HIGH SCHOOL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 568, 27 June 1933, Page 4

HIGH SCHOOL

BOARD MEETS I PARENTS' ASSOCIATION 1 APPROVED BY ' ■ MEMBERS 1 INSURANCE SCHEME ( >vl The chairman, Mr. R. B. Neshiff I i presided at the usual monthly 2 fl mg of the R otorua High SchoolBoS I heid last evening. Also present^ fl Mrs. I. M. Davidson, Archdeacon ■ Chatterton Dr H. Bertaun, lC fl H. A. Goudie, O. H. Coleman H ' W Martin, W. G. Harwood (headm'i ' fl | er), and J. D. Davys (secretary) l" fl | Mr. R. B. Neshitt was re-elected fl I unopposed to the position of chair fl l man for the next twelve months " fl The report of the headmaster'stat fl ed inter alia: — H Foll. The roll of the senior sdiool fl stands at 156 and of the intermediate ^IH department at 150, as compared with fl 141 and- 175 respeetively atthecor-fl 'responding date last year. ^fl would show that the average roirthis fl year was more stable than during the fl previous year. General. — The crop of turnips onfl the agricultural plots has been sold. fl and delivery is being taken at present' fl •Considerable work in the way of top jfl dressing has been carried out on tle:^| tennis courts, while the orchard p!el:fl is now ready for planting. Parents' Association The Parents' Association is now regularly constituted body, and it hflfl of inter est to the board to knowthat^fl the association has pledged itselfto'^fl . do all in its power to further the pro;^fl vision of an assembly hall for the'^fl /School. The next meeting of thor^fl sociation will be held in the schoof^fl to-mor'row (Tuesday) at 7.30 p.m. ^fl I have again to remark on the io-j^fl terest which the Rotary Club con-^fl tinues to take in the school. On day, June 5, the boy prefects were^H entertained by the club at luncii,^fl while to-day a number of the sei-flfl ior boys were present at the fatfaerj^flp and son luneheon. The school first XY. play Eaiuil-^fl ton High School first XV. at Hoti;^fl': rua on July 15, and Takapuna GranH^B mar School, also at Rotorua on a^Ht . date yet to be fixed. Insurance Scheme Efforts have heen made to estab^H; lish an insurance scheme in connec^B tion with accidents and injuries ' curring during supervised games^B The response, however, has been inf^B sufficient to warrant proceeding ther with the matter. Possibly 1 board could consider the question i^Bo1 a subsidy in the matter. Discussing the insurance scheffi^^pVo 'Ihe headmaster detailed its purpo^^Bty and the cost of a scheme which had inquired into. Although he not been able to secure sufficiei^^B A pupils to commence the scheme ^^Ran| suggested that perhaps next year ther consideration might be given t^^Bnta matter. The chairman considered c fhere was little necessity for a coij^Bynd prehensive scheme at the present Tv as during the past few years fewj^^Bpst cidents of a serious nature had |^^R0gni curred at the school. Board's Appreciation Speaking of the Parents' Assor^^Britis tion, Mrs. Davidson said that £ would like to place on xecord j^^PMon board's appreciation of the great f^^R-day and effort given to its formationj^MAt i the headmaster and the staff. association was a most necessary ^^Bessar and one which would prove of benefit to the school. The headmaster said thatheff^^B; prefer that merely a motion of ance that the board was in symjs^^B with the movement was passed. Mrs. Davidson's motion, board place on record the appi^^B tion of the action of the headms^^B and staff in inviting the paren qpromote a Parents' Associatioi^^B that the board wished the asso^^Ress every success in its future acfiv1 was carried after being secon £ Dr. H. Bertram. ,^fl The chairman said that he tended several meetings an much enthusiasm shown hy By its formation these ParfB s ( now enter into the discussio® problems of the school Parv.^^^Bthe the many difficulties which curred between the parent, p f teacher. H The secretary advised that i H ly the books of the board fl spected by the Education spector and the Governnien^^^^»e.^H inspector and that the y® icounts had been passed w* ment. , The chairman said that factory position was large> the efficient work of the who deserved the board s lation. H Improved ^ef ,L 0'^fl,pr^| Some discussion took P ; heating system in the sc ings. Several proposed sy discussed to improve heating system and it wa . c^^fl^^fl that while little could ^ year on account of &XFC iefii^fl'e^^| decided that the matter hands of the building c0 . the object of securmg upon a system which w satisf actorily. . The board decided to F. A. Gainsford to take I ^ western portion 0 . c:^flk^^fl grounds with the objec the grounds. g