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jl- Rhondda »■■ iim Education Committee. Amateur Chimney Swee ps. Trehafod Sweep's Complaint. Purchase of School Requisites. The monthly meeting of the Rhondda Education Committee was held on Friday last at the Council Chamber, Pentre. The attendance included Councillors Dr. W. E: Thomas (chairman), D. R. Jones, D. C. Evans, Walter Williams, Dr. A. G. Tribe, J. D. Williams, R. S. Griffiths, L. P. Griffiths, Lewis Hopkins, Thos. Thomas, Ben Davies, Dd. Williams, Alderman W. H. Mathias, Tltos. George, W. H. Morgan, Griffith Evans, Thos. Harris. Ed. Jones, Leonard W. Llewelyn, W. D. Wight and Thos. Griffiths, together with the Clerk (Mr. W. P. Nicholas), the Deputy-Clerk (Mr. T. G. Jones), the Director (Mr. T. W. Berry), and the Architect (Mr. Jacob Rees). A letter was received from Mr. W. Crennant Griffiths, secretary to the Cen- tral Welsh Board, stating that at the last meeting of the Board held at Shrews- bury a letter was received from Mr. Berry (Rhondda Director of Education) intimating that he desired to withdraw from the position of examiner to the Board for the present year. The Board were desirous of retaining Mr. Berry's services, and asked the Committee to allow him to continue his examination this year again. The Chairman informed the Committee that Mr. Berry's letter to the Board was the outcome, of the Committee's resolu- tion that he should not undertake any extraneous work. The Director had acted as examiner for the, Board last year, and owing to certain reasons they desired that he should act in that capacity for 1910. On the motion of Councillor R. S. Griffiths, the application was granted. CHIMNEY SWEEP'S COMPLAINT. The following letter from Mr. Elias Jones, chimney sweep, Trehafod — No. 1, Cadogan Terrace Trehafod. W. P. Nicholas, Esq., Pentre. Dear Sir,—May I respectfully call your attention to the following state- ment which I ask if you will please read to the Councillors at their next Council meeting. I am a chimney sweeper, and I have worked as such for a period of over 20 years, but as a consequence of the principles of Trade Unions having been outraged, .together with the introduction of the Eighth Hours Act, I am unable to bring to- gether both ends of the string. I have to complain in the first place of the want of sympathy of the person or persons in charge of the Council Schools. I never have a chance of sweeping the chimneys of any of the schools, but the work in the schools in the district I live is given to jvorkmen employed in and around neighbouring collieries; thus they are enabled to earn a livelihood by working at those collieries, and extra money by taking from me work that I can do; and in doing so, they deprive me -of a living. Don't you think that the shoemaker ought to stick to his last? (Loud laughter). In the second place, the Councillors, in giving the said work to persons who are earning a living at the collieries, countenance a principle which is inconsistent with their views, at any rate, I believe it to be so. Gentle- men, let me have a little fairplay, please. There are a lot of check- weighers and miners' agents on the Council. I .am sure neither of them would like me to do their work if I could do so, and keen on sweeping the chimneys. If chwareu teg," let us have "chwareu ffamws (loud laugh- ter).—I am, gentlemen, yours frater- nally, ELIAS JONES. Councillor Tom Harris: How is the work done now? The Director: Neither the Council nor myself have anything to do with the engaging of chimney sweeps. The work is given out by the schoolmasters to the sweeps in the district in which their schools are situated. Councillor Ben Davies: I take it that the schoolmasters engage those who do the best work. Alderman Mathias moved that tenders be obtained in each Ward for the work. Councillor J. D. Williams seconded. The Chairman pointed out that the Director was preparing a report on the advisability of having the work done by tenders. Alderman Mathias withdrew his motion, and the letter was allowed to lie on the table. RUMOURS AND REPORTS. A letter was received from Mr. Wm. Thomas, senior Attendance Officer, asking for a conference on the proposed altera- tion of regulations by the Committee, adding that it was rumoured that the Committee intended to curtail the privi- leges which the Attendance Officers had enjoyed for the past 30 years. Councillor R. S. Griffiths: Has the report been considered by the Committee? The Clerk: No. Councillor R. S. Griffiths: How do officers interested get hold of the resolu- tions before they are discussed here? The