AKAROA BOROUGH SCHOOL

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2075, 4 August 1896, Page 2

AKAROA BOROUGH SCHOOL

The. usual month y meeting : of tire.' Co-nmittee was held last might. Pre* sent—Messrs McGregor '(Chairman), Potts,; Vahgioni, ArinSlrotig^ ton, Bruce •and T-eylpr. ."..,■■ The mmutes were confirmed, and accounts were passed fir payment as under:— J. 'Hayward 19s -6-1, C, Type £4 3s, W. H. Henning £1' 15a 6d, F. Say If r ss, E.. F. 10s, Goodwin 253 6vl, Ci Malmanchp 63.

Miss Isabella Armstrong, assistani mißtress, wrote 'resigning her position, giving a ■month'e noticefaom July 29th. The resignation was accepted, usrnl notice to be sent to Board of Education.

The Ohninnan sbM the Board had accepted. Mr J . Walker's tender for building uew 'closets for £25, The work w«8 to be done in a fortnight from July 14th. He had thought it better the work should be done in the midwinter holidays between the 21st August and Itth September, so as not to interrupt the school work. The Board bad consulted to this comse 'being pursued. The Chairman also said that the statutory holiday of Arbor: Day occurred on Wednesday sth inst.

He 'had given the usual holiday, and the children asked the use of. the schoolroom in the <eveuing for a social. He hart received no answer to his letter to the Borough Council re Arbor Day, and the children intended to celebrate their holiday in their own way. The ase of the schoolroom was granted to the children for Wednesday, and members promised to attend. The Master's monthly report wae

read

Mr Potte moved the raotice. of motion standing in his name, •* That the Convmtttee is of opinion that'home lessons, be discontinued, or at least very much curtailed." Mr Potts read opinions, of •experts and medical men on the matter, and also opinions he tv.d received from schoolmasters on the subject. The home-work given tcok two hours to do faithfully and well, and this, added to the ordinary werk, was too hard on the children. Mr Potts produced the homework given in the various ptandards. Mr Bruce seconded pro forma.

The Chairman said the question ot dmap awny with borne lessons for the Ist, 2nd and 3rd standards had been brought before the Board of Education, and the matter adjourned till those influential mpmbers at present in Parliament had returned. The Committee was much obli ed for the very lucid and exhaustive manner in vvhich Mr Potts had brought the matter forward ; but be considered the matter should be left over till the Board had come to some decision

'The Committee was of the same opinion; and Mr Putts said; he was thoroughly Bati«fi*<l at having exhaustively ventilated the subject.