BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 3973, 18 April 1878, Page 2

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

the Cantetbnry Bo;ird of Education \. n

, NEW BUILDINGS. . On resuming tho sitting some time was „w in examining pUns of gchoo , 3 houses for Amberley and Governor's BavCa the Board's architect explaining tho dotrih * iORI-CLTUIIAL CLASS BOOK. * Mr Duncan called the attention of the R m -j copy + cf an agricultural"c-isa" hoc." lushed by tho Commissioner of National va #opUlrd_uA. , written for New Zea atid, WOuld bo _£_& serviceable in a district like Canterbury y Mr Montgomery thought the"book snonlu!* Eduction r ° f the of The chairman would not advise the Bn«j. tak. any action until they knew the valtuTnrTi- 3 book. "* *« 'w* TENDERS. A number of tenders were opened, and «_ lowest iv each case accepted, subiect tntx ■ proval of the architect. JW "*.«•■* chairman's RKPOBT. Tho chairman's report of expenditure m, tioued and made, aud of appointments » ?* since the last meeting of the Board, w»«b_S aad approved, "** DEAF TOTTES AND BLIND."" The following memo, from tho education r37 partment was read :— ■ . °" I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of w. lettorof 28th nit., submitting a resolutionJm* Board as to the advisability ot the establishment „ an institute for deaf uinteß Mid far the blind ._! to state that the matter is under th. ooi-sS___S of the Government. "»uon „.-.-- E - °- Qims. CADETSHirs. The following letter from tho LvtWlnBorough school, dated Aprfl 16th, IS7SI W road.- — ' Sir,—l have tho honor, by direotion in .-i.~u for the consideration of th/S th. to_2ri__ Bjißt-estlons in re tho desirability of offering ciuW* ships in Govenunontdepartmetitsforconpetltlon at district school oxainlnatioiis, and trust that »ho_M the matter And favor in the Wa9 of the fiiM effort will be spared to indnce tho Government to ' carry out tho same:— * w That endotships in the soveral departments of th. Government iv this provincial district bo offered tSboy B between, the ages of thirteen and sixteenmo have regularly attended any distriot school lnCui torbury for at least ono year, and have snccegst-Ur passed an examination proving their fltne_s for t_» ' office they elect to loin. "* ■ Snob cadetships to be Competed for every y««_. «i the nsnal examination, and the terniß of holdln. _ ■ tenure of such cadetships by the snocesafnl cnm. petitors, tha amount of salary, together with lh«----naine of the departments in which th«ro v, '' vacancies, to be made known some time nrevion. to the date of competition, any six months The Lyttelton. Borough school con>mitt«o Mc 0 f opmiou that this mode of rewarding oiliirant a_ attentive scholars will bo of great and Win, benefit to boys of good character and ability. __Jattend theso schools, and whose parents arorasM* " to afford them the advantages of a ~gh-<Aus*fo! cation. •• ™*' ;. Ihave tho honor, 4c, " C. A. Rich, SeoretihJohn Inglis, Esq;, chairman, &o. Mr Duncan approved of the Buggert_, Ml be. cause he considered the Civil Service ong.tto-e open to any boy from the publio sohools, T_w was an impression out of doors that only the sons of wealthy parents could enter the Civil Service, that influence outweighed merit, an im. pression for which there was some foundation. Boys who could pass the necessary examinations should have at least one or two cadetships open for them to claim, as a right and not a favour, He hoped the Board would endorse the npp_ta. !i '■"■ tion of the Lyttelton Borough School. The Secretary stated tfi-t the Chief Post master,had called upon him about a ! fortnißlit ' ago, aad Baid ho would be glad to havo sniiabl« : ' ' boys recommended to '< him Ir.i_ *t_e schools. He, tho Secretary-, had, informed' the Baid ___tcr of the' East Christchureh school, who had ny -, commended one boy, whose name had been soot in to Mr Dicki'i -: \ ■ •'" -.:.;,'.- ." m ,-' "Mr Duncan did not see Whyt_. saino thing should not be done in the other Government departments. ' ■'■>■ >-'"-!■ -i. ■ ; ' -t ,Mr Bolleston, from his "experience, thonpht the cadetships would not bo very much songaf for; many would prefer to go into business. ,-. ■Mr Montgomery did not think that atrj 7 member of the Board would like to put! a dSwr n sou; into tha Governmtiit setrvioe. HethbagW however the suggestion might be prbductitsef goodj- aiid tha Board would do well to recon—ad " : it for the consideration of the Minister otEdti '"": '. r y ' '.'""'''' J ..The Board agreed to recommend the tion to the Government. " ; ',-77', ANNUAL H-MB-.' >-■*'*' ?•''' , The Secretary said ho had distributed about 300 copies of the annual report. Huty, nsra had been'applied for,-and were he- to'givera'nwho asked for them, 1000 copies would be required instead of .500. Ho asked for iaatruotkmi ,os to the distribution of those'on hind. ■' " ' ' The matter was left to his discretion. SAORED H'lStO'BT AND'_U_-_ MBACHEB-. .-'.':. A letter waa read from tho Akaroa oommittea ■>-

