ELECTION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2464, 26 April 1888, Page 3

ELECTION OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Te Awamutu. The quarterly meeting of the committee was held in the schoolroom on Monday evening. Present: Messrs Walton (chairman), Mandeno, Roche and Teasdale. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The visiting committee presented their report which was highly favourable. The Chairman stated there was a balance of £5 5s in haud. Accounts amounting to £5 9s lid were presented and payment authorised as far as the funds would permit. J anuual meeting to elect a committee was tnen held. The Chairman read the following report. Your committee v.sited the school from time to time during the past year, and were satisfied that it was well conducted. The number of children is yearly increasing, at the present lime there are 92 ou the roll. The Inspector reported after the last annual examination, that everything was satisfactory, the tone and discipline being good. The only change in the teaching staff, has been the appointment of Miss Crookes, in place of Miss Carley, who was removed to the Te Rahu school in October last. .By the exercise of very strict economy, your committee have been able to pay all out goings, and to contribute £7 15s, half cost of painting all the school buildings. The school picnic was held on 27th January last in Mr White's grounds, and the cost' was, as usual, contributed by the parents and friends, and in the evening the Rev. Mr Bolergave the children a limelight entertainment in the hall. The Chairman.then read the statement of accounts for the year ending 31st March, 1888, duly audited by the public auditor. The report and aiatement were passed as read. The old committee were re-elected, save Messrs Walton and Sibley, who retired, Messrs Andrew and Pratt being elected iu their place.. Mr J. L. Mandeno was elected chairman of the committee.

Cambridge. The following is the report of the outgoing committee presented to the meeting on Monday night The Committee have pleasure iu reporting that the attendance of the school during the past year has kept up very well, the average for twelve mouths being 20979 maximum attendance 244. The number ou the school roll avera"ed 297. The annual examination for Standards was held by Mr Inspector O'Sullivan iu November, with the satisfactory result that out of the total number presented viz., 269, there are only two cases of failure. Mr O'Sullivan reported that the school was " vury well taught indeed." Mr Inspector Goodwin inspected the school in February this year, and has sent in a very satisfactory report on the general management and teaching of the school. The Committee regret to have to report that notwithstanding every effort made to the contrary, the District High School was closed at the end of last quarter by the Board, in consequence of the decreased attendance caused doubtless by the greatly depressed state of things in the Waikato. At the same time the Committee think that the district is justly eutitled to a portion of the grants for secondary education, instead of the whole being spent in Auckland. The annual athletic sports in connection with the bchool were held in November, and were as successful as in previous years. The Committee cannot close this report without bearing testimony to the untiriug zeal and success with which the Headmaster, Mr W. S. Stewart, continues to conduct the school, and to the able assistance rendered to him by the other teachers. R. \Y. Sargent, Chairman, 23rd April, 18SS. Balanck Sheet, for year ending 31st December, 1887. —Receipts : Balance on January 1 1887, £16 9s lOd ; grant from Board, £40 ; hire of school buildiug, £3 lOd ; total, £59 19s lOd. Expenditure : Cleaning, £26 7s 3d ; fuel, £2 4s 9d; books, maps, and furniture, £25 15s 4d ; other objects, £2 2s6tl ; balance in Bauk, £3 10s ; total, £59 19s lOd. The report aud balance sheet were adopted on the motion of Mr Sargent, seconded by Mr Alford. The meeting then proceeded to elect a committee, when the following were elected : — Alford, 33 ; Sargent, 25 ; Dickenson, 16; Webber, 15; Ferguson, 15; Haily, 13; Bond, 13; Houghton, 8. A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings. The newly elected committee met, and Mr Sargent was re-appointed chairman. It was also resolved to hold the committee meetings at the Criterion Hotel on the first Tuesday in each month, at 7 p.m.

KirikiriroaThe following were elected a committee for the ensuing year : —M. McNicol, S. Willis, H. Churches, Z. Owen, J. Kenny, D. Henry, and A. Swarbrick. At a subsequent meeting of the committee, Mr A. Swarbrick was elioscu chairman.

Ohinemuri. Messrs Charles Samuel Farmer, James McGimpey Robson, James W. Shaw. Francis Lipsey, James M. Cook, Win. Tatley and Edwin Edwards were elected as a school committee for Ohinemuri for the ensuing year. Messrs Lipsey and Edwards were re-elected chairman and secretary, respectively.

