Education.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 242, 8 July 1876, Page 16

Education.

EDUCATION BOARD. The adjourned committee meeting of the Education Board was held on Saturday, at the Board’s chambers. Present —Mr. Pharazyn (in the chaff), Messrs. Watt, Andrew, Toomath, Gisborne, and the Inspector and Secretary. After some discussion as to the requirements of the province in regard to increased education, Mr. Lee submitted the following for the consideration of the Board : That Lhe Board will appoint a firstclass certificated master competent to teach the elements of Latin and mathematics (where such a master is not already in charge) in addition to the present teaching power of any school ; and will also put up an additional building, to be used as an advanced schoolroom, and such boarding accomodation as may be required, provided — (1.) That the local committee of each school will raise funds for defraying one-half the cost of additional buildings. (2.) That not less than twenty-five children, exclusive of exhibitioners, are maintained on register of the advanced depai-tment. (3.) That a fee of two guineas per quarter be charged. _ . (4.) That pupils are not eligible for admission until they have passed Standard 11. (say Standard 111. in a year or two).. The following recommendations were also made by the Inspector : That the master of an advanced school be paid £250 per annum, with house and boarding profit. . That the Board and private enterprise should do all that can be done for granting exhibitions to such advanced schools. That the Board will defray cost of furniture, &c. It would be seen that the scheme proposed would be self-supporting, except in the original outlay by the Board of one-half the cost of buildings. After discussion, Mr. Andrew moved— That the committee recommended, the adoption of the Inspector’s proposals, with addition to clause No. 2 of the words, “ or the fees for not less than twenty-five pupils be guaranteed from other sources.” This was carried, and the committee adjourned. The following are full minutes of two Board meetings, the report of which in our previous issue did not enter into detail : A meeting of the Education Board was held at the office on the 28th June. Present — The Hon. Mr. Pharazyn (in the chair), Messrs. Andrew, Beetham, Fleetwood, Gisborne, Toomath, and Watt. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. BANK ACCOUNT. The bank account was stated to be overdrawn £936 2s. Bd. CHURCH SCHOOLS. The report of the committee on the church schools having been read, the following resolutions were agreed to: — “That, inasmuch as it is quite uncertain what will be the nature of the new arrangements to be made by the General Government for carrying out education throughout the whole colony, the committee consider that it would be wise to continue the old arrangement with the two Church of England Schools at Te Aro and Thorndon, inasmuch as there is no sectarianism in the arrangements made with these schools, the religious instruction being open to all religious bodies alike, and the committee therefore recommend that the former arrangement be extended for another term of six months from the termination of the existing notice. “ With regard to the two Roman Catholic Schools in Hill-street and Boulcott-streefc the committee do not recommend that any steps be taken at the expiry of the present notice, as the Terrace school was purchased with a view to the amalgamation of these two schools, in order to save expense to the ratepayers.” There was a long and irregular conversation on the subject of the report, and several motions on the subject were suggested, though not proposed. Finally, the following was agreed to : the Vestries of the respective churches of St. Peter and St. Paul, for their liberality in granting the use of their school-rooms in the past, and that they be respectfully requested to allow the present arrangement to be continued.” It was also resolved : “ That a similiar offer be made to the Roman Catholic body to renew the present arrangemeut with tbeir school , in Wanganui, on the same conditions as that with the Church of England.” RESERVES. In answer to a question, the Secretary stated that the only information he had received on the subject of additional educational reserves was verbally from Mr. Bunny, to the effect that the General Government had consented to the proposed endowment of 20,000 acres within the province. On this it was resolved, —That the Chairman be requested to write to his Honor the Superintendent, asking what action had been taken, or is contemplated, in reference to the subject brought under his notice on the Bth October last, of the reservation of lands as an endowment for educational purposes in the province of Wellington. HIGHER EDUCATION. The committee appointed to report on the subject of higher education in the Board’s schools not having such report ready, the name of the Rev. Mr. Andrew was added to the said committee, with a request that they prepare a repoit, to be taken into consideration at the next ordinary meeting of the Board, the committee to meet on Saturday, the Ist July, at 11 a.m. A MISSING CHEQUE. Mr. Keeling, of Palmerston, having written stating that a cheque, No. 252, for £26 13s.

