Reading Observer 07-1920

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The SlIJ>.Conumtt.. hod reoruved not,ficatlOn

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AGRICULTURJ.\L INSTRJICTION ST.

froD( tho Board of F. dUWlOn that the whple of thongbt It. deslru.ble t.ha.t. t.he Committee F0uld I' cl,ildmn
opportunity of Ull:IpeCt..ing tho preII11.9CS ond he
the {llJPll 'teachOT8 under Article n fl'QlD the Mnow bow excellent they were and how economIC
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count.y, lQ In number, together 'Hlh lUX out. of had been the sl'lnmgem,ntlj wblch had secured
such a. 8plendl ~ pl~ o.t, oompatatn;el pmall cost
J'e~resen tatl0n!l
10 utenW ""ndiP.1.e< bod pll.Sl!l:d I t f prelim Ih.e prmnlse.'I Would m~ n firM.J closs gllis tnbuLOr!l &Ild othett tho Gommltteo
tWhool and t he growuis v. Ct'fl ~t.enstve nnd beau op.wlOn t.ha.t. the Pr9hlbihoo of all ';',~,",i~"
AN UNWANTED ,~O'HCIL.A,ReIH~P.,~ Ft;iNDS
lDary CertifieatJt.Wlln llion 1920 I
The Sub Co
lttee regnrd,d t.b.l8 ~ult as re- tlful lhe) sc'l)ool !.p~red to--h.im to ha.ve before p10ymcnt b6forn scJiool hoors would
g~a.s the rur
pup 1 teu.chen ...., highly ~Jsfac It u. mllgniBoont futurO, and-1f tbey oould secure contcpt or ~hlp In mo.st. dlst.ncts
PROPOSED DEMONSTRATION
lory and bad ooll!(l"B.tnlatcd the bOad teacb~~ and 113 ¥ndoobledJy they would, the np't. kmd of difJiculty wonld be met m enforcmg
head m lSt~ tb It 5Chool was destmed ~ th.ke a hlbltion The CoUUOlttee were unable
0RORARD.
Mr GHlenstreet
,cry }pgh pill ce not fnere1y among the ichoo'::; of e~ui.~ thai thO~&rllUtted.(Ol1Qs ot·~!r~?!.~~':~
tho
c01Jnty
but
amon~
thea
St!hools
or
J~ngllUld
~hm
tJle
hniit,.
~
would
be
'"'WARD OF SCIIOLARSIDPS
Mr 1 0\'6 l:o!eTTed If tho grMt need of ..,,:ona. ,I to t.he ~Ith., bil-Dei'ng: or Chf.racLer of tho
'TIUi Sub..CmllJlUltoo 'httd a'Hnded the !ol1o~1Ug nry school! ill tho south ClI:8t of Berks. and Il8 a. &Chaol cb tld~n
A meetIng of the AaT1cWt.ural InstnleUol'l
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·.d:!f)iarShl.ps for' "t,,\1"O J CIll"S 1]5 from Aug~ lEt. rns;r.df'lt'lt. In -tb:'lt. <lIst net added his wfl rd to the
ltllt.£et:l of the Berki 0 00ntv CounCil 'YM
M~
1920
ea;m~" J hope tb~L .wcb 8. IK"hool might be found
'S
ChUrls llee.dmg on s.;~:::!~,~
The Sub.~omml:1;t.oebad ~Iv~d tbe resignation tbo
..sen OTIf.-J Ingfl'Jrd
Wa.lteT
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(WlOQsor ,cry shortly or ns soon a.'" might. be netw ~u
Aldenhot
I!I.nd
nrackneU
1hcro
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as
no
!>L'Coudary
of
Dr
H
lla.\!I~
~ist&.n~
school
medical
otficer
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Count.v) C A,\c. Rtl.lph G G (Wul'l aoT' Couat.y)
noon "ere
lIlr a.;5Q
:w present
A. Mount,
Mrs. M.P,
MylN Be,!u<.irl.,:M.,.. I.PI"<'T!I~·
.. nct, In the v 11 luge dIs.trlct of Crow wbich",took eff~ on Mi.v 31st a.nc\.the Sub gom tbore
Rr.!'cc Sidney \l f.'~bllry Gra.mm&r), Cl!nr
Y4teIcy. :J.na ~1nberiey there was 110 mltt.te ..rac;;ommencUd'"' the avpomtlOOn~ of E J
Fred J 'B (Yt ItJdsor Countyh Duttrc5S ,"",ond"'" sChool t.be) want of which 'T3.!I vE:.TY h-t.a.n'rimg" M:R.C:Sl-, h R G;l , as from July 12th,
Slu.de R
Ene F 1 W.ndBor a01l"'Y.), F"I"'n Goo/I'rey T
by ~plo '-'11:0 ~e"e 31UtQUS to sellCl a1. III MoWry of £500
to
tchool
Sll1ldh
Irst
l=b.e
T~.nt.
poet!l
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(Ro .." s &.h001 .A.\:nllgdC'!1:l) ..~JiUthJ ~htald W

