MASTERTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4449, 20 June 1893, Page 2

MASTERTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Monthly Meetinq. ''} The usual monthly meeting of the U Masterton Sobool Oommitiee | held last evening, there being presdrit, Messrs E. Feist (chairman), W, Beard, Z, Hnar/W. Easthope, John R, Graham, W.Pragoell, W. Morris, :ri| andT. Wagg. • ;^ ".'■■.- ' MiHUTKa. ■'■■".■i^M . The minutes of the last were read and confirmed. ; ; ■ ;i ; S| '. ; TBEASBRER'a BEPOM. ''•'■ /J 'l/j The, showed;'af ■ || credit balance at'date of £8 19s Bd, 'HhI , COBBESPONDENCE. '. ; '>;\j A letter was received from the ; yij Education Board, Btating that tenders will be called for an additional room at the main'school'during next '-■■s month. ' ■■•-'■•• '■'■■'. ~ ./\"'-;>| MAIN SOUOOL BErORT. ' ,fj Tho Head-master reported tbat's9t "■:■:§ children are now on tUe roll with an ■':;■s average attendance of 469. The at- : |> tendance of the 25th and 26th ultimo, <■■{ was the lowest for a lery; ?■] long time past, to bad weather, : --0 otherwise the ayerago for the month; M would have been a high one. A oir- *M cular had been received from tho-§ BaUanco Memorial Fund;Committee r ; { ;fe requesting that penny subscription' -M be collected from theohildren towards M the fund. MrW.O, Woodnorfchhad 'f also givena lesson in gIHSs-blowing by ■% permission of the Obairman, and had ':'&■ offered to givo an .evening., entertain- f| nient, sharing proceeds with the schooi, : '!|; if the Committee would provide an>|s hall. Mats were required for sobool"sss use. ■ ' ■' • ' ;tp The Chairman said he should an expression of opinion from the oil Committee in referenoe to the Balv'|| lanoe subscription list. ' '■' ":$i Mr Beard proposed that the matter; be_ not brought be.ore the eohool *l| ohildrcn. It was a matterjn»*a IS parents, . • ' , ' ''pfp*'^; Mr Feist y|

The question of pi ocuring mats waV" left in the hauda of the visiting mem* ber. The Chairman moved that steps be talceu to secure a hall for Mr Woodnorth's exhibition. It was an instructive entertainment. Mr Beard said that lie did not think the School Committee should sanction this sort of thing. Certainly glass-blowing was ail inslruotive entertainment, but if one thing of. | the sort was countenanced the Committee would be called upon to allow other.entortaiumooU which might ran suit in no good, The Headmaster pointed out that tbe School would receive halt the prd oeeds which would amount probably to tbree or four pounds. Other schools had permitted it, Mr Beard said the Committee was not in a state of bankruptcy and h& , did not agree with this mode of raising" funds, The motion was put and carried. Infints School, Miss Keeling reported that the attendance during the past month has been good, uuiil last week, when many of the children were absent • owing to the prevalence of severe . colds, 'i'he number of children now. on the roll is 104; and the average attendance, for the month 82, Certain hollow pluoes in the play.ground require Bllinjftn^^jM^dvgcuß^r" ensued n thoplantingoflrees anue Infant school. Mr Easthope suggested the planting of laurelß only, all along th» fence. They would form aconsiderablo shelter, Ho was eatis&ed they would be the best shrubs to plant, • The Chairman said it was a question of ways and means. Mr Easthope thought the cost would be about £ B, without labor. Mr Beard, while agreeing with Mr Easthope in the main, did not think they should confine themselves-to laurels.

The Chairman suggested that shrubs be given, Mr Beard proposed that n Com. mittee consisting of tho Chairman, the mover, and Mr Easthope be appointed to deal with the matter, with power to act, -Mr Feist seoouded and the motion was carried. ESTIMATES. The estimated receipts and expenditure for tho current year was read by the Secretary. Mr Kasthopo moved that Mr Beard and himsolf wait on the Town Lands Trust with reference to tho usual grant.-Seconded by Mr Morris. Mr Beard said h? should lib the motion to and would(# suggest that also urge the advisability Ci'-fotting aside a> certain sum for a scholarship, The motion as amended was carried, ACCOUNTS, An account from R, E. Homblow im£l 3s was passed for payment. TOWN LAUDS TRUST OBANT. Mr Beard proposed, and Mr Wagg seconded, that the sum of £6O bo applied for as a grant from the Town Lands Trust. Mr Beard said that they had to recollect they wero asking for £SO, and also that a sum be set aside for a scholarship. His idea was that there should be no distinction of persons, and his feeling was that the Town Lands Trust should give a speoial scholarship irrespective of tho position of parents. After considerable discussion the motion was carried, ABSENTEE I^tf 1 . The absentee list dealt with, and the meeting adjourned,