SOUTH WELLINGTON

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2143, 8 May 1914, Page 8

SOUTH WELLINGTON

About 500 people attended the meetinc ai the Smith Wo.limston School, air. A. A-. WhUelaw nro«d«l. K was iWBVIv half-past iiiuc before, the voting for' the committee commenced, and ; people liad then bfigtfn to" leave tha meeting.. • „ • , .... •. The annual report referred « improvements in the school grounds, especially in (heir appearance • by tlio planting of trees Slid shrubs, I'nllow- - nig are other extracts from the report: _:"T)io t aniinitieo bay® to thalvk tlio following doners of prizes: Mi. _B, Cren©el, for" iiold reetlal for dux of schoul; Sfesrs, H'ussel and Yeoniaiis, far juizes r to football team, fbe seb-oet dja.vn.igo has 'becii a source of trovibl.o this .ye.iir, ■ hut has now been put on a very sound ' basis, under tho able supervision or Mi l>n(l ehauman ol comuutien Duri ing ■ tiio' yew tiie Edv._ llraddeck i : was (xri'i.ntcd permission to cive a s of Bible lessons .after school hours,, the • attfindMieo bciiig purely voluiviui'V, ftiifl ■ th'o lcssiins . The reports i.' conecrnins; tho school from tlio iiispCe- ! tors lmvß been V-Cry.satisfafrtory indeed, • aivd $h rianies Were, this year added to the Honours Bond The eo,iimitt<o r greatly .appieeiflto the work of the head- ' waster and staff, awl tccogaise. that tlio . lilgk state of eflicieiicy which tlio school I j\as att'aiued is- fUvt* to tlieiv pitiiistiikiiig ii iabours du.rifl;X tlio year,. The reiatioii- - ship betwcii the eo.niniitti'e, lie'iidmastcr, and start hate been of a most car- •• s dial and pleasant character." • f After tlio report was mid one .h.ouse- - holder, evidently hostile to reiigigus ,iii--1 stnioiion in t.l\n school} asked a unmt ber oi' quest ions about the lessons givou r jitter scbool hours. The chairman re- - plied that the committee had not, been t put to any expense on. account of the 5 lessons, aitfl had decided' that-as a!tendanco was to life pttrely volunfitiTy 't'.li.o , lessons eculd not do lvvrnij and inijiht [ do good. This st atement was' greeted witli applause, and the discussion ended. The report was adopted. ■ Tiw report of this he:i.d:i:aster (Mr. G. fins) co.tifaitred the {idtofrtug '.refcwiiieo to the inadequacy .of the school biiim- „ iivgs:—"'lire 'toll now >.t.ii;<!.s =14 !®0» f and the ave-FSge ait'oudauce tor tho t quarter was; '07. ions beioro s now 1 had hoped that the new w'twal :. in B'ritoniarb St:i:eof wo-iild : hin''e. becii. accomplished feet, so as to relieve, the ® prosSiire oh this snioel. 'Aji tryma to ' meet tlio d'ciiaa'cid's iwr ndniissittii, 1 VH^V'& 0 exceeded the legitimate itnce'mtuoiin- ' tion, more especially id tho it' Cant ..Soli partmeiit., but the overcwdnjc; there is 1 : less felt. owir.R ui tte feet tluvt a ftio i' new shelter shed has been psv.nded by " the Kilncsti«u lioard. 'I'ins is uscd : ou !,. .. n ii f,ne days as an np.-n-air I xlwis additi'i i.o the limitul acconiiii.odao t io:i A furiher prop'.hal has been 0 discussed l:v the lOduca'.ron Board, . il m ■eoi)«n(ta'tlovi with the Medical lnls ! spectm- s(fir. -t-Wuj.) -fW WWilig a real' a opeii-itir class-roam. Svi'ch open-air ' c.kiss-'rooiiis are in in : Knghuid ]-. H'iid elsnwlu'ic, i"ul should prove ad- " lieri*." p. 'I'lro report was -adopted, a Totes of thunks, carried with a<* clamatiou, wore accorded to t'to. oaV

going committee, and to the headmaster and tho. .staff.Following wore the results of tho voting for tho election of the committoo:—Messrs. George Startup 240, "Walter Roid 237, W. T. J. Morion 232, G. W. Koy 231, A. 15. Duff 229, W. J. llorris iJ2B*, A. Banks 22G, \V. G. Cooper 224, J. Donniston 21(5 (nil elcctcd), J. Wilson 82, L'. D. lloskings 75, J. \Y. Bovcridgo 74, D. Whitford,Gß, l'\ T. Venning G7, A. Crostarv 48, 0. Barker 44. Mr. Duff was elected chairman and Mr. lvey secretary of tho new committee.