EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS

Evening Star, Issue 20130, 21 March 1929, Page 8

EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS

OTAGD BOARD MEETS Tlie montliiv meeting of Education Hoaid was concluded tins morning. there being present.the chairman (Mr J. Wallace), Messrs 1. MTvinlay, ('•■ Livingstone, J. L. A Ukinson, 1!. H S. Todd, V . K>mgh. J. Mitchell, J. Horn, J. Smith, and the. Hon. D. T. Fleming. Accounts amounting to Ctm.lFl Us Oil were p;ii>ed lor payment. The department advised Hmt t m hoard’s application lor a grant lor additional asphalt at Caver-ham would have to be postponed until the next linancial year.—Noted. The borough o! St. ICi lda drew ailention to the dilapidated condition 01. the hence on the St. Kdda School site, and asked that such repairs bo cfi’ccted as would prevent any overhanging ol the fence on ho street line. r l he section was aho being used as a dump lor garj); ,oe.—The Architect (Mr James llodgcr) reported that the fence Main bad order, and was being gradual y carried away, i.t was almost impossible to keep it in satisfactory condition while the property was unoccupied. He recommended that the old lence. be icinoved, and this was agreed to. The Architect reported that both school and residence at Fttnek were in p, bad state, and required a good oeal in the way of repair and renovation. The work at the school would cost about £oU. and at the. residence C-hl. Inducted in the school work was FIG tor interior painting and iMI lm I'*' ol ' ling of floor, towards which Hie committee might be willing to coninbnie.--ft was decided that the wotk should be carried out. the committee to he Baked for a contribution. The Director of the Division ol .Denial livgkme again rclcrred to I n; custom of supplying sweets to children a . school functions, such as picnics, etc. With, the aid of education boards much had been done to diminish tin* piactuc, but he regretted to learn that, sonic school committees -still did not leel called upon to comply with tho rctiuesi contained in the previous eireuhn, while some were stilt rescuing to the extremely unhyg.enic practice 01 having sweets thrown mi the ground to he scrambled for. He asked lor the buan, s assistance in lhi» matter as one conceniin,r the health of school clnkheii. •• He has little to write about, ' commented Mr .Wallace. The letter was received. APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments Mere confirmed: —Daniel S. Dale, head master, lii Midi ff; Ada I’. Knowles, sole teacher, Mount Cargill; Freda K. Cooper, sole teacher, Tokarahi; Ksma K- Jhomson, solo teacher, Waipori. .RESIGNATIONS. The following resignations wore accepted;—Alex. ,L M'J.intock. head master, Heriot,; Mary A- J' 'flci, ■ s ". e teacher, Awamangii; J* ora 0. H-in'd-ton, sylc teacher, Hoopers Inlet; Freda F. Cooper, solo teacher, Kokoemo; Albert E. K.»yc, soJe teacher, Popotunoa; Doris M. HiH> sO J° teat hot, Te Houka; Howard King, sub-assistant, Ivaikorai. SCHOOL ATTENDANCES, The Attendance Officer (Mr J. F. Rvan) reported that, with rclerenec to the statement in his hist report that approximately 5-15 pupils m the- ein und suburban area had lelt their respective schools since tho end ot tho December quarter, ho now Imiml tnat la) ciglity-one pupils over the age ol fourteen, years had practically terminated their primary education, and had taken up various kinds ot employment. Of this number sixty-tour had passed Standard \ ~ twelve had passed Standard IV.. and live had passed Siam dar HI- (,b) Sixty-three pupils had lelt the Otago district

North Hand, twelve to South and, and nino to Australia. On the other hand, however, Otago received si.xty-six pupiK from other school districts. _ (e) iho remainder of the 5-lb in question—via., .|ol_l,ad all been re-enrolled at other schools in various parts of Otago, The gonernl lien j 11 1 ol' Ihe pupils <|t present was very good, and the attendance in consequence had been very satisfactory. The report was adopted.