EDUCATION BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 15032, 14 November 1912, Page 6

EDUCATION BOARD

The monthly meeting of the Otago Education Board was continued thie morning. Mr D. Borne presiding. Accounts amounting to £13,522 19s 5d were passed for payment. —Ap poi n tnven ts. The following appointments were made: ■—William MTJrea, head master. Normal, vice E. Binder, promoted; Miss M, Renshaw, sole teacher, Kauroo Hill, vice A. O’Donnell, transferred; Mrs F. L. Dillon, sole teacher, Hindon Railway, vice fh MTnlyre, transferred; Miss *j. J. Spence, mistress, Allanton. vice Miss M. K. MTntosb, resigned ; Mr Wm. H. Spears, first assistant Ravensbourne, vice A. Brlngans, promoted. —Resignations.— The following resignations were accepted : —D. Munro, head teacher, Tuapska Mouth; Mary E. Renshaw, sole teacher, Circle Hill; D. Bardeley. sole teacher, Makarora; Jean J. .Spence, sole teacher, Reomoana; F. L. Dillon, sole teacher, IVnare Hat; Amelia Bott, assistant. Port Chalmers ; C. S. Marshall, mistress, Hampden. —Caversham.— ( The Secretary of the Caversham School Committee wrote asking for an additional room. In the event of the board not seeing their way to comply with the request to alter Standard VI. room (the largest room in the school, and containing the smallest class) to suit Standard ITT., they suggested that the present Standard Ili. room be altered to suit the upper infant room, and the upper infant room be altered for Standard 31.—The board’s architect wrote that the committee had' not correctly interpreted the head master’s recommendation—which was to shift Standard 111. to the_ present Standard VI. room, Standard VI. to the upper infant room, upper infants to Standard I. room. Standard I. to Standard 11. room, and Standard 11. to the present Standard 111. room. This would involve a great deal of work in altering furniture, and he did not think that such an expenditure would be justified by the result obtained. He. suggested that the inspectors confer with the Hoad teaclrer and report.—The matter was referred to the inspectors for report. —Applications to Remove Schools.— Chief Inspector Richardson reported on the petition from Rae's Junction for the removal of the school. He said that if the school were placed on the site suggested the children at. Rae's Junction (four) would be practically cut off from school, as they would have to travel miles, ihe present school was. approximately midway tor all children except tHose wh'o had to cross the Clutha. Until some further developments in the wav of closer settlement took place (of which there was a prospect at each end of the district), he felt that it would he inadvisable at present to interfere witli existing arrangements.—This report was adopted. A deputation from Stony Cheek asked the board to reconsider their decision, and remove the school to a more central position.—Mr G. Arnold, the principal speaker, said that, as at present situated, the school was miles from Benhar, and it was 6jr miles to the next school—Hillend. That surely could not be called a central position.—After the deputation had retired Mr Fleming said that if they shifted the Stony Creek School they would also have to shift the Hillend School, and it would involve, too, doing awav with Pukerua School. It would cost £l.ooo.—On the motion of the Hon. T. Fergus it was resolved that the architect report on the cost of complying with the wishes of the deputation, and of the removal of Hillend School to what may be considered a more central position. —Janitors’ Residences.— The application of Tokomairiro and Musselburgh Committees for janitors’ residences raised the whole question of the board's position in regard to these, and the Hon. T. Fergus said that the matter should be placed before the Minister of Education, to find ' out if he were willing to assist them in a, reasonable degree, and at the same time the board should obtain an opinion as to their legal position. He moved—" That a deputation wait on the Minister, and lay before him the whole question of the erection of janitors’ residences, also that the board obtain from their solicitors an opinion as to the legality of using, any of their grants for this purpose.” It was decided to hold a special meeting next Wednesday evening. —Wool-classing Glasses.— The Chief Inspector submitted a memo, regarding the procuring of fleeces of stud sheep for next year’s classes.—lt was decided to ask some of the leading studmasters (o donate some fleeces For the board's classes nest year.