Feilding State School

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 95, 27 January 1885, Page 3

Feilding State School

t JIOT.:JiJ->:-*v (■■'..■ AAiAUThe annual mJß^^illg of . householders for the pu-p___ftj_t__ceiv__g:t_i;e'yeai*ly r-por*(_lft^ba__^*_Aebil**- r^h_ biectin^ i a committee for the ensuing, year, was held in th«£*_efie6l_'o*tte^ Very little iutereflf the proceedih^i'-pjr Iflbusehbldertf generaUJ*. and only.abQUt :2? ,pe_*Sons were-pra-sentjSnclpdihg^ *mpst pf the _n_mbe_s of the ttm_mrtt_ e of the^past yearr Mr J. C,. Thompson was voted to the diair^* 1 3 AUU. -~ '"..,'. i Mr Watts, iate secretary, read the minutes, pf -the last annual meeting, w_dch^eie r c6n_u?me'i. ' \X\X, ____'__tnil_lie^o_t _iid balance sheet of 1 l / -jyhich / ;had ; _tdt fteeh^iassed ;afc ; the l-Jst'- mei-lfi^ v: *w_Tje / ' : __*^' ; *ian^ adopted. The rejfoirt^ and ' b___.nce : sheef > 1884- and which appe__"' _»e_d#i ' wer_ * ___o -read aid adopted. •l- :< i i The c______a_^ebmpl_aießfed-there-t_r_a»^m_Q-tt|H^on and satisfacfery manner'in wnicli they had discharged then; congratulated them on _ae greatly improved condition 'o£ i^e sohooLppni^s^wMpli, had Deen' carried out ouuiiig their terin of office. •-H-^thoi^ht^e ;best th_,nks of the meetuig,w^-fe.,,diie to &ein. Mr Hanimo-^en^W-d tne opinions of the chairman, and p_opQ_ed a" hearty voterocfiiianks to the members of the retiring comririftee. 1 ' ' l L ' • This was seconded byTlr P. Thomson, and carried tinariimqußf-,. Mr Nicholas, chairman of the retirixigcon_mitte^'___tablyret_r_ied't____kß ou behalf of himself and colleagues. Mr Ruiherf ord " inot-d. ■ and .Mr Nicholas seconded, a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Beattie forlliis kind and valuable s<3_n_i(2e^J4 anditjjig.^ school accounts. -.-• ,_j. *. -Mr Nicholas it; reflected somewhat -upon the EducationaL authorities,t_u_t i the committee should be left to hunt about after an auditor, and get one as ' best they' could, and they had. been. lugHy .fortunate r in. _ecurin£ ; t_[e '^rvices ot.__r Beattie, which had .Dbeh^ rendered m. a cordial and 'moWt satisfactory mahiier. The motion was carried unanimously.' __ie.npmiaations for the new cominitfee_ti_eJ_L "prbceededj the fbUowing gentlemen being, propoeed:. — Messrs Watts, -Nicholas, Bu__eirfor4,.. Foster, H. Worsford.* J/Smith^'j. W^E.de, Hammond and CottreU, •';*.;*. k ]_K__rs 'Caifliew : as scrutineers, and -he y-ting resultea as follows •w-_Toster 528, Rutherfprd 19, Eade 19,, Wja^ts 1"8, Wm^ojd' l'Jr, Nicholas 15, Cdtfrell 9, Hammond 'B', Smith 6. The i firsti seven • of- these we-fe declared elected. The following gentlemen were also' nominated but had declined to stand i-Messrs Macarthur, M.H.R., J. C. Thompson, P. Thompson, J. Bartholomew, ; Carthew, Gichard, J. Bishop^ .Haybittle, and

