School Committee.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5280, 25 July 1888, Page 3

School Committee.

The Nanier School Committee mot last evenin*. Present: Messrs T. SideyfohairmS?J. Gilbcrd, K. Dick J. Parker, 1. Bear Hebden, and T. Murphy. An account from Mr Spriggy, for Asthenic poles, £5 12b, w ordered to be P *The head-ma*ter, Mr Thomson, forwarded £7 6s, from the pupils, for 'trtionerr. for the quarter ended Juno 30th.— The Chairman thought it was lucky they had got that amount in, considering the depression, rinks, eto.-Aoknowlcdged. for Cowlrick wrote, explaining that his son Sydney was within one month of the a X e of thirteen years, and tlio boy wns also attending night schorf.-Tho Chairman said a notice had ibeenjservcd upon the paronte of the boy his attendance nt school. .However, he thought that Mr -Cowlriok hapVehow* a good spirit in informin c the oomfcHtce of the circumstances, «n2 if all the parents who had received notices did tho same it would save trouble $oth to the school committeo and thorn Education Oflico, notifying that the examinations of tho Inspector; would take place at tho main school on tho sth and Gth October, Hastings-street school on Thursday and Friday, 27th and 28th September, and at the infant-school on tho ?sthand 20th Soptember.-The.Cliairni.nl thought the holding of the examinations w Sri/ vould bo very awkward for the teachers Hβ did not think it would be wSandifcwasnpitythattwomontbßoflho echo are' time should be wasted, us after the laminations they would only go over'back jrround. Perhaps a recommendation of the School Committee would do some good; «S there wm ' plenty of tinw, and they could leave the matter owr till next mect-inir-Mr Oilberd wiid Me Hill would be making tho arrangi-mente for bw other "xamiuations, and it would be advinabU, to dispose of the matter at onco.-Tho Chairman thought they might appoint <i committee, who could act in the interests of tho «bool.-It wns moved by Mr Gilbord and seconded by Mr Bear that a eul.-comn.it co wait on the teachers and discuss tho matter with thorn, and if it was thought necessary to consult Mr Hill regarding the altonnjg of tho date of tho examination. Iho business to be attended to as soon as possible.— "ftlr Goulding wrote, requesting that tho committee would represent to tho .Education Board that some concession, m fairness to the Hastings-street school, should be made with regard to the bonus peroentogo. It was obviously imposmblo to Sak/as largo a P™tnge of powe,. w.th only threo standards. Iho want of a teaching «t"ff, an they were aware, and as thT Inspector had admitted, was also a ecrious obstacle to efficiency.-Die Chairman said tho Jidueation Board had not yet decided apon the question of bonus, and it would be prwnaluro for them to take any lotion. It would bo better to let tho matter •tend over, and endeavor to find out what was likely to be doao by the Board—To fit Mr GouMing complained of the chiinnevs still being defective.—lnferred to tho Board's architect. The list forwarded by the police of the .oViWren not attending school was also conflidored It was decided that Mr Dick bo instructed to take proceeding* in the cases of tho families Nightingale, Jackson, and McLey. The " horizontal bar" question came up for di»cu.» B ion.-Mr Murphy did not know tow the matter came to bo reported to the Board.—The Chairman thought the whole affair about tho bar was absurd. However, the gymnasium on the whole wan in a fearfully bad state, and sadly wanted repairing. It had cost them a great deal iv the pact to keeo the gymnasium in order.—On the 3oflt of Mr Gilbord seconded by Mr Murphy, it wae agreed to empower the visiting committee to remove any of the material which they deemed to bo in dangerous condition. Tho Vieiting Committee reported that all tho schools were in good order with tho exception of somo flight repairing to be done to the spouting at tho infant schoo There was nothing for tho pupil- to drink out of, all tho mugs being lost, and Mi Dick did not like the idea of the scholars laving to put their mouths to the tap.— The Secretary stated that there were supplied onco upon ft time about a dozen mugs every fortnight. , Mr Parker gave notice ot motion that tho committee meet once a month iiwtoad of ■asked: 4 him to bring up tlxe question of whether it T&uld rfot be advuablo to getiip a concert for the purposeof obtaining funds foe the erection of the bell, at thoHoetings«tnset school, and for improving the playSttoand. He had asked several townspeople to contribute towards the cost of the bell, hut 'had been told that too many subecriptions were coming round of late. lie thought tho experience of the fire tho other •right, when aShe bf was not heard by ihf firomtt living in-fc«o \flute-road and thereabouts, proved that a bell m that locality was absolutely necessary. Mr Parker thought if they had a ball in that district tho night of the hro it would have been a great assistance. He behoved in getting it good boll while they wwo About it. i i 11 i It wae decided that a concert should be lield, but that She school children be not naked, to avdet, as that might clrsh with their concert at Chrietmas. A sub-corn-mittco was appointed to attend to tho " MrThomson applied for two small glass retorts and half a doz-u tost tubes, for chemical lessons which ho was giving bo ■pupils. Tho committee agreed to tho "Itorno other routine businewe was-trane-acted, and the meeting adjourned.