PAEROA HIGH SCHOOL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4526, 12 February 1923, Page 2

PAEROA HIGH SCHOOL.

MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING. Tlie first meeting this year of the Paeroa District High School Committee was held on Saturday evening. Present. Messrs W. H. Taylor (chairman) W. T. Power, B. E. Veale, C. Cane, C. Pascoe,. W. Redfern, E. EGillman. and W. L. Lawrence (secretary and treasurer). Tlie headmastc', Mr G. H. Taylor, was also in attendance. , THE INFANTS’ ROOM. Tlie Board’s architect (Mr J. Farrell) wrote acknowledging the Committee’s request for better ventilation and increased lighting in the infants’ department, and briefly outlined what the Board proposed to do. ' The matter was left in the hands of Mr Gillman to go into, with power to act. NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT. A letter was received from the Board attaching a plan, and asking, that the residents of Tirohia be consulted and boundaries’ arranged for the purpose of establishing a separate school district for Tirohia in April next. It was decided that Mr B. E. Veale and the headmaster should go into tlw matter, and submit their proposals to the next meeting. SCHOOL PICNIC. Tlie headmaster reported that it was intended to hold the annual school picnic at the Thames Coast on Friday, 23rd inst., and that liberal support was being accorded the project. the people, the Mayor, and the Town Clerk of Thames having especially promised every assistance. Subscription lists towards defraying expenses had been issued, and were meeting with a fair response. A TECHNICAL SCHOOL. On the motion of Mr Gillman, seconded by Mr Pascoe, the secretary was instructed to write to the Board and request that t,hey consider the establishment of a manual and technical school in Paeroa as urgent work. It was resolved that the Board should be informed that tlie committee would be reluctantly compelled to take a decided stand against, the children lieing compelled to go to Thames for the purpose of instruction in mam al find technical training during the winter months. ft. was decided to ask the Board to immediately use its best endeavours to get the establishment of a school for Paeroa authorised. There were I now about 127 children who would be receiving manual and technical training from this, school. SANITATION. Owing to Mr Williams relinquishing the work of sanitary cleaning, the headmaster was authorised to appoint another person to carry out tlie work.

GROUND IMPROVEMENTS. It was ‘reported that during the holidays the improvements to the school grounds had been held ove”, but various works would be put >n hand night away. It was decided to invite tiie Board’s architect (Mr J. Farrell) to Paeroa to consult with the Committee witn regard to increased latrine accommodation and various other matters’ requiring attention. WOOD STREET FOOTPATH. The headmaster drew attention to tlie bad state of the Wood Street footpath from his gate to the corner of Victoria Street. After heavy rain it became flooded, and a sea of mud, and the children were compelled to use the roadway. It was decided to ask the Borough Council to attend to same as soon as possible. \ ‘ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £4O were passed for payment. VISITING COMMITTEE. Messrs Gillman and Pascoe were appointed a visiting committee for the ensuing month. DRINKING FOUNTAINS, Mr Gillman reported that 10 drinking bubble fountains had been purchased from a Napied firm and had been installed by F. Battson. They were working satisfactorily, and proving a boon to the children. The total cost of these was just under £2O. ROLL NUMBER. T'he roil number of scholars at the beginning of this year was as follows :—Primary: Boys 202, giijls 182 : total, 384. Secondary : Boys 30, girls 39 ; total, 69. Grand total, 453. There is an increase of eleven children since the end Qf the .school year in December, 1922. EXAMINATIONS. Of the recent examinations held i.i Paeroa for the Junior National Scholarship five candidates presented themselves and one was successful. In Group D one candidate sat for tlie examination, and was successful. Matriculation: Four presented, one passed, and two gained partial passes. Public Service Entrance Examination : Twelve candidates presented themselves, and six were successful. It is worthy of note that Allan North, aged 14 years 4 months', after two years’ secondary tuition, passed the Matriculation find Public Service entrance examinations, and only missed the Senior National Scholarship examination by 17 marks, or 1 per cenc. —an extraordinarily smart performance. Master North is continuing his studies at the High School.