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COMMITTEE.

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(lIlaia..u-ii C"""t11, Muggrid,o, P"""val' G

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(MNdeD"""d Co1lZ\(1), MorlJ,ild,.

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a
tbron,!tont
.he (R
elagh Sc1Jhol CoUllty)
BraclaioU),Equo.
G&r\lo',
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M.. (Newbury County), Steele. Dons A (Walhng
sChool M " WmdlOf and foro County Gl'aJnmar School) Lane, Inlle U

to meet the pusent

ne<~ "ry

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modal1on at
OoVOnlors of
Ul)cl.r

Merero" dqag

op~ned In

Septembtr,
Stephen 3 ffigb Schoo] Clewer)
mr.etm~ t hiS demand,
Int-ermcd lstcs ----..BeH Ronald P (MlUde.flhead
to con dcr m the nc:!.t' Count.,) CI) e W.a.1t.er (Ranelagh School Brnc'k
tho .!ou\-!t ear" of t he nel' Ca.st.le E dl\ ard C (~yl'ito 5 School Abmg
present. b) tho Rn.nE! dr. n) Blrd John D H (Ran~ln.c:-h S&ool Brack

be

nell) RoIch Frnn cls W D (Wmdsor Count v)
Fa.ubrotbe.r:: J nek !\. V
(WIDdaor County)
school and the Grantful.m ArthUT J (Ranetagb School Bra.ck
Gr... mmu School had noll) JOflH Gw-cndohne R (M.Il.idenhead Countv)
JIUV"" ~. A (St Stepben, H,gh School
Clewer)
Mead, Csrho (Neu hury Connty)
Ste\ cns liar. L (St Steph en 5 High School
places by 110- second Clewe!;') &.unden Ka.tbt~o L (Ranelagh School,

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•."on had

.ppro~ed

lbe

of ~be alt-erahons reqUlr~ at the Elms at
J'&nngdon to adapt i lor u.. as & girls school and
PlJPl1 tea.eher centre, and the Sub-Conunttt~ had
oocopted tb• ..t'ma of Mr R J Cadel of £255
the ,.ori The Sub-Commlttee H.d .ppomted
'..be foUoWUlg as Gov.e mors repreuntlng the. Edu
_on Commlt~- ~od.r the pro<'Slon, of the
Mtlclee of Gove~ent of the 501.001 MeSSI'3
J D Adkm ~ H8ftvens the Rev E B JACk
Mr J P Lockwood. . and Lady Flugerald and
MisS A EWell. ·li-bo !ollomn~ had been a.ppomted-Governors o~ the reoommendatioD af the
l!~&.ringdon Ru-ral Dlstnct CounS:ll
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Ferema.n and MIs.: ~ HI.bgood The Representa.tift Gov"'l''"1 fod Od-<Ipted the ~v E Legg;
bqt. had »Q!Itponed Ithe co-option of a. socood

for

The
Go\remor
till thea.r
port. from
t.be hea.tmg l>f
,
I!IClaao.l and for
fo~

girls'

~ 1:iftn under
aClieme of
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thf.

