FOXTON D.H. SCHOOL

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4499, 2 September 1930, Page 3

FOXTON D.H. SCHOOL

■COMMITTEE MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Foxton D.H. School (Committee was held last night. Present: Messrs J. K. Hornblow (chairman), R. Rangiheuea (hon. see.), R, Mayer, John Ross, Fi-ed. Robinson, M. E. Perreau, I. Mudford and the’ headmaster (Mr. F. A. Mason). Apologies for absence were received, from Messrs G. F. Smith and C. M. Hewett.

(Correspondence re subsidies on typewriters, etc., were received from the B'oard and it was decided to ask for the delivery at the. earliest possible moment and in the meantime to endeavour to hire machines in order to bring the commercial work up to date. Mr. Ross reported re concreting the west end of the primary school building and if was decided to obtain tenders for this work to a width of.6ft. The headmaster consented to submit a plan for garden plots at the front entrance. Accounts totalling £SO 3/5 were passed for payment. The headmaster and secretary were -authorised to report re outstanding subsidies. _ Messrs John Ross and Meyer were appointed visitors for the

’""headmaster's report. The headmaster reported as follows: — ' .j. “The term just ended closed witli roll numbers’and average attendances as follows: —

Primary .roll 374 (380), average attendance 337; secondary 47 (49), average attendance 45; side school 39 (41), average 'attendance 38; totals 460 and 420. The rolls are as at the etui of the term. The ro. numher of the primary school shows a drop of 26 as compared with this feme last year, with a eorresponding effect upon the average attendance. There has, of course, been some sickness, particularly towards the end of the term resulting in reducing the percentage oi attendance somewhat below normal, hut it would appear that unless "the term’s attendance is eliminated with the Department s sanction which is usually given in .eases ot sickness, the primary department stands in danger of being' reduced a sub-grade. This means a re-organization of the staff as from February Ist, 1931. I am hopeful, however, that this can be obviated, for the changes would be somewhat drastic. I would appeal to parents to see to it that their children attend as regularly as possible during he coming- term. I do this in the interests of both the pupils themselves and of the school as a whole. . “During the term the Inspector ate ,visited the school and reports indicate that the work of both teachers and pupils is proeeedmig most satisfactorily. . “Winter sports —football loi boys and basketball for girls—have been regularly indulged m, and.the usual competitions played. The secondary department’s teams exchanged visits with both Devin and Marion D.H. School teams, and have also played local games. The primary pupils have had an exceptionally full winter, both football and basketball teams exchanging visits with outlying schools—Levin, Shannon and Ohau. The football championship has not yet been completed, owing to many representative matches played m Auoust. Our school had a big quota of "lads playing in these annual fixtures which now embrace matches against Wellington, Hutt Valley, Taranaki and Rangitikei. recommend th&t cofee be o tained for winter, some difficulty having been experienced this year in obtaining adequate supplies when most needed. “Repairs of a minor nature aie necessary.” , ~ ' 'The 'report was adopted, and the voting committee was authorised to carry out repairs.