HIGH SCHOOL BO[?]

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 598, 1 August 1933, Page 4

HIGH SCHOOL BO[?]

LACK OF quqjjB HEADMAstEk'S BUSINESS, DeaI/* last SCHOOL HOSTEL ; . THere ieiig no I the monthly meetin? nf »/■ High School Board last3® was no "business discii^« exception of the present J headmaster's report. were Mr. R. B. Nesbitt'M Archdeacon Chatterton iH ramj ' Messrs. 0. H. rl « D. Davys (secret'ary) 9 were re'ceived from MewB Martin and H. A. Gondie/H In his report the heaikH W. G. Harwood stated.JtgM R°U and Staff fl Mr. J. E. Learning retntj at the beginning 0f full staff has been maintai^H the month. One boy letul employment, and theroll* at 156 senior and 149 ji/M Visits B During the month, the G;9 visited by a party of AmedM ers, who paid particular at^H the intermediate departme^B expressed themselves as - pressed with the spirit anlfl of the- school, and wei'eeafjH the parallel education of ]j9 Pakeha was "sure uniqne.1'* With them served only to co'fl opinion I have long held, tfl from the matter of equipiS have little to leatn from educational matters. ■ Agricultural DiviiijB The agriculture boys ^9 very valuable afternoon atiH field day at Ngongotaha, fl be followed by Saturday 9 Ngakuru, and to Mr. E, 9 property at Broadlands. 9 ments have been made fo9 boys to visit Mr. Hardcas9 at milking time, and prop9 to gain some experience 9 dairy methods. 9 By sueh means as tbese9 tempting to hring the boysiH with local problems and c9 and the thanks of the scliooll to the gentlemen thus assistlB Arbor Day H Arhor Day was marked ■ planting of a niemorial trefl late Mr. Walter Steele, aefl avenue of tulip trees from 9 rika Street entrance. I h9 received a request from Mi9 asking that the Maoris be al9 plant native trees, and ?9 gest to the board that next .9 be made the occasion of rep9 tho native shrubbery. 9 Gifts 9 I hrive to report the doc9 several useful books of reft9 the school by Archdeacon 09 and the gift of two dozeaiB saucers by the Old PupiLJB tion. 9 School Hostel 9 The possibility that Kiug9 V. Hospital may be greatly9 in size brings again to the f9 question of a school hostel, ■ ing some of the buildings s9 ment no longer required, ift'9 tal be disestablished If >9 feel that the buildings are9 for the purpose, I would u9 to use every effort to secure9 erection as a school hostel. 9 no douht that sooner or later9 hostel must be erected, if 9 permit of more extensive 9 agriculture, and I am corn* these buildings offer an opfl of acquiring a hostel at a a;9 sufliciently low to ensureita9 success. . 9 Inter School FixtureiH The annual interchange 9 with Matamata Disti'ict ended with a balance slight« vour bf Rotorua. Haffldt* School pfoved too strong 9 football and basketball. 9 5 the annual contests wiB puna Grammar School in |9 and football take place, tnw Rotorua; while on Aug® ■ first fifteen plays Auckland* S'ebond Fifteen at Auckland* The school will close on ■ August 17 for the secondt* tion, reopening on Tuesday. B ber 12. ,1 Although the adoption [■ port was deferred unti ■ meeting some discussion o£* connection with the sc oo 9 • Dr. H. Bertram consideH ■ buildings at King George ■ pital were entirely unsui i * purpose of a hostel pai c9 part of the building had te | a fe.ver hospital. ■ Mr. O. H. Coleman ®9 when such a hostel was ■ board should consider ' ■ keeuing with the tradi ■ school. The question • J would have to be w . ■ and some arrangemsn ■ Mr. Neshitt concU11/„j9 vlews and thought i 9 def er consideration oi ■ until some indication 0 ■ the slump was eriden^. ■