FEILDING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 10, 9 December 1926, Page 8

FEILDING NEWS

PLUNKET SOCIETY MEETING,

[Special to “Standard.”]

FEILDING, Deo. 9. Mrs Sugden presided over the monthly meeting of the Plunket Society on Tuesday afternoon -when accounts amounting to £4O 16s 2d were passed for payment. The relieving nurse, Miss Armstrong, reported that she had paid 130 visita to homes, while adults’ visits to the office were 160 and infants’ visits 142. The number of-new cases registered for the month was 25 and advice was given oVer the telephone to 40 cases. Appreciation of the new cases recorded was expressed by the committee. Donations were received from Mrs Gould 5s and Mrs D’Oyley £1 Is. The secretary reported that very satisfactory promises had been given in legard to the stroot stall. HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION. Miss Haggett, infant mistress at tho Central School, Palmoreton North, gave a very interesting and instructive address on the management of the children at home, under tho auspices of tho Home Economics Association on Tuesday night. Tho spoaker demonstrated the important part early training played in the shaping of a child’s life and furnished various points of difference between one child and another. Miss Haggett displayed samples of little toys made out of match boxes and other commonplace articles and impressed upon hor audience tho joy the little ones got out of playing with such toys. She further demonstrated how valuable a tubo of adhesive material and a pair of scissors were in amusing young children and again impressed upon those present the necessity of allowing the child to go about its amusement by its own methods. On the motion of Mrs V. Smith, a voto of blanks was enthusiastically accorded Misif Haggett who, in response to a request, said that she would be pleased to give another address during next year’s sessions. AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL. BOARD OF MANAGERS MEET.

• Mr 11. Tolley presided over tho monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the , leildmg Agricultural High School on Tuesday night. _ Tho chairman welcomed to the meeting Mrs Tingey_ who with Mr Tingey, ha 3 just returned from a trip abroad. The acting-principal, Dr. A. A. Allan, reported that, during the month, the examinations for the upper school were concluded and recommendations for senior free places were forwarded tor 47 pupils. A number of senior pupiii were absent at tho various outside examinations and a number of senior agricultural pupils had returned home from shearing. Contributions to tho prize fund, amounting to £8 Is, had been gratefully received. The technical class master, Mr Ross, reported that, during November, the classes were well maintained and, at the end of the month, the examinations were conducted for senior free place recommendations. Out of eight eligible candidates, five were recommended lor senior tree places. The dressmaking classes would bo continued for this week and next, while all other classes would close. This was due to the necessity for completing the number of lesson* in these classes where there were almost 7 all paying students. The totai number of students who had attended at feast for one term was 163, which number included 100 paying pupils and 63 tree place pupils. "Tte agricultural committee reported that, owing to continued wet weather, all agricultural operations at the school and Merry Hill farm had been delayed. Preparation had been made at the latter property for rape oats, swedes and tare* to D© sown during the prosent month. The sheep from Merry Hill were shorn by the i boys and the wool forwarded to Wellington. The crops at the school wore growing very slowly and the prospects for the linmgold crop wero not favourable. Commenting upon the staff the chairman reminded the board that the school would probably require an additional teacher next year, and he favoured the appointment of a home science teacher. The matter of advertising for applications was left in the hands of the chairman. . Miss Y. McKenzie was granted leave of absence till the end of the present term on account of ill-health.

PERSONAL. Mr Wallace Bramwell, who has been for some year* past on the staff of Messrs Haggitt and Elliott, has accepted the position of managing clerk to Messrs Carlile, McLean, Scanned and Wood, of Hastings, and will take up his now duties after tne Christmas vacation. Mr Bramwell will be missed in local football circles in which he has played a prominent part, having been captain of the Feilding Football Club’s team for several years. He has also been an active member and a keen player of St. John’s Tennis Club.