BOARD OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10428, 28 April 1897, Page 6

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The ordinary meeting of the Auckland Board of Education was held yesterday, when there were present: Messrs, 8. Luke (chairman), J. Muir, Reed, Hobbs, Woodward, Wright, and Harris. Finance.-The Board's balance to date are Education fund (credit) £3736 Ha 4d, buildiug fund (credit) £2674 2s: total £6410 16* 4d. The Girls' High School credit is £471116s 7d. Chairman's Report.— chairman in, his report stated, that the following resignations have been received Miss Martha R. Jones, pupil teacher, Waipu Central School; Miss Alice Tierney, pupil teacher, Paeroa School; Miss Alice Deed, sewing teacher, Otaua School. Temporary arrangements have been made at under: — Mr. Wm. Gelling, to temporary charge of Chapel-street School, pending appointment of headmaster; Miss J. Mander, to Devonport School, in absence of assistant; Miss E. A. Hill, to Newton East, in absence of pupil teacher; Mr. H. A. Darrow, to Kauaeranga Boys' school in absence of assistant; Mr. F. W. Ryan, to Ponsonby school, pending arrival of third assistant master; Mrs. Marsden, to Te Aroha during absence of Miss Goldsworthy, Accounts.— accordance with the recommendation of the Finance Committee, accounts amounting to £86315s 2d were passed for payment, and the money at the credit of the Aucklaud Girls' High School account be placed on fixed deposit at the Bank of New Zealand for a term of twelve months. Selection of Teachers.—The Teachers' Selection Committee recommended that the following appointments should be authorised by the Board:—Mr. G. Thwaites, to be head master of Epsom school; Miss L. F. Walker, to be teacher of Wharehine school; Mr, B. Bedford, to be teacher of Tauranga Creek No. 1 school; . Mr. T. R. Jones, to be teacher of Awatuna and Katiu

schools; Miss S. M. Darby, to be sixth assistant Parnell School; Miss Fanny Masefield, to be substitute assistant Coromandel School; Miss Kate Reynolds, to be assistant Cambridge School; Miss Kate Middleton, pupil teacher toClevedon School; Miss P. L. Smale, sewing teacher Okornire School. The committee having examined the eleven applications received for the hcadmastership of the Chapel-street School, recommend that the names of the following six candidates be submitted in the order named to the City Schools Committee:—Messrs. E. C. Purdie, T. H. Chapman, J. Fisher, F, P. Burton, J. Elliott, and W. H. Drnffin. The committee recommended that a male teacher should be appointed to the Kaiparu Flats School in compliance with the request of the school committee. That instead of the proposed appointment of Mr. Moon to Waiotemarama, the school committees of the Pakia and Waiotemarama districts should be consulted us to combining the two schools half-time under the teacher of the

Pakia school. That a female teacher should be sent to the (jlenmurray school (full time) in compliance with the request of the school committer. That the appointment of a teacher to the Ahiirun schools should be deferred until receipt of the information as to probable attendance already asked for from the committee. The coin-

mittee submit for the Board's consideration the question of appointing a teacher to succeed Mr. Bedford in charge of the aotaoroa school. Miss K. Ridiugs having declined to accept the appointment of fourth assistant at Newton East, your committee have concalled the school committee again upon the appointment of some other teacher to that position. The committee recommend that the Ponsonby School Committee be asked for their reply to the proposal for the appointment of Miss M. A. Field to the staff of the Bayfield school. That the request of the Whangarei School Committee for the appointment of a second pupil teacher be held over until the end ot the current quarter. That qualified pupil teachers be chosen by the Chairman for the following schools:— ing Creek, Turua, Paeroa, Kauaerauga boys', Waio-Karaka, Henderson's Mill, Parnell, Mount Eden, Waipu Central, Tamahere. Uijsn Murray.—Mrs. Godsell waited upon the Board in support of an application for a half-time school at Pepepe, in the Glen Murray district. The whole matter was adjourned tor a fortnight, pending further particulars.

