ELECTION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1917, Page 3

ELECTION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Annual Meetings of Householders.

At Stafford. (Our Own Correspondent.) The annual meeting of Householders was held at the School Room on Monday evening. The following gentlemen were nominated and the voting was as follows:—B Lyons ... ... 22 W. Mitchell 22 F. Martini ... ... 19 W. Biacuraun ... 17 J. Meriwether ... 17 W. Bernhardt ... 17 W. Ronthan ... 15 Mr W. Bernhardt drew out, and the first five were declared duly elected for the ensning term.

At Woodstock

(From a Correspondent.)

Th 9 annual meeting of householders was held in Woodstock Schoolroom on Monday, April 30tb, at 7.30 p.m, Mr D. Kelly presiding as Chairman. The minutes of the previous annual meeting ware read and confirmed. The Secretary, in presenting the annual report, dwelt upon different works carried oat at the school. Qe also read a statement disclosing the fact that the tchool still retained its high place of excellence, reflecting great credit on the teaching staff, Mention was also made of the regular attendance of scholars. The repoit also mentioned the patriotic zeal in which the school and staff entered into, in connection with entertainments on bebaif of the soldier boys, the lait entertainment realising £l3 15/, which provided comforts for the expupils of Rimu and Woodstock eoldiei s at the front. Tho Committees action in regards the selling cf the Woodstock residence was reviewed and necessary works for the ensuing twalva months were also outlined. The annual balance sheet disclosing ortd ; balance of £6 15/4 was read, receiud and edopted. Members protect tx pressed surprise at the apathy

disp’ .y.-d by householders in not at"T.endiug. It is not tski_g nruch, to expect parents to come along once at year to hear an account of the • Oommittee’d doings, and tbe fact that they were conspicuous bv their absence shows a lamentable lack of interest in the educational welfare of their children, more especially when important matters were being discussed. -•The old Committee were re-eleoted comprising Messrs D. Kelly (Chairman), J. A. Stoop (Hon, Sec. and Treasurer), E. A. Wells, A. Cl-fton and F. Willoughby.