EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 543, 25 June 1909, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

'.;■• MONTHLY MEETINO. !: The , monthly meeting of tfoo , Wellington , Education: Boardwns held yesterday, there/ . being present Mr. Hobort Leo (chairman), and Messrs. J. Kebbell, Wm. Alias, j. G. W. ■ Artken, W; H; Keld, M.P., A; ' Wv, Hogg, : : ? M.l'., and Major T. W. M'Donajd. •/ ;,-.■"? , ..-■.; Tho Board's. Finances. \. ■ The monthly statement of. finances showed ; that onTTuno 22 tho debit balance stood, at; £2405 7s. 3d.,;Wagainst £2930.175. Id. for, tho previous month. : : The' oontrsot liaMitice ' , (includfiig.Biios), totalled £413911e. 3d/ Credit.' balances wcro.'sct.dwn to the following w>.; .-'■ counts tr-GcneraT account, £2044 13e.; 7<L; technical aoopqnt,'' , £7fl!rss.- ■ iOd,'; ■ manual; And: ' technical;, £825 10s. ;5d,;.. teaobors , . - salaries, '/ ■£178'-'os:.Bd.-j..'dßi)Oßit.-'accbnnt ) £24 lßei (3d.,; Debit balances:" Buildings account, £5030 10*.', i!d.;.secondary account,.£s27.6s. Id. lie pay-■■'-,. sheet,;amounting~',tb. £8018. Us,; 3d. iwas. adopted. .'• :/ ..-.- .>':"■'■'■■.■'.'S ■' :: ' , '■'.-.' •/-:'-i' '■■';'':; ' Commenting ■'.■on.-' -the ,, , .'condition-■ 6f ■Uμ ..■■■■ finances, the ohair)hah : <reriiarkcd that ft pd- ; icy of economy as regarded cipondituro, especially, iaitlio case of tho. buildings grant, would bo pursued lor. tho remainder of th* year'; ■'■'- •■ ■'■ . '■■+■■■■: : ■'- -: ~':■'',' '■'■"■■■■'■.:■■■ ■ ■ :■ "-.- ..■. i Corrospomtonce.,,;: ;( : Dyorville School' Residence.—A letter, wai received from tho.Educa'tiott PepartjTnont ■ in. amplification. of ■ d' preyious'lottor ■kiiiniatrng ■-:,'.' that.no grants.for school'residences, ocitild, be; ; .entertained lor.t-ho present. The Dcpartutert; ;'. now; explained .'that the refusal of the gtani : . referred , only to Dyen-ille: Too letter. wae .■]'■ I received.'"'' ■;-■ '■''~-;: -' : , ; ' ;: .'. ■ •■■■ ■', : . ■.■■'■'■'- ■>" ■: ■'■■■.

