HAWKE'S BAY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10894, 20 April 1898, Page 4

HAWKE'S BAY EDUCATION BOARD.

Tuesday, April, 19. Present— Rev. Dr. Sldey (chairman), 0 A. FtizKoy, J. Gllberd, T. Tanner, F. W Williams, 8. M'LeruoD. F. Button CORRESPONDENCE. The following correspondence woo reac and dealt with :— From Ashley-Clinton, oomplalnlng o! the nearness of the conveniences to thi aobool building.— Not neoeasaty to taki sotion. Fiom Dinertrke, wanting an addltloi to tha lohool or a tide eohool erected, - Report to be procared. Fc cm tame, Intimating that the Borougl Conncli Intended oleanlng drain.— Woil to be done and charged to the Board. From Glaborne, notifying that at accident had taken place to Mlas Mathe ■on, and Mm Ball was acting in hei pl'oa.— Approved. From Mbkotnkn, forwarding Miia Fil be'e'a resignation,— Received. F.-om Matawhero, reoommending tha Mr Marshall, teacher, be granted threi montbe' leave ot ebsenoe, and tbat Mn Marshall aot In hia placa ; dootoi'a certlfi oate forwarded.— Granted on understand tng that Mr Marahall gives his void entire rcat for the period. From^Mohaka, Miss Wright resigning — Reoelved. From Napbr, Mr Blobeno,' pupl teeoher, resigning and Mr Cowan recom< meodsd for the vaoanoy,— Agreed to. From tame, drawing attention to th dangerona condition ot the school steps whloh bad been In nee for 20 years.— Ti lie renewed. From same, favoring the Inapeotor'i suggestion for an interchange of teaohen between the main and aide aohool.— The Chairman oppoied tbe icbtnn, bellevlnf that it wonld disorganise the staff anc interfere with the regular working of thi rohooli.— Mr M'Lernon Bald the lorloj coaoluabn waa that Mr Morgan ahonld superintend the school from which hli pnptlg were drafted.— The Chairman salt that opened np tbe old question of M Morgan superintending tbe tide sohool if he did, there was no donbt It wonld b to the great advantage of tbe aohool. A present Mr Muigan and Mlsi Gonldiui moved their own Btbffr, tbongb bolt ttiiftt w«e dlßtlnot.— Referred to tbi school committee to recommend that MS Morgan be aiked to superintend botl BObooli. From Portland Island, reporting M Solatia's death, and asking that thi widow b 3 exempt from contributing ti lohool teacher's salary,- Agreed to From Wellington, forwarding £H tub tidy to teaoher'B salary ; the salary hat been reduced to £70 — Tbe Board decline* to ag--ee to tbe salary being rednced ; thi minlmnm wai £80. and members believe! that there were sufficient settlers aronnt there to make np the neoeisary guarantee From Walpawa, SBklog tbat the sobool might be naed for night claaaea,— Agreec to From Wanatead, forwarding £21 10. ■übsldy to teacher's salary.— Received, From Whetakurs, asking to havi eohool dintrlob gszatted.— This Is nsnallj done In February ; too late for this year. MEMORANDUM RE TECHNICAL TRAINING OF PUPIL TEACHERS. Mr Hill reported :— In reply to tho Board's memorandum on the above subjaoc I Beg ix> Btate :— 1. There would be a certain amount ot In convenience by tbe withdrawal of pupil teaohers from tho sohools for throe or four weeks during the school sessions, but pupil teaohers are aids aiid not essentials in the management and oontrol of schools. The benefits to the whole district and to each separate school would far outweigh the temporary lnconvonlonco that would arise, as tbe training would be permanent In Its effeote, a, The proposed BUbjeots of Instruction and training are— Teaching and criticism, sohool work, solenoo, binfclng, kindergarten, and ambulance ■work. Theso subjeota would be taken on a definite syllabus of instruction at Bpeolfled times, and according to a timetable that would be drawn to cover the period ol training, just as was done vhen the teaohert wera brought to Napier in 1880. The lnstruo tlon and training would be given as follows : —1. Toaohing and oritioiam, in oharge of the Inspeotor. 'i, Sohool work, in charge cf Mi Morgan and Mr Wolatenholme. 3. Singing, In oharge of Mr A. J, tmlth. i. tctenoo, In charge ot Mr Uannhloy. a. Kindergarten, in oharge of Miss Faubcrt. 6. Ambulanoe, In oharge of Dr. Jarvlr, I have Lot spokon to either of the persons named except Or, Jarvis, having reoelved no acknowledgment to my letter ot December until April 3id, when It was too late to make the neoeßßary arrangements for a meeting in June, oven had tho suggestions mad o by me been approved. Should, however, the Board think that the plan suggested would be of benefit to the Bupll8 upll teaohers it could be carried out during le midsummer vacation, but I doubb whether tho bent flos would be as g;eat as If undertaken in Jnne-Jnli atj a time when the sohools are In full working orden —Reoelved, PROPOSED NATIVE SOHOOL. The following letter was read from the Ednoatlon Department;— " The Depart* ment has been aaked to eatabltsh a native aohool at Rsmoto. aoroia the Walroa river, oppoilte to Frasertown. Mr Pope, in» apeotor of native aobooli, has ylilted the place and made a report. It seems that nearly 30 children ot the Maori raoe and of aohool ege live at Ramoto, and abont an equal number at neighboring settlemontf, nnd tbat of these very few attend at the Frasertowa public school. Could you ascertain whether your Board has any design of endeavoring to bring theie children under instruction, or would prefer tbat this Department should deal with them nnder ita native tohool plan,"- It wai stated that dnring the last quarter the attendance at the Fraaertown eohool had decreased by 21, the native children evidently having been withdrawn in view of the proposed erection ot a native school there. The Department Is to be asked to delay Uklng aotlon until the Board onn Inquire Into the matter, ALLOCATIONS, The following allocations were made :— Cllve £52, Danevlrke £26, Frasertnwn £5, Giaboine £115, Hampden £15, Heretannga £11 lOi, Knmeroa £10, Maharabara £26, Makareta £24, Makaurl £15, Makotnkn £4 10a, Mataman £110 Mntawhero £20, Napier (main aohool) £108, aide BOhool £100, Norsewood £10, Onpa Oaga £18, O;mond £17, f apaknra £31, Paketapu£3 10b, Takspnn £20, Taradile £220, Te Ante £12, Te Karaka £20, Tolrga Bay £14, Waerenga-a-hlka £20, Wainul £98, Walpawa £46 14;, Wakarara £15, Walllngford £18. Weber £15, Wood Wile £45, Woodland £20, Motu £16 15] BJ, Wbetakura £27 16s; total, £1656 MISCELLANEOUS Meaars MLirnoa acd Tanner were elected to the vaoant Beats oa tbe Board Of High School Governors. The Sohoil Commissioners (Auckland) forwarded £32 7s rent, and (Napier) £500. Mr J. Lomas applied for a lease of 12 acres at Mam Mam, oiTerlng £2 10s. — Ajplloatlons to be Invited. TheEduoatlon Department forwarded •the capitation allowance for April, £2C42 lOi. Mr J. B. Rdd, Patntahl, asked for information as to tbe working of teohntoal education In Hawke't Bay,— Board undertook do apeolfio teohnloal work, and therefore could supply no information on thembjsoS. Mrs Hill reported favorably of the sewing classes conducted by Misa Croaie at the Napier school, and tha Board voted £10 subsidy. Aooonota amounting to £2231 18» 3d were pasted for payment. The Board then adjourned.