BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5715, 20 June 1879, Page 5

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Education Board of the District of North Canterbury held its monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. The following members were present:—Mr J. Ihglis (Chairman), Messrs W. Montgomery, 0. G. Bowen, H. J. Tanorod, A. Saunders, E. O. J. Stevens, H. E. Webb, and the Eev 0- Fraser. CKAIBM?AN’B BBPOBT. The Chairman reported appointments and expenditure sanctioned by him since the last meeting. The report was approved. EAIAPOI. A suggestion from the Kaiapoi Committee was read, to the effect that the fines inflicted under the compulsory clause for non-atten-dance at the schools should be paid to the Committee towards the expenses incurred by bringing the clause into operation. Mr Montgomery thought the letter should be forwarded to the Government. The Chairman said that representations to the same effect had already been sent to the Government by the Board. The Eey 0. Eraser thought that the clause should be carried into effect with great caution, as it would not increase the attendance of scholars, but would probably drive away some of the more respectable children, PDBDNPI. Mr Oowie, as a deputation from Purunui, 1 waited upon the Board relative to the division of this sonool district. The Chairman asked if the Board's letter stating that there was no money available for building another school had been received. Mr Oowie said it had, but he wished to know if anything had been done in the matter of securing a school site. The Chairman thought the Board could undertake to obtain a site in the centre of Mason’s Plat, as suggested. Mr Oowie undertook, if the Board would obtain a good reserve, say of tea acres, to fence in, plough, and sow it without delay. The Chairman said the Board would do itheir best for the district, and if possible obtain the ten acres: failing that, as largo un area as they could. Mr Cowie thanked tLo Board and withdrew. SOHOIABSHIM EXAMINATION, The following report was road : “ Christchurch, June 19,1879. “Tho Chairman of the Board of Education. “Sir, —Wo have the honour to submit opr report on tho examinations for scholarships, which were held on the 4th and sth inst. tor

classes A> B, Mid 0, and on the 11th, 12tb, and 18th for class D. The number of competition vu xnuoh below the average (except inoloss B), being only 61, viz., in class A 15, 11 boys and 4 girls; in class B 22,18 boys and 0 girls (id class 0 14,8 boys and 0 girls j in class DlO, 8 boys and 2 girls. “ We append a table of the marls assigned to each candidate in each subject. In class A John Smith and Emily Burgess stand first and second, with a difference of 28 marks between them { an inteml of 87 marks separating Emily Burgess from Charles Hall, who comes third. In class Bthe first places are taken by Bobert Speight and Joseph Tamer, who made 876 and 891 marks respectively. B. Cohen, who is next in place, ii 50 marks below Turner. In olass 0, Ellen Pitoaithly with 869 marks, and William Hayward with 860, are first and second, and William Marsdala is third, separated from Hayward by 46 marks. In class D, William Craddock is first, making 814 marks. F. Dunage, did not succeed in making the maximum of half marks required as a qualification fur a scholarship, "We recommend that the two unappropriated scholarships be given to Edward Cohen in olassß and Charles Hall in clasl A; the second scholarship in class D, for whieh no candidate has qualified, .being left, unawarded. , “ With ; regard .to the two scholarships tenable for one year, given in place of the two not awarded last year, we recommend that they be given to William Marshall and Ernest Clark. • <• ■

“ Ellen Pitoaithly and Joseph Tamer hold, scholarships gained, last year, which they .will now have to vacate. We recommend that a scholarship, tenable for one year, representing the unezpired portion of one of those held by the candidate last mentioned, be given to Thomas Cresswell, in class A; We should have made a similar recommendation in favour of Andrew Kirk, had he not been disqualified through a failure in arithmetic. We do not think that any other candidate has done sufficiently weu to be entitled to distinction, add, therefore, recommend that the remaining one year scholarship be not awarded. “ We have the honour to be, Sir, “ Tour obedient servants, “ J. V. Colbobnb Yxin, M!.A. ‘‘o. H. H. Cook, MA-.” The following are the tables referred to in the Examiner’s report:— ; CLASS A.

TENDERS. Tenders for various works were opened, and the lowest accepted. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters from the Committees of the Lyttelton, Prebbleton, West Christchurch, Little Eiver, and Lower Heathcote schools were read and received. CONTRACTS. Several contracts were directed to bo signed and sealed. IRWELt. Fourteen days’ extension of time was given to the contractor for the school buildings. . AKAEOA. The Board resolved to call for tenders for wood fence and for iron fence, in order to see which would be the more economical. PUPIL TEACHERS. A number of pupil teachers’ agreements were ordered to be sealed with the Board’s seal. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. Miss Patrick’s appointment as mistress of the Infant School was discussed. Her qualifications were stated to bo of a high order; though she does not possess a higher certificate than class E. The Board confirmed the appointment. ORKBNPARK. The Board resolved that they could not sanction the addition of two rooms' to tjie schoolmaster’s house, as they had- no funds which could be devoted for tM purpose, ■ ST. ALBANS.* - • A. letter from the Committee asked the Board to pay for the ventilation* of 1 the main school, £l7 4s, which had been rendered* necessary by the sparrows. 1 The Board considered that " the Committee had incurred the expense bn their own responsibility, and therefore ctmld not with justice* look to the Board for pkyment. ’ The Board then woht into' Committee, and upon resuming adjourned till the next day of meeting. : J : ’ '

