OTAGO EDUCATION BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 14118, 22 July 1909, Page 5

OTAGO EDUCATION BOARD

'\'h'.' monthly meeting of t.hc Otngo Kdneaiioii Isoard. continued to-day, waft- attended hy the Hon. T. Ferirus (chairman), the R\'\-. F. ]'>. I'ra.M-r. Messrs W. Snow. 1). liorrio. A. M'lvvrow, .!. Mitchell, and <i. C. israe'. • —Appointments.— The fri'ou'iivj an] oiet'iirnts wore made: —Ja.s. I'. Mdcohu. head master. Kaitangata, vi.-o .1. 11. Moir. transferred: Mary A. Lon;_;. f.o ; o teacher. Waitapeka,. viie 1,. MTakum. transferred: Flora, M. Allan. ■:-'' • teeher. is!a;vl (.'lit!'. \ i, ,■ K. Do Lambert, transferred : Violet I'.kkr. mistress. Fairfax. vice I'.. Murray, promoted : .lain' I'ilkim:t.m. tilth a-sistan!. Arthur street, vice X. Thomson, resign, d: Marjory 'l'. Scott, fifth .: SiStallt. Normal, viie M. Straehall. resigned : Flhel Marwi, k. solo leaehcr. Waite.ki Bridge, new ,ip}.-;>!Mtuit-i'.t. i'lie i"« < 11«»\\-1 i>-_c resignations were accepted : - -.laie.es V. Mahohn. bond master, Xasehy; ,l:i!iis T. ISry.i.n. head master, Ow.iJia : John 11. Wtl'-a n. Ik-ad master, I'apikuo: Isabella ('. Hay. <ole teacher. \V.iij".".i Lake : Alice (! reaves, tliiul assistant, Moseiel : Mary A. Stra.chan. iifth rie-si-taiii. Normal: Mavy A. Long, mistress. Mr.tak.mui : dane I'ilkingion. mistress. ikixkui _'m : llinina Louden, thiid jurist ant. Alexandra : Angela Hastings, pupil-teacher, street. —The Accounts. — The accounts for the month came to £9.500 J9s. 9d. The Chairman said that hereafter he intended to insist thai all accounts he place<l on the table and oa< hj one passed ami initialbd liy meinhers at the meeting. Thai was the practice of oiler bodies., and he lcioiinueiidcd it. ilw-e I', vie. M'kcrrnw. and Snow thought tie present practhe had worked well." Mr Match ' ; said it would .valiiee if the a.ccour.ts were p.uc.d on the table I'e.r any member ( 4( icspoet if he wished to. The lie- Mr Frasor Imped the chairman would in.'i.Vi npon the change. .It w.k-. the stiro.-t wa\ of taking the responsibility oil' the ollir. r'-. Tile matter was further di'-cn-sed in committee, and as Hie outcene. th,.' chairman promised to bring up a. upon on the taib-.i'-ct. taihuvs to Lieet.— The Secretary iMr Pryde.j reported that two committees" ha<l faiie<l to elect the full number of committeemen. ;uid it was recommended that < oiuiuissioiiers be appointed—.Mr *k Taylor for Xarara. .and Mr F. t Mover for (oodwood.—Approval. Tl was also reported that thirteen districts had failed, to elect school committees, and the Hoard approved of the |.-lh,w;ng as commissioners :—Akatore, J. tiardigue and ■!. A thy : Ardgowun. R. Hamilton and K. Douglass.; Awamnnglt, W. Spark an.l '■'•. Steel; Clark'., Flat, .1. P.rydie and I). Crawford; Uinimoibiiru, .1. Scott: Clenoro. !!. JF. XicholL a.nd T. Hand : ilenlev, 11. Hor„e and A. M'Donald ; Kel.so. t'.'. T. Dnnnett ; Kyebuni ltip!.;iiitrs. .1. liiown ; Ixwer Harbor. H. M-Hattie and I'. Driver: M<V Oreek. W. 11. Xevill and C. A.ston ; Fumkanni. I'i. .Vndevton : Tua[>eka West. L. Dalziell and 11. Cameron. -- -t leneral.—• The highest tender for the |iui'eha»e of th'.' Adams Flat Scheol was in.sntticie.nt. and deeiinetl. A di.spnle us to the lieanmoiit. electi ni, out of a. refu.sal to allow a man to vote on a miner's rijjht-, was jvirtiallv coiifadered a,n,l then referred to the chairman of the Committee for a report.