NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1917, Page 7

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS.

MONTHLY MEETING OF BOARD. Tho ordinary meeting of the New Plymouth High Schools Board was held last night, when there were present:— Messrs D. Hutehcn (chairman), E. W. D. 'Robertson, J. S. Fox, S. G. Smith, T. G. Hirst, 1.. O. SLidden, F. V, . Atkinson and E. P. Webster. Mr. 11. TrimMe was granted leave of absence. THE GIBUS' SCHOOL. The .principal of the Girls' School (Miss J. R. Barr) reported that the work of the school had been carried on satisfactorily. The average attendance bad been 119.3 out of a roll number of 124. The number of boarders had been increased by one, the number ot girls now in residence being 29. With the Board's permission she had ordered equipment ifor the science laboratory to the value of about £.lO. This was necessary to carry out the programme for home science. They ihad been most fortunate in securing gifts of books for the school library. Mrs. Hutehen had given magazines and books for the preparatory library. To Rev. Favell they were indebted for a splendid collection of some 170 books, and to Colonel Ellis for some handsome volumes of the '"Picturesque Atlas of Australasia" and ] "Picturesque Europe." Miss Barr waited on the Board in connection with staffing matters. THE BOYS' SCHOOL. Mr. W. H. Moyes, principal of the Boys' School, reported on questions of staffing, also on the Efficiency Board's proposals and other matters reported elsewhere. BOROUGH COUNCIL MATTERS, The chairman stated that at last meeting of the Board the town members were appointed a deputation to wait on the Borough Council re the Hendrie Street storm water and the Waiwaka Terrace footpath. The chairman said he had interviewed the Mayor, who stated it would be of no use to send a deputation, as the Council had already come to a decision on the matter of the Hendrie Street storm water, and that nothing would be done at Waiwaka Terrace until the work was done on the permanent level, which he assured the chairman would be done next year. The chairman stated that accordingly an agreement was being drawn up with the Borough Council regarding Hendrie Street drainage. A letter was received from the town clerk stating that the Council had merely agTeed to consider the application re Waiwaka Terrace at a future date, and had not committed itself in any way to undertake the work.