BOARD OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11642, 2 May 1901, Page 3

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Auckland Board of Education met yesterday. The chairman (Mr. L. J. Bagnall) being detained on his way down from Waibi, I Mr. Lambe was called to the chair at the beginning of the meeting. Later on Mr. ; Bagnall arrived and took the chair. There were also present: Messrs. MeKennie, Farrell, McLeod, Muir, and Blades. Finance Committee: The Finance Comi mittee reported as follows:—Your committee recommend payment of the following ; accounts, which have been duly examined ■ and initialled: Board fund, 43 vouchers ; amounting to £2056 15s sdj building fund, ! 35 vouchers, amounting to £895 12s Bd. Your committee have accepted the tender of Mr. Mackie (£lB9 16s) for additions to the Manawaru school. Your committee have arranged for the investment of £5000, being part of the endowment for the Auckland Girls' High School, in the purchase of City Council debentures of £100 each at par, bearing interest at the rate cf 4 per cent, per annum. Your committee have compared the leaching staff with the scale based upon the average attendance for March quarter, and have communicated with the committees of certain schools having an excess of staff. Your committee have adjusted for the current quarter, according to scale, the salaries of head teachers, of first assis-tant-masters, and of teachers in charge of infant departments of schools over 250 average attendance. A further supply of 500 model rifles ha? been received from Wellington and issued to the cadet corps formed at the following schools :—Ponsonby 60, Parawai 40, Newton West 40, Kauaeranga Sandes-street 40, Nelson-street 50, Northcote 40, Newton East 60, Epsom 40, Mount Eden 60, Devonport 60,Vvaiokaraka (additional) 10 : total, 500. Your committee have authorised the acceptance of Mr. W. F. Moody's tender (£10) for fencing at Opouriao North school. Your committee have submitted to the Detonport School Committee a modified proposal for providing the increased accommodation required. The report was adopted. Teachers' Selection Committee: The Teachers' Selection Committee reported as follows:—Your committee have examined the 21 applications received for the headmastership of the Coromandel school, and have submitted to the school committee the names and qualifications of the live candidates undernamed:—Messrs. F. P. Burton, 8.A., C. A. Semadeni, F. Murphy, T. B. Tanner, and ,1. S. Colhoun. Your committee recommend that the following appointments should be authorised by the Beard: Mr. T. B. Tanner, to be headmaster of Coromandel school; Mr. R. Barton, to be teacher of Kohokoho school; Mr. A. E. 1-aiiig, to be teacher of Murhvai "aided" school; Mr. A. N. Bowdcn, to be second assistant-master Richmond Road school; Miss E. C. Quinn, to be teacher of Kaipara Flats school: Miss M. H. Taylor, to be teacher of Mamaku school; Miss E. Kingsford, to be teacher Pukerimu. school; Miss E. J. Sheffield, to be teacher of Fairburu's and Takahue schools; Miss B. C. Anderson, to be teacher of Waimate school; Miss E. Id. Ryan, to be teacher of Hakaru "aided'' school;_ Miss E. J. Downard, pupil-teacher, from Kamo to Cambridge school; Miss I. L. Kerr, pupil-teacher, from Waip.u North to Waipu Central school ; Miss S. W. Morley, to be pupil-teacher Te Kopuru school; Miss L. Worrall, to be pupil-teacher llcmuera school; Miss A. S. Monro, to be pupilteacher Newton East school; Mr. H. E. F. Perry, to be pupil-teachor Onehunga, school; Miss B. A. Slade, -to be sewing-teacher Graham's Fern school. Applications for the hcadmastership of the Tauranga school have been invited from teachers classified A2, 82, C2, D2, or higher, and from those who in 1900 were in tho Board's service and classified El. Your committee have consulted the Northcote School Committee upon the proposed appointment of 11. J. Jones as assistant-master. Your committee recommend that the Maunu School Committee be consulted upon the proposed appointment of Mr. W. J. Cahil] as teacher. Your committee defer for the present their recom-. mendation for the snleciion of teachers for Tangaihi, Tara Road, Paradise, Waikare, and Whangamata schools; and of pupilteachers for the Victoria Valley and Te Mata schools. The report was adopted. Grammar School Board: On the motion of Mr. McLeod Mr. R. Farrell was appointed to represent the Board on the Grammar School Board in room of Mr. Theo. Cooper. Technical Education: Tho secretary of the Technical School wrote intimating that the