State School Committee

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 74, 10 December 1887, Page 3

State School Committee

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Committee was held at the Schoolhouse last evening. Present — Messrs Watts (chairman), Worsfold (secretary), Rutherford, Lankshear, Hicks, ' and Beading. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was read as follows: From tbe Head Teacher, the usual i monthly report, showing the average roll to be 308, and the average attend- . ance 220, being an increase in average ' roll of 20, and increase in average attendance of 14. From the same, a list of scholars entitled to the Board's medals and certificates, showing that 28 were entitled to first-class tSilver medals, 29 to second-class silver medals, and 28 to third-class certificates. The following are a list of the names : — •; FritsT-ei.Ass Silver Medal. — Edward Chamberlain, Charles Brown, John McLeod, Ernest ISrown, Martin Diamond, Joseph Boache, Edward liankshwar, George Lankshear, Joseph Smith, Albert Chamberlain, Sidney Lankshear, James Watts, Ada Watts, Fanny Worsfold, Sarah Worsfold, Mary : Rutherford, Charlotte Bilderbeek, Winifred Bees, Alice Coomb©, Eleanor Watts, Beatrice Beading, Minnie Chamberlain, Elizabeth Higgin, Amy Butherford, Eliza Noble, Betty Bilderbeck, Gertrude Watts, Lillian Buff. Second - class" Silver Medal. — Budolph Bilderbeck, John Carrick, William Stringer, William Hicks, Robert Lowers, George Hurdle, Watson Brown, Ralph Heald, Arthur Toy, John Thomas, Charles Lucas, Waiter Worsfold, George McAlister, James Higgin, Catherine Stringer, Minnie Thomas, Katie Streeter, Annie Chamberlain, Edith Bees, Blanche Curtis, Emily' Noble, Alice Thomas, Agnes Scott, . Lily Cottrell, Grace Bishop, Christina Bilderbeck, Clara Lankshear, Rose Stringer, Alice Buff. Thirds-glass Certificate.— Henry Strawbridge, William John Trevena, Patrick Boache, Thomas. Boaoman, Joseph Rosoman, Willie Clapham, Alfred Foster, Edwin Hicks, David Foster, Joseph Trevena, Willie Diamond, Ernest Diamond, Arthur Arnott, Ralph Heald," Clarence Cottrell, Sarah Wilson, Annie Jfewman, Emily Wilson, Ada Brown, <|ertrude Brown, Ettie Morphy, Ameli^Carthew, Nellie Crammond, Ellen 'Scott, Isabel Bartholomew, Amelia Bunn, Vinia Hastie, Alice Morphy. , From the same, a letter stating that Miss Ellen Prendergast had entered on her duties as teacher on the 14th November.. From the Education Board, stating that in the event of Parliament reducing the Education vote, the Committee's would have to be reduced proportionatly ; also recommending Miss Ellen Prendergast as teacher if • the Committee had no other suitable candidate; and asking for the num* ber of scholars under 6 years of age. From the same, in reply to the chairman, to the effect that the Board had no funds available for repairs to the Head Teacher's residence. It was resolved for the chairman to arrange with Mr Dowling with reference to the means for providing funds t ! for the scLool treat on similar plans.to r those of last year. fc. Accounts amounting to £>\ were . passed for payment, and the meeting -Adjourned,.