TEE EDUCATION BOARD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18703, 8 May 1924, Page 11

TEE EDUCATION BOARD.

POSITION OF NEW SCHOOLS LIMITING ATTENDANCES. ::> .' ■ .... .. .' r' . A .<' : ■' *». . '■ . TEACHERS' ' APPOINTMENTS The : Auckland Education Board rael yesterday; those present being: the chair man, Mr. E. C. Banks, and Messrs. J. Boddie, A. Burns, J. Patterson, G. Brownlee,> J. P. j McPhail, T. U. Wells, p. Sim, H. S. W. King, J. D. McKenzie and V. Reed. _ //":/" - * A memorandum was received from the department stating that it had beer decided that junior high." school com mittees should hold office for two years, ending on the last day of June. Representatives of school committees would.be elected subsequent to the data of the ordinary school committee election, but not later than: the first Wednesday in June. / ' ■ ■ ■ " The limiting -of : attendance at . new schools .and at those whose status had been- raised ' from: a side school to mair ; school," was dealt with in a departmental memorandum. It was stated , that increased accommodation could riot be pro- ' vided in- a school while , there was spare accommodation in ; other schools, in the immediate vicinity. ■ The • replacement of the Napier Street School formed the subject of a memorandum from the department, which sug- . gested that the school should be retained : for the! time being, as; it was difficult tc ascertain to what extent attendance there would" fall during the next few years. . The architect was ' instructed to report.. The board . adopted a recommendation by the senior inspector that the use of a hall at Onehunga. for temporary, school purposes bo discontinued. ; . Protests Against Elections. Several protests were received from country districts with regard to the recent election of school committees. The elections were • upheld in the case of Mana- ' whae, Colville, Rangiahua,: and Whangamarino. & The To .yk election was declared void, the chairman of the" meeting having admitted that the wives of householders were i\ct permitted to vote. A letter was received- from the" Morrins- ; ville School '■?' Committee recommending i that attendance! of pupils a.t- the Hamilton 1 Technical School be discontinued at- ; the : expiry of the present railway passes, and 1 renewing the request for the establishment of a ' technical high school 1 at Morrinsville, The board, while agreeing -to use every effort to : secure the erection .of the latter, decided that in the meantime the present arrangement'should be continued. >:. ;.: ' ' A request for the installation of heating 1 apparatus in Kowhai High School was re- . ferred to the architect' for a report. '. The ? erection of two additional class- ' rooms at Manurewa was recommended by ' the inspector, ■ and ; application will he ; made to the department for a grant. T - The board adopted a recommendation > by the advisory inspector' that extra accommodation be ' provided : at . . the ' Karaka,,Drury ; school, and application for a grant will be made to the department. [ Changes in the SUA. i The board -authorised • the following api poiritments: " teachers: Ml*. B. A. ' Kelly, Korakonui: /Miss' R;lSchneidemah, ; Huanui. Secondary assistant : Miss D ; Blyth; ■ Tauranga. D.Hi Assistants: Miss • D. E. ;• S. ■' Carter, ; Papatoetoe; ;; Miss J. R. » Buchanan, Paeroa D.H. '■ The , following temporary appointments i were also authorised—Head ! teacher, Mr. - T. F. Kerr, Omaua Tunnel. Sole teachers: • Miss D. M. Burgess, Naike; Miss 11. i Smith, Helena Bay Mrs. :G. A. Loving, ! Orongo; Miss M. A. Lockhard, . Pae- » whonua;. Mr. S.D. Mac Donald, Rewarewa;: Mis 3 S. Gatland, Whenuapai; Miss D. Johansson, Orua Bay. Assistants: Miss S. E. Corbett, : Kiokio; Miss A. B. Mitchell, Kaitaia D.H.. , . Committees are to be consulted regarding proposed appointments as follows : — , Headmasters: '- Mangonui, Mr.. C.>' H. Smith'; Maungatapere, Mr. F. W. Strumpel; Titoki,' • Mr. R. A. > Watson; Waituni, \ Mr. J. K. Hunter.., Sole ' teachlers: • Mareretu, ' Mr. "C.; H. : Singleton; I" Paparata, Mr. ,K.> H. O'Halloran ;• Ma'ngatu and Tutamoe, Mr. A. S. 'Edmonds: H Maioro, Miss M. 'H. Paterson; Otara, Miss 3 M. E. Power ; , Pollock, Mr. T. ■R. Birde sail; Waiaii, Mr. C. C. Thompson; Waipu a Upper, Mrs.; K. E. ; Gnffia; Waipu ; North. , Mrs. H, M. Matthews; Te Karao, Mr. . 0. St. K. Da vies; Te Miro A Sirs. 0. Jones." ' Assistant-masters: Kowhai Junior High, 0 Mr. H.. G. Johnston, M. A. |_ Te Papapa, i. ' : : Mr. : ?i G. Tooman; ; Stanley /;■ Bay. /Mr. J." r Armstrong; - Tauranga D.H., Mr. •' J. 'M. * Delahunty; Te Papa, Mr. W. H. Wad- . dell; Avondale,. Mr. T. H. A. Walker; . ■ ! Bayfield,' ? Mr. B. W. Hayson; ' Newton a West, Mr. 'P. W. Coleman; Piopio D.H., : a Mr, C. Iw Gribbin; ;worth D.H., Mr. l- A. E. Manning; ■ Curran Street, Mr. G. r; W. Slane; .Te Papapa, Mr. W. G. Drum- ' mond. . Infant mistresses: Whakatane t D.H., Miss F. ; S. Grant; ' Ngaruawahiaj' " Mrs. D. -M, W. Osborne ji Whangarei No. °2, Miss M. M. McLeod. Assistants; 9 Hamilton West. : Miss A. P. Smith; Taka- ? i puna, Mi3a E. M. - Hewlett; Bayfield, Miss 5 E. T G. - Bass; Newton West; -" Mrs. M. £ Dupree; - Pukekohe, Miss D. Pirrit; ® IHinuera; Miss V. R. Bpence; Man&waru, 1 : Miss D." E. Foote; Springdale, : Miss . M. ; J Hj Wilson; > Pokeno, •? Miss R. Levien; I Swanson, Miss'C. A. Ash by; ' Waipipi, , Miss A. Hay; East Tamaki, Miss F. E. ' White; Kowhai Junior High, ' Miss J. :C. Fordyce; Edendale, Miss il.', A. McAulay; ~ Parnell, Miss A. Ernest; Point "Chevalier," . Side, Miss D. •E. : Jarvie; Ponsonby,' Mrs. 'v J. A. Weir ; Springdale, Miss D. M. Shep- '£• herd; Tauranga D.H., Miss E. E. A. m Heather; - Ponsonby , rt ?-Miss"-R/'S. Younc; g Whajre^a, v MissVE.??F.^'o , Salliyan l ; Te Papapa, Miss M. M. Richards.