Tenders.-The tender of Mr. J. H. James, Onehungu, for the erection of a school building to accommodate 45 children at Kimihia (£197), being the lowest of the three received, was accepted. Certain necessary work in connection with the school buildings at Pokeno and Mauugatawhiri, as recommended by the architects was, authorised by the Board. Architects' Duim-Messra. Mitchell and Watt, the Board's architects, wrote, drawing attention to the multiplicity of their duties, and asked that the matter be taken into consideration. It was agreed to deal with the question by the whole Board in committee a fortnight hence. Bayfield School.— Jas, Muir and R. Hobbs, who were appointed a committee to inspect and report upon the Bayfield School accommodation, etc., recommended that an addition be made to Bayfield School, in accordance with the chief inspector's recommendation, and that certain necessary repairs be carried out. Mr. Wright thought it would be better to erect a suitable brick building to meet the whole demand of the district, rather than to continue repairs. They could erect the building for about £1000, and the residents oi the district were prepared and had offered to support the step by contributing towards the amount. Ho thought there would be no difficulty in raising £250. The report was adopted. City and Guilds ExAMWATioNS.-The secretary read a communication stating that the examination under the City and Guilds of London Institute would commence on Saturday next, May 1. He stated that there were 54 candidates from the Auckland Technical School coming forward for the first examination, which would be in carpentry and joinery. The regulations for the conduct of the examinations were very stringent, and it would be necessary to appoint supervisors who were not associated with the institution in which the candidates were instructed. The carrying out of the arrangements was left in the hands of the chairman. The secretary of the Technical School subsequently wrote informing the Board that he had been under the impression that the examinations were to be held in July instead of May, and asked that an effort be made to postpone the examinations. It was decided to forward his letter to the Education Department.

Notices of Motion.-Mr. Hobbs eave notice of motion to the effeot:-"That a return be laid upon the table at the next meeting of the Board showing the amount paid to each member of the Board for the 12 months ending March 3L, 1897." Mr. Woodward gave notice to move, " That a return showing the attendance of members for the past twelve months ending March 31, 1897, bo laid on the table at the next ordinary meeting- of the Board," School Statistics.—The public school statistics for quarter ending March 31, showed the number of sohoolß, including 40 half-time schools, to be 350, an increase of two. The scholars on the roll show an increase of 1176, and the average attendance an increase of 217, while the working average shows an increase of 449. Kaorihohore School.—lnspector Crowe wrote suggesting that as the attendance at the Kanrtliohore School had dwindled away to sixteen, three of whom did not belong to the district, the building should be removed to Hikurangi. It was decided to take the matter into consideration. Chief Inspector's Refort.-Tlic Chief Inspector, Mr. Petrie, in his annual report, gave the following table showing in summary the chief examination results for the past year :-

Totals .. 26,774 17,018 13,889 - These figures show for the year an increase of 890 in the number of pupils presenter), and a decrease of 295 in the number of pupils that passed in one or other of the standards. Last year there was the 1464tn the number of pupils who passed in standards, and rt is hardly matter for surprise that this large and sudden increase has not been fully maintained, Miscellaneous. -Amongst other miscellaneous matters dealt with were the following :-Riohmond Road School: Application lor certain repairs was granted on the motion of Mr. Hobbs. Nelson-street school- A complaint from the committee with reference to inadequate ventilation was referred to the architect* to report. Epsom: The question of acquiring certain allotments at Epsom was deferred for a fortnight, pending a farther report from he committee appointed to deal with the matter. BniLDiNGB. -Applications from Kowhai " d W" Valley for the erection of school buildings were deferred.

Average aye of _, those that Classes. Pr'sent'd. Present. Passed, passed. „, „ Yrs. Mo«. Class X 221 - _ _ Standard VI. .. 1,249 1,213 034 11 3 Standard V. .. 2,285 2,181 1,638 IS 4 Standard IV. .. 3,536 3.391 2,328 12 i Stand ird III. .. 3,717 3,BOO 2,9*1 11 8 Standard II. .. 3,023 3,502 3,167 10 3 Standard I. .. 3,230 8,132 3,013 • 1 Clans P. .. .. 8,883 — — _