FEATHERSTON SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1655, 8 April 1884, Page 2

FEATHERSTON SCHOOL.

The regular monthly meeting of the Feath'erston School Committee was held on Saturday evening the sth injjt. Present—Messrs J. G. Cox (Chairman), - ; Matthews, Bunny, McDougall, and Robertson, The minutes of the pre> vious meeting were read and confirmed. The' Treasurer's statement showed a balance of £9 18s 3d. Accounts to the amount of £ll 7s 3d were for payment. 'Mr McFarlane attended, *i and kindly thanked tho Committee for,.. recommending his bonus of £lO, Correspondence from the head tear'chor was read as follows:—Gentlemen.. —The second quarter of the school jyear having,closed on the; 31st ult.,.'. [and being desirous of informing myself. : , as to the actual condition of the school. . in relation to attendance, I drew up r the enclosed list, to which I beg leave to call attention. In some cases the attendance'has been admirable, but, in others very. bad. I need hardly say that I am anxious to see the attendance improved, and it would please . me to second any laudable effort to ac- ■■. complish this desirable end. At tho ..• close of the March quarter we had.on,, the books 96 boys and 74 girls; total :' 170. 'The average i 5130.1. May I I. suggest the desirability of giving,.ini ... some .publio manner, certificates,; ; of . merit to such scholars as attend,well during the year.-It: seems to me this would prove a great incentive to nob a ,few. I have, &c.,—H, Bosmo,

parents of those children ..who do not attead school regularly that it is most necessary that they allow their children to attend school, otherwise tho compulsory clause of tho Education Act will liavo to bo enforced. ; ; Visitors for tho mQntty ■ Mwsrs Donald and Robertson,' reported that the school appeared to bo working satisfactorily. Messrs Bunny and Cox were appointed visitors for the ensuing month, Collections to the amount of £\l 7s were handed into the account of the Picnio Committee. Tho expenditure l'd'tho picnic is £l3 Bs, showing a balance of £3 18s Gd to the credit of the picnic account.