Aorangi School.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 48, 29 January 1885, Page 2

Aorangi School.

This school is at Taonui on the railway lino. There was a good attendanceof householders on Monday evening,', ■when the lollowing gentlemen were Selected comiuitteeuien for the ensuing f^year : — Messrs W. L. Bailey, filter Bailey, A. Nannestad, B. Parkes^J. Curtis, J. Picard, and E. Sexton. ' TAunual report of the School Committee to the Householders of the Bunnythorpe District : — ••;Ypnr committee-in -presenting' fcheirreport for the past year, have much, pleasure m stating that the attendance has steadily increased since ; th_g..lag|t;an:^ 'nual meeting," that another school has been opened within .a short distance. .The prtesent numbpr on the school roll is 7C the number attending'thig tune last yeir was. 62. which 1 * shpws an increase ofclii.^ The School Ititepector's examination-' took 'plate last October, the scholars were not as siic* cessful as your committee could have wished,, for only, 53.7-per cent.passed of the number presented, 54 were examined, 29 passed,: the remaining 25 failed. Your, committee attribute the low number of passes m a great measure to the change" of teachers, Mr 'Slipper otily having 1 charge of the school about' 8 months' , previous to the . examination. • The ; In- : ,:sppetor did, not xeport vecy. favorably ; on .- the school generally, still your committee trust that at the next examination, la better report will be given, as they have 'every confidence, .m the present teacher's" desire <ko. ' fttrwa?d : the: : 'iriterests ' of the school. During the past year there hAs, ibeen .-expended m- erecting? Bwings,':tnaking a drain and, levelling playground, th|e sum of .£lB, m addition, the sum of £2 10s,, has been spent- hi preparing, about 'ah 'aCre"; of ground, ' which was generoufe--1 ly'given'by Messrs Bailey!Brbs.;f<4r;ars- '■ creation 'ground foi* the ' 'boys.' ! The l 4:e- : cqm'me'ndatdon ( of theMGaepe^tor separate play-grounds wiUbe:C&rried.dut. Your . committee during the past year intended giving the scholars a treat, but owing to the. inclement weather, it had' to ibe -deferred ; arrangements have q,t • last been made for a. picnic, which wijl ' fee to-morrow, a^lso a few prizes Ijo tHe sckokrs who passed, most , successfully."{;■;''■', Several-, ~ entertainments Iweiie Kgivea^ the^schdokpoin during th'e^ wnj.tefr; wiii.cii resulted m the' additibrubf the siimiof lOs^lOd-to- the scstipol -fandi, for which assistance the .cpmmittee take this opportunity 1 of returning to tho^e 11 .friends wha took part m,, getting.,up 'jelit^eirtahi^ents, ,' iheir warm ahp^.lie^jtKr Your committee 'id* closing} their report congratulate you on the prdgress of tnesdhoollas: cdmpared with the past, and 'urge upon you the necessity d*f the regular, attendance of your children" : upb'n" which the ; ;effleiencyaf ttie"schoo'l so much depends;' 1 ; ' i • ; j-. The balance sheet and annual report iwere rwiell-.rebeived* i; , ;< ■:■■.' v< : . 'A T: f •'; 1 1 ,:' ;The prizea nyere distributed, ;by Mr "^y. „ L., Bailey,, on, Tues i day > ;..rnqrning^ .,.iii^th|B- ?- scpoo)room',. apd ' m, tlie afternoon 'tlijei senqtars with Jtheir parents'. ' 'fri'eiia^ :r 'held.a pfcnic l 'm a large paddock* 1 'cßh'ti-, '-'guous; improniptu races ' werearrangedfoir • thebkSS'and gtrls^ also a race ,for mail-' •ried. .woineri, ;whidb provied ?tfery/ amusing . tmejady (showed a ,sj;rong, ; d^terminajipii '■ to win, though her efforts J Wi v(erfe,,ncit crpwHed withr success. „,,'' .-■"" \ '■''tn.e' refreshments were "plentiful anfl "itie wdathe'r Hem'g all .'that could'h'e 1 wished, the piejii'c^may l beJ' ! Baicf t&,'be"-ji thorough successj and a very enjoyable afternoon- \was brought .$0 .close by p. dance' on the green swai"d to tne humble strains of a melodibh. . ' | •