STRATFORD HIGH SCHOOL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 210, 12 February 1915, Page 3

STRATFORD HIGH SCHOOL.

PROPOSAL FOR DISESTABLISHMENT. With the progress and growth o' Stratford and district, educational at

fairs have moved in sympathy, and resi dents are now face to face with a que; tiou which is vitally important to a. Every man, woman and child—the latter most particularly, as of course the welfare of his or her future is wrapt up in education —these will find in the headmaster's report which was presented to the School Committee presented to the School Committee on Tuesday a suggestion worthy of their efforts towards realisation. This is no

less than the disestablishment of the High School, which means the erection of a building suitable for the purpose and worthy of the /ugh attainments that have been so prominently associated with .Stratford's educational institution for many years. The mention of such a policy will, assuredly, meet with the approval apd support of the district

as a whole, the first step towards which must, of course, be tile holding of a public meeting, when the question of site

and structure will be discussed. Members of the school committee last night recognised the importance of the matter, and immediately about taking the initiative by setting up a subcommittee to arrange preliminaries. Mr. Tyrer wrote as follows:—"I have to report a considerable increase in the number of children attending our school. We have now in the primary, department 392 children, in the second- ! arv 103 children—in all 755. The school now is really too big, and in my opin-; ion the time has come when our pres-' cnt District High School should be dis- i established, and a High School erected in the town to take its place. I recom- > mend the committee to take steps to have this change brought about, and make the recommendation now, with 'some pleasure, as owing to the' liberal ; provisions of the Education Act passed last year, the salaries of our assistant teachers in the primary school will not, i in any way, be affected by the separation of the two schools. In fact, my

own is the only salary that will be decreased by the change. I suggest that von appoint a sub-committee to deal at I once with the question of a site for a new school, and that, when* the request to have a. High School established at Stratford is forwarded to the Education Board, a definite scheme Stitlining the , committee's wishes shall accompany the 1 application. ' * 1 Tin; chairman (Mr. P. Skoglund),' speaking of the report said the time i bad come when Stratford should have a separate High School. There was one place, and the only one, where the building should be erected, and that was ! on till' vacant seetion between Miranda «ind Portia streets, 110.11* tho sfilovards. i The land, be understood, was under the jurisdiction of the Domain Board, and arrangements might be made for an exchange for an Education Board

property. Details in this connection would be considered at future meetings, and the public sympathy would, naturally be enlisted at the first opportunity. Members in a general way agreed with the chairman, and it was resolved" that a sub-committee be set up to consider the question of site, etc.—Post. 1