Education Board.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12343, 27 August 1903, Page 3

Education Board.

Tho Boancl met on Wednesday. Present : Mr E. G. Alls worth (Chair"Jiiau), Mrs Dougherty, Messrs A/dlom, McDonald, Wad«, Morton, Taylor, and McDonjald. \Yfi.dc r Mprton, Taylor, Fa\ill, ard Mackay.

ELECTION.

The recent election of three members of the Board was ordered to be entered in the minuses.

.CHAIRMAN'S REPORT.

The Chairman reported that since last meeting the following appointments had been nuado : — Mahoe, Mir A. .1. Harding; Toko, Mtr 0. L. Allan; Hiiiroa. Mrs Birkett, temiporary teadh.* ov : Denbigh Road, Mrs Kirkpatrick, temporary teachqr. He bad given instructions to advertise vacancies. Mass L. Riley was appointed temporary teacher at Mah,oe. The repairs at Opunako residence, were being attended '«>. A coronial enqttiry ha,cl been -held into the destruction "of the Uruti School by fire. The foundation of the Stratford Technical School was laid «»n -Tilly 30th. Classes in plusn'bing theory had be?n started at New Plymouth and Stratford. He had ro tjuestcd Mr 3iacskay. wlien visiting-WVlling-toj), to obtain an iatcor.view witk the Mjinister of Eiclucat on regarding "the Opaku reserX'e, and to ask toat an additional Ski capitation as provided in. the Public Scihoola Tceehcrp Act, 1901. be gi-anted the Hoard. On Aligns t 22nd a telegram was received from the Department stating that secretaries of Board ■nvonld he struok off the " franking li^t*' from September Ist. Hfe p^-otest-«*d against this action and suggesited the Board should pass a resolution. IM'iss Thomson, the cadet, had taken up her duties on July 2-lth. The Chairman!, on the expiration of his j term of office, desired to thank the members? and offijeers of the Board foitbeir hearty assistance. The report was adopted.

CHAIRMAN.

Tii'r Micjcay moved; Tlmt the Boartl xvi.-itiFw to record in its miniutes its cordial appreciation of the able and •?-ffi(Cient nxanfner in which the Ghairliiau conducted the business during the past 12 months. Hfir Faull seconded the motion, which carried. Mr Fauil moved, That Uir Allshv.ortb he deoted GHairman of the Board for the ensuing year. ? iTr \Tadc seconded the itfot-ioh, Mhich was carrfeiJ. CO3FMFTTEES. The following' were re-elected memoers of Standing Committees .—Finance, Messes Allswo/rth, Faull, anti 'Morton ; Teachers Selection, Messrs AtJlain, and Allswprtih. ; Reserves Committee, Mes&rs Faull ami VfaHe ; . Sewing Oonimittee, Meadamtes Cornwall, Doug-herty; IVJade, Miackay, and 3tiss Hentpton. ARCHITECT'S REPORT. The Architect reported on works in progress arid required. The additions t<» the Kuiakama School would cost £V3o, and £10 extra for furniture. ~Mx friiy^- tender of £33 had been accepted for work at Qp.unake l-esiclorsee. The rep.ort was received, and his recommendations will be given effect to. COMMISSIONERS. The following were appointed :—: — Pukearuhe, Messrs Gilbert and Thompson : Lep^perton, Messrs Brown and Pussell ; Tahora, Messrs Rogers and Gate. Mr T. MJorcpan's appoijtit- . inent on the Tifcbrangi Committee was confirmed. , EXTENDED. Mr Mackay was granted an extenx sron of time to report- on the Stanley and Salisbury Road Schools. {REFERRED. Letters from the Tikorangi attd MWngorei Committees, dealing with school porcjbes, were referred to the Architect to report on. DRAIN JN-G. The Oaonui Com,tnittee were granted £'2 10/ as Subsidy for draining. The cost of the repairs to the School chimney at Piham/a was rofjiuided tire Committee. LINCOLN ROAD. i The Comftnittee will be informed j that the Board is not in a 'position at pTe<?ent to reconsider the matter of the removal of the teacher's residence. URUTI. 31 r Crawford's offer for old iron and the tank at Urjxti was referred to Mr Fauil with power to Act. •JtAUPUKA. The Secretary of this Carmnittee for the householders wrote the Boar/l to older the raised portion of tho flocr of the school, to be built there,- to be irxade in sections so that it cou,id be icmoved when the building was required for social purposes. 3lj Faull moved, That the Committee be informed that the Board is not prepared to alter the ' plans of the .school fioor. ]tfr McDonald seconded. Mr Taylor moved as an amendment, which was f-ecouded by Mt« DlcAigiherty, That the request bo granted subject to all the conditions stated in the Committee's letter. After discussion, in which several ij:cnihers spoke strongly of tho d'atnage done to school property through dancing, the amenUment was rejected. Ayes (4), Mrs> Dougherty, Messrs Adlam. Taylor, aiVd Jforttfn ; Noes (5), The Chairman, Messrs Wade; JVlcDonnM. Mackay and Faull. The motion was then put and carlif'd. CARDIFF. A l»»ttor from Cairlif? rolati.vrc to a curtain in the school waa referred to the Inspector witiK power to act. A n application from the toadher tor a wash house was no'o tMertaincd. LIABILITY OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES. Tho question of the liability of Committees unider The Workers Compen-

