EDUCATION BOARD.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6692, 28 September 1882, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Wellington Education Board was held yesterday present—Mr J. R. Biair (Chairman), and Mr ears W, Mason, G. Beetham, W, Hutchison, W. C. Buchanan, H. Bunny, A. K. Newman, and the Rev, J. Paterson, The first business that came before the Board was Dr. Newman’s motion for the appointment of a science master to teach the pupil-teachers in the Normal School, and alsa the pupils in the Board’s schools, his salary to be £IOO paid by the Normal School and £l5O by the Board. Mr W. Hutchison seconded the motion, which was carried after being amended in the direction of making the travelling expenses of the science master payable by the Board and Normal School pro rata. Dr. Newman moved, “ That Saturday lectures be given by the head-master of the Normal School on the art of teaching.’' -

Mr W. Hutchison seconded the motion, which was carried after some discussion, the Hoard agreeing to furnish railway tickets to teachers attending the lectures. Dr. Newman moved an alteration in the terms, so that the session should end the day before the commencement of the examinations for certificates.

After discussion, the motion was negatived. The new regulations affecting pupil-teachers were laid before the meeting and adopted. Miss Kiemenschneider was appointed mistress of the Masterton School. A letter was read from Mr Gulliver, master of the Kaitoke School, stating that the local School Committee held their meetings in the schoolhoose at times inconvenient to him. Ha also complained that the Chairman of the Committee had unjustly accused him of having used language in the school calculated to hurt the feelings of Roman Catholic pupils. A letter was read, signed by six members of the Committee, asking that Mr Gulliver might be removed from his position, as the school was suffering from lack of discipline. The Board resolved to inquire into the matter.

A deputation from the Makara School Committee waited on the Board for the purpose cf explaining that the contents of a letter forwarded by the late master, Mr J. S. Brendeville, were not accurate. They had never sought to oust him from bis position, and desired to know whether he was to be sect back. It was explained that no decision had yet been arrived at, and the matter was allowed to stand over until next meeting. An application from the Mount Cook School Committee for additional accommodation in

the infant school was also ordered to stand over until next meeting. A letter was read from the Principal of the Wellington College, stating that a number of the College boys intended to compete for the Board’s scholarships, and asking for particulars as to the examinations. It was resolved that a copy of the regulations should be forwarded to Mr Mackay. The Chairman said he would at the next ■meeting bring forward a motion to the effect that competitors from the College and other classical schools should be excluded. The Rev. W, H. West, and Mr McGregor, Parliamentary Librarian, were appointed examiners.

Mr Beetham moved “That School Committees should have power to make alterations in regard to holidays, subject to the approval V of the Board.” / The motion was seconded by Mr Buchanan, and carried. The report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the case of the boy recently expelled from the Terrace School was brought up ■by the Rev. J. Paterson. The report stated that the boy’s parents took exception to certain statements made by Mr Young, the head master, in explaining his reasons for expelling the lad, to the Committee. A letter -from Mr Young was, at the suggestion of the Committee, sent to the parents. In it he expressed regret for having caused them pain and annoyance ; but the parents did not consider this satisfactory, and Mr Young could go no further. The Committee refrained from ■ expressing any opinion on the case. The Rev. J. Paterson said legal proceedings were pending. The Board decided that the matter could not -bo dealt with at present.