EDUCATION BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 18812, 10 December 1924, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of tho Otago Education Board was continued to-day. Present; Messrs J. Wallace (chairman 1, J. Horn, M.P., G. K. Graham, K. H. Todd, L. Sanderson, G. \V. Wood, and tho Hou. D. T. Fleming. RESIGNATION’S 'SND APPOINTMENTS. Tho following resignations were ac- f copied:—Murid A. G.'Dallas, solo teacher, ui.'iune.rbum; Marjorio E. Blair, sole teacher, Tuupeka West; Millicent _ Al. it estwood, assistant, Upper Junction; Nonna G. K. Pearson, assistant, Baiolutha; Edith M. Homan, assistant, High Street; Hannah Sim, assistant, Kelso. Dio following appointments were n,ado. —George F. Duff, head master, Elagswamp; Leonard 11. Ellis, head master, Leith Valley; John Graham, head master, Waikouaili; Ethel J. Eraser, sole leachcr, Port Molynmix: Arthur William Alloo, till I’d assistant, Macandrew Hoad; Waller If. Townruw, fifth assistant, Bt. Clair; Ernest JI. ihack, first assistant, Alexandra, District High; William CassoJs, third assistant, MosguJ ; Jane, K. M’Crao, | assistant, Nascdiy, Annie lndcr, second as-; sisiant, Strath Ta-ieri; T. B. Fleming, so-_ eciiid assistant, Gromweil District High. I ATTENDANCE REDOUT. ! John E. Ryan, attendance officer, rc- ■ ported as follows for the month ended December 9.--Tho general attendance, especially in tho city and suburban schools, "is at present very much affected by an epidemic of measles. The south end schools seem t-o bo affected mostly. Caversham had approximately 100 absentees, I'orburv 90, Macandrew Road 50, >St. j Clair is now almost hack to normal con- ■ iluions. Of the north end schools those' mostly affected arc North-east \ alley and Albany Street. Several of the other city schools are more or less affected, but as far as 1 am awaro the country schools are not at present very much affected.-—Re-. ceivod.

ARCHITECT’S RECOMMENDATIONS. The Architect reported that the fence in front of the North-east Valley School was in bad condition and not worth further repair. He suggested that steps be taken lo( have a, new fence erected, and that the School Committee bo asked if it would contribute to tho cost. Rclerred to committee to ascertain what financial assistance could be made.

The High Street Committee made application for the kalsomining of the walls of the school. The architect recommended tho expenditure of £25 in brushing down /nd patching the walls, but that nothing more bo dune this season. Hie committee made application for repairs to the surface of plavground. ‘I ho architect reported that the portio i from which buildings were removed would be asphalted' as part of tho work now in hand. Patching mid top-dressing the remainder of the ground would cost about £45, and the committee should contribute one-third of tho cost. —Applications granted. The department wrote asking that, in view of the fact that the Waitaki High School Board would shortly bo taking over tho work of tho manual training Oamaru, tho board transfer to tho Waitaki High Schools’ Board flic apparatus mid equipment in the present manual training centre and at the Middle School.'—The Chairman said that the department was making a great mistake in the way it had been conducting the whole junior high school business in Oamaru. If tho school had been left under the jurisdiction of tho board he was sure that matters would have been much more satisfactory than they were at present. The matter of manual training apparatus should have been fixed up long ago. However - , the apparatus would not ho any use to the board under the present circumstances.-—Tho request was granted. Subsidies were granted for topdressing at Caversham, Arthur Street, Maori Hill, and Greenfield. An application was made from tho Palmerston Committee for subsidy in connection with improvements being made to the school grounds.-—lt was decided to make a favorable recommendation to tho department, and to inform tho. committee that the board world grant up to one-third of the cost, its liability being limited to £9O.