MASTERTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5203, 10 December 1895, Page 2

MASTERTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

MONTHLY MEETING,

Tho regular monthly meeting of tho Masterton School Committee was held last evening, Present, Messrs E. Feist (chairman), C. E. Danioll, W. Morris, P. A. Rive, T. Wagg, R, E. Hornblow, W. M. Easthope and W, Pragnell. '• ! ■ MINUTES, The minutes of tho previous meeting were read and bonfjrmef], : ' TRKASiri£Klt*S REPORT." Tho Treasurer reported a credit balance at date of £26 9s 3d. " MA|N' SCIjOOIi RKPORT. The Head Tcacljer reported 591 on the roll, with an avorage attendance of 473, being a per ceqtage of 80, For the first two or three weeks of the past month tho attendance showed a great improvement, but since tho 25th tilt., it has not been satisfactory. On the above date a' heavy storm camo on just beforo noon, and the continuous downpour caused tho absenco of three hundred children in the afternoon, tho attendance recorded being the lowest for several years. On any such future occasion it would be well to continue school work for an hour'or houriapcj a- Half arid then dism'i&'for the 1 day! Tho Chairman' said"Mr Jackson's' suggestion regarding exceptionally wet days''was' a good one, 'and ho thought'tlw hjatter mjjAfrjfeM ftj his hands,' ' ' ' 1 "

With regard to tho proposed school excursion, the Chairman said , it had been decided to postpone it till after the holidays, the dato to be fixed at the first meeting of the Committee after the holidays, , : •••IKW»BCHOd«i Miss Keying "reported that the wet'weather had considerably inter: ferbd with' the' attendance in' the beginning ot last morit'h, bu ! { thai during tup laßt wpek it' was yerv d good, "tliq' average' foi;' tho month* being 76 with scholars qii thq roll.' 4 successful pionio was held, ■ 81 out of the 91 on the roll being present, •

The Chairman said it would be unnecessary to hold any meeting in January next. Mr 0, Ei Darnell was appointed visiting memW and tho meeting closed,