Palmerston North School Committee.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1497, 3 November 1885, Page 4

Palmerston North School Committee.

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A meeting of the above Committee was held m the/ Central School. Present: N — Messrs Leary (Chair), Steward, Hosking, and Rev. A- M. Wright. ! - ■.' -.^\ The minutes of last regular meeting, and minutes of meeting, ;wer.e ,*jeaH and; confirmed. * j | . R/ • \. Mr Leary stated "that lib had notjbl&erf. able >to .obtain an estimate of work to be done at' Terrace End School. . Letter from Mr Watson read asking for desks for ist^Standard; which chairman had granted. : ■■■■ tLetter from Board's Secretary stating he. had wired to Mr Watson asking Miss Schofield to proceed at once to take the place of teacher at Hawera invalided.— ;Mis^S/Sh r oneiaw.ent.'i ');[ X Hi' } Letter from Board's secretary authorizingibhe every* 'btsfr 'blinds and fittings for Terrace End School. 1 iS ; ; r ; CentjalSchoolreportreadand^received. OENTBAL SCHOOL. j Sir, — I have the .honor to,lr>i\ward; my ""monthly report as' follows':— Average ro'l for pint month/ 328-5 ; average! atte dancej 226r&? ; highesti U'ttl^dabcp, 't 28) ; number scholars admitted, 18;; number left. 1 ; » : ; present? roll number^-j 329; number half-days school ; o.pen, 1 34: 'As will lie seen the average' attendance still continues very- low, owing | : to ,the • of sicknesß and- variable VeatherV Irej^ret having to report jth^e , . removal-. of 4he> third" assistant" (M^iss Schofielfp to Hawera, to supply the place^of "aye^her^on sick leavej IV trust the committee will make such jre- f ipres^ntation 'to the. Board ofttlfe/fca^se • of 'loW average atfenddnce, as might prey -vent' the ultimate removil of iMiss'^SchO' field, arid the consequent JLppSjOf her services to the school. .1 must also/ireqUpsi < the committee to procure froui'the .^oara ; the' ; folio wing articles fdr tiie. use of ;h'f school :— 1 black -board and - easel, 1 Partridge s' Pictorial 1 Roll, 2*T 's^uaresl 5 dozen inkTwelis.— -I have the honp f r 4 &c. ■j-gFRANOISiE. WATBbSj; C T ,';.L-Ci'JL i Chair ; man r to attend to reauirementii TerricW End SchoO^rejNurt read ahd .•received^ ■;•■-• ; ; : ''- ;!; - r; ;] jTERblce'eND .SCHOOIi. ■* "' . Sir,-4-I hjive the honon to submit i the. ''f6n6wing'nionthiy report of " the *erra;ce! f End Scnool r-^-Nuuiber on roll, boys, 7-8;' ( girls, 66 ; totalrl44 ; number admitted during month, boys, 6 ; girls^ 0 ; Ibqtal, 'fi X number left, boys, '2 ; girls, 4;;' total, (} -f ;! -average daily attendance, y^Y^fughist"] number present on any "day \durii|fg month, 99.. The low is v mainly due tp sickness, whooping cough and bronchitis being very we- ' jalent, at present.. ; It wjquld beiadj,v4sabie"j % 'Tiaye "a jduat^and^ rubbish' pit dug at back of. school secfton.i— I have the ' honQr,;.&c M R,Hi GuthbieH jfiT, f ! ] The following accounts were then** for payment, subject to corre^-' ' rection : — Venn, 2s 6d, with account passed already^ lOs ; Bea.dy Monej^:, Store; 7s lTd,i withe accownt paiaed al- , ready, !'