SCHOOL COMMITTEES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2451, 3 May 1915, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEES

THE ELECTIONS \ CANDIDATES FOR TO-NIGHT The annual elections of school committees takes place to-night. Candidates nominated are: — Northland.—Frank Bellman, Thomas Burkett, F. C. Bowkett, James Russell, George Scott Nesbett, Frederick Piatt, T. P. Williams, Micnael Walsh. John Donaldson, Thomas Edward Wilkinson, •H. E. Kennard, Frank J. Woodcock, Charles Nichols, E. W. Daniel, and Andrew Patterson. Island Bay (nine required),—N. Beck, H. F. Clarke, .15. J. Colley, J. A. Conder, W. J. Hart, A. B Johnston, W. ICerr, L. F. Keys, J. D. Mills, C Orr, R. J. Pentecost, W. H. Potts, J. 0. Sborland. Newtown (nine required).—Herbert Baillie, Richard Brown, John Castlo, Edward Collie, Alfred Crosby, Jolm Heavey, Edwin Read, Emma Jane Webb, J. E. Wickliffe, William Wiles, William Alfred Worth, Mary Anne Wright, W. Wynne. ; Mount Cook (nine 'required).—T. H. Barratt, A. Blair, H. A. Bruce, A. Cassie, W. Fuller, J. G. Maophersou, R. S. M'Nair, G. B. Pur<Jy, It. Simpson, J, M. Wilson. Brooklyn (nine required).—John Burton, Samuel Cockroft, William J. Coventry, George N. Evans, Arthur B. France, Emanuel Hendricksen, Edwin B. S. Hill, David R. Kennedy, Edward R. Mara, Robert C. Reid, Harry 11. Vile, Albert J. White. Terrace (nine required).—James George Druce, J. A. Thomson, James Darling, Rev. H. Van Staveren, H. A. Gold, D. F. Skinner, Alexander. Johnston, H. W. Lloyd, Richard Sievers, Richard Patrick Flanagan, George Ward, Maud England, Ethel Mary Dyson, Clarence Herbert Snow. Kilbirnie (no election necessary).—A. Buckmaster, A. "E. Alloway, A. G. Wallace, J. Naismith, M G. Bourke,.T. Julius, C. F. j Worth, R. J. Barnes. Clyde Quay (no election necessary).— W. J. Fossette, Thomas Forsyth, W. J. Caudin, R. P. Hatch, W. J. Harland, James Mitchell, D. Robertson, W. B. Strong, and R. Scott. Te Aro-Mitchelltowu (nine required). —C. Cook, B. Doherty, J. Flyger, T. P. Halpin, T. H. Hogg, J. Hyland, and D. R. Lawlor. The required number of candidates not having been nominated, the Education Board will appoint the other two. ' Roseneath.—Mrs. Low, Mrs. Falconer, H. ;N. Morrison, W. Helyer, J. Smith, F. Scott, T. K. Garrett, H. R. van Borssum, S. H. Jenkinson, A. T. Cartar,' F. Jelley, J. B. Brinsden, and J. M. Neal. Petone Main School. —Messrs. D. M'Kenzie, H. Kirk, Pawson, W. S. J3rice, E. Whittaker, R. Watson, W. Palmer. T. F. Davis, G. M. (Barnett. Petorie 1 West.—Messrs. J. G. Castle, J. Cotton.* H. Head, H. Jay, H. Johnson, C. Kelly, H. A. Morris, J. Parker, H. Shardlov;, H.-Withington. Eastern Hutt' School!—F. de J. Clere, A. Macaskill, S.'L. Barlow, ,T. E. Heyes, Vivian Clendon, E. G. D.: Woodward, P. J. S. Huthnance, James M'Kais, Donald Fraser, Henry Baldwin, J. 0. Anson, Alfred Tresedor, and Alfred Hardham. Main Hutt School —Herbert W. Hancox, Walter L. Smith, J. J. Doran, J. W. F. M'Dougall, A., J. West,-James G. Gibson, J. Wnay, A! E. Roots, ,A. G. Heron, W. J. Meldruni, A. F.' Anderson, E, P Rishworth, H. E. Leighton, and A. Jarman. 1 • Ngaio.—Mrs. M. F. Darvall, Mrs. G. M Chatwin, T. H., Barnes, H. Brenton Rule, L.'A. Browne, R. G. 0., Fitch, E. G. Tucker, and J. G. Williams. ANNUAL REPORTS. ■ ___JTERRACE SCHOOL! The annual report for the Terrace School says that the health of the school has on the whole been satisfactory. Medical inspection of schools gives ground for discussion. , The committee desire to place in the school an honours board with the names of all old Terrace boys who havo gone on. active service. It would materially assist the headmaster: if parents and others would furnish the names of such old boys, so that the list may. be as complete as possible. Finances are in a satisfactory, condition. '• The headmaster states: "The' school is in an efficient state, as evidenced by , the inspectors' reports,' and the results' of the free place and scholarship examinations; I am entirely, satisfied with the general behaviour of the pupils during the past year. ' No serious case of breach or discipline has occurred, most of the school offences , are of a comparatively trivial nature—climbing fences, trespassing in neighbours' grounds after a football or a tennis ball, going, "out of bounds," etc. During the year the pupils showed -their practical and generous sympathy with the. Belgian Fund and the Ambulance Fund, while a good deal of work was done in the senior girls' class, to provide additional comforts for the New Zealanders departing for active service." NGAIO SCHOOL. The Ngaio School Committee' report: "The school has now 134 scholars on the roll, and the average attendance for April, 1915, was 125. In April, 1914, the roll.number was 108, and tho aver-, age attendance 100. It will be seen from these figures that the roll number and attendance -would have been much letter but for *an epidemic of 'measles which visited the district in the December quarter and for-some weeks seriously affected the attendance at the school. . . . The. committee desire to place on record their appreciation of tne good work done by the head teacher, Mr. Clark, and his assistants, Miss Whitcombs and Miss Spence,; and consider that the housoholders have good reason to congratulate themselves _on possessing a staff who havo the interests of the children so much at heart."