HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 75, 18 August 1914, Page 2

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

.MONTHLY .MEETING. The usual monthly meeting of tha above Hoard was held yesterday. Present: Mr. JO. Bockrill (chairman!. Judge Eyre-.Konnv, Air. \Y. .\. Ewing and Ur. E. F. Fookes. The chairman reported that owing to the war excitement the question of advertising lor school requisites had been held in abeyance. pJi. Ewing reported that owing to the bad M-eailiei- no work had been done at the tennis court. Mis-; Oraiit, principal of. tin: Girls' School, wrote stating that when in Wellington she had met Miss Tollev (who was to take Miss Cross' iphicc during her trip in EuiopcJ, and had been favorably impressea wan her,. but i.win" to the outbreak of the war jiiss Cross .had delerro.l he,- trip, and therefore asked that -Miss Tolley might not take i:p dutv. Miss Cram suggested that the school should close for the term holidays on August iS, and resume wcrk on Wednesday, September 16. The matter of holiday- was left with the eliiurman to arrange. Mr. I). I-:. Mutton wrote relative to the necessity for the bank ~u vhich-t.he gymnasium was built to be supported by a concrete wall, owing to the storm water breaking through the asphalt, mid lie asked for authority to have the we-t; done as soon as possible. The. chairman considered that it was * pity tin- concrete will' had not, be-n iiruvided in:- in the lirst instance TVestimated cost was £!«. but no definite »riee had been ob.,; L i I. It was decided thai the wore he ,fo>ic M lining left to the chairman and Mr' rawing to make the necessary arrap.'eoieiits, ' '"•