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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 250, 16 July 1919, Page 8

Tim disgraceful overcrowding of the , Carunhell Street ami College Street • Schools at l'almerston North was again ; the subject of public protest at a meet- j inir of the representatives of the four I Pnlnierston State schools, ami the local j headmasters, which was held on Monday ; evenimr. Messrs. tt. Hryaut and I'. j C. Kreeth were also present at the meet- ; in?, jis local reprawutalives of the Wu- j naanui Education .Board, and tliey ex- ; ulained that, at the direction of the | hoard thev were presenting a compre- i hensive renort on tho requirements ol' ! the local schols to the next-meeting ul'j that body. Some of tin: rooms at the ] Camubell Street School were described as j nhsoliilelv insanitary and unlit lor hu- i mail habitation, and the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "That this lneetiiiK express -its regret that no (iclion has been taken by the Education DcDarluient to relieve tho excessive oveicrowdimr ijt the Campbell Street and Oolleae Street schools; that tho existing condiloins are a disgrace to the Department and entirely opposed io the health nf I>dlli children and teachers; that the Minister be requested to make a defini!e statement as to when action will be Inken bv the Department."