EDUCATION BOARD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 April 1922, Page 4

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING

__ The Taranaki Education Board met yesterday. Present: Messrs P. J H White (chairman), H. Trimble, 8. v' Smith, M.P., A. Lees, R. Masters', M.P., ft. J. Deare, and F. Hoskin Leave of absence was granted to Mr H. J. leaves. i The chairman reported that during the interim he had to make the follow- ! ing relieving appointments :; Ohangai, | Miss Ir. Walker, assistant; Mangatoki, :' Mr. F. J. Cuinberworth, head teacher; Awatuna, Miss P. Nicoll, sole teacher; Radnor, Miss M. K. Spence, sole ; teacher; Hawera, Mr. W. J. Metealf, j third assistant; Hawera Technical High j School, Miss K. Monteath, cookery | instructress. j Leave of absence was granted as fol- ! lows: Miss L. Finnerty, assistant, j Eltham; Miss J. McLean, assistant, j Opunake; Miss C. Murphy, assistant, ; Ohangai; Miss I. Edwards, head j teacher, Te Roti. The following resignations wer« accepted: Mr. J. W. Thomas, head teacher, Ingle wood; Mr. P. C. Heath, head teacher, Te Kiri. j The^following report from the teachI ers' selection committee was adoptj cd:—Appointments: Awatuna, solo j teacher, Mrs. M. L. Lennane: Kaimiro, j sole teacher, to be held over until 1 June; Radnor, sole teacher. Miss H. , Carroll; Piopiotea. West, sple teacher, j Miss J. Lumsden; Mangatoki/ head I teacher, Mr. A. H. Grant; Huiran^i, i assistant, Mrs. A. E. Brightwell. ARCHITECT'S REPORT. The following report was submitted by the architect (Mr. C. H. Moore): — Hawera Primary School: I visited this : school, ami went into the matter of i seating accommodation and teachers' [chairs. As a result, I would recommend supplying twelve teachers' chairs and two folding tables, and 30 tables and chairs for the infants. The latter i wftl need to be increased to about 70 later on. * Fraser Road' -School.—A visit was paid to this school, and the committee | of the board appointed went into the matter 'of accommodation; I Rotokare School—On the way back I a visit was paid to this school. The building was comparatively new when the board tookr over the school from the Wanganui Board, and the ouilding, J excepting the outside painting, is in ; good order. This committee have attended to the repairs of the out offices, screens, and other work., This committee" is evidently very self-reliant. i Hawera drinking bubble fountain — As instructed, this matter has received further consideration. I would suggest that the Hawera committee be asked to subscribe to the cost of erecting two bubble fountains, one each for the boys and girls, with five or six jets to each fountain. The cost would bt about £30 (drainage extra). The attention of the Hawera com-j-aittee isl-to be drawn to the architect's suggestion regarding the fountain, and they are to be asked if they are prepared to help in the matter. * I GENERAL. : X complaint of overcrowding at Mjatapu was referred to the senior inspector. > '! The Hawera committee is to be inj formed that the board cannot make a '' grant for saddle sheds. : It was decided to make application . to the department for a subsidy on the ' money raised by the Stratford people for school grounds improvement. j The architect was instructed to dispose of the old school residence at . Ngaere to the best advantage. . i The cnairman reported on a deputation to the Minister of Education on the occasion of his visit last month, when tte question of accommodation . at New Plymouth, Waitara, Okaiawa, and Tawhiti was discussed. The officer in charge of school buildings had since Visited the district, arid an early reply from the TSinister was expected. ' The chairman reported that when the repair gang was at Huiakama Mr. Masters had made representations regarding the erection of a shelter shed, towards the cost of which the committee was contributing. He had therefore decided te take tne opportunity of the presence of the gang and authorised the work to proceed.—The action Wa*s confirmeo!: In th© course of his report to tho DoafS the director of the Hawera Technical J?5hool mentioned that some inconvenience was caused owing to the noise resulting when seats and tables on the top floor were moved. The architect (Mr. C. H. Moore) reported having considered this question, and he v recommended that in order to deaden the sound three-ply malthoid be put clown in on© room as an experiment. The suggestion was adopted. ;. A report on a visit to the Fraser ' Roird School was made by the ..chair-, j man. and Messrs Lees and Eaves. They | staled, on the question of accommodai tion: This is a school situated in a magcfucent dairying district which has grown rapidly Last quarter's average was 46 on a roll number of 51. The floor space is 440 square feet. The best solution to us appears to be the provision of a small additional detached room, to avoid the great inconvenience of two teachers conducting classes in the one room. This method would also be cheaper than an addition of a tew feet to the building. We recommend that, subject to a favourable report' frorif the senior inspector, urgent application be made to the department for a grant on, the lines suggested, so that the work can be done prior to opening of school after the next holidays.—Abridged from News.