EDUCATION BOARD

Evening Star, Issue 20030, 22 November 1928, Page 1

EDUCATION BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING CONCLUDED The monthly meeting of the Education Board was concluded to-day, Mr J. Wallace presiding, A subsidy was granted io the Caversham Committee for the repairs to the asphalt at the old school. At a cost not to exceed £22, the board agreed to line the gymnasium at Mosgiel, towards which the School Committee was willing to assist by supplying the labour. Tho request of tho Kensington Committee for repairs to Iho partition between Standards I. and lE, also to the fencing in CroM-ennr street was approved. Repairs to the Moor in tho headmaster’s office and the levelling of tho floor in the north-east room at Oamaru South, at a cost of £53, wore authorised. The Oamaru South Committee wrote that it had raised the necessary money (£150) to enable the work of laying nut tho new section to be commenced. The architect submitted an estimate ol the total cost of the work. The board was asked to decide what would be a fair contribution.—lt was decided In contribute an amount, and tbc_ architect was requested io confer with the committee. Tho plans for the completion of remodelling work at the Oamaru North School was submitted by the architect and approved. On the Hampden Committee’s application to have part of the verandah at the residence converted into a sleeping porch, tho architect reported that, as there were six rooms in the house, tho board might feel that it was not called upon to assist in this work, and ho recommended that permission be given the head master to do the work at his own cost.—The recommendation was adopted. C AVERSE AM D R AIN AG K. The Caversham Committee reported that the open drain which runs between the now school grounds and the Benevolent Institution was choked with grass and weeds. The Architect reported that to clear the drain would cost about £2 10s, and he recommended that this be approved of whenever the ditch became overgrown. Mr Rodger furl her slated that the Drainage Board had not yet reached a decision on the qne.Mion of piping the drain. It was decided lo ask the Drainage board to reply lo a letter requesting tho enclosing of the drain sent last May. SCHOOL AT MOONLIGHT. The residents at Moonlight asked that the school he re-opened as there were at present six children of school age and nine younger in the district. This number would provide a salary of about £9O per annum ,’ and the residents had been asked if they were willing to contribute anything towards the board of the teacher. Tho board deferred consideration of the request till a reply was received from the residents. LETTING OF RESIDENCES. The department intimated that most of tho boards had agreed to the department’s suggestion _ that when unoccupied teacher’s residences were let one-quarter of the rent should be paid to the credit of the. board’s maintenance account. The department suggested that the Otago Board might see its way to adopt the proposal also.. The Chairman; It seems to me to be taking away from the teacher’s salary, and I do not think that is fair. At his suggestion the board decided to reply declining to change from its present policy, which bad given satisfaction. . The committee having given its approval, permission was .given the teacher at Livingstone to lot iho icsidonee at a rental of £lO per annum. An application from tho teacher ac West Taieri to let the residence dnri„„ the Christmas vacation was "ranted, subject to the usual terms.