Kihikihi. The animal meeting of householders took place in the Town Hall on Monday night. Mr A. Kay was voted to the chair. The annual balance-sheet was read and passed, the balance in hand being £4 Is. Mr Arnold, headleacher, tendered his resignation, as lie could see no prospect of bettering himself under the Auckland Board of Education. He further explained that when he first came to Kihikihi he hoped to have remained for several years, but the school attendance had fallen considerably through families leaving the district that it effected his salary, winch is now £175, being £25 less than when he came. The following w ere elected a committee for the current year Messrs Elinsly, Bond, Kay, Ashby, Maunder, Gordon and Armstrong. Mr Kay was elected chairman of the committee. Cambridge West. About eighteen householders attended the meeting, and Mr T. W. Hicks was appointed chairman. The reportandbalancesheet were read by the secretary, Mr H. Fitzgerald, and adopted. The report stated that the number on the roll was 92, but the attendance duriug the last threequarters had averaged only 61. The examinf.'' n had been very satisfactory. Parents »vere urged to send their children to school regularly, as irregularity was liable to reduce the teaching staff besides lowering the finances and seriously affecting the children's education. The report further stated the headmaster, Mr Hyatt, had given general satisfaction to the outgoing committee. The following were elected aa the new committee : Dr. Hooper, 26 ; C. Jarrett, 15; Bailey, 15; Dillon, 15; Fitzgerald, 12; Tucker, 11 ; Davics, 9. The newly-elected committee then met to elect a chairman. The Rev. Dr. Hooper was proposed by Mr Tucker, seconded by Mr Davies, but as he was not present the election was postponed till 7 p.m. on Wednesday, when a special meeting will be held.

Te Aroha. The annual meeting of householders, for the election of the School Committee, took place on Monday evening. The

Rev. J. Marshall was voted to the chair. A statement of accounts for the past year, and the report of the chairman of the outgoing Committee were read and adopted, after which the election of anew committee was proceeded with. There were ten candidates, and the following seven were declared to be duly elected, viz., Messrs J. Ilott, P. Quinlan, J. B. Heathcote, Rev. J. Marshall, Rev. S. Lawry, A. Menzies, and R. Mackie. At the meeting of the Committee, held immediately afterwards, the Rev. J. Marshall, M.A., was elected chairman, and the Rev. S. Lawry secretary. The regular meetings wete fixed to take place on the first Monday of each month, at 8 p.m. Alexandra. According to public notice, the annual meeting of the householders of the Alexandra School District was held at the school room, Alexandra, on Monday evening last, at 7.30 p.m., to elect a school committee for the ensuing year, and to receive the annual repoct and balance-sheet from the out-going committee. Mr A. Smith was elected chairman of the meeting, and called on the late chairman and secretary of the school committee for the report and balancesheet, which, being read, were both approved and adopted without adverse comment. The Chairman then desired the meeting to proceed to the nomination and election of candidates for the committee for the current year, which resulted as follows: —Messrs Veinon Roberts, Geo. Miles, J. Anbin, Thomas Finch, Alfred Smith, George Harper and G. Appleyard. A vote of thanks to the out-going committee and to the chairman of the public meeting terminated the proceedings. At a subsequent meeting of the committee Mr J. Aubin was elected chairman. Rangiriri. The following were elected the new school committee: —Messrs Young, Gerrand, Polvvorth, Iloolan, Slyficld, Patterson and Hertman. Mr Hoolau was elected chairman. Churchill. The new school committee are : Messrs Bell, J. H. Graham, A. Gibb, H. Gibb, J. Spillsbury, E. Bragman and Mrs Marshall. Mr Bell was chosen chairman. Harapipi. The newly-elected committee consist of —Messrs Rosborough, J. H. Thompson (chairman), Hodgson, Sherrett, Wheeler, Strong and Ross. NgaruawahiaThe following was the result of the election at Ngai unwnhia : —Messrs Kay, 43 ; D. Coombi's, 10 ; Fitzpatriek, 2*2 ; Young, 21; Simmelhag, 1 -i; Reynolds, 14 ; P. Sloane, 0.