llural High Schools.—-The lnspector-<3<». oral of, Sohools forwarded for tho consideration of tho board ccrtaui suggestions with lcgard to the proposal to introduce courses m agricultural instruction in rural high schools. > Tins matter was very fully dealt with in a rcpoU (which appeaftid in This DoJiimou recently) of a conference which was heW at GreytoßJi, at which there were present the ' , chairman of tho heard (llr. Robert Leo), two of the inspcctois (Messrs. T. R. Fleming and I l '. H. Biike-flcll), and tho hoadnAstorn of tho Wairarapa Dixtiiot High Schools (Mossre. W. Hi Jackson, A., M. Burns, and A. B. Charters). Tlio liispector-Gonoral,' in hia <V, inomorandum, hoped that tho additional spo- '»/ • cinl pajincni provided by tlio regulations for manual and technical instruction, together mill the capitation payable under tlio abovo regulations on acconnt of recognised school classes, and tho oilier payment oa account of district'high schools, would enable tlio Education Boaids where opportunity offered and jCiroanwtirncGS permitted to bring about ft more intimate relation than, gcnorally sponking', at present obtained boUoen tlic course of lnstiuction at district lugli schools and rural pursuits. It was suggested thai it might bo found practicable in certam cases to gioup small district (high Schools for this purpose and to arrange for tho classes boarinc; specially on agriculture to bo takon, by itinerant instructors. \ Thu chairman reviewed tho decisions a> rhed at by the conference at Groytown, namely, that the board be asked to adopt Hie suggestions, and await tho rosults of tho deliberations of tho headmasters of tho nino schools concornod, on tho wholo question. Ho moved that.they bo adopted. This Was agreed to. Eastern Ilutt School.—The Education Depptment, having signified that an ftpplicatioii for the establishment of a side school at Rastcrn Hutt bo considered, Major M'Donald'imnod, Mr. Kcbbell seconded, and it was resolved that, application bo mado accordingly,* i Opening of New Sclmols.—lnvitations to memWfi o£ tho board to attend the official openings of tho now schools at' Pahiatua (on. July'2l) and at Waikanao (Juno 30) tvcto icccivcd with ithnnks. Maraiiui application for increased accommodation at tho new school at Maranui, which 1 is rapidly bscoming overcrowded, was received. Tho board's eenior ■ inspector (Mr. T, R. Fleming) explained that tho v> hob' , question of tho educational necessities of Kilbirnie and Miramar required con-' sidcr'ation. Mirnmnr would requiro a sepat* ate school in tho not-distant fnture. Tho original phne for tho Maranui School provided for additions to tho main building. Tho board decided that application bo made to the Department for a grant for two additional classrooms. Scholarships.—Tho ( holder iof ' a board scholarship (Amy Chisholm} applied for p<jri mission to transfer to Nelson Girls' College. Permission was granted. Finance and Works Committee.. On tho rocoinmcndatiou of tho Financo and . Works Committeo, M'orks at tho following schools wero authorised:—Cross Creek, Lans- ( . downe, Islnnd Bay (retnining Wall). Kopuarnnga, Makuii, Mast-erton, MitcholHown, Jolmsonvillo, Upper Hutt, W'hakataki, Dalofibld, and BongoKoluiko. , To Stand Over.—Works at Groytown and To Aro. ' ' _ , Declined. —Applications from Cross Crock (outhouses), Pahiatua (part cost drainafio oxtoiision works), and Hastwcll (teacher's removal oxpouscs). Rofprred' to tho Department.—Roikorangi (romoval nnd re-erection of tho old ,\Yaikanao School building), ' Otaki School (additional grant for building), Kaiparoro and maii'o (giants for residences). '> , Tho, following rofolutions w«ro carriod :— Johnsonvillu (completion of school): That renewed application bo made for authoiity to sell tho old Bite, and that tho board complete ' the rebailding when the condition of tho finances is improved. Potniic (grading and gravelling): 'J'ljftt th<3 work bo authoiised, .13 pftr plan shown, provided tho commfUeo undortake to loinstate tho asphalt tennis court to tho satisfaction of Iho hoard. Karons That, the board is prepared to frronsidor ite docision to sell the bite, piovidod tho committee will tako chaige of tho buildiug, and will endeavour to hnd a tenant. Mitehcllton n (lease of additional g;roulid): That tho secrotary mako inquiry. Puihey Bros.: That application for rent of unused school bo loft in the hands of tho chairman and secretary. Tenders Accepted. Tho following tenders wire accepted s—• Five teachers , tables (Martinborough), W. A. Bird; fencing (Waiknnac), T. M. Brown j removal and remodelling outbuildings (Po- ■ tone Main School), M'Coll Bros.: grading of playground nnd tennis court (Potone), A. Cow 10; drainage W, Roper; fcnciiiß (Martinborough), W. Maxten; orcotinn ot school (Otaki Goige), K. Smith; ou '. condition that site is obtained. Other Matters. It was decided that npplicßtion bo made to tho Education Dcpnilment for a grant for tho purchabo cf a school site of fivo acres at Silvei stream, nnd to accept,-with thanks, tho offer, by Mr, Barton, of Upper Hutt, of a school Mto in another portion of thn distiict. such Eite to bo held against future requirements. The sectelary icportcd that tho election for tho committee of tho new school at Western Vcteno would be held in the Potono Mam School, no objection ha\ing been oflfored by those concerned. 1 It was ro6olvod that tho board's regulations bi> amended to pro\|dofor thocloeing of pjitiic's for- tlio scholarship examination, 1 011;. September ■Iβ. : : Mr..J.-W. M'Eiriin wrote,accepting a : ee'at . . r pi;- tlio Board of. ilßnagers of tho. Poteiio.Tcch-.-'.-. ■.V nical School Boatjci. ... ~,'j >" : ;'.'■,■- ' : , ':•,■.''; : ■'~'i.; •■■.-. regulations' for .: ■ prbbitionors, ..meteorological: , , maps,v Nelson ..<'■■. 'Memorial , : .Esspy,;,-grading wnrts. at" Mbunt. ' ■ Cook, and To Aro Schnol. distriirt boundaries' ■' was also received,; 'With',regard to,tho,pro- ,, ■'.'■: batioiiers' .regulations, it wns resolved thivt , .'''■.'. : the supgestious of the Inspector-General bo':•. .''■.-: adopted. .^Tlio;grading:works-at Afount Cook ■ .':: School are .to.;bo completed: within a. pro- . : .scribed, time-limit. .'. f ■/■ . . -,' ! ;- *■; ..- '.

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