Director said that some of the officers came to see him about the matter, but that he had told them he could not discuss it, as it had not yet been before the Committee..The officers added that the rumour was common property. Councillor Griffiths said h§ considered the report of any Committee to be private property -ui-itil it had been discussed by the Education Committee in public. Councillor W. H. Morgan: Would not that apply to the teachers when the regu- lations affecting them were under con- sideration. Councillor R. S. Griffiths: No; it was not at such an early stage. The report on the teachers' regulations had been sub- mitted to the Education Committee. The Chairman: It was common know- ledge that we were considering the regu- lations concerning the teachers, but that is not the position now. Councillor R. S. Griffiths: I have no objection to the interview the officers ask for, but, I do object to people taking ad- vantage of private information of this kind and to interview members before they are in a position to say anything on the matter. It was resolved that opportunity be given to the officers to be present when the regulations were considered. NO POWER TO GRANT ASSISTANCE. The Clerk reported upon the question of a contribution towards the mainten- ance of the Cookery and Domestic Arts Training School in connection with the South Wales University College, and said he was clearly of the opinion that they could not contribute out of their elemen- tary education fund, and their Id. secon- dary rate was already fully mortgaged. The Chairman said there were six students from the Rhondda at the School, and it was the only one of the kind in Wales. Councillor R. S. Griffiths said it was never intended to make a contribution of this kind when their Secondary rate was limited to a penny, and he believed that that penny was for Secondary Edu- cation within their own area. College training was a thing supposed to be pro- vided bv the Exchequer. Councillor T. Harris: Is there any other source by which we oan help this Training School? The Clerk: No, except the generosity of the individuals of the Council (laugh- ter). Councillor Harris: If we were Incor- porated, we could make a contribution? The Clerk: That is so. <> The matter was deferred for future con- sideration. THE PURCHASE, OF SCHOOL ROOKS. TRADES COUNCIL'S COMPLAINT. A deputation from the Pentre and Dis- trict Trades and Labour Council waited upon the Committee with reference to the purchasing of books, &c.. by school children for use In their lessons. Mr. Phippen, who acted as the leader of the deputation, said he objected to the prac- tice because it was contrary to the prin- ciple of Free Education as laid down by the Act. The old School Board, he con- tinued, attempted the same thing about 13 years ago, but when representations were made to them, it was discontinued. He believed that all school requisites should be provided by the Education Committee. The Free Education Act" was intended for the benefit of the work- ing class, and when they considered that perhaps four or five children attended school from the same family, and the father was the only breadwinner, the pur- chase of books was a serious thing. It had been suggested that the practice was not objected to, but, personally, he believed it was compulsion. The Educa- tion Act laid it down explicitly that all school requisites were to be provided by the Education Authority except in cases where the parents were prepared to do so at their own expense, and he would ask them whether they had discovered one parent who was prepared to go to the expense of providing books for his chil- dren. It might be argued that this would be a saving on the rates, but he con- tended it was false economy, as it made the working man pay. It was said that the Committee did not compel the chil- dren to bring books to school, but he held that a suggestion from the teacher to this effect was regarded by the child as a command, and if the parents refused to grant their request, the children were penalised, while other children were rewarded. Moreover, if a parent refused to supply his children with books, they stayed away from school, and the attend- ance suffered accordingly. Asked as to the nature of the books children were asked to buy, Mr. Phippen said that one which he had seen with his own boy was a book of poetry called Julius Caesar.' His boy was asked to learn Mark Antony's Oration." He (Mr. Phr^en) had read it, and thought "it was very good," but difficult for a boy to learn (laughter). The Chairman, quoting from the Board of