EDUCATION BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 100, 28 April 1888, Page 7

EDUCATION BOARD.

The ordinary weekly meeting of the member g oftho abovo body was held yesterday afternopn. Present: Messrs J. H, Upton (Chairman), J. W", Curr, S. Luke, R. Udy, J. M. Lennox. R. Monk, M.H.R., D. Gojdie, M.H.R-, T. Cooper, and AY. P. Moat, M.H.R,

Chairman's Report.— The report of tho Chairman, which dealt morely with routine matters, was read and adopted. " TiiAiKiKG College Vxultjsg CoJiaimEE.— This Committee reportod that they could not reounimend tho rc-enjfUKemcnt of Mr Kpbinson as drawing muster. Mr Goldio said that there wcro '100 out of fcOO teachers who were not quall-

110 reach drawing-. On his motion the consi I ration of tbo report was deferred (or a week. nruciATiONS.—A request from Mungatapere fo ilie erection of a teacher's liouao was deol cd. und linother application deferred pendin vecelpt of fuller information. The ivlataka J. committee were granted v permit to er i. a building: for a library oij tho school jre i 1 o Bubject to removal at thvee months' no cc. A number of: minor applications wcro t » o dealt with. ticHOLAßSHirs.—The matter of scholarships next camo up for consideration. The Inspectors submitted a report which W'j have previously published. Tho main rcc< nvnendations were three in number : (1) To aboiuh Senior Scholarships ; (2) To extend the limit of age of competition for Junior Scholarships from 13 to 14 years; (3) To byso the programme of examination on the work of Standards IV. to Vl.—Mr Luke marie a a speech in support of the retention Qt the, present system, pointing out that a large number of boys from the primary schools had carried off the yecont scholarships, On theso groun.s ho moved, "That the Board see 3no reason to alter the present system of scholarships instituted in October, 1836,"—Mr Cooper supported tho motion. At the sumo time he thought that they gaye too much money for tho senior scholarships. (Hear, hear.) £40 and £35 were altogether too much If they reduced the amount, the number of scholarships Riven might be increased.—Mr Jl/louk was of the opinion that the bons of persons who could allbrd to pay for th<-ir education should not get the money at all. (Xo Ino !) It wpuld come to that yet. It was only a question' of ' time — Mr tuko said that he knew some of their' best scientific farmers who were incn who had won scholarships,—Mr Carr said he would likp to see the system so changed that the children of persons wlio could not Keep them at school boyond 13 might bo enabled to compete fpr scholarabips.— The motion was then put and adopted.— Mr. Upton next moved : "That in future the scholarships be fairly distributed among the schools classed as follows: Class 1., average attendance under 100^ 2-10: Cla§-i It., aypraga, attendance 100,' 303. 310;' Class 111., average attendance over 200, 5-10." After some discussion this matter was referred to the Training College Visiting Cominittco to report upon the aniount and number of the scholarships to bo given.