OPEN-AIR CLASSROOM
;.Lack of accommodation at the;Lansdowne (Masterton district) school, has been very pronounced for some time-past, and, at the meeting of . the Wellington' Education Board yesterday the secretary (Mr G-.'- ir.-- Stewart) reported .that lie Had coniffeiTedi , with, thje' <f3oyeirniment. medical officers regarding the -plans "• for an open-air class-room which, it was pro- - posed to add to-the School. Tlie estimated cost is £3ooi . . •. *■ The chairman (Hon; J. W. Q. Aitken), ' mentioned -.' that the board had obtained f the necessary grant: from the Department. ',,._ ' '.' ■ ■.= .' ; ', . ',;-. In the course of a. short discussion* >iij] was suggested that open-air classes were i too much in the experimental stage for the ;bpard to commit itself to such an expenditure, arid it might:have a useless building; thrown on its hands. : : ; . ; . -j '-J Mr A.' W.. Hpg,g sS,id jHeVliad titties ''visit^"-thei-.£ans ; downe School,, an-ct* owing, to'. itsl/jCrawded - state the addition | was absolutely necessary.". '.:. ;'•' : •■•.' '-j. The' 'board decided, to proceed with .the 1 erection of the classroom. I
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Nelson Evening Mail, 2 October 1916, Page 5
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161OPEN-AIR CLASSROOM Nelson Evening Mail, 2 October 1916, Page 5
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