§ 8 8 r* 8 rH o to S i rH 1 i. o Name, L Q 1 i. a ‘13 a a 1 § 1 t to to \ I 3 3 a 2 't 1 8. 00 ■a a £ o 1 S 1 Smith, John ... 37 30 42 65 so 80 67 371 Burgess, Emily Hall, Charles... ... 37 32 37 73 69 64 41 343 36 32 37 62 52 53 35 306 Cress well, Thomas ... 42 19 47 59 33 59 82 291 Canard, Charles. 36 25 40 57 43 50 27 278 Jackman, William ... 34 40 40 62 34 46 22 278 Cane, Laurence 42 28 35 61 44 39 9 258 Mennie, Alfred 4L 43 27 34 32 49 32 258 Butterfield, Matthew 39 28 42 37 43 39 21 249 Nathan, Edward 32 23 27 66 30 31 30 239 Allison, Alfred 35 26 22 27 31 21 21 183 Harper, Elizabeth ... 27 22 35 14 14 30 12 154 Hpnderson, Lucy 27 28 20 0 17 29 3 124 Spooner, Walter 18 16 19 6 16 17 0 92 Samuels, Oliva 5 1SJ12 0 7 11 3 53 CLASS B. Speight Robert 35(25 42180 50 69 74 375 Turner, Joseph 4230 45 52 61 70 61 361 Cohen, Edward 2839 37 50 46 56 55 311 Kirk, Andrew.., 32 28 48 21 55 42 66 292 Lane, Frederick ... 31 25 25 66 44 53 43 287 Sword, Mary... 37 34 37 33 49 48 45 283 Hills, James ... 32 81 25 44 53 46 44 275 Mills, ... 30 34 30 56 41 43 41 275 Reeae, Thomas 44 26 45 34 29 42 51 271 Inelis, Helen 44 28 4816 70 44 19 269 Roberts, William 30 27 4250 45 38 33 265 Morgan, Albert 28 35 3237 36 52 26 245 Armifcage,-George 28 26 2923 40 33 50 229 Maxwell, Robert 27 26 3721 40 92 25 228 Million, Frederick ... 29 21 3514 41 35 52 227 Weir, Thomas 32 31 3019 26 27 28 193 Bean, Emma 39 32 2823 33 14 6 176 Permain, Annie 45 23 4012 37 17 O 174 Brown, Louisa 29 27 22 7 5 4 1 95 Hamilton, Jane fiaEier)\fjouisa m 18 12 15 10, S 7 o 10 6 6 6 0 6 87 S3 CLASS 0. Fitcaitkley, Ellen 46.41 j50 43 7048 71 369 Hayward, William ... 383745 55 7337 65 350 Marshall, William ... 4029.45 48 5546 41 305 Clark, Ernest 402540 40 5458 40 297 Sorimgeour, Mary ... 4229,42 24 65 36 50 288 MTnman, Emily 33 3445 40 52 35 35 274 Jackman, Henry 35 2942 38 45 44 26 259 Webster, Elizabeth ... 42 3237 23 43 31 25 233 Pope, George 26 2828 20 36 45 48 231 Andrews, Constance ... 15 19 30 43 16 16 8 177 Hurst, John ... 15 16 22 8 25 16 3 103 Bird, Thomas 12 15 20 5 C 8 0 55 Xing, Priscilla 15 15 3 ( 2 0 0 35 Burgess, Esther 5 16 0 ( 0 0 0 21 CLASS D. 8 1 1 8 rH 1 s a> 8 6“ Name. d H 1 rH | o %' l“H I *3 a d a 3 n 8 a M +3 P e T H) a J3 a a 1 <o o 3 w < w o a B Craddock, William ... 78 41 27 65 45 58 314 Dunnage, Frank IS* 5339 30 53 46 60,281 Milsom, Elizabeth • *• 7949 19 47 8 45,247 Taylor, Francis 57116 28 49 38 38226 Flesher, James ... «■* 6636 14 29 26 18189 Lock, William ... IS* 4318 18 58 17 16170 Williams, David III 5729 22 23 19 17167 Granville, William SSI 3913 9 53 5 17136 Felton, Henry ... II* 43 3 0 44 3 25118 Henderson, James ... 82 7 2 31 4 7 83