EDUCATION BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4026, 13 January 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)

EDUCATION BOARD.

The regular meeting of tbe Education Board took place yesterday. Present— His Honour tlie Superintendent (in tho chair), Messrs D, Reid, J. L. Gillies, Dr Webster, and tlie Secretary (Mr J. Hislop), The minutes of tbe five previous meetings were read and confirmed. OAMARU. In reply to Dr Webster, the Secretary said that the proposed site for another tchool in Oamaru had been visited by Mr Clark, who found that it was unsuitable for the children. He asked the Board to temporarily build the school until further enquiry should be made. APPOINTMENTS, The Secretary reported the following appointments : —Henry Hawson, Switzers to Waikivi; Thos. Brown, One Tree Point to Tokomairiro ; Miss Hunter, to Blackstone Hill; W. 0. Duthie, Evans Flat to High Oliffe ; Geo Stevens, Tokomairiro to kaitangata ; Henry Lapham, Nokomai to Switzers ; Miss Thornton, to Waikouaiti; Mrs Neish, Palmerston to Port Chalmers ;J. S. Andrews, Orepuki to Southbridge ; Miss Fowler, Grammar School, Lawrence, to Wetherstones. PILOT STATION AT THE HEADS. A memorial was read from residents at the Pilot Station, requesting the Board to appoint a suitable teacher. There were 13 boys and 11 girls fit for school, and they cpiild not be expected to meet iyir Hpiiry Walker, teacher at the Maori Kaik, halfway. Thg memorialists would not be wanting in thpip endeavours to make the proposed school successful. Mr Gillies : Some consideration should be given to them. Mr Reid : With small assistance we might establish a school there. The Chairman : They say that they will not be wanting. Ido not know what that means, lam sure. We shall be able to send them to town by railway shortly. It was resolved to grant the memorialists asistance under Class D—£6o a year. lovell's flat. Tjie Spc^pyAßY read a memorial from settlers at Loveli's Flat, requesting that their school might be amalgamated with the Tuakitoto School. Tliey wished to know what assistance the Government would give towards building the school. The Chairman : Suppose we give them pound for pound, Mr Gjllies : j should think they might use the church there. The Board resolved to give the memorialists pound for pound. CLAIMS OF TWO-THIRDS FOR REPAIRS. Claims for repairs from Blue Spur, Otepopo, Mace Town, and Dunedin, were approved. |OREST HILL. The Inspector' reported fqvpurably upon the Forest Hill .-chpol Committee's application for the' dismissal of their school teacher, : The application was granted. Consideration of the Committee's application for an additional school was postponed, MELBOURNE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. The following letter was read from the Secretary to the Melbourne Education Department :—"The Secretary, Board of Education, Dunedin.—Sir—lt sometimes happens that teachers who are or have been employe?! in of-h^r Aflstpjian Colonips apply for here, or'vice versa; and I think it Wild be desirable that a mutual understanding should be arrived at, not to make appointments in such cases without first ascertaining the character of the^ applicants and whether any objection exists—as, for instance, an applicant having been trained at the expense of the Department of one Colony, and not having subsequently served the specified tipa'e {in yigtpriai "this tjmp is four years), or any other objection whatever. I shall feel obliged by being favoured with your views on the subject.— I am, &c, Henby Venables, Secretary," TJw Sj^betar? ? A <?opy of tbis cir-

