WAIPUKURAU SCHOOL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 171, 6 August 1937, Page 13

WAIPUKURAU SCHOOL

Onr Own Correspondent)

Congratulations on First Issue of Magazine

(From

WAIPUKURAU, This Day. The monthly meeting of the Waipukurau Distriet Highi School Committee was held last evening, Mr C. F. Haycock (chairman) presiding over Messrs T. Spencer} V. L. King, L. Rener, C. Cassidy, J. G. Blair, J. J. White, J. A. Ghambers and F. Sayliss (secretary). The headmaster, Mr V. Parsons was also present. A letter was receaved from the Department of Health thanking the committee for forwarding a tender for the supply of milk by rail to Waipukurau. The letter st.ated that negotiations for a low freaght rate of the milk were in process and asked the wmmittee to ascertain the numher of pupils desiring to partake of the milk and the oost of delivery from the station to the school. The headmaster, in his report, said that the primary roll was 391, and the secondary roli 59. Twelve pupils had been admitted during the month. The attendance had been affected by a mild epidemic of colds. The school was closed for a week to allow teachers to attend the New Education Fellowship conference in Wellington, and eight of the staff had attended. The first editk>n of the school magazine had been issued and over 200 copiea sold. The headmaster expressed the hope that the paper would grow. He had had a . letter from an ex-pupii of the school, now in Wellington, congratulating the school on its effort and asking that a copy be sent to him each month. The headmaster said that perhaps there were others who would like to have the magazine. Jf so they could communicat© with him and a copy would be sent to them. To hejp in compiling incidents in the history of Waipukurau he would he pleased to have information from residents in the distriet. The next issnes will he published on the 15th of each month. The pupils of Form H had paid a visit to the conorete works, and were indebted to Mr Nielson and his staff for a very informative and enjoyable visit. The ^dea of visits of this nature was to allow the pupils tp gain firsthand knowledge and to gather material for class-room work. They hoped to obtain consent to visit other local industries. It was decided to write to the Education Department pointing oui that the fence in front of the Secondary Department required renewing and to ask them if they could see their vjay to do so. It was decided to hold ihe annuai school ball on Friday, September 17.