BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 278, 25 November 1887, Page 8

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Ordinary weekly meeting of the above Board was held at 2 p.m. to-day in the Victoria Arcade. Present : Messrs S. Luke (chairman), Carr, Lennox, Upton, Udy and Clark.

Chairman's He port.— The report of the Chairman was read and adopted. Ib contained no iteih of public importance. Tkai.n-ikg College Visiting Committee. -The report; of this Committee recommended that the distribution of prizes and awards take place on Thursday 15th December; (2) That the chairman and head-master be authorised to select prizes. (3) That the examiners' reports be printed, together with the head-masters' notes thereon. The Committee also reported that they had received an otl'or of a second prize to form VI. in Latin from Miss Harrison. They suggested that Miss Harrison be thanked for her otter, and informed that it would be contrary practice of the Board to accept it.--The report was adopted. MiiMo from Minister ok Education*.— The Board resolved to defer for the present answering tho request of the Education Department re suggestions as to management of the Department. Stoitace of Teauiieks Salaries.— Tho further consideration of the third clause of the last report of tho Training College Visiting Committee re stoppage of teachers salaries. in accordance with notice previously given Mr Lennox moved: "That tho following alteration be made in Clause 19 of tho Regulations :—After tho word ' obtained ' and before the word 'every' in the second line, to insert the following words :— All teachers absenting themselves from duty shall have their salaries stopped during such absence ; any cassos of hardship ariaing from this regulation may bo considered on application to the Board. Mr Lennox said that lie had much pleasure in moving the motion. He looked upon the syeophantisb talk about the overwork of teachers as mere humbug - sheer nonsense. Ho had no sympathy with the idea of making the poor pupil teachers Buffer for staying away while the head teachers, who were growing fab _in their positions, had six months' vacation. He considered that every teacher who stayed away from school should have his salary stopped except in case of hardship. li teac-hers would have holidays lot them have them, but nfc their own r\-) e:i.< ■. Thoro were many willing to tuke holidays at tho expense of their over burdened country but. by no moans at their own expense. One of tho touchers had told him that 42 leaves of absence were granted in one school in one year. A committeeman had told him that some teachers ruined their health by late hours, and skating rinks, and then wished to recuperate themselves at the expense of the country. His motion would deal fairly with the matter all round.—Mr J, M. Clark said that the report of the Committee referred to teachers as v whole. He would support the recommendation of tho Committee, and vote against the motion. It would bo unfair to deduce salaries from teachers who were unwell. It would simply repult in applicationsforrcmussiouof the aalariosin cases of cicknes?. Ho thought that tho recommendation of the Committee was a wise one.—Mr Udy supported tho motion becauso the present system had been abused. Some head teachers hail been allowed six months' leave of absence with their salary, while others wure stopped for a month's absence.—Mr Upton stud that he would support tho recommendation of the Committee. -- Mr Lennox's motion was a hard one. Out of their 600 teachers they might expect to have about 26 applications per month to consider. That would entail hard work on the Board, and probably hardship on some of tho teachors. — Mr Carr -tuid that he would support the motion of Mr Lennox, on the ground that tho teachers had in many instances taken advantage of tho leniency of the Board.— Tho Chairman said ho considered Mr Lennox's motion too drastic and ho also objected to the recommendation of the Committee. He thought tho rules of tho Board were sufficient to deal with the matte —The Board divided upon the question. Messrs; Lennox, Carr, and Udy voted for the motion and Messrs Upton and Clark against it. The motion was therefore lost by tho casting voto of the rhainnan. Tho clause of tho report was then considered. Mr Lennox f;aid that he should not vote for the recommendation of the Committee a.=s' it would simply press upon the poor pupil teachors. —■ The Chairman said that, he feared pupil teachers would work on now till they broke down, for fear of the resolution.—-The report of the committee was then adopted. —Messrs Carr, Upton, Clark, and Udy voted for the report and Messrs Lennox and Luko against it.