CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1901, 11 September 1884, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

P Ec opening of High School. L Tiik ordmiry monthly meeting of the m above oommith c Mas held at the Ci itenon r Hotel on Monday cv oning last. I'icseiit Messrs R W. Sugeut (cliaiim in), T Wells, Hosking, Hewitt. Houghtou and Forrest. Ex\mi\'\tio\ XtMn/r- — The Cliaii man read tlu % inspectoi'o (Mr Fulleij 10port on the school \\ liicli 1) )s ahead y been published. —Mi H'jskmg was askid to prepare a table of c jmpa. ison show ing the diffeiencc in the peuoiitane^ of the list examination and that of the picvioiib year. RELTUIOUh IWTKKCTIOX 1\ SriFOOL — The Rev. H. 11. D.-x^miy, Wesleynn niinister, wiotc, stating that a» he was desuous of gi\ intj lehgious m>ti notion of an unsictai'ian chaiacter to the eiuldien attending tlie public school, w hose p ucnts offer no objection, lie deshed tlie use of the school on all afternoons of the week after school liotus —Mr Wells pioposed that the request be acceded to, condition ally that the school In left in tlie same condition in winch it was found In moving this lie nuclei --tood that the cleigy men of the othei denominations weie woikingiu conjunction with Mr Dews buiy. — MrFonest li.id no objection so long as the s'une pnveli'»e was e\(end(d to the other minister.— Mi Hosking seconded tin- pioposition. — Canied nn.uiimonsly. P MioiiAKunsHuuim^. —It vwis agieed that a week's holidays be given at Michaelmas, the time to be li\ed by the head ttacher. Misckllankoi^.— Mr Hoiking enquiied if the school was conducted undct the pioper Regulations laid down? He was given to undei -tand that at the pie sent time the school opened at 9 30 and then there was a leeess at 11 o'clock The regulations woie cleai on this point that theie should be two houis teaching in the morning as well as in the attei noon. After some little discussion it was agieed that the couise at piesent adopted was the b"fct m the interests oi the school. It was also agreed that the hat pegs in the lobbies should be laMod with the numbei 'A eacli pupil to pi event confusion and unconscious nnsappiopnation. Mr .Stcwait wiotc:— The \aiious repair- which I sug^e-t^d last month have all Wen attended to with the e\ ception of the fence and one door w liich requires scievung or bomtthing to pievent further splitting. Gymvastic— Mr Stew nit wiote:The bo\s have now got a football ilnb in working Older, and in goo 1 time a cricket club will be foimed among them They will be able to look attt i them selves in the matter of gimes. But the poor girls aie not so entcipi isintr, an 1 seem to have no amusement- whattvu The committee might do sonutliing to fchelp them in the way of pioviding skip ping ropes, croquet, or lawn tennis Beyond this, however, the whole school j would be greatly benefited by having some gymnastic appliances set up, ie. swings, parallel bais, may pole, lo , &c, of which the whole cost mi'.'ht be de fiaytd by one conceit wh eh Mi 15.11 tells me he would conduct * eiy cheei fully. —As gymnastic appliances weir- considcied school furnituie it was agieed to apply to the board for the necessaiy fund* foi this purpose, failing this other means to lie taken to comply with the headmastei'b request. Rk-ofexinc of Hifiir School. —As to the High School (Mi Stew ait wiote), in my letter to the boaid (-nbimtti'd to you before despatch) I uiiguested the possi bility of making a new commencement in case of 12 pupils pirsenting thomselvts for eniolment. Twelve pupils would cover all the outhj lcquned, as a\aili'ig myself of the qualified assistance of Mist. Priestley (piobationoi'l in the High School I would be able to cany on the classes all round satisfactory, thnt is if the board accede to my request for one additional pupil teacher, which under all the ciicumstances seems to me i vciy modest request. At piesent we aie working the school shoit handed, one of the teachers, Mr Westmorland, having been absent all la»t week (thiongh illness), with little piospeet of his being k able to resume duty for some time to come Kindly biing under the notice of the committee this matter of tiymg to re-open the High School (<=ay) at the end of the present month. You might institute a canvass of tho^o w hose child) en formerly attended, as well as of any new names which might be known to individual •members as likely to send pupils and thus surely in a week or ten days \ou might be in a position to ask the boaid to sanction fie le-opening of the school with a sufficient number of names to cover expense?. I am satisfi-d that we need only a commencemen to secure ultimate success. — Mr Sargent pioposed that the Board of Education be asked to sanction the re-opening of the High School on the Ist October, supposing twelve pupils can be got to attend, as suggested by the head teacher. Also that a canvass be instituted to see if the number of pupils named can be secured. Mr Hosking was in favour of making the cinvass before the application should be mAi \e. — Mr Hewitt \olunteered to accompany the head teacher on a canvass, Mr Hosking did not think they need apply to the board if they got the pupils. If they had the pupils they could then proceed to work.— Mr Wells though this was one of the most important matters they could set their minds to. On all hand patents had expressed a desire to see the school re -opened, end he believed therefore no difficulty would be experienced in getting the necessary number to attend. — Mr Hewitt was of a like opinion. — Mr Wells seconded Mr Sargent's proposition which was earned unanimously. CniTiUREN's Entertainment. — On the niortion of Mr Sargent it was agreed to that a children's entertainment be given in November, the chaiiman and the '/ bead teacher to make the necessary tfhis was all the business.

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