school would be formally handed over to the Board at eleven a.m. on Saturday next. It was agreed that Mr. Farrell and Mr. Rice (the secretary) attend as representatives of the Board. On the motion of Mr. Farrell, the name of Sir G. M. O'Rorko was added to the Advisory Committee. The secretary of the Board stated that an application had been sent to the Education Department for a grant in aid of a, building for a technical school. The reply of the Department was that the matter could not be dealt with until more definite information could be given as to the nature of the building proposed. Mr. Bagnali stated that the idea of sending on the application was to get, if possible, a share of tho technical school grant. It would be necessary now to formulate a definite scheme. The whole matter was referred to 4 lie Board, with the Advisory Committee. Mr. Muir expressed the opinion that the question of a building for a technical school should be kept separate from the question of buildings for a training college and offices for the Board. A letter was read from the Education Department offering the Board a grant of £250 to enable the Board to make temporary arrangements for (lie instruction of school teachers in manual and technical work, on condition that teachers be admitted to the course free of charge. It was agreed to accept the grant and remit further consideration of the matter to the Finance Committee. The chief inspector wrote s'i"-"esting the starring of instruction in woodwork for boys and cookery for girls in five or six schools in the city and suburbs. Special buildings would bo necessary at central places. Mr. Muir said he would agree to this if it, was to be in connection with the technical school, but not if it meant ;, further overcrowding of the primary school syllabus. Consideration was deferred. Hoisting of School Flags: A report was received from the inspectors suggesting suitable days for the hoisting of school flags, and if was resolved to send the following to the school committees as a suggestion to bo followed, in addition to any local arrangements the-committee may care to make: — January 3, Commonwealth Day; January 29, Anniversary Day; February 5, Treaty of Waitangi: March 17. St. Patrick's Day; April 23, St. George's Day; May 24, Victoria Day; .Tune 3, Duke of York's Birthday; June 15, Magna Charta signed: July 1, Dominion Day; August 23, Slavery Abolished in British possessions; October 12, Columbus discovered the new world; October 21, sailing of First Contingent for South Africa, and Battle of Trafalgar; October 22, Captain Cook landed in New Zealand ; November 9, King's Birthday November 30, St. Andrew's Day: December 13, Abel Tasman discovered New Zealand. School Committee Elections: A report was presented as to the school committee elections, several protests dealt with, and appointments made in the case of uncompleted elections. New Schools: It was resolved to establish, new schools as follows: —Fenconrt (Cambridge), Komata (reopened), and Tangoao (Matahuru). Teachers' Salaries: A letter was read from the Minister for Education suggesting a. scheme for the distribution of the special grant to increase teachers' salaries. The suggested scheme was to some extent on tho lines of the last proposal of the Board, but differed in some respects, mainly to the disadvantage of country teachers. The aggregate amount of the allowance, according to the scheme, would be £6973, against £7220 originallv proposed by the Minister, and £7400 proposed by the Board. It was agreed to accept the Minister's scheme under protest, the ground of the protest being that the allocation is too much in the interests of town teachers, and docs not treat country teachers with sufficient liberality. The, secretary to the Board asked if teachers' salaries were to be increased, or if the additional sum was to b- given as a bonus for the March quarter. Parliament had only voted money for three months. It was agreed to give the money in the form of a bonus. Chairman's Report : The Chairman reported the following resignations:—Miss L. A. .1. Ainsworth, teacher Tara Road school; Miss M. McGregor, assistant Coromandel school; M.s. Woods, sowing-teacher Kiripaka school: Miss C. L. Cookscy, teacher Hunua No. 2 school. No (race of the North Polo can be found in the Sunshine Jolly Crystals. Twelve favours, the very best, colours perfect. Set off the supper table to a Tucker's, 6d, everywhere. PARKER'S HAIR TONIC ! The best preparation for the Hair. 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