BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 225, 28 September 1897, Page 2

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The ordinary meeting of the Auckland Board of Education was held to-day, when there were present : — Messrs S. Luke (Chairman), J. Muir, J. H. Wright, R. Hobbs, L. J. Bagnall, R. Udy, J. R. Reed and A. R. Harris.

Balances.— The balances to date were , stated to be : Education fund (cr.), £3,311 19s 9d ; building fund (debit), £1,280 13s Cd ; leaving a credit balance of £2,031 6s 3d : the Girls' High School endowment credit, including £4,500 at fixed deposit, stands at £4,648 6s 7d. Chairman's Report.— The Chairman in his report stated that the following resignations had been received: Miss Mary Keaney, teacher, Taupo School ; Miss Annie Crawford, pupil-teacher, Ellerslie School. Arrangements had been made as follows :—Mr J. T. Cox to Point Chevalier, temporarily as substitute teacher; Mr C. Tobin, junior assistant, to Epsom ; Miss A. McCallum, pupil-teacher, to Otorohanga. Mr J. F. Brown has resigned the senior district scholarship held by him. — The report was adopted. Selection of Teachers.—The report of the Teachers' Selection Committee was read as follows:—" (1) The name and qualification of Mr F. H. Brown, classified 1)1, have been submitted to the Graf ton School Committee, in addition to the names of eligible candidates selected by the Board for the post of assistant master. (2). Your Committee recommend that the following j appointments should be authorised by the j Board :—Mr James Graham, to be teacher of Patumahoe School; Mr K. C. McLaurin J to be teacher of Ruapekapeka half-time | school; Mr G. A. Sommerville, to be! teacher of Opouriao North School; I Miss A. Usher, to be teacher of j Waiau aided school ; Mr A. F. ! Burton, to be first assistant master to i Grafton School; Mr S. H. Ferguson, to be j third assistant master Wellesley-street j School; Miss A. S. Hamlin, to be assistant \ teacher Pukekohe West School; Miss M. j McGregor, to be fourth assistant Coro- j mandel School; Miss J. Wilson, to be i fourth assistant to Parnell School; Miss M. j E. Wallis, to be substitute assistant Papa- j toitoi School; Miss E. H. Keane, to be i sixth assistant Grafton School ; Mr C. E. ! Tobin, junior assistant to Epsom School; j Miss M. Phillips, junior assistant to Kamo i School ; Miss Edith DoAvnard, pupil j teacher, to Kamo School; Miss A. Me- j Caliuni, substitute pupil teacher, to Otoro- j hanga School. (3) Your Committee re- J commend that applications for the j head - teachership of Te Puke School j be invited by advertisement from! teachers classified Dl or higher, and that a { relieving teacher be sent to take temporary charge of the school. (4) Your Committee . recommend that the following arrange- I meiits be made : Miss E. R. Clarke to j remain at Newton East school till end of j year; Miss F. M. Smith to remain at | Ellersiie school till end of year. (5) Your i Committee recommend that the engage-! ments of the teachers of sewing at the ; following schools be terminated in conse- j quenee of the employment of female j teachers thereat : Henderson, Kaitara, i Mayiield, Opua. Waipipi. (6) Your Com- j mittee recommend that the Hamilton West j School Committee be notified that owing to j the decreased attendance the school is no longer entitled to the services of a second assistant."—The report was adopted. | Technical Instruction.—The report | of the Special Committee of the Board I relative to technical education, was adopted, as already published. The recom- i iuendations were in favour of Education '< Boards taking control of technical educa- i tion on condition that the Government I provided sufficient funds for the same, and • of the increase of the capitation grant in j aid. The Committee also recommended; that every encouragement should be given j to continuation schools by the State.—Mr j D. Petrie, Chief Inspector, submitted memos on the subjects of manual training, and evening continuation classes, in the course of which he impressed on the Board \ the importance of evening classes as an auxiliary branch of education, and said such classes should start at about the level ; of the fourth standard of the public schools. | The chief subjects of the classes should^ be English, practical arithmetic, element- j ary mathematics and science. He suggested a list of subjects in which in- \ struction might be given. " There can be no question," Mr Petrie added, " that the ! existence of an institution capable of j giving efficient training and instruction in ; such subjects as the above would be a great i boon to all our larger centres of population, ! and that it would be of immense utility to many young men and women who desi g to improve their education. It would, of course, involve considerable expense, but it is our duty to provide it, and the burden should be cheerfully borne. It is hardly necessary to add that the existing income of the Board of Education would not warrant the Board in founding such institution without a large and certain subsidy from the Education Department. Moderate fees should be charged for attendance at all classes and a special building would . have to be provided.:: j Services and Supplies.—The follow-j ing tenders were accepted for the annual services and supplies:—School furniture, Henderson and Pollard; gymnastic apparatus, J. Mercer ; clocks, J. S. Prince; school bells, John Burns and Co. ; bellfixing, A. R. Kirchner; filters, J.Burns and Co. ; lavatory cocks, F. and W. i Fowler; hat and coat hooks and shields, A. > R. Kirchner ; school scrapers, A. R. I Kirchner ; window ventilating boards, ; Hendsrson and Pollard ; blackboard, j brackets, etc., Henderson and Pollard ;[ sash eyes, A. R. Kirchner; cir- j culating ventilating panels, A. R. ; Kirchne r; closet harrows, Henderson and ! Pollard; school maps, charts, etc., Champ- ■ taloup and Cooper; stationery, G. T. \ Chapman ; printing, H. Brett; tanks, I A. R. Kirchner ; stones, C. Handles; coal i and firewood and scoria ash and sand, J. J. ! Craig. Tenders for painting were deferred, i fresh tenders to be called for. !

Papakuka Valley.—The. tender of G. j H. James (£194) was accepted for building: the Papakura Valley No. 2 school. ! Assistant Teachers.—Mr Luke (Chair-; man) gave notice of motion of a scheme for the re-classification of salaries of assistant teachers and assistant masters, as shown in [ a lengthy schedule, and Mr Udy gave notice that an estimate be prepared of the expected increase involved by the adoption of the new scheme. The proposed new scale provides for increases in most cases. The salaries of first assistant masters are proposed by the scheme to be fixed as follows :—Schools with an average attendance of 201—300: Present scale, £120; proposed scale, D 3 £120, D 2 £135. Average attendance 301 —400: Present scale, £140; proposed scale, D 2 £150. Average attendance 401 —500 : Present scale, £150; proposed scale, D 2£160. Average attendance 501— 600 : Present scale, £175 ; proposed scale, Dl £ISO. Average attendance 601—700 : Present scale, £190; proposed scale, Dl £200. Average attendance over 700: Present scale, £200; proposed scale, Dl £210.