School Committee Election.
The annual meeting- of householders to elect a school committee for (lie next twelve months will be held in the Levin school at 8 o'clock on Monday evening. The Chairman's report, approved of by the retiring committee regarding the work of the past year is as follows: i The retiring Committee have pleasure in stating that the working of the School have beo 1 !! carried on satisfactorily during the past year. ADDITIONS TO BUILDINGS. In May, 1917, the Education Board's attention was drawn to the inadequate accommodation for the scholars. Proposed plans for the enlargement of the school were submitted. Although your Committee did not obtain all : they proposed the present additions will materially relieve the pressure, and place the stall' and scholars in much more advantageous circumstances. Two aditional classrooms, 2'ix 24 feet have been added and the headmaster provided with a new and larger office. After repeated representations by the Committee a saddle shed has been erected and stalls extended to provide more accommodation for bicycles. Annually recurring items siich as hedge trimming, grass-cutting and repairs have received the usual attention. The cleaning and disinfecting have been carried out in a satisfactory manner. The septic tank has worked splendidly and is proving a great boon: no epidemics of any kind have broken out —- a very pleasing and satisfactory change_ from former years and fully justifying the previous Committee's action in installing improved sanitary appliances. GROUND IMPROVEMENTS. The retiring Committee wish to recommend to the immediate consideration of the incoming Committee the question of improving the school grounds and the installation of bubble drinking fountains. This matter received consideration at the beginning of the year but the School finances at that time would not allow any extensive operations. However the position is now much improved. Through the generosity of
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 20 April 1918, Page 3
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