asking whether or. not pupil teachers"were ej> .pected to'pass ih sacred history-. The-Secretary'said that the Government had 'approvedx>f the Board's reflations for thepnnll teachers' (examinations, and , he was instructed to reply to that effect. PUBLIC , IE&EABISS. 1 The Secretary referring , to 'the division of tbe grant for pubfid liHrarios, asked if donations '' could be counted as voluutary eubecriptwn&to, public libraricsV Some comnatte«B could aEcrw " amount of donations : twice as large as' subsorip- - itiorie. ... ,~. ( ~, y,-n ■.-;•.!•,■•■■ ■-.'v.i"i TheCßairnian pointed out'that if donetioije ) wore to be considered as yolantary subgoriptioaj newly formed'litirarieS would, to, entitled to *••. larger share of the assistance than those who were keeping-rip old institutions. •;.' ]- ■ Mr Hall said that at Timara most subscribe!!)!. / wbre life members. ; . ,\ . . '' t " , "'

- Mr Montgomery considered Tthat 10 per oept. v: ., of a life members subscription should bo considered an annual subscription., ... , ~,: '■■'. The Secretary believed that all the applications had not yet come in. The Board might eatttih lish the principle as to_ donations and eubscriptionß, aad extend the time tor applications fork week or ten days. '■...•....',, ■-'•.;" ■Mr Bolleston asked what the suni was that had to be distributed. ''''',

•The .Secretary said- Aim.-. -The total of voluntary subscriptions upon which subsidy ls<f been x^imea , was .£1205 15s 9d, and J»,«ik- {■ ;mated that. there would be about £Ui%ml ; Some email libraries, of the existence of Vhiek , T he knew, had not sent in applications, *' .;;■.' ■■'. The Chairman aeked if this matter stonid not bo left to the incoming Board. " The Seoretary thought it sbonld be dealt with ;;? by the present Board. The subsidy, woald oojne, to aboat 13a 4d in the £. There wasa'difficulty ia the matter of bsrough libraries. They could have no claim nnleas they were open to the i public. The Lyttelton übraTjj /for &etaneo, was not open to the public Mr Hall said neither was thatsat Timaruv T The Secretary said the ciroolatiDg librery in 5 Christch'urch waa open, but books conld not be , ■:■'■:•■. oat. He would write to the borough libraries and enquire what their practice was. The Secretary said that in some cases, if. donations were excluded, Jei2o>£hown now would bb'.reduoed,taje3O. * .' ., H \ Mr Montgomery thought that dotmtitea ebnkl not be accepted as snbscriptions, bat that life memberships conld, at 10 per cent.' ' - The Board agreed to this, and alao to extend . ,i the true for receiving applications to the 24th ~ inst., inetructing the commumcste with all known libraries in the district.. The

chairman woe empowered to distribute the sob-

sidy on ihe above system. < v ; ■ - ' ■••?- ' .' ■; / A MIBCEIiANHOU9. ;. . / i.'V' ; -''. ! . , 'A letter from the Kaikouras Oommifcteemi read. It asked for information abont tbe schcob, and also to have their school inspected, v ■'' '•', ''-The application was postponedforifiseoeJJß' deratiroirf the new Board. .■■.•'. /<=•.:■; - : '■■" The 18th to the 29th April wee fixed aiti* period for the JBaeter recess at the Wxim School. ~ >:;t ■/•'•■.■.: •.. .. ■■'n< ;,;■■■*■ 1 ■£\£ ■• It wa? decided to allow the East OhristelfflS* ( school another pupil teaehfir, atd to raimw salariea of two a*l present in office by ««* year. ■'■"-, : . ; -.■; <■.; ■ ■ -!- : .• .:■;•;■: ■' ; ''U*. With reference to the resignation of j* 9 mistresß of the Kaiapoi Infant Bohool, *» Board declared that tbe committee -cone; not receive it, the Act requiring a. Jiionth fl notice;to ba eont to the secretary of thflißoe* and to the chairman of the local committee. Tμ

Board, however, had no objection to the miatrOM leaving>t once. .. . . i-.. .., ,< ■■•; '•'.'/ The secretary stated that there was an available balance to the credit of the Building JFnnd, of and a Government grant to come of making a total of .£27,963. The liabilities amounted to £ld,4&L ' "'/;•' A considerable amonnt of basinete wae o»s----posed of : in oommittee, after wbioh the Board adjourned. , <'< • '