OHAUPO.

Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 468, 1 August 1899, Page 3

OHAUPO.

School Committee. The monthly meeting of the Ohaupo School Committee was held in the Council Chambers, on Thursday evening last. Present : Messrs Laurie (chairman), Teddy, Sittauer, Kusabs and Chittenden.—lt was decided to erect a dividing fence in the school ground, so that a separate paddock should be kopt for the children's horses. —The head teacher wrote announcing a gift of thirty new books for the school library from the late committee, which were purchased by the surplus in hand after the annual picnic.-—The Committee passed a vote of thanks to the late committee for devoting the funds for such a laudable purpose.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Teddy, the Committee recorded their vote in favour of Mr E. W. Burton as a member for the Education Board.—A circular was received from Mr Young, chairman of the Hamilton West School Committee, advocating several reforms in the education system of the colony, which were published in your issue of the 25th.—Mr Teddy thought that such matters should be left in the hands of the Education Board.—The Chairman's thought there would be no harm in the Committee giving their opinion,—After considerable discussion, the Committee endorsed the principles laid down in No. 3 the re head masters' power to promote children, and also No. 4 re the pay and classification of teachers. The teacher acknowledged the gift from Mr G. Rigg, of Kihikihi, of two cases of chemical apparatus tor the use of the school, which he said were of great assistance to him aud would be a benefit to the children, as he had all appliances necessary for the instruction required.—On the motion of the Chair man, the Secretary was authorised to write to Mr Rigg thanking him for bis valuable gift to tho Ohaupo school. Chicory Gruiwimj,—A new industry ia ltkely to spring up in the Waikato, in the shape of growing and preparing chicory for the markets, already a start has been made in the district, and a few acres of the crop grown, and fifty sacks of the dried article were sent to Auckland by train last week. The object in growing the crop is to ascertain if the Waikato is suitable for the purpose. So far the results appear to be satisfactory as regards the weight of roots per acre, but all depends upon the price, whether it will pay for the amount of handling necessary.—(Own Correspondent).