107 in l!) 14. ! Tho school having qnulifm-d lit (bo end of last quarter far aUolber teacher, appliciition for the third teaclw has Vv*n made to the hoard. With tho increased attendance tho present accommodation is boeoinuig lim small, and another room has boon asked for.' Tho v committee desiro to piueo on record their appreciation of tho good work accomplished by tho'head teacher, Mr. W. 11. Clarke and Miss Whiteombc, A library for the use of tho scholars has been added to tho school. Tho committee having heard that tire Clyde Quay School woro obtaiMnig books from tho Public Library, Mid dissarding their present library, wrote, and askocl that committee- to donate sonio Books of their old library to tho Ngaio School. , They responded by forwarding fifty books. The library "was further added to by the proceeds of a moving picture entertainment arranged for by Miss Barnes, which tho board subsidised by an equal amount. Tiio library now contains 200 books. The matter which will seriously engage tho attention of the.' new committee is the inostion of providing more level playing area for tho aso'of the. scholars. This matter has been under consideration for some months 'back, and the .committee' consider that tho only successful way of dealing with the matter is to level that part of the ground on the north side of the school, and put down tennis courts for tho use of scholars, and for letting when not' iii use by tho school. By this means they would add, to the 'rather small amount allowed by tho board as capitation. The financial position of the committee at present is satisfactory. The committee wish to plaec on record their appreciation of the hearty co-operation shown to them by parents and house- ( holders in the various improvements tho committco has heeir abb to cart-v < out. " ISLAND BAY, , '• The Island Bay GammittoQ report a < very successful year. Some important ] works, totalling over £1000, were un- ( dertaken and carried through. In < this connection the committee -expresses i keen appreciation of the generous treat- i ment it has received from the Education i Board and of the courteous manner in i which it has been taet by tho board's j ofiicors. Last Arbtr Day- oyer three hundred trees were planted. ' Thanks < to the generosity of residents and J others, over £30 Avas collected for tho i school picnic, which took piaco at ' Eastbourno Park, In addition to the ; Arbor Day function, pleasant gather- i ings were held on prfeo day and at the I opening of the new infant sehool by ; Mr. W. H. D. Bell, U.P, Hon. Jas. i Allen, and the Mayoress (Mts. J. P. 1 Luke). Satlsfaototj 'reports oil tho work of the school. Live b«eil submit- i ted hy the inspectors. The roll num- ' ber has increased .from 314 to 420, or 1 22 per cent., and the teaching staff has '• been increased accordingly. Daring I the year Miss Thompson and Miss Cob- < per left tho staff', and-Mr. Sutton, 1 Misses Denipsey, Hifl, and M'Oarrisoii joined it. I The finances of .the FOmmitt.ee are in ' a healthy state. The year commenced < with a small credit balance, and dosed J with a-credit balance'of £19. Tho. « most important work in band is the < oonstruction of two asphalt tennir , courts. — rf ( HUTT HIGH SCHOOL. | Tho report which is to be presented i to tho householders at the. election of i a committee for tho Lower Hutt Dis- i trict High School states that the num<- ' ber of scholars' an the jroll last year i was:—Main School, 500; Secoßdary i School, 21 j Eastttr«"'Hntt, 1.30 ; making 1 a total of 651. This year the'numbers ; arc as follow:—Main Scho-o!, 557; i Secondary, 13; Eastern Hntt, loH; ( total, 723. Several changes took plate 1 during the year. Mr. Caigou was ap- ' pointed to a school in the Wairarapa I district, his position being filled by Mr. Henderson, of Bulls. Misses M'Curdy f and Larkin left for the Training Col- < lege. Miss M'Lenniui was appointed as- c sistant pupil teaoher and Miss Brassell < probationer, A baaititr was held during ' the year, and £84 Was realised. This', i with the Education Board's subsidy, r makes an amount of fiIGS available for * rxpcnditnro. It will be used for effect- ' ing iniprovements in the school arid * grounds. It is proposa-d to allot £75 for ' improvements at the Enstern Il'titt ' School during the coming year, and the * Wellington Education Board hiss decided J to erect an additional school at Eastern '■ Hutt, to accommodate 120 children who I nro now attending Standards HI, IV, V, ! and VI at tho Main School. During the \ year tho committee was asked !»