| nation for Accident Act brought u,p on a press telegram from Dun! din. The Stratford, Rltham Road, ai^l Tarata Committeca will be requested ; to consult their own boliuitors on the i point raised. R ESI,G,\' A.TIDS S ACCEPTER. The following i"esignations wei9 accei>tis:l : — Mr G,u^h, Denbigh Roa-d, from »I]uly 31st ; Mjiss Arrow, Court- ; tonay-street School, from Jjily 31st ; Mr 6. L. Allan, Omata, from September 6th. • Ma* (Josh's application to be appointed a relieving teacher, was not entertained. The appointments of Mrs Martin to Courtenay-sfbreet Sehooli and female teachers at Central School were confirmecL The Chairman explained that 'when jtfliss Arrow left for South Africa the staffs had been so arranged to gi\e several assistants promotion, and as Mr Arrow had npw resigned these appointments were now mia.de permanent. SEWING TEACHERS The following- were anointed :—Salisbury Road, Mrs West ; T rneoln Road Mrsi H(int<7. ; Pungarehu. Miss Ericson; Waihi. Mrs S took man, the apjiointmonts to ilato trom Sept-ember Ist. CLOSING SCHOOLS. Tlie action of the Card if?, Lepperton. Bell Block, amd Urenui Schools % in closing; schools^on account of opWenric of Moknescj, was confirmed. K.VH.UI ROAD. This Committee wore granted wire and staples to fence school grounds. CENTRAL. Wx Demfpsoy, on his application, was allowed to leave his residence to 'live in tho cjountry in accordance with regoilation 70. ! TUTLTAWA. A letter from the Chairman of tho j Committee relat ;ve to gra-zing was allowed to lie on the table. CLASSES. The Inspector's- rer-ort on Satjuiiclay classes?—^oriciklaj-ing, oarton work, ai\d card board modelling I—:was1 — : was received, an>l his recommend atkm ''egaiKlinig tho payment of Inspectors was agreed to. RKiuids recommended by the Inslpe-'--tor in conneotion -with the sjchool classes will be given effect to. ALLOWuVISQE. M,rs Kirkpatridk, temporal y teacher at Denbigh Road, will be informed lhat she will receive salary from Axigust Ist, and the B&arcl will allow 1 li'avelling allowance from Palmerston . North. j NEWALL ROAD. j 3ites£3rs Wilson and Grey will be informed that the Board did not recognise any liability with regaixl to ITr W. J. Murphy's claim for fencing at Nowall Road. j PUN>EW!AKAU. ' The Boaird discussed Mr Meredith,' d position in regard to his contract to build this school. Mx Morton moved, and Mr Acllam. seconded, That Mr Meredith be informed that he has not completed his contract in the time required by the specifications the Boai'd now cancels the contract and forfeits the amount of the deposit, and the Architect be instructed to call for fresh tenders. Mr Faull moved as an amendment, That M> Meredith be notified to proceed to complete his contract at once without prejudice to the Board's right to enforce the penalties'. The amendment was lost and the motion carried.

INCLEWOOD. A letter from the Health Department relative to requirements at the Inglewoort Sahool latrines was referred to the Architect! PUKJBAJIUHE. Mr A. Thompson, ComaiiA.sbioner at Pukearuho, wrote complaining that the teacher, Mfr W. L. Neiss, had been reported about excessively beating tho children, and also with using the schoolroom and burning the Comimit"tce's .firewood after school hours. Mr M,orfcon : He shpuld say the EkTucation Board's fire\voo(cl. The teacher wrote explaining that he had been abused in .a gross and violent manaier by Mr Thompson before tho pupjfe.. Be had used the Schoolroom for studying, and had lighted a fire on winter nigihts. Ho also considered that Mr Thompson was acting as Commissioner when he had no right to do so. Hk; denied punishing the children excessively. Tno lotto were referred to Mr fcaull u> enquire into and report to the Board. OUTLYING DISTRICTS . A lettor from the Department relative to vis-its of the Inspector to outlying districts to report on applications for new schools was referred to the CTiairman to deal with. PROTEST/ Th? Chairman's action in protesting against the withdrawal of the secretary, from the franking list was endorsed; and the Board hdped the Minister would reconsider hj» decision owing to the financial oifficulties of tfce Board. OPAKU BESEBVE. ■ Mr Mackay rofjorted when foe was n Wellington) recently he was unable to see the Miinis-tcr about the Ofpteifou reserve, but ho saw Mir Jennings* an.l gave him a full history of t'ke position anrl Mr. Jennings promiseid. to sco a> rjotyt the. matter. MV Mackuy ackled that the Board woutel have to be alert to see that tnc original application was adhered to. SCHOOL ADDITION.- • Tende.-s will bn called for additions to B/uiakama Scho.ol. ÜBEuM'T. "Mr KauTj'w report on thf disposal of an old building at Urenui was received an/1 adopted, and referred to the Cliairmani to give effect to.

KES ERATO COMMITTEE'S REPORT Tho report was reatl and adopted, and the Architect was to be instructed to report on the Committee s recommendation relative to t,he old teacher's residence at Waitam east. Other rccommiandatUnns NVtvrc deferrrfl till next meeting of tie Board. EXHIBITION SCHOOL WORK. The Board approve. 1 of the proposal or the Stratfor.d District Hlig^i School Ci.imnittee in holding- an exhibition of school work to celebrate the opening of the Technical School at Stratford. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mrs Dougherty gave no tiers of iv-'o-tion :— <l), Tihiat the tea^ehings in 1-liigh Schools be nioflerniseci and brougiht up-to-date, and that all High Sqbools be fully and sciroitiiiji. ally erptippal as -technical colleges.' (2)". That all funds accrue,:! and accruing from O.palviu Reserve be strictly earmarked for tjie juirpo^iv of tochiH-:-al education. WIiSTOWN I . ]\2r Wade was requests! to report on the side school at AWstowu. Accounts were mi.ssc'i, unl tho

Board a'diourncd