BULLS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9011, 26 November 1907, Page 2

BULLS.

From Our Own Correspondent. Bulls School Committee met on Monday evening. Present; Messrs Downes, (chairman), Hinckley, Homes, Kearney, King and McGregor. The headmaster reported the average attendance to be low, 36 children being away every day out of a roll of 131. This was clue in a large measure to whooping cough aud sickness among the children. It was also notified that any pupils who wished to sit for the proficiency certificate would have the opportunity of so doing at Rongotea ou 3rd December; three from Bulls were iuteudiug to do so. A letter from Mr Fergusson, Wanganui, quoting prices and terms for prize hooks.—Tiie chairman was instructed to obtain other quotations. Letter from caretaker resigning his position at end of January.—Accepted It was decided to revise the list of duties and call applications.

The matter of water tanks was left in the hands of the chairman to have filter attachments placed during next holidays. With regard to a picnic Messrs Homes, King aud the chairman were appointed a committee to arrange a picnic for the children to the beach ou Sandou side of river on 23ud January, -if possible. The selectiou of prizes was left in the hands of the chairman and headmaster.

A hearty vote of thanks was given to the Ohakea school children and the chairman was requested to write expressing appreciation of their action, expressly mentioning Miss Bailey aud Mr Gabites. Messrs Homes and Kearuey were appointed visiting committee . The meeting then resolved itself into a meeting of the Technical School Committee and after the usual routine ' business was ended, the supervision report was read as under :—A start was made ou June 11th. Classes in commercial arithmetic, commercial correspondence, bookkeeping, dressmaking, agricultural science, aud mililuery, have been successfully conducted. There are still three more two hour lessons in dressmaking and millinery to he given when operations will he complete for this year. Mr Grant arranged for 10 two hour lessons on agriculture. The average attendance in this class was 8 out of a roll of 10 students. Miss Boham, the instructor in dressmaking aud millinery, has throe lessons still to give. The first term of the former class had an average attendance of 35 pupils who had ' 13 two hour lessons. The classes in English, arithmetic aud bookkeeping have averaged 13, 13, and 18 pupils respectively. Iu arithmetic 34 had hour lessous were giveu and the bookkeeping class had 13 two hour lessous. The classes have yielded fees amounting to £B9 15s Cd aud incidental expenses aggregated £ll 16s 9d. These have been paid aud it is estimated that the classes will result in a credit balance of over £3O on the year’s work. The largest class this year has been the dressmaking one. The success of this class aud also of the class in millinery is in no small measure due to the skill and tact of the teacher, Miss Boham. Next year with the improved conditions under which we hope to labor, a distinct advance in technical education should be made iu the community. The report was considered very satisfactory. The regulations witli regard to technical committees aud the method of election were considered and commented upon, It was remarked that while every action of the committees was supposed to be reported to the Education Board, no provision was made for any account of the Education Boards and that paragraph 3 of the regulations could not on this account be carried out. The method of election was considered cumbersome, and the ex officio members were unlikely to take a largo interest in the matter. It was resolved to recommend the Board to make some altera-; tion iu this direction. The Chairman reported about £95 in hand towards the building fund of the High School, and about, £3O to £35 more promised. Ho had applied to the Raugitikei and Manawatn County Councils for a subsidy. On the whole ho considered matters were going ou very satisfactorily, if slowly. |