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1961

Enrolments  Wattles, barbary and blackberry bushes were
bulldozed clear of the east fence courtesy of
Jul-13 1961 NE CASTLES Sharon Mr Fisher and a ‘dozer from Downer’s on the
Oct-17 1961 P4 CLARK Alfred
12th. The Committee had planned to
Oct-30 1961 P CLARK Virginia convert this into a dry grass area, with
Oct-11 1961 NE FISHER Raymond
drainage being more rapid on this higher part
Sep-04 1961 NE GRUT Ross Owen of the hill. Mr Grut and Mr Yates along
Jun-26 1961 S2 NEWTON Kenneth Leslie with Mr Walker repaired the east fence
Jun-26 1961 P NEWTON Raymond
temporarily as it was planned to move it
Feb-02 1961 NE RANGI Georgina
Teachers: Mr J H Walker, Mrs Marion Bogie. back later to include the new piece of ground.
 The school committee found that the ‘milk in
schools’ scheme was justified based on the data
February
 After two years service with the infants and received from the parents.
Standard 1 Mrs Wilson resigned and took up  The following day all the pupils were taken
the position of Senior Mistress at Huntly by Mrs Valentine in Holland’s truck to the
College. She was responsible for the uplift in woolshed to see the shearing. Mr John
reading skills of her past pupils and had Holland had shown a real interest in the
established a very good standard in the Infant school and the children and he made the
Room. The parents made a collection towards a visit well worthwhile, answering
farewell gift. questions and explaining all aspects of
 Mrs Broadhurst, from Rakaumangamanga, shearing.
replaced Mrs Wilson in a relieving capacity.  A flag pole arrived from the Education Board on
 At the end of February a further £5 was spent to March 14th.
complete the School Committee grant from the  Miss Lumsden terminated her position as
previous year in the purchase of resource relieving assistant on Friday the 24th of March
books. With this infant books and to be replaced by Mrs Marion Bogie the
Cuisenaire number sets were purchased. following Monday. Arriving on the same day
 After a months service Mrs Broadhurst moved on as Mrs Bogie was the new Bell & Howell
to take up a position in Hamilton. She took a 16mm projector from Snapshot Ltd, Hamilton
real interest in the school and commenced (purchased under subsidy by the PTA).
Cuisenaire work in arithmetic. She strove to
maintain standards in the basic subjects, April
particularly as a succession of relieving  In early April a new iron roof was put on the
teachers could result in a falling off of prefab’, replacing the unsatisfactory aluminium
one.
standards.
 Mrs Walker gave three days service in the Infant  Arriving on the same day as Mrs Bogie was the
Room pending the appointment of Miss J. new Bell & Howell 16mm projector from Snapshot
A. Lumsden as relieving assistant. Mrs Ltd, Hamilton (purchased under subsidy by the
PTA).
Walker stayed on to provide the continuity  At a householder’s meeting on April 12th the
in the Junior classes for a week. following were elected on to the School Committee:
Mr J. Fisher (Chairman),
March Mr B. Grut (Secretary),
 Miss Lumsden started on March 6th with Mr G. White,
only the Primers while the Standard 1 students Mr R. Yates and
were moved into the senior building, leaving Mrs P. Valentine.
eleven primers in the Infant Room. There were only five nominations at the poorly
 On the 7th the spectacle of the court, drive and attended meeting.
pathway being tar-sealed was completed after  The newly purchased film projector, subsidised

being started by the contractors on the 5th. by a grant of 25 pounds from the Mines Amenities
Two layers of metal were laid down of Board, was shown off at the April PTA meeting
1/8 inch and 1/16 inch before cold seal with three films being shown to a good crowd.
was applied over the top. The drive was not The opportunity was taken to make a presentation
to Mrs Wilson and to express thanks for her
fully sealed. two very valuable years of service with the Junior
school.