Education Code, said that it was laid down there that every pupil should be encouraged to possess a few books, such as history, dictionary, and atlas books, and a selection of poetry, of his own. The Committee were anxious to give free edu- cation, but if the teacher asked a boy to Durchasea few books for his own use, he was only carrying out the instructions of the Board of 'Education, and therefore he (the Chairman) could not see how that could be a violation of the Act. Mr. Thomas Samuel, another member of the deputation, complained of the practice of sending children after absen- tees, especially in wet weather. The Chairman said that it was laid down in the Committee's regulations that this practice was to be used very sparingly, and in no case was a child to be sent out if the parents objected to it. The deputation then withdrew. The Chairman said he -moved about bis own Ward as much as anyone, and he had had no complaint of the practice to which the deputation objected. I Councillor E. Jones: I have heard no complaint either, except from members of the Trades Council. Councillor R. S. Griffiths, referring to the statement made by Mr. Phippen that a suggestion from the teacher was regardbdhythe child as a command, said they should not encourage that view. It was not to their interest that a teacher should suggest to a child that he should bring this or that book to school; and their headmasters might be circularised to the effect that children should be allowed to bring their books to school if they desired, but that there should be no suggestions from the teacher that such books should be bought. The Chairman said that books could not be taken home by the children from the school libraries, and if Mr. Griffitl-icl suggestion were acted upon, there would be an end to home lessons. Councillor Griffiths: My little boy carries about a dozen books to school in his bag. I don't suppose he uses one in a week, but he likes to carry the lot with him (laughter). With regard to the allegation that chil- dren were penalised if their parents, refused to purchase books, the Chairman said he would be sorry to think of any boy being penalised' becouse of his parents. On the motion of Councillor R. S. Griffiths, it was resolved that the Director should investigate into the extent of the practice, and report to the Committee. With regard to the question of sending pupils after absentees in wet weather, the Chairman said that any teacher who did so showed a great lack of common-sense. Councillor Tom Harris said he had been informed that children were compelled to bring articles to school for object lessons. The Director: They are not compelled. All we do is to encourage them to bring flowers. SAVAGE ASSAULT VPON SCHOOLBOY Councillor R. S. Griffiths said that a savage assault committed upon a boy by a man in one of their schools had been reported to him. It appeared that two boys had quarrelled and fought, and that the parent of the boy who had the worst of the fray went to the school, and asked

Prudential Assurance Companp, (limited. Chief Office: HOLBORN BARS, LONDON. Summary of the Sixty-First Annual Report for the year ending 31st December, 1909. ORDINARY BRANCH.—The number of The assets of the Company, in j jrii branches, policies issued during the year was 76,087, as shown in the balance-sheet, a[r"er deducting assuring the sum of £ 7,044,603, and producing the amount written off securities, are a. new annual premium income of £ 415,015. £ 74,201,701, being an increase of £ 2,242,842 The premiums received during the year over those of 1908. were J,'±,710,107, being an increase of £ 93,770 The Directors are pleased t-s announce an over the year 1908. increase in the rate of bonus of both Branches The claims of the year amounted to of the Company as follows:— £ 3,018,981. The number of deaths was 8,375, In the Ordinary Baanch a reversionary and 17,629 endowment assurances matured. bonus at the rate of £114s. per oenfc. «n the The number of policies in force at the end original sums assured has been a.dded to all of the year was 882,804. classes of participating policies issued since INDUSTRIAL BRANCH.