H.B. EDUCATION BOARD.

Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 1002, 14 April 1908, Page 5

H.B. EDUCATION BOARD.

+m The Board met yesterday. Present : Sir William Russell (Chaiiv rinan), Messrs W. Morgan, T. Tanner, S. MeLernon, O. Eriekson, C. M. Whittington, the Rev. A. Grant, and Pastor Ries. • ■ ■ Thd chairman's monthly rei^ort was read as- follows : — Resignations received: Miss Brad,well, sole teacher, Motu; Mr P.owefi, assistant, Gisborne. Appointments made : Miss D. McNaughten, assistant, Te Auto; Miss Keys, sole teacher, Waipatiki; Mr A". W. Aitken, sole teacher, Hefbert\ville; Miss M. Mcfiratney, assistant, Waipirq Bay; Miss M./ Hunt', secondary assistant, Gisborne; Mr J. Williamson, headmaster, Taradale; Mr J. T. Daly, assistant:, Hastings; Miss ;Ross, assistant, Mangatereterej Miss. *L. A. Davis, assistant, Napier; 1 Miss : M. Staee, assistant, r Wbodvill,e.; Miss '-■ H. Burns, sole teacher, Elsthorpej Mi' ■: R. Olarkson, principal Napier Technical Scliool. Mr P. C. 'Brown, pupil teacher at Waipukurau, has "been transferred to Tikok"ino. ~\ ■ Recommendations of the Building and Finance. Committee were dealt with as follows: — ' : ,Matahiwi : Application for. additional room refused. Takapau : Fencing material to be supplied if committee will put it up. Waipatiki: Rev. Mr Grant to report on application for fencing repa irs. Weber : Estimate of cost of repairs to road to- school paddock to be obtained ivani ih© County -Council. Dannevirke North arid iSouth : Partitions asked for to be erected. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr Morgan moved, seconded by Mr Tanner, that circulars be sent to the committees with copies of the inspectors' reports, drawing attention to any special comments containeditherein.—After discussion, Mr Morgan.asked and was granted leave to withdraw his motion, stating that his object had been gained by bringing the matter before the board for consideration.. - Messrs Tanner and McLernon were reappointed to represent the board as School Commissioners. S. Pearson wrote suggesting that the Ten Commandments should be hung in the class rooms of the schools throughout the district, anid that parents shotild be asked to contribiite towards the cost. — On the motion of. Mr T. Tanner, seconded by Pastor Ries, it was resolved, "That any committee wishing to do so be granted permission to hang copies of the Ten Commandments on the school walls." — Carried. The Education Department requested that committees be urged to take ©very possible precaution against the outbreak of fire in school buildings. — Circulars to be sent accordingly. Ma* Whittington moved, in accordance with notice given, "That whenever a school changes its grade, the board shall consider what readjustment of the staffs are necessary."- — Seconded by Mr Tanner and carried. The Chairman ruled that the motion of which Pastor Ries had given notice to amend the regulation governing school hours was out of order, on the grounds (1) that a month's notice had not been given, and (2) that no regulation could be altered until six months had elapsed after its coming into force.— Pastor Ries gave notice of the same motion for next meeting. Mr Morgan gave notice that at nest meeting he would move as follows : "That a committee consisting of the mover and the inspectors be appointed to draw up a report on the advisableness of making arrangements by which teachers who have not obtained certificates and are in charge of schools, could be sent either to a training school or to some of the larger schools for a period of, say, three months, to get instruction in school management.' 3 On the motion of the Rev. Mr Grant, it was decided to ask the department for a grant" for the purchase of a school site at Woodlands. Mr Whittington moved, seconded l>y Mr Tanner, "That a- vote of condolence be forwarded to the relatives of the late Mr-W. C. Maddison, a former member of the board."—^Carried unanimously, all standing. Mr Morgan pointed out thet by an alteration in the technical class (regulations issued by the department, which came into force on the 2nd instant, the capitation for cookery classes had been reduced from los to 12s 6d. That would mean a considerable loss to the board, as they had previously made their arrangements for the y»ar on a los basis. — Representations to be made to the department accordingly, Accounts amounting to £3781 14s lOd were passed for payment.