CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1929, 15 November 1884, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The ordinary monthly meeting of this committee was held at the Criterion Hotel on Wednesday evening. Hautapu School District Boundary. — A communication was received from the Board of Education intimating that it was proposed to extend the boundary of the Hautapu District to about Fanthain's corner in view of the proposed removal of the Hautapu school to Gerrans' corner, and asking if the committee had any recommendation to make on thematteis. — considerable discussion ensued. The meeting was unanimously of opinion that the proposed change would be attended with considerable danger to the present and growing success of the Cambridge school. A large number of the pupils of this school were drawn from the district which it was proposed to cut off and aid to the Hautapu school district, and it was quite evident as the success of a school depended mainly upon the attendance the proposal before tiie meeting would materially impair fie efficiency of the Cambridge school. Tne Cambridge school was now recovering from the blow which it had re-;ei\ei from the Stewart fiasco, the High Sc'i< ol had again been started and w.is flourishing, with great promise for the future, a id any such steps as that proposed, while it could be of no possible advantage to any one, would seriously affect the efficiency of an institution which it was thuir interest to foster. Under existing circumstances the district was ableto support a first-class school, and maintain a high class master and an efficient staff. It was equally to the advantage of the | portion of the district, which it wa3 proposed to cut of that no change shon'd take place. On the motion of Mr Wells seconded by Mr Hosking, it was unanimously agreed. "That the committee strongly objects to the proposed alteration of the boundaries of the district, and protest against it on the following grounds, viz., (1) That one first-class school is an essential to the district. (2) That the district is now able to maintain a high- class master and an efficient staff. (3) That the proposed change is neither necesaary nor desirable and will seriously effect the attendance at the public school. Miscellaneous. — The headmaster submitted his monthly report. One of the pupil teachers was obliged to resign through ill-health. His place was supplied by Mr Parry. The girls of the school had formed themselves in a club, and had raised sufficient funds to purchase a set of lawn tennis, a set of croquet, skipping ropes, &c. He was in hopes that the ground for practising these games would be put in order soon. The boys were anxious to have annual athletic sports in connection with the school. The day on the evening of which the concert entertainment is to bo held, the 28th inst., had been choseu as a suitable day, and the committee was asked to grant a holiday on that day. — Holiday granted. Supplying School Requisites. — Respecting this matter the head master wrote as follows : — ' ' With reference to a statement made at the last meeting of your committee as to the profits accruing from the supply of school requisites, I wish to inform you merely of the bare fact that out of 240 children on the roll, for the last quarter only 136 have paid their subscription up to date. The amount paid by these 136 I find by referring to my book, is £6 9s 2d, and there seems no probability of my getting a shilling more for that quarter which ended on the 30th of September. In fact, I am a considerable loser by the necessity imposed upon me of supplying the school lequisites, and if you can devise any satisfactory plan by which I might be freed from the responsibility (without interfering with the successful working of the school), I shall be very greatly obliged to you.