BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 79, 1 April 1908, Page 9

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Auckland Education Board met this morning. There were, present. Messrs. _- J. Bagnall (in the chair), G. J". Garland, A. R. -_:___r, .__. -J.. Greefislade, M.P.,. J. .SUillworthy, __P., G. Ed.ecumbe, C. T. Barriball, (J. J. Parr.

Chairman's Report.—The chairman's report, which was adopted, stated that an advance of £15 on account of school fund allowance at Mount. Eden had been authorised. The Commissioner of Crown Lands had been asked to gazette the reservation of a school site at Piako Valley. Three resignations were received, and temporary arrangements made at eieven schools.

Financial.—On the recommendation of the Finance Committee, the payment of accounts totaUing £3070 11/8, made up_ as follows: Administration account, _71S o/_: building account, £2773 12/3; manual and technical account, £4S~ 14/3; was agreed to.

S_aool Building Grants.—The Finance Committee reported that having considered a letter- from the Education Department, dated February 18th, 1903, setting forth the conditions of the ordinary grant for school buildings, they recommended that the Board should enter its protest against the grant being applied to cover the cost of "all new furniture and fittings required by increase or attendance at existing schools, or by the establishment of small or temporary schools not provided for by special grant." This was agreed to.

! Appointments.—On the recommendation of the Teachers' Selection Committee, the following appointments were authorised:— I Mr. Speneley -Walker, to be second —ssisI tant master Normal School; Mr. F. R. i Koller, to be teacher of Whangarei Heads School; Mr. Edgar R. Long, to be teacher of Ng_ng.ru School; Miss C. C. Colley, to be teacher of Brynderwyn School; Miss L. Walker, to be teacher' of Albertland North Schocd; Miss A. M. Monstedt, to be substitute assistant Waiokaraka School; Miss M. A Armour, to be teacher of Otau School; Miss Josephine Abbot, to be teacher of "Waima "aided" School; Miss Gladys C. A. Astley, pupil-teacher, to Devonport School; Miss Margaret E. I. Connell. pupil-teacher, to Devonport School; Miss Martha E. Gordon, pupil-teacher, to Grey Lynn School; Miss Margaret E. Soppett, pupil-teacher, to Hamilton West District High School; Miss Edna _. Stephenson, pupil-teacher, to Te Kuiti School; Miss Ellen E. L. Cobbald, pupil-teacher, to Northcote School. It was agree that school committees be consulted in regard to proposed appointments as under: —Eama Rama (headmaster), Messrs. J Sutton, J. F. Roberts, F. J. Hook, K_ C. __._____, E. F. Snell, and G. Tooman; Titoki, Misses Alice Bell and Y. M. Cooke; Ng-raratunua, Mr. W. F. Johns, Miss H. McGee, and Miss K. M. Whitaker; Waltangi. Miss M_ J. Smith, Miss H. McGee, Mr. S. J_- Bishop, Miss E. M. Piggot. and Miss E. M. Potter; Tangaihi, Miss J. A M. Gaze; Katt ___, No. 3, Mr. C. S. Fortune and Miss E. S. L. Joll; Manawaru (assistant), Miss J. B. Cooke. It was also decided that applications be invited by advertisement for the undernamed appointments:—Second assistant master, Beres,.ordstreet School; sole charge, Mangapai, __ia__ Mangapiko, Whatipu. Technical School Grant.—ln January last j the Auckland Education Board applied to the Department for a grant of £410 for the rent of the building used in connection with the Aackland Technical College. A reply from the Inspector-General of Schools was put before the Board by Mr Darnell Smith. Assis--at Director of Technical Education. The reply was to the effect that a grant of £200 bad been approved, and it was considered that the difference between the sum applied for and that granted would be met out of interest arising from the contribution of the Auckland Savings Bank for the Auckland Technical College, on which a £ for £ subsidy was paid in February. 1907. Mr Parr expressed doubt as to the legality of utilising the interest In this way. The interest belonged to the principal, which was given for a specific purpose. It was decided .to write to the Department pointing out the difficulty. Fire • Escape.—Mr Darnell Smith, Assistant Director of Technical Education, pointed out that there was no means of escape from the upper stories of the Rutland-street building in the event of the staircase catching fire. It was decided to refer the matter to the architect, with instructions to rate steps at once, in conjunction with the Director and the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade.