STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1921, Page 6

STRATFORD.

STRATFORD AGENCY.

Advertisements and items of news for publication in the Taranaki Daily News should be left at the office of our local representatives, ’Vilson Bros., Broadway, Stratford. Orders for papers may also be left with them. BOROUGH. COUNCIL. INSTALLATION OF COUNCILLORS. The installation of the councillors returned at 7 the recent election took place to-night, when there were present: The Mayor (sfr. J. W. McMillan), and Crs. R. H. Cameron, S. A. Ward, A. Stewart, W. Mclnnes, C. Jackson, T. Lawson, E. S. Rutherfurd, C. B. Walsh and S. B. Hunter. All the councillors were installed into their positions and the usual felicitous speeches were made. Cr. Jackson was appoint ed Deputy - Mayor, on the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr. Lawson. Committees were appointed as follows: Finance.—The Mayor and Cr. Rutheffurd. Works.—Crs. Cameron, Jackson, Lawson and Ward. Electric Light.—Crs. Hunter, Stewart, Mclnnes and Rutherfurd. Reserves and General.—Cre. Walsh, Lawson, Stewart, Mclnnes and Ward. On the motion of Cr. Ward, seconded by Cr. Lawson, it was decided th.°t each committee elect its own chairman. At subsequent meetings of the committees, Cr. Rutherfurd was elected chairman of the works committee, and Cr. Walsh chairman of the general committee The Mayor reported on the meeting held at Eltham that day for the purpose of discussing the proposals for a hydro-electric power board, and read the telegram he had just received from the Minister of Public Works. THE HALF-HOLIDAY. THE CHANGE NEXT WEEK. May 5. Mr. H. W. Lightband, the secretary of the Stratford Thursday Half-holiday Association, to-day received the following telegram from the Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Labor:—“Notice fixing Thursday as the statutory halfholiday in Stratford will be gazetted this week, to take effect from Monday, 9th inst.”

This week will therefore be the last week with Saturday as the half-holiday, and next week the shops will be closed on Thursday afternoon and open on Saturday afternoon and evening.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The monthly meeting of the Stratford School Committee was held last night. Present: Messrs. C. D. Sole (in the chair), W. Pinhey, H. Sanderson, W. Abraham, D. M. Clarke and E, G. Foster. An apology for absence was received from the chairman (Mr. J. W. Boon), who is still suffering from his illness and does not expect to be about again for some time.

The headmaster (Mr. F. Tyrer) reported: During the month the attendance at the school has. been satisfactory, the average for the primary school being 580 and for the secondary 180, a total of 760. At the Technical School classes in manual and science work for primary schools are being regularly carried on. On an average 9G children have come in from the East Road schools each week and 80 from the other schools near this centre. A winter school for teachers is to be held in our Technical School from the 9th to the 20th. The school has been arranged in the interests of those teachers who are not yet fully qualified and who have difficulty in getting practical instruction in subjects necessary for their examination. Most of- the time will be devoted to science subjects and drawing. A certain time, however, will be devoted daily to vocal music, which is now a compulsory subject in the teachers’ curriculum. Miss Macintosh, our commercial teacher, left at the end of April. A difficulty has been found in filling her place, partly because the school is in a kind of transition. It is probable, however, that a new teacher will be here when the school re-opens after the term holidays, to carry on the commercial work. lam pleased to report that the leaky roof has been satisfactorily dealt with. I hope that the repairs recently effected will prove of permanent value. The stove in the infant room after being fixed in position smoked to such an extent that it could not be used, and Smart Bros, were called in, when it was promptly put in order. I should like here to express the i school's satisfaction with the promptness with which that firm has always carried out at the school any work that has required urgent attention. Mr. Clarke reported on steps taken to provide a heater at the shelter-shed.

The chairman said it appeared that the committee would have to pay anything up to £BO to fix in the heater, but the committee had no funds to meet it. Whsji the Technical High School was opened the capitation at the primary school would be reduced and the committee would still have the same buildings to keep up so that the financial aspect was worthy of grave consideration. The committee should think of ways and means at once, and decide to raise the money by a social, by direct subscriptions or by other means. He would not advise that any tender be accepted at that meeting. He thought a Lender might be accepted, subject to finances being arranged. Then, if an appeal for funds was made to the public he was sure they would respond liberally.

” The tender of Smart Bros, was accepted, subject to satisfactory financial arrangements being made. It was decided that children joining in the cocoa scheme should supply their own mugs. Messrs. Pinhey, Clark and Sanderson were appointed a committee to go info the matter of raising funds to pay for work at the shJter shed. The caretaker reported that stoves had beeifr fixed in eight rooms and fires were lighted daily The appointment of Miss I. Foster as fourth assistant was endorsed. Mr. Clark was appointed a permanent member of the visiting committee. Messrs. Foster and Abraham were also appointed to act for May. Mr. Sole was appointed acting-chair-man during Mr. Boon’s- illness. If. was decided that the Jaitte* the

the month to enable new members t< become familiar with conditions at th< school.

At the meeting of the Borough Council on Wednesday night, the Mayor moved a motion of condolence with the parents of the late Mr. P. H. Beere, and that the Council place on record the high esteem in which the deceased had been held by councillors generally, and by the members of the staff, with whom he was associated. The motion was carried in silence.

Wanted—looo babies to photograph Every mother likes to have a" picture of the baby, and we have a system which involves so small an outlay that anyone > can have the baby photographed for a trifle. Call and ask about it at McAllister’s Studio, Stratford.

Your stationery requirements are well catered for by Wilson Bros., Stratford, who have a comprehensive stock of all office requisites and typewriter supplies. Here are a few good commercial lines: Pilot letter files, 3/6 each; wire document baskets, 4/6 each; desk blotting pads, 4/9 and 6/-; first-grade typewriter carbon, foolscap size, 15/- box. Don’t forget to call or write.—Advt.