• the I board to report as to the lino of division , between the Ma.in and Eastern Schools, '; with a view of making tho latter n c . separate district. This was done. That tho board intend to croet this school is shown by their <i|i]winting Mr. Jf. Bain, of Manakati, to be the isr-.",ri- I master. The school is to suffer a furthw c loss in its staff, the Education Board '' having notified tho headmaster, Mr. D. j M. Yeats, that the time has arrived for him t/i retire from school work; Mr. Yeats J .should have retired at tho fi.vd of last year, but owing to the board's arrange- J,,

menu for the emotion «i the itew wdl.iol aiifl Uift dividing „f tin, di S j,joi, not h«UR compile, Mr. YeaU lm» i t e<m asUw to carry on, th,< work of H M . M .|, m ,l till the e,HI „r May. The board liui. aj.l pointed Mr. Hums, headtnaater „r the Carterton lfi K fi School, to t,c headmuster. Mr. Itunm will l.ak„ ,„, ,)„lv ironi .tune 1. The comniiUee leriret to report that owing to Um< fidtiu» oiV of 'he PMUds ailendim' (.he secmidai-v dass, them iiS . „ |Kll! .iibility of the Ncli.iol Icwui w -Um status as a Ififitrict Hii/li ••""hool. („ (Mnchision. the vvtsh 1,» t1.,,,1, Air. Y,. b |k and his rfnif *"*' '■»» elliemnt nianner in which they curry oil th« worl; „f ~(,„ 1! ,,| l , ( „| ) „ m| ,/„ inn sntisiactory reptji-t rieeiveil bv ill-" ooinniitten from flic Hoard of Inspection on tho work doiif. at. the mrlwi.d, PALMCRSTON. >'H.v TflJutTanh.-Jincdii I a.M'i'(i.ijiiMiil«a,i Palrnnrstoß, Alav fi. t/niisually |ar K « nih'iiilHiices cnaiac"•nsed iho mcniiwija tor the ••lw:tion of w-tKift) Hint »t tlm new West En<| w: i ii)r .,| oinviliird of tlm 110 jire.wri'S, «'uro ivdineii: A lady ivua nimi-ntatc-d fur tho <;fr.tut.l.<ll Si reel, coinmitIci', was wan not. elected. Th« lime comHnMcca iii' ( . iih follow;--Camplioll Street.-Mcku-h. .Iflcksoli \chiiivimiii), 11. Costper, (J. Horn»iol), T. IE llimJkmhi, 11. Hi'ilc'rl, Rev. J. 11. (liikliiui, I!. Praif. L. JoliiiMtim, iind J. T, Burred. Terrace. End.-Me»;irn. J. A. Na*h (eliiunnitii), (;. ,ifi| TU |,(. t W. Khvc. 11. •Nash, V, Eieu.si.rom. W. MaUiiriKiu. W. LiiiviM, A. Vorl.t, and S. 11. Soell. C\>|lo/!0 Street.— Km-. A. Doiill (chairman), Alessn, he, firaime, S. Sanson, A. O. Bnidiieh.l, I'. CWvilK J. Wccson, J. ('iiuiiitiKlmm. J. fi. (jerraiid, «nd T. K. Jloddcr." West IJml.—-,Mt)«Mr«. J. Nairn (chairman), B. 11. Just, f. I'lißfc, J. Young, T. Wilson, A. Ellis, A. E. Wliitokn-X .1. Oatflficld. and J. W. Htonc. 'I'lio (ihainircii of -suburban i.tid variour district, coiiimittceH nro as follow;— KairaiiKn: Mr. A. I/auciif;ter, Awahiui: Mr. f«,':iJi:dtf«cd. «<.i,i.'otca: Mr. ]'■[. .1. Turner. Tiwkitnhuiia: Mr. A. ,Mnth«son. Newbury; Mr. I'. V. Jtotiherfj. AKhhurel: Mr. H. Abraham, t.inton: Mr. i\. A. Moodb, Duiilivtborpo: Mr. Jv. t'tirriu. (ilcti Qromi: Mr. 11. .1. LancasU*. Stony Civ-ek: 'Mr, .1. I'ioMloy. Kelvin Drove: Mr. C. (iawith. Tirilea: Mr. 0. drier, EiklmrbeH East; Mr. J. Kyle. Longhum eh«t«l no contmitUio, only four householders attending I tlto meeting. OTHER tIISfRICTS. [ (By TetoEraiiii.-l'refn Association,) Foxton, May 5.? : At a well-attended meeting of hoitseholdors tho outfitting Schotd Committee reported a credit halaneo of £20 odd. ! Vh> following committee was elected :— Messrs. Hnrsblow (chairman for tho sixth year), Batty, Pcrrcatf, Kent, ■ Jolnisto'ne, Henderson, Htwscy, v Chrystall, Woods, and Thompson. Kbi solutions wore carried asking' the board ■ for increased .itconimodatioti and for improvements to the master's residence. WOMEN ELECTED. ' Chrisichurch, May 3. A feature of the School Committee! elections yesterday was the appointment in seven cases of Women as members. They wore mainly nominated on behalf of the W.C.T.U. ■ - ' WOMEN NOMINATED. - AuQhlanti, May 5. Extraordinary interest was taitett in tlto Sehool Committee -elec-tions, resulting in crowded meetings at the city and suburban schools, owing to the Activity of tho Civic" .League, which lKinmtated women for the 'various districts. . The leaisup, succeeded hi sew ing r-qprctfeJitatiofl !on the piity ami several suburban committees.