NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 1918, Page 7

NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS BOARD.

ORDINARY MEETING. The monthly meeting ox the New.! Plymouth High Schools Board was held oil Monday night, there being present: Messrs D, Hutchen (chairman), H. Trimble, L. C. Sladden, S. G. Smith, liW. D. liobertson, Q. W. Atkinson and IS. P. Webster. Messrs A. Morton and J. S. Fox were granted leave of absence. BOYS' SCHOOL IiEPOitT. Mr W. H. Moyes, Principal of the Boys' School, reported, inter alia, that the school opened for the second term with ax oil number of 281. Ten new boys entered and 24 left. There were 134 boys in residence as boarders, There Were now 52 boys in the fifth and sixth standards in the preparatory department and he suggested the appointment of another assistant. The upper school stall remained the same as last year, but he 1 was sorry to say that Mr Wynyard would probaibly be leaving aibout the end . of July, and it might therefore be neces- ' sary to fill his"place. As the question of furnishing the new science laiboratories would have to be faced very soon, he appended a rongh estimate of expenditure. totalling £530. In addition £IOO would bo required for class room furniture, as at present some classes were using tables and chairs lent by tlif Jockey Cliib. He also enclosed a list <>' science apparatus required, totalling £IOB. ■ The matter of appointing a successor to Mr Wynyard, if necessary, was referred to the Chairman and ■Principal. The appointment of an assistant to the preparatory school was left in the hands of the principal. It was resolved to make a requisition to the, Department for the science furniture necessary.

The apparatus required will be- ordered. {URLS' SCHOOL REPORT. Miss Barr, ißrincipal of the Girls' School, reported that the school opened for the second term on May 29th. One girl had left and another had temporary come into the house, maMng the number of boarders for the term 40. It was probable that Miss Smith would be unable to resume duty this term owing tc ill-health, and, for the same reason, Miss Baker declined the position offered her, ! Miss Lennon was Ailing the position very I satisfactorily. Several of the heaters in the school wereunsatisfactory. The sun of £2O 10a had been paid to the aecre tary for the sale of books. The annex* at Strajjdon was,ready'at the beginning of the term and had solved in a veri satisfactory manner the problem of hous ing the eitra boarders. Miss Barr asket the Board for assistance in financing thi magazine which, 'being a record of schoo life for the year, was . one of the mos important institutions. The matter of heating was left in th hands of the Chairman and Mr Sladde: to consult with Mr Bates. It was resolved to grant £2 10s pe annum to the Girls' Magazine, this t< include the printing of the prospectus. THE NEW SCHOOL. Mr Robertson stated that the Citizen) Committee desired some opinion froi the Boafd as to what further addition the Board would like gone on with at th school, and had appointed Messrs Wet ster, Smith and himself to wait on th Board. The Citizens' Committee wei now guaranteed more than sufficient t creot the central hall and were prepare to continue the campaign. They sugge: ted that an estimate should be obtaine of the cost of erecting a wing or portio of a wing. Mr. Trimble asked whether the Cit zens' Committee proposed to furnish the hall. Mr Webster said there was no furnishing, but the electric lighting would be a big item. Mr Robertson said that the principal would prefer either one or both large rooms on the west wing erected so as to accommodate large classes, as the policy of the Department seemed to be to provide accommodation for classes of 25 under one teacher. Mr ' Webster thought ths Citizens' Committee would be pleased if the Board asked the architect to give an estimate of the' cost of providing this accommodation. This was agreed to. It Was resolved that the Chairman, Messrs Robertson, Webster and Smith • be appointed a committee, with power to act, to confer with the Citizens' Committee so as to facilitate the erection of the west wing, provided the estimate is suitable. GENET! AL. Mr Moyes drew attention to the fucs that some free place pupils left the school in the middle of a term without giving notice. He suggested that the parents should bo held responsible for half the capitation fee that would have accrued had the bovs remained the whole term. It was resolved to forward a copy of the letter to the Education Department and urge that regulations he made to meet the case. Messrs Robertson and Webster were npnointed to revise the prospectus. Leave of absence was granted Miss Smith. Votes of thanks were accorded Mr M. Fraser. chairman of the Hospital Board, for the ?sft of a water heater, and to Messrs Smart Bros, for repairing it free of cost to the Board. TFTK BONDAGE OF ALCOHOL. PKINKO OFFERS FREEDOM. There's a friend, or maybe a relation near and dear to you, who is firmly in the grip of drink. Abstinence means happiness and prosperity to him- You can cure him by commencing the Drinko treatment to-day. Inexpensive—surepermanent. Being odourless and tasteless Drinko can be given in liquid or food. It will not harm the most delicate constitution. Even if patient is unwilling to help himself, Drinko can be administered secretly if desired. Hundreds testify to its efficacy. Write for free booklet. All correspondence confidential. Plain scaled envelopes used. State if Mr., Mrs,, or Miss. T.adv Manager, Drinko Proprietary, 212 A.C-, Lamb ton Quay, Wellington-