CORRESPONDENCE

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 12, 14 August 1930, Page 7

CORRESPONDENCE

SCHOOL FOR WATERLOO.

Nir, —I wish to publish" per medium, of your pai>er a few important points re-# garding tin; educational facilities for Waiwetu residents. There is a grow-ing-need far a school-to cater for the tdiildron of residents located in close proximity to Waterloo Station. At present there is one school situated at .'Woiburn and another further up the valley at Kp'uiri. The accommodation at those schools is fully taxed and with the rapid., growth of population it. will only bo a Hhort time before additional ju-comniQdation' will be required..

When the Government.subdivided the land in the Valley an area of laiid was: Jset aside as a school reserve, tbeing situated in Hardy j^treet between Waterloo Station and Waiwetu Road.' At preseiit owing, to the situation of the present schools a large .nivni> •b'er of children, have to walk a con--1 distance along, roads- carry-i ing heavy and fast: jnoying traffic." This is a serious danger-and fcould be mininiised to a large extent by the provision, of. another school on the sit reserv-1 ed for ■■ the purpose. '. .':.'■•:

I 't-hink .thatresidents .should; get together and help to remedy, this matter by bringing the subject undei; the notice oi the Government. Bosicles the. fiiionvonience there .is .the danger of illness due to the 'children beirig req.urr■ed to face -driving rain on their way to school thereby being forced to sit aiboiit in school in damp, elothes.^-rl am etc; '" FATHE3* OF CHILI>RE]Sr. SCHOOL FOOTBALL. Sir,— Myself and about 59,999 others visited Athletic Park to see the football. One: of the curtain 'raisers was a High School match and usually in such a game you expect .to see some .b/rrght t »play—the ball passed On. ■ The spee^ tators on Saturday took no interest in this match! Why? It was like the small boys '■ game at an interval—every; one rimning after tne ball; no attempt' at passingl. A .young lady near by said •'lsn't; it terrible! ■" Mr. Baxter at the, dinner in the evening said if New Zealand wishes to join the International Board of Rugby, they must/piay out style and /-adhere to the rules.; I say, jSTo,. Kow Zealand is progressive sihd should; revert- tp the; keep 'the, ball. in the neld game."JvT6Av; sii^ I wish to, be constructive and in efisc the High School boys are playing more mathefe this season, would suggest the cbae-ii insist on "passing practices; they know thie forward game. The onlooker sees most of the,gaine. Christehureh XJnion says Rugby is deteriorating. Finding' the line is a waste of time and no good to bright football.—l am .el|e:, \\ ■ ':■-. . ' : ; -\ :

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