GERALDINE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2137, 13 December 1890, Page 3

GERALDINE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of this committee was held on Thursday afternoon. Present —Messrs B H Pearpoint (chairman), A. White, C E Sherratt, W S Maslin, and J W Pye. COEEESPOKDEITCE. Correspondence was read and dealt with as follows; Prom the Board of Education, re the ventilation of the infant room and the selling of the master’s residence.— The chairman to write again to the board, pointing out that the infant’s room must be done, as the teacher and scholars found it unbearable owing to the lack of ventilationin hot weather. From Mrs O Gibson, re the school prizes.—Received. From Mr A 8011, second master, asking for a testimonial on his leaving the school.—Granted.

Prom Mr J McCaskey, quoting prices for supplying good attendance photos. Certificates to be got, the cost not to exceed Is each.

From the headmaster, stating that he was glad to see the committee had altered its decision re the outside pupils, and expressing his pleasure to re-enter the pupils on the understanding that there were no exceptions to the special leave; he would be sorry for any of the children to be prosecuted for trespass, but no number of resolutions passed by the committee should induce him to exceed his legitimate powers and interfere with the children on their way to and from school; if the committee decided to lay the facts before the Board of Education he asked to be supplied with « copy of

the charges, so as to be allowed to answer them.—ln reply to the beadmaster it was decided to inform him that the committee had not altered their decision re outside pupils, as only Mr McLeod had been referred to; to request him to notify the parents of children sent home that they might attend in accordance with the committee’s special leave, and that he was not asked to exceed his powers in the matter of the park fences, but simply asked to intimate to the children that they must not go oyer the fences. GIVING PRIZES. The question of giving prizes was discussed. Some of the members were of opinion that the system of giving prizes was not a satisfactory one, and that a general treat to all the children would be far better appreciated. The special prizes given by private individuals were not included in this. Finally it was resolved—“ That instead of distributing prizes the money obtained from the concert be devoted towards providing a public school treat to he held during the Christmas holidays; this resolution not to refer to the regular attendance certificates.”