SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 3148, 6 December 1893, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEE

HAMPSTEAP.

The monthly meeting of the Hampstead School Committee was held on Tuesday evening. Present—Messrs Crooks (chairman), Orr, Sage, Strange, Blackler, Hendry, and Elliott. master's bepokt. The masted stated that the recent wet weather had considerably interfered with the attendance, but the average far the I month waa 306. ' CORRESPONDENCE A letter was read from the Coird of Education, consenlin<? to Mis* T.rgget* 1 j not presenting her elf for examination this month, on the un 'pr>!an<Jr g that she remain as a first year's pupil teacher for next yea*. Some other commu'iieatir.ns from the 1 Board of a formal nature were received. HOLIDAYS. The Ariel Bicycle Club wrote, r q c fc iner tint the children ba given a halfholiday on Wednesday on account of the Club's meeting.—Thii w»s left for the master to see what pr^p^ct thera was of a g-">od attendance at the school, and use his own discretion in tha matter. Ifc was also revived Mat the prizes be given *nd Urn Si hool break up on Friday, December 15 and re-open on Monday, January 29.1894. DRAINAGE, The Chairnvn sated tha*-, until it was seen how m»ny pe'sons were wJllin? to pay far the Nether by water, he could • not say if it could be nwle available for flushing the school d-ain ; but in the meantime arrangements have been made for keep'rig it *tid the side channel clean. VISITING COMtfITTEJE. The visitlna commUtee reported that the authorised repairs had be«n done, and that the filter had been received, It was decried that, the fi'cer should be fixed and both the. tanks mads secure, PRIZES. Messrs Crooks, Orr, and Ilendry were appointed to assdstfc.■■Jhe master in selecting and purchasing prizes, ACCOUNTS. The ehairrran was authorised to pay accounts at the end of the quarter, and the meeting adjourned.