BOARD OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15549, 5 March 1914, Page 4

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

ENLARGING TWO SCHOOLS. TEACHERS' APPOINTMENTS. The Education Board met yesterday morning. There were present:" .Messrs. G. J. Garland (chairman), J. D. u„. Kenzie, A. Burns, E. C. Banks, ('. T Barriball, W. Auld, E. C. Purdie, and G. Edgecumbe. The tender of J. H. -lames, of £807 for the enlargement of the ]« Kuiti school building, was accepted. The Whakatane school building is also to be enlarged, and A. Read's tender of £325 for the work was accepted. The Finance Committee recommended that the proposal to close the Driving Creek school should be referred to the chief inspector, and that he should report, as to the advisability of establishing it side school at Driving Creek. The board adopted the recommendation. The chairman reported that the following resignations had been received :■—Mi I. Lowe, teacher, Waipu Cave schoolMiss M. E. C. Scott, probationer, MaungawhaujMiss E. E. Hodge, pupil-teacher, Ellerslie; Miss A. E. Hagenson. teacher Waitaanga; Miss E. R. lanner, teacher, Katikati No. 1 school; .Miss A. A. L Tanner, pupil-teacher, Devonpurl : Miss F. A.- Caldwell, assistant, Devunport; Miss 0. M. Ranby, assistant. Otangiwai; Mrs. E. R. Van de Brille, teacher, \\ aima! The following appointments were authorised by the board:—Mr. F. McGrath. to be head teacher, Mangapehi school: .Miss A. Usher, to be head teacher, Taupo school; Mr. J. H. Harvey, assistant-master to Waihi District High School; Mis. ('. 0. Forsyth, assistant, to Beresford Street school; Miss V. Silvester, assistant, to Opotiki school; Miss A. M. McDonogh assistant, to Hamilton school; .\fiss D. M. Pilcher, assistant, to Onehunga school; Miss F. L. Applegate, assistant, tc Coromandel District High School; Mr. ('. R. Laws, pupil-teacher, to Devor.port school.

Temporary appointments were approved as follows:—Mr. C. J. Sheard, teacher, Whitikahu; Mr. W. R. McGregor, teacher' One; Miss M. M. Malloy, teacher, Te Hihi; Mr. E. E. Bilkey, teacher. Makarau and Tahekeroa schools; Mi-. H. N. McMillan, teacher, Purua 1 and 2 schools; Mr. H. J. King, teacher, Parenga; Mr. A. H. Woods, assistant-master, Taumarunui • Miss I. E. Thomson, assistant. Avoca' Miss G. A. Campbell, assistant, Waipuna! The following relieving teachers were appointed:—Mr. F. T. Willis, to Piriaka; Mr. J. G. Gasparich, Waipu Central; Miss M. C. Benner,* Otumoetai; Miss E. H. L. Tanner, Devonport; Mr. F. T. Willis Mangapehi; Mr. F. C. Day, Te Paa; Miss iM. C. Benner, Grey Lynn; Miss B. Pirrit, Taupiri; Mrs. E. Murphy, Napier Street: Miss 0. . E. Wylie, Coromacdel District High School; Mr. A. H. Woods, Taumarunui; Mr. G. A. Hansard, Newton West. ; It was decided that school committees should be consulted regarding proposed appointments, as follows:—Waipa Central: Head teacher—Mr. A. E. Reynolds and Miss J. A. Fraser. Te Pna: Head teacher—Mr. D. A. McPherson and Miss J. A. Fraser. Grey Lynn: Female assistant—Mi's. D. E. Officer. Taupiri: Female assistant— A. L. Barnes. Raglan: Female assistant—Miss W. I. Hawkins. Devonport: Female assistant E. H. L. Tanner.