CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2253, 16 December 1886, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

A MEETING of the committee was held at I Bach's Criterion Hotel, on Monday evening. Present : Messrs Sargent (chairman), J. P. j Thompson, G. W. Rus-sell, E. Hewitt and Rev. j. S. Rishwoith. Correspondence.— A letter was read from the Education Board, declining tn make any grant for bringing the compulsory classes into operation, and forwarding a copy of the police regulation on the >übject. The chairman said he had written to Inspector Keily, asking to have the regulations put in force. He h.id received a ''cply stating that Constable Brcnndti would prepare a li.-t of all children of school age reniding within two miles of Crvmbiidge with the necessary particulars. It was resolved to thank the Inspector. The Education Board wrote offering to contiibute half the cost of painting the buildings, the probable estimate being £.">(). — The Chairman reported a profit of £14 from the late school entertainment. A proposal to have another conceit in a few months was vetoed, as likely to interfere with other entertainments. — Mr Russell anid the buildings were State property, and if they went to ruin for want of a coat of paint new ones would have to be erected, and the State provide the money. Having raised £15, he thought the board should find the balance. Large sums were spent in Auckland and other places. — Mr Hewitt said the board had found the money to paint the teacher's house at Hamilton without taxing the local committee. — Rev. Mr Rishworth agreed with the previous speakers ; £15 was quite as much as they ought to find for protecting State property. — The Chairman thought that by the erreatest economy they might perhaps save £5 out of the annual grant from the board, but that would leave them entirely without funds, or they might be able to overdraw the banking account on the secuiity of the committee.— Mr Russell strongly objected on principle, and said it would be much better if they had £o to spare to fepend it upon providing appliances for teaching technical science, of which Inspector Fidler reported a great want. He moved " That the committee are prepared to raise £15 towards the cost of repainting the school buildings, and that the chairman be requested to notify the fact to the board, and request the work may be done during the midsummer holidays."— Seconded by Mr Hewitt and carried. — Letter from board, declining to appoint assistant master in addition to present staff, but offering to remove a female assistant and send an assistant master in her stead.— The Chairman thought if they could get Mr Parry in place of a female assistant that would be satisfactory. — It was resolved that the chairman write to the boatd to that effect, — Letter from Messrs Wood, Pilling, and Lewis, asking for the use of the schoolroom for a dance. There being two Public Halls available, the request was refused.— The Christmas holidays were fixed, and extend from December 23rd to January 28th.— This was all the business of importance.

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