SCHOOL COMMITTEES

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 14 May 1925, Page 8

SCHOOL COMMITTEES

TIMARU MAIN,

The monthly meeting of the Timaru Main School Committee was held last evening, the chairman (Mr F. E. Mal-colm.-on) presiding over the following members —Airs J. C. Butcher, Messrs H. E. Patehett, J. M. Thomson, A. Carnegie, J. C.. Butcher, A. E. lzzard, and A. F. Boys' - (him. 1 secretary). The chairman welcomed Messrs Thomson, Carnegie, and Patehett to the committee.

Tho headmaster (Mr B. H. Low) reported that th© school had assembled on April 28, 490 children being present. By Fridcv the attendance was 526, and it reached 543 last week, out of a total of 563 on the roll. Tho school closed last December, with a roll of 314 boys and 314 girls, so that a very considerable diminution of numbers had occurred in spite of about 50 admisisons. TheLcb+unl average attendances were: and. tho roll number on Mav 8 was: Boys 291, uirls 272. a total of 563. It was hoped that the attendance would improve, otherwise the staffing must pvffer. The headmaster did not think narents were avaiFn" thempctye«' of the epidemic regulations, whorobv a+ f eud oT >oe was n n t vet com-puV-ofev. Miss WWtoa had ioined tho staff on Ma" 4. Mr J. T ‘. Lamb had ( generously donated to the school a 1

fine map of the Canadian-Pacific. Railway. On Monday morning the School assembled for flag salute, Messrs Maltolmson and Boys also being present. A short address was given by Mr Malcolmson, and a few words were spoken by the headmaster in reference to the. life and great career of the late Premier,-the Hon. AY. F.,Massey. The head teacher wrote asking the 1 Committee to grant, certain sports I material. —It was decided to comply ■ with the request. Referring to the question of purchasing a gramophone, Air Boys said that special records authorised by the .‘Education Department were to be used, | and suggested that the Committee write to the Board for particulars. Mr Preen thought that the Board should provide a gramophone as well as records.

Mr' Boys stated that he had been informed that for certain > schools uranophones were issued free by the Department. Mr Thomson moved that the secretory write to tho Fdueation Board to obtain full particulars in regard to for schools.—Carried. Tho v'sitor for the month fMr J. C. Bntohorl said that, in all dosses the e+tandoueo was down, otherwise everythin" was going on snlendidlv. Accounts rmonntiu" to £ls 9s 9a were passed for payment 4 Bor the mar.+i‘n". members of the staff and the T>dip<j* Coeial Committee no the Committee In refereopo to the. do+e af flm school snc’al—Tt •r-ac, deairled tb'nt the social be held on Thursday next.