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TIJe/~rs had
8Ild proposed 10 deal
i.~ Iel'vU!b or tho

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of EducatIon
notifiod that they
(.'OnSldered the. 'report of Dr Langdon onG
then' tnS'pe¢tors upon his recent VtSit to 10
qutre Into the aut.borl ty S 8lT8Jlgements for tho
school moorQ.I f'lCr'Vlce
In thIS connectlOn tlle
Hoa.Td ~ ere of op mon that vanous pomts set ou t
111 theU' letter slyluld. be brought to tho att~ntlOn
of the authonty 'tnthout pi-eJUdlce to any scl:iem~
v. hleb the &ltthorrt.V ml~bt. formulate under the
F.duca.tlon !\.ct The Sub CommIttee haa :\$ked
the School Medlaal Officer and Ii duca.tlOn Secre
tary to r6por~ on thfl \~ou.s pomts
The Slllr.Commltte ~ SAd reoen'ed notlficatlon of
14~"'lgn~l on o(
Wm Challon.r tho SUper
mtettJ:lent of a1t.6ndo:~ officers TheJ had can
sldered t.be queshon ,l:Wthe a.ppomtment of a. !\pc
I'ksQi':. ilnd .J:OOOmmo(uW'_ 1:b8\ tbe po.$ '00 Ild'r.crtlSed and tbat a. salarY of £~OO nSlng to £400
£20 a.nnu a.l tncr~~nt8 be offered
W tlles m mOVlng the adoptlGn of the
'Called attention to the commg depal'turB
Challooor wh~l()Ss lhtv :til re~rettcd
qb:ai1~~,~i1h;,t~"C done tho work bett.e-r than l.lr

lDSllcctora had also
for further accom

bOy! school, the
~ls for
MQI ;perma.nenl
rho whole pofJ,tlOn Bracl.:nell)
be let. out. !tthe ec.h.e.ole\ to be submItted
JunlOl"l!ll - Poa;rson
NQfmon
to the Bo~ of ~catton u:gder the prnVlSlona Conncll) Ja.mCSon .,&na.ld

of'::
=':~ ,~~ue
plans

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(:\blDgdon
fVVo~gbam

l&oIJ"L-\>->h!iPof

~~=)S S~.:g ~~~n~~~g~nI~:') 1!".':~
E (CrowtJlo .. ne C E} Searl~ Norah E (Wokmg

C) Buller Annl. (East lI'agbourn. (; E) Mur
ray Robert J (Maidenhead County), Darlmgton
Margo"" V (1L"d.obeod County) Burt, Ed,th
H (Orowthomo C E) Steel Wilham J F
(Lower Sandhurst C) Ha.1l Harry 8 (SUnDlog
),111 C E) W.bb E.,d ~ (WoklDgham C)
E lliott, Henry J (MaJdenhead County), Wool
dndge
MarjOrIe (SunDln~hll l! C E ) Bryan
H (CrowthoTno C E J) Smith, J obn J
(V,eto"" st~t • School Wlnd",r) Field
Irene C ~St S~phen II Girls School \ Clewer)
Rubenst.em, Phylh! (St Stephen" GirlS' School
Clewer), I50D John F (Crowt'home C E )
In lb. ease 01 tho first 40 candldot .. for JunIOr
Countv Scholarships tho ¥b Committee co},sld

had
received\ Il detailed r&- 6red
Ud mthat
the each
oxam'ina.tlon
moettng
reached to
tl.
for ~ Improvement of education a.nd they hR.d
Co\lntJ, G,"",,,ru.r ·1 V&rnOl'8
of t be respectIve
.LouId
d
~datlon
~
conS! er th6
of thlB school ha"
In awa.rdlng free

benefit by "hlgb
secorninlJ'
~clenUy
stand 1:~~:~~r~~~~~~I~~~~::~~~~~~
coopers lnHUr
muSlC teacher9

thab the llTound
the Q1J:.hty of tho
th'; ,'"holla"; came Th()1T\n.Jority
oJ sktlled. wf?rken;
and rerommendahons

