SOUTH CANTERBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12427, 16 February 1901, Page 9

SOUTH CANTERBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Tie monthly meeting of the South Canrbnry Education Board .was held yestert; presentr—Messrs Howell (chairman), * fckson and Talbot, and Rev G. Barclay, p D. L. Inwood, one ol the original memrs of the Board, : having temporarily reived from the district, resigned his seat. |e Education Department wrote offering la loan for two or three weeks a collec|a of specimens of South Kensington art [dents’ work. The offer was accepted. |e Secretary of the South Canterbury Iblio Schools’ Athletic Association wrote ling the Board to recognise the Associan and the Board voted £5 towards the Le fund. Mr Howdl was re-elected the lard’s representative on the Waimate fth School Board-s Tfie Chairman of the ■ford Committee wrote inquiring 5 (1) H the Committee a legal right to recover ftn parents the value of school books ftplied to children attending school? (2) Bid parents be compelled to provide ftr children with necessary hooks for ftr school lessons? The Board confessed Bility to answer the questions and Breed them to the Inspector for inBy an d report. Eleven sutlers on WaiBrunaa Estate, Waimate County, asked Ba school. There were twenty-two chil- ■ of school age, living twelve miles from ■school. Mr Barclay and the Inspector ■ asked'to visit the locality. The Board ■ded to the School Committee’s request ■range the name of the “Ppper Otaio” ■ol to “Esk Valley.” Reports of comBees were held over for discussion, at a ■al meeting. The reports dealt with ■he proposed increase of teachers’ sala- ■ . (2) the operation of the Technical and ■ual Instruction Act; (5) the Colonial ■> of Staff and Salaries Act, which is Brsely criticised l ; (4) the f new District ■ Schools Act. The Committee highly ■ived of the proposed technical classes, the Board not to underestablishment of classes except unHhe guidance of one of the organising Motors, and to ask that the services of Hf these officers should he mad© availHpr the -purpose, and also for the'or- ■»£ of teachers’ v elasset. A committee l *iKe~l and Tiraaru head■;rs W as set up to collect information cost of classes, probable number of and, most suitable, subjects to be