4d., forwarded to him on or about the sth of April last, had never reached him, and the Secretary stating that the cheque had been crossed and payment stopped at the bank, a duplicate cheque was ordered to be made out. WAINUIOMATA SCHOOL. Mr. Leary having written resigning his post as master of this school, and the. numbers in attendance having decreased considerably, it was resolved that the Inspector be authorised to supply the vacancy, for a probational period, before the regulations in reference to affiliated schools be enforced in this case. NEW SCHOOLS. Applications for two new schools in the Manawatu district having been received, it was decided to postpone the consideration of the same for a short period, until the Inspector, who was about visiting the district, could report thereon ; as also in the case of the Stoney creek school, Mr. Dalrymple - not yet having supplied the information required by the Board. TARATAHI SCHOOL. Mr. Rees, the master of this school, having applied to purchase two acres of ground adjoining the school ground, it was decided, with regret, that the Board were unable to comply with his request. KAIWARRA. The local committee of the Kaiwarra school wrote in reference to the chairmanship of the committee. The matter was left in the hands of Mr. Toomath, who promised to try and arrange it. TENUI SCHOOL. Instructions were given to the Inspector ,of Schools to put himself in communication with the local committee, with a view to. opening this school at as early a date as possible, and to report to the Board. CARTERTON. Mr. E. R. Jones, of Carterton, having applied for the collectorship of the educational rates in the Taratahi-Carterton section of the Masterton educational district, the matter was left in the hands of Mr. Beetham to act as he thought advisable. MAURICEVILLE. Mr. Munro, of Masterton, having written, stating that the contractor for the West Masterton and Mauriceville schoolhouses had declined to carry out his contract for the latter school, the Secretary was instructed to write, insisting on the contract being fulfilled. FEATHERSTON. The offer of Mr. W. Nichols, of Featherston, to give certain land of his in exchange for an educational reserve now rented by him, was declined. SCHOLARSHIPS. In answer to an application from the Teachers’ Association, the Secretary was instructed to write and express the regret of the Board at their being unable to establish scholarships in the Wellington College owing to the uncertainty as to what funds might be available for carrying on the ordinary expenditure of the Board. PALMERSTON. On the recommendation of the school committee, W. H. Nicholson and Co. s tender for the erection of the schoolhouse for £420 was accepted. REGULATIONS. The Secretary intimated that the Board’s rules and regulations were now out of print, and the committee on higher education were instructed to consider what alterations .or additions might be necessary before printing the same, and to report at the next ordinary meeting of the Board. SCRIPT WRITING. At the request of the Inspector, the. Board agreed to an expenditure of £24, to obtain a set of script exercises for the use of the various schools. Thursday, June 29. At the adjourned meeting there were present :—Mr. Pharazyn (chairman), Messrs. Beetham, Fleetwood, Gisborne, Toomath, and Watt. INSTRUCTION TO TEACHERS. A letter from Mr. Wakelin against the Inspector of Schools, relating to the instruction to be given to the assistant teacher, was read; as also the reply of the latter thereto, when the fellowing resolutions were adopted ’.—That as the management of a school rests with the head-master, and therefore necessitates compliance with his method and wishes by the assistant, it becomes the duty of the headmaster to show his assistant, and explain to him in what way the teaching of the school can be best carried on. Also, that the Board approves of the Inspector’s report on Mr. Wakelin’s complaint, and instructs that a copy of the said report lie forwarded to him. EDUCATIONAL RESERVES. It was decided to accept the following offers to lease certain educational reserves as made by the respective parties :—W. Skeet, section 162, Featherston, fourteen years, for £6 per annum ; W. Cundy, section 328, Featherston, 1 acre, 2 roods, 13 perches, for seven years, at £7 per annum ; Waldegrave, section 90, Palmerston, 2 roods, for seven years, at £3 and seven years at £4 per annum. Mr. T. Summers’ offer to lease sections 128 and 135 at Carterton was declined as being too low. Messrs. B. Smith and Co. tendered, on behalf of a client, for sundry sections at Motoa, but the Board declined to accept the same without knowledge of the party tendering, though otherwise prepared to accept the terms. RIVER BANK. Mr. Fleetwood having reported that the difficulties which had previously existed in the way of obtaining a conveyance of site of the River Bank school had been removed, it was decided to call for tenders for the erection of a schoolhouse there. MARANGAE. The schoolground at Marangae was ordered to be fenced. HIGHER EDUCATION. The Board then resolved itself into a committee to consider the subject of higher education, and finally adjourned until Satur- ! day, the Ist July, at 11 a.m., when the Inspector promised to bring up a report on tha subject.