and "" a UIIll'.... liy by C8.lldidate. wbo hod won opleo
b& UnIveno.t.y 8oholarslnps be gran~
.,,,.i.od\ng
Peol.lngton Artbur L, Newbury Grammar
School £til per annum iI.t Keb le College; Ox
Supplementary Scholanhlp £90 per annum,

at. Lady ltlarga.rnt R nll,

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Schola.rshlp £90 per
J !Orl.rd Girls' lfigh 8.Il001,
£40 per annum .t Gtrton College, Cambfldge
Supplement.ry Snbolarsh.ip £40 per annum
\ In view of the fact that tho ;J;ount at the
a.llowances fot holdeln of county .ipplcmentary
ochol:"'''illp' had h.-eb rallied to & maXImum of
!1§O per annum as t + m ..-\pril 1st 1920 ,he SubCoDU11lLU!O lhad -?eoontndeted tka amounts ot tbd
.HowaDce8
to present holder1l at tAe!G

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t-v.."Iii.rl.lHs

l-eeoapnende4, that" .collnty
doUeg., R.eodIDK, bE!
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Appleton, G~ rgo
Sehot»l). Watts, Pna

Dr,..,kn.lh, Science
Whye, AJt,zander G I (Ma.iilennead Geunly Bop
School) ,
.Idi E b Wails6eJd, m m",m& th. ailopUan
at >Ii. O9mm,IIo.', "'II"rt., "",d the queot.ion of
the moment. wu how' to meet tie )~, ' '2DCreas.e
ID nll!l!liin '.M· demanM
o'~.:I.ion' In
n;;pect. of til. II:B661i They bod ;;,;if iChSoI. fOr
gIrls at Fanngdon and Wln9sor, and J10ped to
open them In September
Th. Goy~fnon at
F.nngd6n hed "Pl"',nted w .. nOlfJlhy'"L Beck
as hOod m IStress She had very ...".ueut qu&l'
ftc.tJon. lliid bod t.ke~ a dOJf.ee a~ Caihbndg.
with hotiOllI'S to daisfes. N eWi.'ichooli ue badly
wanted lD the south out corner of the ooun~1
The boot oenlree would probably he at Woking
Bam, .... 'h another """",*h.l'O bet""""'l .sand
hUrot and OombeJley Ii
_01.
Dlliit !ill' 0J;td to joiD w,tb Hant.. m tlia, _lei
The p1'OV.I8lOO of a «:hool there- w

for

w..

!.hey

_t~oolb.~at

*.10 ~1 too fY ill 1m diost ~

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~th." DeeM 01 the
tliOrn. oopp
dietrict

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port,; of th. """Diy

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19'1l" before July 12th In o,.fer tLa.t th. neOO!
sary arrangements mIght ~ 11J3do Wlth 'reg:I.rd

