WORK AT THE STATE SCHOOL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 385, 9 August 1911, Page 4

WORK AT THE STATE SCHOOL.

INTLi I IKS TING IMiANS

During the past few weeks, the senior children at Tc Lvuiti school, under the guidance of Mr Power, have been busy in their spare time, digging over a stretch of the river reserve, which runs close by the school liuildings. The lads have done good work in clearing' out, tlx' blackberries, by niak in;; deep ir-mclies, an:l disposing of them, root': and all, and the children gencrallv have subscribed to plant the reserve wit It oak, elm and plane trees. About fifty 1 roes have heen planted. If the whole reserve could he treated in a similar fashion, it would be much more a! tract ive than it, is at present, and visitors would linger by the river's brim who now avoid that repository lor old tin cans and rubbish. Perhaps the l'orou;vh Council will do something b"fore Ion;;. Other important; school work will commence next week, w In n a svstem of garden plots will he ,•!!;; over and planted with .tools and e\ j i'Minent al lot.H of manure, '("he Hie:'., as planned by J\lr N. S. i (lie :!.«!•• if! ant master, is to allot nine | plots to r>:|: ei nnent s without manure | ami with phospliate. nitrate, and j potash nunr.ui<>(lit r plots will bo dovfti d to vi ;;e! ahles, and four furlh(i- j-lots 'o lucerne, soghrum and other jm'iv.-: >■" r.uitable fur sheep and. I cattle fodder. Two beys will be he let { responsible for each of the plots, so as • ! j,, •:( iinulati 'i'!i'i"e::l and the eompe•tiljve bilmp The plan is approved j by the aei ii e'itorai inspector of the i Education I'.oani sad doubtless valu- ! able lessons will be drawn from tho j work. The board of Kdueatina has j forwarded tho necessary tools and : chemicals. and as already stated, work j will eiiiinv • m a few days. DonaI tion:« ;;iven r this excellent educaI live pin | mi : e are specially favourably i (rented in re: peel. of subsidies. Say ,• i ven b> any geneiSous donor or | public |.o !v. The Education Board e i ves an eenal amount and the Education I) ej 1 a' I: nen t. also ;;ives X.I, ina It - in.. A'! l in, all. The Hoard never gives nn.r<- than 'l>»t the Department anhsiilies .VI for XI to any amount. The srboo! bar now in hand a sum of a ll or so which has been donated for nnrehasiu;- a mapic lantern, and this is to be pi ocim'i d at a.n early date, and will |,e valuable in illustrating on a |ante scab the various forms of insect