PAEROA HIGH SCHOOL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4627, 19 November 1923, Page 2

PAEROA HIGH SCHOOL.

COMMITTEE MEETING; J The monthly meeting of the Paeroa District High School Committee was held in the Borough Council Chambers oii Saturday evening last,, when there were present: Messrs W. H. Taylor (chairman), C. Pascoe, L. C. Cane, W. T. Power, C. Mettam, E. E. Gillman, N. C. Busby, the secretary, Mr W. L. Lawrence, and the heaamaster, Mr G. H. Taylor. OPEN DRAIN. With reference to the open drain J forming the boundary between the schodl ground and the Defence Department, it was decided to take no further actipn until the board had completed its negotiations with the Public Works Department. "COMMITTEES’ ASSOCIATION; The secretary of the Primary School Committees’ Association, Auckland, wrote advising that the quarterly meeting would be held in Auckland on December 12 and asking ' ■ the committee to forward any remits. The chairman said that as there were no remits ‘he did not consider it would be necessary to sejnd a gate from the committee to attend the meeting. MOTOR TRAFFIC. In reply to the committee’s request to the Borough Council asking that notices should be erected in the proximity of the school warning motorists, the town clerk replied that with regard to the danger to school children from motor traffic, the council would be glad to co-operate with the committee in safeguarding children from accident, but it could not see that any useful purpose would be served by erecting the sign-posts, as suggested. Mr Gillman considered that it was necessary that warning notices should be erected, especially in such q places as the Thames Road, where the children came down the track from Primrose Hill opposite the Methodist parsonage. INSPECTORS’ REPORT. The report of the inspectors of the primary department of the school was read, and on the motion of .the chairman, seconded by Mr Gillman, it was resolved that the committee’? congratulations should be sent to the headmaster and his staff on obtaining such a splendid report, and that they be thanked for the splendid work that was being carried on, both in the - classrooms and outside, by them. YOUNG CITIZEN’S LEAGUE. A lettter of appreciation and thanks was received from the Mayor for the enthusiastic manner in which the committee had responded to the request to receive and meet Messrs Cutten and Stebbing, the president and organiser, respectively, of the Young Citizen’s League, on their recent visit to the district. The writer said that good civic work had done with credit to the committee and to Paerpa. \ The chairman said that he was very keen to see a branch of the league established in Paeroa, and with that epd in view he had prevailed upon Mr F. W, Wilks to take up the duties of organising secretary. The chairman intimated that ne would be absent from Paeroa for some time, and, therefore, he was compelled to relinquish Khe position of convener of a meeting of citizens which is to be called in. the near future, and he would ask the secretary to confer with His Worship the Mayor and arrange for a meeting to be called at an early date. GROUND IMPROVEMENTS. The secretary reported thalt a cheque for £5B 14s 3d, being the pro- - cee-ls from empty bottles sold, had been forwarded to the Education Board, together with an application for the £ for £ subsidy on that amount. A schedule of the proposed ground improvements, as prepared by , M» Gillman and the headmaster, was j approved of, and Mr Gillman, the headmaster, and secretary were authorised to proceed with having the work, as specified,’ carried out. MANUAL SCHOOL. The response from the schools outside of Paeroa to the committee’s letter asking for the approximate numbei of children who would be eligible for manual training next year, should such a school be established in Paeroa, was considered very satisfactory. The secretary was instructed to keen in touch with the Mayor as regards the pending visit of the Minister of Education to Paerca, and as soon as the date was known to call a special meeting of the committee to arrange details, and also to notify the outside school committees so as to give them an opportunity of joining the Paeroa delegation to meet the Minister with reference to the establishment of a manual school in Paeroa. SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS. In reply to a further request from the committee a reply was received, from the Education Board’s architect stating that application had been made to the Department for a grant to cover the cost of erecting new outbuildings for the infants, and also tor the installation of modern sanitary conveniences in the present buildings, and it was hoped that a reply from the Department would be received at an early date. ACCOUNTS. Accounts totalling £22 9s 5d were passed for payment.