GERALDINE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2019, 13 March 1890, Page 2

GERALDINE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The usual monthly meeting of this committee was held in the schoolroom on Tuesday evening last. PresentMessrs W. 8. Maslin (chairman) J. W. Pye, W. Shiers, 0. E. bherratt, Jas. Eiordan, W. H. Walton, and R. H. Howard. COBEESPONDENCE. A letter was read from the Board of Education, stating that the board could not see their way clear to accept either of the offers of the contractors for making temporary arrangements for housing the scholars during the erection of the new school, and advising the committee that Messrs Barclay and Pearpoint had been authorised to make the best arrangements they could.—The board's letter was discussed with considerable warmth, the committee being of opinion that the board had ignored them completely in the matter. It was also pointed out that the Timaru Herald's and G-ebaldine Gttabdian's reports of the last meeting of the board made it appear that the Geraldine committee had forwarded the alternative offers of the contractors re temporary arrangements. The committee objected to being saddled with having sent them, and it was resolved to forward the following disclaimer to the board—" That this committee beg to state that they nevar made the Board of Education any offers, or ever asked the contractors to do so, but beg to say that the offers were made by the contractors re making arrangements for the efficient carrying on of the school during the erection of a new school, either from being asked to do so by the members of the board residing in this district, or on their own account/' The committee talked over the matter of temporary arrangements for some time, and the suitability or otherwise of the Volunteer Hall for the purpose. It was explained that something would have to be done at once, as the contractor had that ! day arrived at Greraldine and demanded to get possession of the old school so as to go on with his contract. The committee finally adjourned to the Volunteer Hall, where, by appointment, they met the Rev. Q-. Barclay and Mr R. H. Pearpoint to discuss the question of temporary arrangements. The requirements of the building, to make it of use as a school, was discussed. It was unani- ' mously agreed that the warming of : the building during the approaching winter months was the greatest ' difficulty to be contended with. It i was considered advisable that the 1 hall should be curtained off into three • or four compartments, and that the ] most eficacious means of warming s the compartments would be by M using say two stoves in each. The cost of firing would amount to v lbout the same as at the present 8 school. It was arranged that Mr & Maslin should endeavor to ascertain ' J ;he cost of a sufficient number of a stoves. The erection ©f necessary v mthouses, lavatories, &c., and the P )btaining of a water supply were left Si vith the members of the* board. b Ihe meeting then terminated. ' I