BOARD OF EDUCATION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16798, 14 March 1918, Page 7

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

. » CHANGES IN TEACHING STAFFS, The Bofcrd of Education met yesterday, Mr. J, D. McKcnzie, presiding. Appointments wcro made as follow:—Mr. E. D. Gregory, teacher. Ohacawai; Mrs. S. 13. I'nrKer, teacher, Whangaparaoai Miss M. h. Donovan, assistant. Nelson Street; Miss F. A. Battersby. assistant, Papakura; Mies M, H. Carmichael, assistant, Goodwood Miss A. K. Wilson, teacher, Waiomu; Mr. F. W. Colom.iu, temporary teacher, Brynavon and Wharcora; Mr. E. W. Hamlyn. temporary teacher. To Akau; Miss J. E, Taylor, temporary assistant in secondary department of Matamata District High School, subject to Minister's approving establishing district high school; Miss M. R. McGuire, temporary assistant, Aka Aka; Mr. H. J. Cooper, temporary assistantmaster, Huntly; Miss M. Barley, temporary assistant. Matakana; Miss M. Bnrklcy, pupil-teacher, Otahuhu; Miss I. Mynott, pupil-teacher, Edendale; Mr. W. McKinlay, I'upil-tcachcr, Reimtera: Miss A. S. Niccol, 11 pupil-teacher, Ponsonby; Miss 1. Z. E. | Wilson, probationer, I'arncll. , i Temporary npi>ointmonl9 during the noriod , of the war were rondo os follow:—Mr R. , Cnrnachan, headmaster Ma'tmiata. subject , to Minister's approving establishing district , high school; Mrs. 11. Garsiric, teacher, , Tangowahine; Mr. A. l.taoo«-.t, u. ~; i , Wa'omio; Mr. F. 11. Raymond, teacher Wsikokowai ;Miss B. E Herrich. assistant, • Onotiki: Mr. C. V. Kime, teacher, Para- , heka and Rotopotaka. , I The following were appointed relieving teachers:—Miss M. W. King, Goodwood: 'Miss S. E. Maxwell. Mc-ndowbanlt; Mies K, lE. B Kenny. Opctiki; Mrs. M. G !lr.rn«r, Pukekohc: Miss I. Green, OmnhJne; Miss I V. M. Grejson, Vnharoa; Mrs. E. H. 1,. | Bower. Holorua; Miss J. L. Thorno, NorthI rote; Miss E. L, Walker, Tauranca; Mrs. G. M. Nicklo. Kihikihi. It was derided to consult school committees regarding proposed appointments, as follow:— Palm, sole charge, M:as V. L. Howard; Eureka, female insistent, Miss R.Munro: Hamilton West, female assistant, Miss H. E. Warren: Mount Albert, femalo assistant, Mrs. M. C. Campbell: Limestone. Hand, sole chars'", Miss L o.'Sullivan; Kara and Kokopu, solo charge, Mr. ,T. Twist: Ponsonby. female rssistant, Mrs. I. C. Ncedham: Rich*»ond Road, assistantmaster, Mr. A. S. Clifle. It was decided to invite applications by advertisement for the following appointments:— Solo charge, Kcataki; female asBistants, Thames South, Mokauiti, Ponsonby (2). Newton East, Mangcrc; also as relieving teachers in the absence of teachers with tho forces, solo charge, Oliupu and Tryphcna; assistant-master, Frank ton. Resignations were received as follows:— Miss I. M. Vallance, Glen Murray: Mr. L. hod, Kara; Miss A. A. Snell, Aka Aka; Mrs. M, R. Moore, Ponsonby; Miss B. A. Jackson, Ponsonbv; Miss R. J. Davidson. Mokauiti; Miss J. M Fairgray. Mercer; Miss M B. Sutton. Hamilton West, Miss B M. Cranch. Alfriaton; Mr. J. M. Dean. Edendale; Miss E D. Parkinson. Grey Lvnn: Miss G. E. Jeffs. Newton West. Th? board decided to ask .'ho Education Department to re-issue the form of certificate of award for the junior national scholarship. With regard to dressmaking classes in courtry centres, the board decided that attendance should not bo compulsory for pupil-teachers and probationers, but considered thsl it wan desirable that wherever possible lady teachers should attend (ho classes. The payment of tram fares (one way), for Onehunga pupils attending the Newmarket Manual Training School, was authorised. This involves an expenditure of 7s a week. It was decided to inform the Holonsvill* School Committee Or the Minister for Education had declined to authorise tho establishment of a district high school at Helensville at present. The constitution of a separate school district for Grey Lynn, to include the Grey Lvnn and Richmond West Schools, was agreed to. the Newton School Committed, which now controls these schools, having recommended this step.