Reading. ... ,, .-,,., ; ,, T ;:( ... - A" °f ote wE "mahks to' ' thp, bh_i_rmaii term_a_^a'th_ puDhc n-eeting 1 ' The newly el_cfeo_ cbmriiittee ilhen met for the appointment of officers. _^.Ni<_ip__B*- \?.as • agaiu elected ch__i_n^,;^ji_.;^^ ; Watts .was again elected _ecre(_try and treasurer. : \^ Certain. inJoi___al_atran^enients were made with reference. to the^h 00 ! treat and giving of prizes to take place today^aa^ it was. agreed that the .latter should take place, in the Public; HaH at7 ; <^*Bvening_h*ui>. The, timp of the, ne^ committee meeting would, it was understood, be notified- hy the Education Board in accordance with regulations, and there being no other business the committee then adjourned. *' J '''

Rejbrfrof 'Feilding School Committee i '*#or :T «h_ 1 -ye_,r" ending' 'Decembei-

1884. <y fc^fiitnStot^l-aW-g^ in^enorting, thai since their election in January 1884 the enlargement of the school; has Jbgen ; ga^sfac^prily com^ pleted, and ample accommodation pror vide* _or ther.childifen attending,' or likely to attend for some time. ; •-T •SeVeri-.* -h'eccssary improvements hiwe been effected in the school ground, sucjbi aa^dwiiiiiiig , and' 'but there is still" one t__hg very mUcfi needed, r-ris., -a close, fence on the side o£ the boyjß.\<pi§_-; group <L During the year there has been several changes in the teaching staff, whioh the committee believe will be £____TdXbenefit of the B<_hooL_- .*• .:n;: , ..n.r. '*•'.. \ iit iiAji-Al ; ->-'V T sDi«ring.«_ha ye*r -Mx; Sherwill resigned the position of .ch^iWnan,' and. __*•" N-o_s>la_ w_a - elected in ___ -stead, and Mr H. Worsfold was elected tt> - £__W*vfiditi6;/: r * i!S /~ •■- ■-*■" * "'^ -There has been eighteen meetings v? . v -'^a -i_.___.sr- _. Tu?. - li_ v' s t ;r.- *-?_ of your committee during tne year, and the.fq^wing,.shqws the } *c^nibej7of tyw»i*S»cJk -a§P>bei atten^ ; :-i-r-Jj_r Sherwill 8, Mr Nicholas 18, Mr Watts IS, Mr Bray ;127 Mr Rutherford 13, ' Mr Foster 10, Mr Towler 11, Mr -W_*&M<_-.* J ;r-rrprr,V/ **■„-. ■/_ tt.ufi This achool was examined iri October scheduled MWmnatlra^keS '^xty-Wfift-T^wS-JR^fi ß^* ti-.T.it li ,_. won _.J eonsidei»ble. f_alfeig J q# in, tiua.atteijd-.. a^ce_hmng theiia«t4part^io{4%yeari. which-ais shtow-i by thq__»How_ngteble-r Average Avßrage:!' MlT.rx'j ± YAWLUY. attendance. March quarter ' -. 291. .-■ > . T 210 June „ -:- 281 „, 206— Sept. „ ■-" 276 194 Dec. „ . 275,, ... ,195, jjJThe committee' at the request of the Board, have appointed a Truant Inspector, who will commence his duties at once, and the committee have much pleasure in handing over to their BUcsuccessors the suhiof £4 12s l.Od. "W: IK Nicholas,' !il Chairman Feilding School Committee* The abstfaet & the Feeding .State School in^nte^,y^i^g«^9g December alst. 1884, " shows-^Expen-_tu&X£l3B*™-, cash-n-KamH'--4 l'2sl6d; receipts, £77 -7s 9d ; SS-_rin •___HW__e -b-g_u_d_ig of tiie«^44_. r Tk-^TOnMl)utiibns J _f p___htt -diNjleknI___r1 ___r -he sMbol 1 ___btin. fi) %4^>sD^ot_y}ftmmj4.^l%^, -,-......._ ,v U . ,C :■- «'.'_ '(.'.'iJ'ii- _