FOXTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 4007, 8 October 1929, Page 3

FOXTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

-COMMITTEE MEETING.

The monthly ■meeting' of the Foxton Distinct High School committee was held last evening; when there were present : ’Messrs J. K. Hornblow (chairman), R. Rangiheuea (hon. sec.), John Ross, H. Hutchins, A. E. iScott, A. G. Huntley, M. E. Perreau and the head master - (Mr. F. A. Mas'on). An apology for absence was received from Mr. G. F. Smith. DENTAL ‘CLINIC. A letter was received from the Rongotea School Committee, enquiring whether it was the committee’s intention to establish a dental clinic. The letter went on to state: “It has (been suggested that you, like ourselves, will not have the number of children to employ a nurse full time, and it is also suggested by us, that from Foxton to Sanson, by having a clinic at your school, a nurse could be fully employed between both places and all the children in the area attended to. Wle have already approached the school committees around here and > they are willing to come into and assist in the establishment of the necessary buildings.” The chairman said the suggestion was worthy of serious consideration and he outlined the policy of the department on the subject.

The httul master and members agreed that the committee should co-operate with Rongotea. It was pointed out that the cookery room could be used far the purpose without incurring the expense of providing a separate building. The head master suggested that perhaps some arrangement could bo made with the local Plunket Society for the use of their building, when erected.

The question of conveying children from the. adjacent schools was discussed and it was pointed out that, such expense would have to he met either by the parents or committees concerned.

It was decided to ask the Rongotea School Committee to convene a conference of school committees concerned to furtheir discuss the proposal. . .

.CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTRY

SCHOOLS,

Letters were received, in reply, from the Prime Minister and Minister for Education thanking the Committee for letters .endorsing the Government’s policy re consolidation of .country schools. “I desire to say,” wrote the Minister for Education, “that I am strongly in favour of consolidation on account of its undoubted benefits to the children, and I am pleased to know that the members of your committee heartily support the scheme.”

GENERAL. The Borough Council was thanked for a grant, in aid of the ground improvement fund. Notification of subsidies from, the Board were received on behalf of teachers’ library and incinerator.' The matter of' 'forwarding information to the Board re conveying of children from Motuiti was left to the head teacher and secretary. The resignation of Mr. T. Chipper from the school staff, was received with regt'et and it was fesolived to- express appreciation of Mr. Chipper’s services during bis connection with the school. It was resolved that the chairman and secretary operate on the P. 0.5.8. account.

Resolved that the Board’s architect 'he asked to inspect and report on proposed ground improvement. The secretary was instructed to forward a letter of sympathy to Miss Mountfort in her illness. Accounts totalling £3B 19/7 were passed for payment. It was, decided to donate £2 2/~ to the Horowhenua School Rugby Association to assist in paying travelling expenses of school teams. Mr. SeotfT Was authorised to make enquiry re blinds in certain of the classrooms'and to bring same under the notice of the architect. -/ ;