CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 102, 1 May 1889, Page 2

CITY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

The ordinary meeting of the newly-elected City Schools Committee was held last evening in'the Wellesley-streeb School. Present: Messrs W. Gorrie (in the chair), Farrell, Ussher, W. Duncan, John Batty, Dr. Walker, and Crowther.

Temperance Teaching.—Upon the motion of the Chairman it was resolved to forward the resolution bearing on the teaching of temperance in the schools, passed at the annual meeting held last week, to the Board of Education.

School Water Supply.—A notice was received from the Board of Education stating that the Board had voted £35 to the Committee on account of the supply of •water to the schools. Upon receiving this notice tho Committee at. once decided to forward a cheque to the Board for the amount due for the painting of the Nelsonstreet school.

Necessaries.— Mr Worbhington, headmaster ot the Wellesley-sfcreeb School, wrote forwarding a list of several necessaries, repairs, etc., wanted at the school, Mr Farrell was asked to inquire on these and report at the next meeting of the Committee.

Away Fkom School. —Mr Worthington reported about the boys Johnson, who had been complained of before for truancy. They had been taken back, but after attending for two days they both played truant, and one was still away and would not return even on the compulsion of his parents. School Cleaner. — The woman who cleans up the Wellesley-street School gave notice of leaving about the middle of the month. It was decided to advertise for applications for the vacancy at a fixed salary of £54 a year. Drawing.—Mr Harrison wrote contradicting a statement contained in the report of the Committee of the Society of Arts on the recent drawing competition, to the effect that She children came provided with slips of paper and rules foe ineasmsng in freehand drawing. The children from his school (Beresford-street) informed him that it was nob until permission was given to use measurements thab they even thought of employing them. It was the rule and practice in his school bo prohibit and discourage any use of rules or measuring papers, and where any surreptitious use of them had been detected prompt suppression had followed.