BOARD OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5364, 25 January 1879, Page 6

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

A meeting of tho B mrd of E lucation was held yesterday. .Prtaeuc : Dr. 0 uupbull (chairman) Messrs. \V. P. Mo.it and G. M. O'llorkc* M.H.it. The minutes of last meeting were read ami confirired. Exi.cutivb C'UjaiiTTSES Kep rt.—The report of tho Executive Committee was read as follows, and adopted : —The committee recommend acceptance of teniii proposed Cathedral trustees for increased ofhee accommodation iu Wyntihum-atreet, n.t a rent of £150 per annum. Onia' High School; Committee recommend (i) the erection of a temporary sclw»Mo.>m .t.Jj jining the College, nc a cost of (-) that water be laid on to the College, jl.iketa : Committee recommend exchange of school site on the terms agreed to between tne District School Committee iiud Air. Jetmiug*. Pousoiiby: Agreed to recommeud mi expenditure of £130 in fenc- , ing and levelling the scuool-ground. Pukete : Committee recommend th.it tueaite for school buildings be ulteied to the ednc.ition reserve, i lot 117, Hoioliu. | Gut La* High school.—As a supplement to the executive cumiuittce'a leport, there were Hppended certain lecom inundations regarding the LrtrU' High School. It appeared there was uow barely surlicieut accommodation for the day pupils, and uouo tor boarders. They recommended the erectiou of a temporary building and the laying uu «'f w.»ier. The building would, of couise, be of a rough description, hut the-space between the weatherboards and the lining would be titled-in with sawdust.—Mr. O'Korke couaidoroa the moderate. It wo* a n.atier for eougi.itu.atiou cu.it the numbers attending the school »vere ao large that increased accommodation w.is> required.—The question of revenue was also biought up.— The inspector, Mr. U'sullivuu, naiil the school had no status under the Act, entitling it to capitation. —The clerk, Mr. Kico, said that an application had been made to the Government for endowments for it, and referred to the Waste Lmds Board. AUDIToK. —Mr. Dmiieu's appointment as auditor of the Boauls accounts was submitted; also his of the appointuieut of receiver ot LI lujatiou Board rents. Presentation uf Maim. — dr. \V. Swansou, forwarded tniea well-tinished maps, of large size, of tho County of Eden, requesting the lioaru's acceptance of them, to be placed, one iu the Pousoubj School an 1 one in each of the Newton achoois. — It was agreed to accept theui, aud a resolution was passed that the thanks of the Board be tendered to Air. Swanson for his handaome proaent. Ovfc.u-\vuit&i.*G i.r.AciiE«s. —Air. O'Sullivan drew the attemiou ot lue Board to a practicc which he found to bo pievalent, that of teachers stu«iyiu< during diuuer-hour, aud times of recieatiou in some iustauces, by direction of the head'teacher, and others at their own wish, it was a very injurious practice, and would soon ku.icK tbem up ami make them untie to te.idi, and ho would ask the Board to forbid ic. The Hoard agreed with Mr. o?Sullivau's vitiwa, au»l pissed a lesolution forbidding the practice iu future. Ventilation. - Mr. O'cSulHvan said there was smother matter to which ho would di*aw the atteution of the Board. The Board had already laid down stringent regulations legarding ventilation, but he found tn u m soiue instances they were not earned out, and'there were many complaints ou the au>»ji-cu Many of the teachers had so h tbiiuated ihenistdves to living in a close atmosphere that they did not feel it, but the etloct would bo injurious to the children and teachers alike. Ho <>aked the Board to express stioug diaapi»iob viiou ot the disregard of the rule regarding ventilation.—A motion to that tlfect was agieed to. Committee's accounts.—Copies of the annual statements of accounts of several committees, prepared in accordance with tho provisions of ths Act, were forwarded to the Board and received. Leave of Absence. —Mr. Harrison, teacher of the Hepbui n-atreec school, applied for leave of absence on accuuut of ill health, and forwarded a medical certificate.—The application was granted. lOkikikiuoa.—This was an application for a school site. —It was agreed to send the application to the Commissioner of Crown L'mds. MaTaKohE. —The contractor who sent in the lowest tender for the erection of the Matakohe school not being kuuwn to the engineer, it was referred 10 the looil committee to ascertain whether he was a competent contractor. —The committee now repotted iu the allirmative, and the tender was accepted. Mekcuky Bav. —The committee wrote askiugih.it tbe i«j»pceior might vi-dt thai distiict, to biing their ietpiiiements before the Boat d. Tiiu t»ui ding was tne pioperty of the Sa\v rf mill Company, and it wuulil not be any longer avjil.ible uiuess it was lined throughout and the B jaid paid JLTO a-year fur the use of it. —The Chairman said ttn-y could not comply with the request. —It w.ts .t saiv-mill school, and could uot be tieaCed exceptionally. Puuiltl. —The committee applied to have certaiu improvements iu ihe seuool effec:?d, an addition erected, and tanks supplied.—Kciorred to the Executive Committee. Alaukavtovvn. — An expenditure of £"4 !0s Cll tne school was >«uthori>e<J. Pateuangi. —Tuc appointment of a teacherwas deterred till next meeting. Pout Album*.—This w.»s a renewed application for a teacher's residence, the committee pointing out that the teacher was placed at great disadvantage in coiißeijuehce of living so far from the school. —The matter wa3 deferred. •Stokes's Poini\—This was also an application for a teacher's* lesideiue. and ifc was defei red. Pikekohe.—Miss Wallace was appointed pupil te-cher iu the P'ikekoho West School. WAt i akll'vEl. —The leai.ienta plied to have this cMisiituted a separate school district. There wero children living within three miles, and 00 iu tbe whole district.—The inspector recommended that the request should be granted, and it was agreed to. Annual Election. — »ir. Rice said it would now be ilesiraole to lix the d..y for the election of tluee members of the Board, as provided for by the Act. —Alter t>oine conversation, the 7th of March was tixed • pon. This concluded the bn»inc>s.