PRIMARY SCHOOL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 239, 30 May 1932, Page 4

PRIMARY SCHOOL

COMMITTEE PROTESTS AGAINST RAISING OF SCHOOL ENTRANCE AGE. COCOA FOR PUPILS. The Rotorua Primary School committee held a meeting on Friday evening in Mr. N. M. ICeane's office. In the absence of the chairman, Mr. C. A. Clarke, Mr. Keane presided. Members present were Messrs. L. Ewert, H. C. Smith, H. Wilkinson, A. T. g Butt (secretary) and the headmaster, Hf Mr. B. M. Green. || Mr. Keane, in welcoming the new H committee member, Mr. Smith, said H that he felt sure he would prove an 111 active member and would be a great B§ help to the committee. Mr. Smith K briefiy replied. |g| A letter was reeeived from the H Auckland Education Board, acknow- Wbs ledging receipt of a remit from the ® annual meeting of householders in jBjg Rotoruaf-protesting against the pro- Ws posed aholition of education boards flra and centralising the control of schools W& in Wellington. |%| The secretary was instructed to write to Mr. Hickson, architect, thank- ■jl ing him for his voluntary supervision Wm of the building of the new incinerator Bjpg at the school. WEk Mr. Clarke and the headmaster are |B to make the neeessary arrangements.^K for providing cocoa to the pupils dur-^B ing the winter months. A resolution was carried protesting Kk against the alteration of the school entrance age from five years to six years, and is to be forwarded to the WM School Committees' Association, Auck-fl| land, with a request that they ti^^H and have this legislation repealed. 9B Mr. Wilkinson offered to provide^B punga ferns to be planted under theHB trees on the Arawa Street boundary |®e of the school. The offer was acceptd^H and Mr. Willcinson was aecorded alH vote of thanks for his generosity. Hh Messrs. Smith and Wilkinson were^B] appointed as the visiting and worisHS committee for the next two mont; ggr