HIGH SCHOOL BOARD

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9652, 8 July 1919, Page 5

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING.

Tho monthly meeting of tlif ARliburtoii High School. But-rd whs heid djus moi-n.ng. The niemltLrd pre-rnt were: jlessrs J. Tucker ((Jiairmtui), VV. •tjakley, A. Dnnuntfid, \V. fr. \i\il, and Uev. G. JMiUt-r. Ail upolo;;y for absence. v\-;i» recei\» ' r'ror. 1. Mr C. iic'id.

The Chairman reputed n drbiL balance on the Loan A< < iiunt ot £6000, and on the General Account oT I'JO3 Is Id.

The headmaster's ivport ivn,« road as follows: —The school n»U wr,^ 205, 10'/ hoys and yrf girls, (hi? boy liaci left, and one girl had bevn admitted. Tne average attendance U>v the month had been 181, or 88 per <-.-:it. of the roll. The prevalence oi' cork, and the alteriitiun last weak of i-:io t-■ :iin .service had. adversely affectrd the :i&temlnnee. At a meeting held to our.Mder the question of a memorial for the fallen old bo\s of the Schon' ll r^ pupils had decided that tliej wt. d m'Ua^nu to iaif-o fund-, to pi ovule i loom to sene as a hbiaiy and common, mom, and ho had to ask the Bo«ud s <ippio\nl ot this pioposal—Repoit lumetl and adopted It was deed'd to 'ippio\e ot the pioposal lor j. mcmoiul The headmaster .^poiud he had ofteis ioi bond foi pupils m le pl\ to the advei fciMiiiunt The headmaster niLh'M repoited that .it a full meeting oi tl c start ot the School, the following le options had been earned unanimously (1) That the stan lecogmse witli appieuation the effoits made by the Bo.nd to lmpio\e the conditions of the teathets undei their contiol, and to institute a system of regular increments in salary (2>:'Th.at, ( the Board-be invited : tp'.appoint a sub-committee., to. discuss with, representatives of ' the..'-.staff, the proposalis >; fbr a"gradmg and -salary scheme ■put; forward by 'the Secondary Schools. Assistants' Association.: :(3) .That in the event of the Board approving the proposals.,.; a resolution,.,to. that effect be sent to,'the 'Minister 1 of Education, and ". to"' the -local members' of Pa.rl'ia-ment.-^Re'sblutions one and two were adopted, Messrs Galbraith, Miller, and the Chairman * being appointed a subcommittee to report to nest meeting, when three, will, be,considered. ■ Recommendations from' the special Board meeting of July* 1 in regard (1) "to a subsidy of £10..f0r the class in wool-classing, and (2) to the appointment of an Agricultural Advisory Committee, were"'- considered and adopted. , Mr. Lill. objected to-.the first recom-, mehdation, because he considered* there was too much overlapping be- , tween Technical and High School. He ' thought one business should be made of the wool-elapsing. At present there ; was pure waste. j The headmaster stated that the woolclassing classes at the Technical School were too large at present. To make a suitable arrangement it was advisable to,have the classes'at'-the School where the-samo instructor was. ' , In regard to the second recommendation, Messrs Doherty, LiU, . Oakley, and Drummond were appointed to act in the matter, and also to convey the ■ boys to the ploughing match when it eventuated, so as to instruct the boys in the art of ploughing. The Education Department wrote enclosing capitation grants in manual instruction and free place for £132 16s and £327 os 5d respectively. Also, a subsidy on voluntary contributions in aid of the new class-room of £50. — Received..

The Education Department wrote further stating that it was .impossible, to say when the ordinary train service would be resumed, but it was extremely unlikely that the Government wouM be able to alleviate the present position 'before August, also that assistance could not be granted to pupils who, as a result of the restricted train service, have to board away from home in order to attend school .—Received. Mr McCausland's ... lease. ■ lasmore. was renewed for a term of 13 years six months at £200 per annum, m accoraance with, the report of x-he Board s valuer. •, A legal opinion was read ra regartt to the .accident to a school pupil, stating that there was no liability for compensation on the Board, but tho Board might pay the actual charges ot ' doctor or nurse.—The matter was held over pending rendering of accounts. It was decided not to grant, the roquest of Misses G. Galbraitli and Ji. Cox for the use of the Assembly Room for a class in dancing, solely tor Hig.i St°regaSt» the Girls' Hostel, tho special siib-comniittf-e avoto m^triuactl to report more, fully at next meet-

mMr Oakley road the Visiting Committee's report—Received and adoptGalbraitih and "Drummoncl were appointed a Visiting Committee for next month. , Accounts amounting to L2.,i Us -ia were passed for payment.