to buddmg tho stock That wa.e really a maUer
for the demonJtratIon orehR.ro, but he !uln!e,led
that In tbe meanttm6 the Chatman of the Hartl
cd'ural S ub-Comnuttee and the 1Ostructor I!hou d
gIve the reqUired infonnahon Wltli regard to
bee-keeptng Mr Heap had beeD reco'::-lIlred by
they could not ha.ve hnd an the Mlnlstry and was beg10mng hIli duties It
offi cor
EO efficiently and uno!tenta
h u::l reen thought adVIsable to o9tam a demoil
t IOUS\; a.'i
b11d
~1 nbnn tent t() nitend the various "hows nnd tl 6
The report '\as adopted
Berk<:b,ro-"Deekeepers .AlIIlOC1atI6",", ""ere , J'lr~pared
to loan a. tent a.t a. l'easono.bl~ pru~e W ltb re
ANOrIlER NEW SCIIaOL
ga.rd to the National Pcmltry Pitrham£!.r I; to ml}Ct
The Cha.mflan aii nounced t hat '" petItIon h."'\d at P reston the Comnnttee
to
conclu
been rel:el\ ed frpm Motlev Signed by most of tho
lon Ith,nt
theybewere
not ,{:r~~?,~~,:~;,;:li~!f~:~~~ 1
Inha.bitants reque,t.tn~ t.he prOVISIOn of n. new lIth!l.t
t would
worth
JUOI(')r school t here
Jt WOoS 0 matter 'n hleb bad
theItn";;!:'~i~~~'~~;
been befor& the Co;nfilltt..ee d-fer nnd 0\ er Rpm
and the dlfficu ty was to pt'O''1de (or the proper
be
accommodatIon
He :would a;k the Co numtt ~c enc!!
If they would author !'e nun &nd !.he gccretl'l't"lt had been
t~ftcr due enqullle!i had ~n held to mlitruct tpe e":gs bad heen
- -",'·-""",,--Clerk ld tsslle " notice of the mtenhod to .pro scli.o.me 11 large ·,n
. . Jda a. n ~w JUl110r M:hoq1t:fQr thllt area.
H showed thai • good
Ih,. Iv. . .greeil, to.
I
lmprov" the st-ocki of
CJunlry
• OVERDRAWN AQCOUNT8
?lfr Crow Imformcd the COTqtnlttec that there
T~ SuO-Committee recommended that apphca
tlOn be made tq the ,C9unty CounCIl to place a t was a "sm~ll prurcel or land at Shlnf\eld \l"hu~h was
lltiortlf commg' mto the market w5Jch mIght lJA 1·0" , ~.
the
of the 'E8ltca.tton COID.,1Dlttee the rum sfor tbe orchard H e WI e",ed tlillt If It
end £UI218: being the second tnruI 'l"1Iltable
"13T'C not. Slild the owner l\oul~ be p.reparca to
-j"m,...arjr csbma ed expendlhlr8 for the year fnr lot 1\ porhon
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Wid hlgh'l:fl,duca.h:m purp~es re~pe(t
Tlio CommIttee lD::>truct.cd M:r
I
VIew the oW"Tler
have purch~d
The Sub-Oomrrultee s report iv~~~~~~t~d.
£~05 lB. lOd
th& Te8:r
ending
16. Bd)
on
~~~~;fiL~~~;;~~::~:(l£\~94~
•..,...... "to"
the hqmda

to effect followmg supplementa1"V scholarslupB tenable at

Mars"",t J, Oxford Girl. ~gb

st.ock rlllta.ble for theIr demonstratlon
It WM 0; course 1tI North Berb where most
fnut wns grown !lnd tb nt was where the orchard
nught be-placod A leHer had been recelved
the Mlmstry of ~nculture ~mg tbat some 1U
d caLIOP m'sM \1. gwell •• ~ lh. nul)lh,r oj tre ..
tbEty woull:J ~ Jlk~l,. to reqUl~ In tbe autumn of

mCl1f

suggUted to the Gosecondary sc!wols tha~
c1&IID.!! of the$6 candl
places, for the Jeflr
for SOme! Y6Â¥I and a
proTlded that they were othdnnse
WM adop\ed m pnnolple
ehgible. If'! view or t.h~re bemg no free places
a. a il bl th S b-Co
b-.J
estimated that the cost of
v a. e
e u
mmltt.~ I60U offered to prooonSJderably; over £1 ,000 Vide free tUition at 8t Helen S School AblOgtton
abazuJc5oei::J. t.hu!' aehme for Joan S4rk for the rema'1nder of her school
the m&ttesr by reducmg hte, thIS otter bemg eqUivalent to a free ,lice :.n
and provlIung
grant.-earufing secondo:ry school
Tho Sub Con>
Tho Sub-Comnutteo recommended lb., tb.

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PROGRESS OF I10jtTlCULTUlIE, ETa
Ur Mount. preeentcd \.he ~rt. of the Horli
cultural b'il9-CommJtt-ee
iElforts were bemg
ma.de he srud to obtaln a. 6uPEly of frolt stocks
rar dtstnbtttlon among the different county hOI'
tlcu lural oomnuttee'!!l and college4J and 11. "W3.:!I
boped Qe.xt. yror to sta.tt 1 a. demonstration
oroha.td In the meantime 1t 'Wa! thought deslra.ble to get g~UJne stocks ll'Om a. 1IDa.1l nursery
of theIr own, In WhlCh It was propOeed to .. ra;,. 1

ORGANISER S •