BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4520, 24 November 1884, Page 4

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A meeting of the Board of Education was held on Friday afternoon. Present: Messrs Luke (Chairman), Moat, Moss, Carr, Goldio, and Professor Aldis.

Chairman's Report.—This report -iwaa brought up and adopted.

Girls' Hum School.—Several appliestions were received for the Head-mastership of this school. Professor Aldis considered that the names of applicants should not be published, only the names of those who" may be selected from the whole. Mr Goldie thought the whole of the applications should be discussed by the whole Board. On the motion of the Chairman, it was determined that the Board go into Committee at their next sitting, and consider the testimonials and applications. Training College—The appointment o£ a Principal to the Training College was postponed until next week, when a motion received from Professor Tucker by telegram from Waiwora will be considered viz., "That on the 2Sth inst. the Principal of the Training College be invited to retain his appointment, subject to the same' conditions as those on which he accepted it."••■-, Inspector's Report.—A report was received from Mr O'Sullivan re writing in schools.—The report, on the motion of Mr Carr, was ordered to be sent to the CitySchools Committee, and, on the motion of the Chairman, that the full report be considered this day fortnight.—The appointment of a governor to the Whangarei High School was postponed until next week/.

Applications.—Applications from Cambridge ior removal of school to a site nearer the township, from Hobsonville for one full-time school, instead of half-time school, and from Waitoa, for division of district, were referred to the Committee; Application from Committee of Mongoarii for the use of the old school. The Board" decided to adhere to its former resolution, '. that the building be offtred to the Committee for the sum of £100. ParneUi Application for a third school. On tho motion of Mr Goldie, the matter wits'held over pending further information. , Mr Mason's letter referred to committee, Wbangapoua; a letter from this district, informing the Board that the Committee had guaranteed to make up teacher's salary from £80 to £100; Mr Talbot wrote ftom Kihikihi, complaining of the loneliness of his position, and thought he had been'ah exile from his home and family long enough. The question of his removal, however,* was deferred until the receipt of further information from the district.

SiNoiKa in Schooia—Mr Blomfield'g report on singing and singing teachers was received and laid upon the table.—The re* moining portion of the business consisted of correspondence relating to changes of teachers, temporary relief, applications for employment, and the .passing of approved accounts. '.. ':'; t'-

New Zealand would seem to be the, cradle . of a number of gambling games, Buch ca "Bmut," &c.; which she supplies, textile' other colonies. The intricacies of, a he-w game were explained .in the City Police-; Court, Melbourne, the other day, duriig the hearing of a charge against. Jamrs - Sewell in connection with a gun trick gan « on, the Melbourne' Cup day. Detective I Lomax told the Bench that he watchieUa Urge crowd looking on at this game, which is h peculiar one. A small space was.railed off. In this stood a disc upright on a pole. The disc was divided "iljtp:' 26 equal spaces, converging to. ,a ppjiit in the middle. Each space bore a Tetter ' from "A" to "Z," but not in; regular order. The disc was revolved by _ a band from » little steam engine, and ho quickly that it looked like only one blur, although the. spaces were painted in variegated' colours. Twenty-six largo tin tickets, -each inscribed with a letter, were sold at Is each.' One of the purchasers then fired a pin from a gun at the disc, and whatever lettered division the pin struck, the holder, of. tha corresponding letter won the pool, minus. 6s | for the entrepreneur. Mr Kane urged'that . the game is quite fair. Sewell recently - arrived from Now Zealand, after having performed on all the racecourses, there. !Tho l Bench, however, sent him to gaol for » month. ? rS ■-■'•■ •: : -

An Auckland dairyman was awakened by a wag the other night with tJio announcement that his best cow was phoklng. He forthwith jumped out to save the life of crummie, but lo! he found a turaiji stuck in the mouth of tlie pump. . ■ ■•- ::-