OTAKI STATE SCHOOL.

Otaki Mail, 6 September 1922, Page 2

OTAKI STATE SCHOOL.

COMMITTEE MEETING. ! Iho monthly meeting of the commitj tee of the State school was held on ] Monday night. Present: Mesdames j Bills and Beynwlds, Messrs Bills (chair man), Watts, Reynolds (secretary), i Nicolsou, Rov. Petric, and the heal | master (Mr Smith i. / The latter reportod that the attend j ance during the month had been affectj ed by colds, and that two of the rooms j wore being improved and hyloplules put , in. j A vote of than)-:.-, was passed to Mr 1 E. Looser for repairing school clocks j free of charge. It was decider! to make n grant up ! to £o for the purchase of book- for the i school library, while the Rev. ivtric. j secretary, and headmaster were »p I pointed to arrangi for a cricket pitch | for the boys. Correspondence wn: read from i!e; i Education Board, and stating Mr Huni ter, Director of dental hygiene, hnd ! written *e the Board relative to the dental treatment of school children. j He stated the services of a limited | number of dental nurses would -oon le I, available, and that it had been decided | that the districts where •.chool commiti tees or other local bodies were willing I to offei facilities they would have prior | claim to these servicer. The facilities j referred to were n central room suitable for a surgery, transport of nurse", j and equipment from nearest point by ; rail or boat to location, and the arrangI ing of board and lodging for nurse. It was decided to write for further j information on the matter.