ISLAND BAY SCHOOL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2745, 13 April 1916, Page 3

ISLAND BAY SCHOOL

COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

The committee's report for the householders meeting.... to be held in the school on Monday, next; shows a year or piogress in spite of the war conditions tnat have made money grants for educational purposes hard to get. iowever, considerable improvement to ' the property , has taken shape. A substantial fence, has been erected along lie north side, and extra conveniences tor the infants have' been erected. A contract has been lot for asphalting a further .portion ;;of the ' infant playground—some 600 yards-rwhich . will greatly add to the comfort of the you ' children during the coming - winter, -tree planting was attended to on Arbor -Day, mostly' hedge shrubs, which are doing well. .Old school, boys; who have volunteered for service are not being forgotten, and a very fine pair of; honour boards, •ff.efejted' by' Mlessrs. kMawson and 111 Arthur, on' which - will, appear the names of the'old boys with :tne colours, will be unveiled at : the: meeting by Mr. R. A. right, M.P. - The committee' look for a 1 large attendance of the residents, as a mark of appreciation and ln teres_t' in tho boys' who' have gone to mi o ™"'/ or Kmg and Empire. .The cleanliness of the school and surroundings: have -been"well attended to, and have been complimented on by the health-authorities;

/ In the matter ,of attendance a good average has been attained, but like other surrounding' schools,: Island 'Bay, bad to hand over to the new school at Berhampore- & number ; of • children, which_ brought down- the roll number at the : time, and incidentally, the school missed the point'Of goidg lip a grade: the roll is again: steadily mounting up, and now numbers well over 400. . The education of the children is having- the .best • attention from a ; good staff,, and the.annual examination: revealed.. first-class • results; V. Patriotism of children is shown, ' and: by their special efforts the headmaster has hand-' .ed over : various sums ; now ■ totalling nearly £200, to several patriotic funds.,