—The premiums the year 1876. This is an iu-srease of two received during the year were £ 7,171,770, shillings per cent. over the rate declared for being an increase of £ 246,015. the past three years. The claims of the year amounted to In the Industrial Branch all policies of over E2,877,978, including E176,401 bonus addi- five years' duration which become claims tions. The number of claims and surrenders, either by death or maturity of endowment. including 4,545 endowment assurances ma- from the 4th of March, 1910, to the 2nd of tured, was 382,233. March, 1911, both dates inclusive, will parti- The number of free policies granted during cipate. This bonus will be paid by way of ad- the year to those policy-holders of five years' dition to the sums assured of:— standing and upwards who desired to discon- £ 5 per cent. on all policies becoming claims tinue their payments was 151,865, the number ulaen wihich at least five but Leas trla-a ten. in force being 1,506,408. The number of free years premiums have been paid, P°U 1r386hiCh beCame ClaimS dUrin§ upmf which a? leastten but I^hal fifS *rm „ years' premiums have been waki, and T num force at the £ 15 per cent. on all policies becoming claims end of the year was 18,375,229: their average upon which at least fifteen years* promiunaa duration exceeds eleven and a-hajf years. have been paid. Oeneral Balance Sheet of the Prudential Assurance Company, Limited, being the I Summary of both Branches, on the 31st December, 1909, £ s. d. ASSETS. LIABILITIES. B s. d Shareholders' capital 1,000,000 0 0 British Government securities 2,997;703 18 3 Life assurance funds 71,328,318 14 9 Indian and Colonial Govern- Reserve funds 1,625,000 0 0 ment and provincial securities 6,504,314 8 ft Claims under life policies ad- Railway and other debentures mitted 157,480 12 8 and debenture stocks, and gold Balance of bonus under life and sterling bonds 11.090,547 13 8 policies reserved for distri- Loans on County Council, Muni- bution »> 80,802 3 6 cipal, and other rates 14,359,330 17 7 Freehold ground rents and Scotch feu duties 4,334,552 13 2 Freehold and leasehold property ,3ü8.,493 10 7, Mortgages on property within the United Kingdom 3,438,680 11 1 Railway, Gas, and Water stocks ij,7!)9,?51 12 9 Suez Canal shares 160,217 7 7 Telegraph and other shares 100,889 15 4 Leasehold ground rents 8,153 11 11 Metropolitan, London County Consolidated, and Port of London Authority stocks, and City of London Corporation bonds 153-636 1 6 Metropolitan Water Board stocks I 435,253 10 7 Bank of England stock 203,724 2 11 Indian, Colonial, and Foreign corporation stocks I 2,980,96014 4 Foreign Government and pro- vincial securities 3,138,078 3 11 Reversions and Life Interests 1372,361 10 10 Loans on the company's policies 2,967,47)2 15 0 Rent charges 312..084 12 4 Outstanding premiums and agents' balances 494,838 6 ft Outstanding interest and rents.. 596,891 9 3 Cash-In hands of superinten. dents 34,754 13 S do. On deposit, on current accounts, and in hand. 458,939 11 8 £ 74,201,701 10 11 £ 7431,701 10 11 FREDK. SCHOOLING,! „ H. H. HARBEN, Chairman. A. C. THOMPSON Joint Managtra. j— We report that with the assistance of the Chartered Accountants as stated below we haT* examined the foregoing accounts and have obtained all the information and explanations that we have required, and in our opinion such accounts are correct and the foregoing Balance Sheet is properly drawn up so as to exhibit & true and correct view of the state of the Com- pany's affairs according to the best of our information and the explanations given to us and as shown by the books of the Company. PHILIP SECRETAN, i ,.t W. H. NICHOLLS, Audttor'- We have examined the Cash transactions (receipts and payments) affecting the of the Assets and Investments for the year ended December 31st, 1909, and we find the same in good order and properly vouched. We have also examined the Deeds and Securities, Cer- tificates, &c., representing the Assets and Investments set out in the above account, and w. certify that they were in possession and safe custody as on December 31st, 1909 DELOITTE, PLENDER, GRIFFITHS & Co., Chartered Accountants 14th February, 1910. Further information can be obtained frQm: a Mr. J. WILLIAMS, Supt., 70, Bailey Street, Toii-Peii-E. Mr. J. R. JONES, Asst. Supt., 61, Llewellyn Street. jPerxire. Mr. H. J. LEWIS, Asst. Supt., 13, Cblum Street, Treorci>v Mr,. A. E. DUNNING, Asst. Supt., 15, Turberville St-. Uwynypia

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for the other boy. The lad was called out of the class by the teacher, and before anyone could interpose, the man went for him like a wild cat." Councillor Griffiths asked whether, haying regard to the fact that legal proceedings were con- templated against the man by the lad's parents, the Committee could not adopt some procedure to deal with the case without waiting another month. The Clerk was instructed to make en- quiries into the case, and to take any proceedings he might think fit for the protection of school children. -I