BOARD OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9124, 4 August 1888, Page 5

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Board of Education met at the offices, Victoria Arcade, yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs. J. H. Upton (chairman), J. W. Carr, S. Luke, J. M. Lennox, and R. Udy. Chairman's Report.The chairman reported that the resignations of the following teachers had been received:—Miss M.Lumsden, assistant teacher; Miss Rosina Bloom, pupil teacher. The following arrangements had been made —Miss A. Davis, pupil teacher, from Napier-street to Albert-street School; Mr. John Campbell, probationer, to Beresford-street School; Mr. G. H. Plummer, probationer, to Napier-street: Mr. G. Wilson, probationer, to Wellesiey-street School. Auckland West Kindergarten and Creche.—Mrs. Lilly wrote on behalf of the committee of the Auckland West Kindergarten and Creche, thanking the Board for granting the use of rooms in the Howe-street Industrial Home, and stating that they had entered into possession. • Extension of Terms of Scholarship.— Mr. C. F. Bourne wrote, requesting that the Board would grant the usual concession in the cases of A. Hall, J. Norrie, and G. Robb, who were elected to district scholarships— namely, to extend the term of the scholarships to the end of the year. The application was granted.

The Girls' High School. J. F. Sloman, headmaster Girls' High School, wrote intimating that lie would be prepared to carry on the school as usual until the end of the present term. He asked for an expression of opinion from the Board as to his qualifications for a teacher. The chairman and secretary were authorised to prepare a reply. Napier-street School.—An application was received that metal waste be laid in the Napier-street School playground instead of scoria. Mr. Allright, engineer, reported that metal waste was clearer and not so good as scoria. It was agreed to reply that the Board were willing to supply scoria. Resignation of a School Committee. — Mr. Klngsford wrote on behalf of the Pokeno Hill School Committee, intimating the resignation of that body, as the Board had nob considered their wishes in the question of appointing a teacher for the Pokeno Hill School. The construction which the Board placed on the word " consult " was different to that which was usually applied. The Chairman said that the Board had consulted the committee on this question in a very complete manner indeed, but the committee had ignored the consultation by wishing to press the appointment of a teacher who was not in the service of the Board. On Mr. Upton's motion it was agreed, "That the Board receives this letter with regret, and asks Mr. Kingsford to take the steps required by the Education Act." A number of minor applications from country school committees, etc., were considered, and the meeting closed.