EDUCATION BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17328, 27 November 1919, Page 9

EDUCATION BOARD.

RECONSTRUCTION PLAN, DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSAL. REDUCTION OF MEMBERS TO 10. The noting of the Auckland Educa--,n Board was continued yesterdav, there bo.ng present : -The chairman, Mr E'C Bank, Mr,. F. K. Baume. the Hon.* J <- Dr. J. S. Reekie, Messrs. J. 3 Bond. .1. Boddio, A. Bun*, J R fining, J. I). McKcnrie, H. S* \v" ■""g. and (i. \ V . Murray. ' *■• i w tlM> h nt \" rC ° a,d to the B»S«ad k of Devoaport, sl it^ii kEr^ , that the wtlo i« °f S hn,dd n e C Ltkutei' 6 *™* with .. - ™««ututed one urban area, O, the hZ?r*s? U °? ° f f ° Ur "embers on U), boaid. Ihe Auckland urban area Ihenh.ve R fr f°P uUUon « { 108.000, would «B«n ha\c four representatives, and the iiir.il area, with liWrem : i„ . " n icK.OOO people, would member ead. urt S* & >- «.ch rural member. The board was -Ml IT whether there was any ob■t,on *° ; urged to the grouping of •- * Üb ° rban M «..Rht King urged J ,hat the representation in™rl?K ,» baeed upon s,hool attenda rather than population. He quoted lrhlZ*T'^ ih *\ ia the Auckland .Thl ?*h esrludi ?S *e Normal School were 13.350 children to 121 schools; ni the vrens 15.350 children to 21 eehook ; in the SIX? urban area, 2501 children in 38 0M ti/ nd " th ° P rMent ™ral area 38.09 i children in approximately 630 I- J, Tb f t Present position was that '•r the four city members two were elected themselves for re-election next year If the electorates were to be re-organised ■•ml the members reduced to ten he thought, all the members representing <itv and urban areas "should retire with « view to a general election. His own suggestion was that, there should be a member for a school attendance of 8500 Hint would give, on the present, statists, eight, country members and four iwn members. If there was to be a re- ■ ln.-t.mn it should be to 11 members rather than 10. A sufficient number of suburban schools -«nonld be added to the city school population to bring the total up to 27,000. and the remainder could be left in' the '•"■a! areas, each area electing half the Hoard An alternative would be to reduce the city representation to three members, and form a suburban area with an attendance of 13.500. which should also return three members. If the Department preferred that there should be "lie city and one rural area he suggested i ha! there should be a metropolitan area »'th a radius of 20 miles from the chief l'ost offi. r. extending say as far as Dmrv, and again away to the North. Hamilton Representation. The rhairman (Mr. K. C. Banks) said thai at a conference of the Council of Education two or three, year* ago the g«Mieral -principal affirmed would give eight members to the country districts and four for urban districts; and that ~ny town with a population of 8000 should have one member. Under such a "lan Hamilton would almost immediately have direct representation. After further discussion a committee "as appointed, consisting of the chairman, the Hon. G. J. Garland, and Mr. M. S. W. King, to report upon the sub- j let at nest meeting. ' The allowing appoint men of teachers '-ere agreed to:—Mr. K. O. Maclaurin, I headmaster, Frankton ; Mrs. K. J. de I M 'I'fa.lk. head teacher. Woodhill: Air. ! V 1 Laing, head teacher. Paparoa; ! Mr.- I-., Gall, head teacher, Huarau; Mr. i .1 S Mcßean, teacher, I rpuawhanga, and i>U>nga: Mr. A. E. Kemble. teacher, I'.ikiri: Miss E. A. Tiddall. teacher, Flat Finish . Mr. A. O. Stcventon, teacher, Waipu North; Mrs. F. M. Hockin, leachcr, Kaimajiawa: Mm. V. Gillaii, teacher, Kakapuka; Miss M. C. Carrick, teacher, Okauia: Miss V. PaterscTi, ieacher. Orini; Mr. F. E. Blakty, assistant, Whangarei; Mr. E. Perkins, assistant, Newton East: Mr. R. G. Crawshaw. assistant, Edendale: Mr. I). V. Moore. assistant, Maungawhau; Mr. R. Hayter. assistant, Mount Albert; Mr. P. A. (.errand, assistant, Papakura: Mr. G. Bopwell, assistant. Thames Central ; Mr. .1 S. Phillips, assistant, Waihi East; Mr. W. I, Ingerson. teacher. Kaiwjka: Mr. T. A. McKay, head teacher, Matakana ; Mr? H. M. .Matthews, teacher, Dome Val- ]■ y : Mr. A. E. Fecht, teacher. Awitu Central: Mr. C. J. Murphy, assistant. Huntly; Miss R. Appletoii. temporary teacher. Mamrat-angi ; Mr. B. Hamlyn, temporary teacher, Awaroa. and Matna. The following were appointed temporary leheving teachers :- -Mr. J. S. Mcßean, Umanwa and I Imanawa Falls; Mr. \. Kelso. Pukekohc; Mr. A. E. Kemble. Pakjn : Mr. N. F. Potter, Te Atatu and Wharehine : Mr«. I*. Charlton, tirafton; Mr. A. Kelso, Devonport. Proposed Appointments. Committees are to be consulted regarding the following proposed appointments :— M'amaku, headmaster. Mr. F. H. M. Shepherd : Chaupo, headmaster, Mr. "ft Burr. .1 . Waihi Plains, head teacher. Mr l«. K. Large; K;triaotahi, head tea.her, Mr. A. C. Price; Cabbage Bay. '• ■• m\ teacher. Mr. V. H. Vos ; Bream Tail itid Waijiu Cove, tea/her, Mr. J. D. .McMillan : Re\»;k Itewa and Tahaia, teacher, 'Mis, E. V.. Shone: Rotokakahi and Run* l'.una. teacher. Mr. .1. L. Baird ; Oneung.l. assistant. Mr. .] E. Shimmin ; 1 ..■■.'.,upon., assistant. Mr A. H. Woods; '■rH-iiki. assistant. Mr. A. H. M. Smith; • Miil.uriu, a.ssi.-taiit, Mr. T. W. Aickin ; Remuera. assistant. Mr. M. R. Downey; V aurnariinui, assistant, Mrs. J. A. Staples; Rototuria, assistant, Miss T. A. Coiiwav ; Portland, head teacher, Mr. F. R. By lee. Applications are to be invited for the following appointment* : —Headmaster, Te Awamutu: head teachers, Ranpo. Glen Massey, Waipuna, Aoroa; sole teachers, U'.i p'j I nper. Ararimti and Paparimu, x 1;11! f* Point. Kaeaea and Ttira, Monavale, Tr,kat"k,j. Kereta and Waikawau, Otara; assistants- female. Belmont. Himlly. l)e- ----. n|-.r! : male. Waikino. Rernuera, (.'orom and.*! Henderson. Hikurangi, MataiM.it.i. and Newton Fast; infant mistress, Pa-neil. A rerp;e«t v;i« received from the Auck l,.ii'l Horticultural Society that a special holiday be granted on the occasion of ill.- ' luldren's flower show to those schools \*hi' ii showed marked interest in the matter The chairman was authorised to ohtsit'i information as to the schools that fjefinitcly interest themselves in flower sho-A - arid to grant a special holiday in