THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9021, 6 April 1888, Page 6

THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

, ; ,■: ■* ... 1« —.:■:„' . ■ I ■■' MR. UPTON ELECTED.: v The election of a Chairman oil the Board of Education for the ensuing yoar was proceeded with at a meeting of the Board, held yesterday. V .„ ■-."'■ Mr. Goldie moved, "That Mr. Upton be appointed Chairman of the Board for the ensuing year." Mr. Luke had now held the position as long as any one of them, and it would be almost too much to ask him to take it for another y<sar, which would be the putting upon hUn of a burden which he should not be askod to bear. .The motion, was pat to the meeting and unanimously passed. Mr. Luke thereupon left the chair, which was takon by Mr. Upton. * ■■';■''■ 't 1 /■■■;■.• ' "'■ "■ '*, ■; ■• : Mr. Upton thanked the members for unanimously electing him as chairman, though he would have liked to have seen Mr. Luke take the chair for another year. They all knew how very agreeably the business of the Board had been carried on during Mr. Luke's term of office, everything having been done in the. most pleasant and most agreeable manner. Had he (Mr. Upton) not been assured that he would Hake office by a large majority, he should noyer have done so. There were very great difficulties before thati Board, and every other Board of Education the country, and thev could see these difficulties looming in the distance. ' They would have to undertake a very great responsibility—that of lessening their expenditure while maintaining the efficiency of the education system. _ The Board would also have to pay attention to the question of the maintenance of the Girls' High School—a matter of great importance. The allowance to this school was now in danger, and now that the Minister of Education was in Auckland, the Board might interview him on the subject. Mr. Goldie moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Luke for hie services to the cause of education. He had for a long time taken a prominent part in furthering that cause. Mr. Moat supported the motion. Mr. Luke, next to him (Mr. Moat) was the oldest member of the Board, and he (the speaker) was sure that during the whole time he was : connected with educational matters, Mr. Luke had devoted the greatest part of hie time to the interests of the Board. „ ■ . - Mr. Upton supported the motion, which was unanimously adopted. Mr. LukS replied, saying that his work as Chairman had been a labour of love. He believed in the present system of education, and wished to keep it intact. A great blow had been struck , at the interests of education by the abolition of the Training College, and in his opinion something should be done to revive a system of training teachers. _________^___