DUNEDIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Evening Star, Issue 5230, 9 December 1879, Page 2

DUNEDIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The periodical meeting of the Dunedin Frho.il ('LiniiiiiUoe was hold last night ; pit--sent--- M-'S-jis Ln itigatono uuui), taiijuhar. IS'dhaii, Rubio, slid Kallisiiy.

The Fto oki aov reported that the sub-corn-mittee appointed to consider the matter of holding an entertainment to raise funds for providing school prizes, had met the mastcis and the latter thought Jhat it was too late to j do anything iiiiiv lo tie approaching holidays, Jt was suggested by the masters that it would be bettor to get the entertainment up early next year.—Th»e Chairman said that there was not time to get up an entertainment before the holid tys, and it was therefore proposed to defer the time at which the prizes should be aovardod.—The report of the .Secretary was agreed t >. The report of the Works Committee reco nmended amongst other things that a carpenter should be advertised fet t? act as janitor

of the George street school, at a salary of Ll5O per annum for himself and wife, the carpenter to be employed in executing repairs at any of the schools when necessary— After further discussion, it was agreed to adopt the report of the Works Committee, with the exception of the portion relating to the employment of a carpenter, which was referred back to the Committee fbr further consideration. A communication, signed by Mr J. L. Ferguson on behalf of the head masters of the various schools, was read, requesting that the holidays should commence on the 12th instead of the 19th December, and should conclude on the 2Gth January, as usual. The reason urged for the extension of time was the examination of pupil teachers, which left the schools without a sufficient number of masters to conduct the work.—Some discussion ensued, but ultimately the suggestion of the schoolmasters was adopted. The Committee resolved itself jn’oa subcommittee, and the following appointments to the George street school wore then made :—David M'Nicoll, of Outram, to be head master; Miss Jane Pratt, of the Union street School, to be matron; Mr William Bennett, of Flag Swamp School, to be second master.