HOKITIKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1923, Page 4

HOKITIKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

I .MON"PAY. DEC. 3. I ! | Tin- l.'nmmiUee mol ;it 7.,‘i0 p.m | Pit-rut: .Messrs \V. 11. Shannon, 0. j Stevenson, Heinz, Ru-haids, Wells. ■ Murkily, S. .1. Erosion (lion. Hoe), mill } I lev A. ( . Pun-lias (Chairman -. I Tiio inimitos were confirmed mill out- | v.;i r< 1 correspondence approved. | INWARD CORRESPONDENCE, j |-' rni n Hokitika Borough Council. E .st:i! ing tin* request lor drainage hau j hocn. rofoiToil to tiio Public Works foinj miitoo lo nttoml to.-—Received. | From Lower Ivokatahi Committee, | forwarding L'l Is inwards cost of clinic. I --Roroivod with thanks, j Eroni Ivlnontion lioiml. n n ii'yii’g apolications for South Soil school. - -Ite- | (lived. ] From same, in rok-renoo m school 1 holiday- and recommending that tieI Chri'trnas holidays commotion oil 2"th | (too. and reopen on 2!)lh .Linunry. - i Ilecoivcil. It was docided mi the slip;•_r ration ni Ik'Ttnr lo <ii* ju i ]*«.* Imm the Hoard as to power to close the secondary school when the examinations w were completed. The matter ol eloxinp -j the school was left lo the- Chairman and j Hector to arrange. "S ! From same, advising that exercise 3 j hooks will he provided free of charge, .! and a-kinp if a supply were re<(iiired.--4 Received. 11 was resolved to aecejit. the "j otler and ask for 1 lent copies. 1 The Chairman said m eoniiectiou ..S with l!:e appointment ol a teacher lor ! Stiiti !i Spit where Mr Seward was act"s inp temporal ily. the rc-idem.s ol lit J South Spit were well sati-lietl and doji sired tiial .Mr Seward lie retained. Mr J Min-hay moved that a letter lie sent to 4 I i.e Hoard suggesting lhai Mr Seward -) In- appointed to tfn- posit n... n. i! |«c- ---~ B sihle.- rn-i-omled hy Mr lln-liards and "I carried. J I-'iv,in Teacher. South Spit, reporting J average atteiulance for month was 211 =| out of roll iminl.-ci' i;( 23. Kcii-iii'd. “| l-'r-in Hector 1 .Ur T. Irvine rep >rtinp J avcrape at tendance of do!!.:! m primary J and ft 1.7 secnmlary. a total of -100 out j nl roil imndier ui did cud ;i, -Id-’; that 4 J several nc-mhers of the ('aim-rliury i i (vine.ii ion Hoard visited ihe sola ...I on "3 ' m..rniiie hut tin- vi-it was a very hur;ii lied X :liee "as given e'f llie j vi ii. and there was not much time to i polii' md i I'pllireliielll - ; stalilip -owe'•j j Ui-Ci-s -a cl repairs had Hot yei hoeu al- '\ | totaled I I by tin- tradesmen '-miieled -1 j moved t has. a iei ter In >. ut to :he Hoard prol cs| iup at tin- Committee not he inp notified, and tile hurl id nature of i in- v is.il did lint pin- l !:c Committee tin- opportunity to plan their ivquiiv-

iii. ni.s before the visitinp delegation. Si-eoir.lcd liy Mr l’reston and carried. Tin' I iispect-ir's report, on the si-hoi was read ami ri.-ceived. On the motio „i Mr ilaekay .seconded hy Mr *hai mm, il was re-.lived to conpratulat I Ih.-etm and stall' on t heir s!icees*fi v orl;. Mr Alacka\ said he ill'll not In-i-n a the lasi meetinp and lie wished lor ii formation as to the discussion alleel inp the slalf. as reported in the papei M.r Heinz said the mailer had hoe discussed at the special im-eting of th Commiitce when the stall' were presen and lhe Hector had stated he wa satisfied null the explnnuiiun pivi a. The Hector said Mr llein/. was hard ly (iiin-i-t. .'.i tin- special meet in, alter hearing the explanation of mem hers la- had slated that he had liean the explanation ami was prepared i let the matter drop. He had been stir prised at the report in Ihe paper am considered it a rvlU-ctiui on the 'tali Tln-iv -"i- no "11.-.-r way to take il lie tiieiiplii il lilt-re ii.-.tl been any coin plaint i; should have been dealt with ii ei. mm it tee and tin'll if there was no the iinpr.ncmeut that was desired i would I.e q:iile time to pive the com plaint publit ily. Tin- < hairman a a ted (i-.e foniplain v.a- re again*! -he stall' in tiler -choo work bill i 11.,; they did tint. a."is in,.ugh hi is-pai it in cun-i i i-iument*. I v.a* repreiiaide that a misunderstand flip had pet ahi'eail. All- .Mark.tv sail! he had keen n-kei hy several Jr - v- hat was wrong a tic ■ rhool. Tile 'lector added ihal th, repoi ijn -t read ■ hewed I;ial ti c slat year's w ..r!.. Wiiai lie- li-acia-rs di. I o do a ny; him; a.-me if ila y did lio quite prepared t-.i run a -I com-.-rl 11 . i -11... 1 1 ii may l;av a detrim nl.d efi'eel mi the seliol -.(■ . He |. I; ihal the atlaiipiuj; ol a school en;i-i iaililiieul tliaj spread over three moot;!-, would haven distinct ill ef!eel on the prepress oi l!g, sf-lm: I. as it '.voi-.ld draw away tin: at ten I ion i.-f the ( liolar« from l la-ir school work. Air Alacka v from past experience '■'fil-l hear oot ihe st-itcmam ih.-it Hie a disastrous ell'cef on lisa children's v m 1,. Air Mein/ eiid |h- did not .•iltopi-thcr api'ec w ith ihe auiim.le lakon up hy t Ire Hector. Mr Shannon ivm- to a point oi order lhai the di cii.s.sion u;c irregular. there Ini up no mol ion before ihe meetinp- and (man -r dropned. T - Vi«itinp Commit tee Air Muckay) reported having iisito-• i the school and loiind iiotliinp beyond what wa.-. ill I lie Hector’s report, lie apologised for Air Lloyd not visitinp the school.—. Received. The Sei-I'elary rai-ed tin- question of the eligibility of Mr l.loyd owing to ahseiin- from meetings. Afi Alnt-kay moved that Air T.loyd'.s attention !e ilrawn to his repeated absence. -—Seconded hy Mr I’reslon and car-i ried. j Alt-s-rs Shannon and Stevenson were