cular was sent to tha other Australian Boards, and to the other Provincial Boards. We had a very smart leader on this subject in one of the papers yesterday. Ido not know who it emanated from. The. circular means that if any other teachers come from Victoria, their characters should be ascertained. Mr Reid : They do not understand our Education Ordinance, perhaps. Mr Gillies : We wast to get the be3t teachers we can. The Chairman : We had better acknowledge the receipt of the circular. The circular was received. GTJMMIES BUSH. The Gumimies Bush School Committee wrote, stating that they had had a halftime school for two years, and the inhabitants wished a school in their own district. The Inspector advised that the half-time school should continue. Ifc was resolved that the half-time school should bo continued as heretofore. orepuki. v The Board declined to sanction the election of a teacher (Auckland) recently appointed by the Orepuki School Committee. MATAURA. The Mataura School Committee enquired whether the Board was in a position to give them a more suitable school building than they now possessed. Tliey were prepared to raise money for the purpose. The number of children fit for school was nearly doubled since Mr Hislop visited the Mataura. The Secretary : There is a very suitable site reserved afc Mataura, and I was in hopes of getting a suitable building this year. We may obtain it next year. The Chairman :, The present building is a large place. We had better inform them that we have no funds at present. Referred to the Executive, j DRILL IN SCHOOLS. Sergeant Stevens reported his services in connection with the drill for boys, and requested that they should be recognised. Referred to the Executive. EDUCATION RESERVES IN SOUTHLAND. Mr Baker, the Board's agent for the management of Southland reserves, recommended that consideration of Mr Ross's application for a lease of section 21, block IV., Campbelltown, be postponed, pending the reserve being Crown granted. That Mr Brown's application for sections 11, 22, and 23, block XIX., Invercargill, be approved. The recommendations were agreed to. PORT CHALMERS RESERVE. Mr John Joyce's application for 342, Port.Chalmers, was approved. rector's assistant, high SCHOOL. The Secretary said lie might mention that the High School Board of Advice, at a recent meeting, proposed the appointment of a Hector's assistant at £100 a year, on the understanding that when the work was in good order ho would board with the Rector. The Board, in considering the matter, thought this appointment would be necessary, lt proposed to have an under school now, whicli was simply a readjustment of the High School. The Chariman : Would you make that appointment till the new Hector arrives . The Secretary : It is to save time in advertising that the subject is now brought forward. The Chairman :We shall hear something about the new Hector by next mail, I expect. Jt was resolved to advertise for applications for the post of Hector's Assistant. SCHOOL PEES IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS. In a report submitted by Messrs Hislop and Petrie, they recommended that the following minimum rates of school fees bo charged hereafter in the District Schools : —Pupil in tho first standard, Os per quarter; second, 7s Gd; third, 9s; fourth, 10s 6d ; fifth and sixth, 12s. Mr Gillies : They cannot' object to those fees. They certainly should not be lower. The report was approved. the board and pupil teachers. An agreement as between the Board and pupil teachers was referred to the Provincial Solicitor. PROVINCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS. The following statement was read :— BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL. (Total marks obtainable, 1200.) Prank J. Stilling, 945 marks, or 787 percentage—Scholarship. David Steven, 15 years, 921 marks, or 767 percentage—Three years' free education. F. L. Jeffcoat, 14 years and 7 months, 734 marks, or 61-1 percentage—Two years' free education, GJRLS' HIOH SCHOOL, (Total marks obtainable, 1100.) Edith Little, 15 yeara and 9 months, Sl4 marks, or 74 percentage—Scholarship. W. Mackay, 15 years and 4 months, 790 marks, or 72-3 perceutago—Throe years' free education. Jaue Banks, 15 years and 8 months, 787 marks, or 715 percentage—Three years' free education. J. L. Gillies, 15 years and 11 months, CB6 marks, or 62 3 percentage—Two years' free education. Esther Davies, 15 years and 6 months, 651 marks, or 591 percentage. F. E. Cotter, 14 years and 6 months, 586 marks, or 53 2 percentage. 11. 11. Watson, 15 ygars and 8 mqnths, 37 S marks, or 34 3 percentage. BOYS' GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. (Total Marks Obtainable, 1100.) A. Biuce Todd, 14 years 3 months, Qamaru, §2} marks, or l\ 6 percentage.— Scholarship. " G. T. Murray, 15ygars 2 moiiths. Qamaru, 749 niapks, ov 63 percentage.—Two veais' free education. ' P. Nutter, 16 years, Invereargill, 722 marks, or 65 6 percentage.— Two years' free education. C W. Tanner, 14 years, Invercargill, 620 marks, or 56*3 percentage. D. A. Taylor. 13 years, Invercargill, 429 marks, or 39 percentage. GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. (Total Marks Obtainable, 975.) Anne T. Gillies, 14 years, Tokomairirc. 506 marks, or nearly 52 percentage. Martha Fleming, 15 years, Invercargill, 341 marks, or nearly 35 percentage. J. Thomson, 13 years', Invercargill 322 marks, or 33 percentage, Fanny Bethune, 15 years, Invercargill, 280 marks, or 28 "7 percentage. BOYS' DISTRICT SCHOOLS. (Total marks obtainable, 950.) Alexander Purdie, 15 years, North Dunedin, 737 marks, or 77-5 percentageScholarship. Howie Mc-eking, 15 years, Warepa, 714 marks, or 75- 1 percentage—Three years' free education. Alexander Montgomery, 12 years, Albanystreet, 687 marks, or 72 3 percentage —Three years' free education. G. S. M. M'Dermid, 13, years, Sawyei'a Bay, 643 'n^arks, qr 67 $>' percentage—Two year's' free educatipji, A. W. Stohr, 12 yearg, Middle Dunedin, 629 marks, or 66"2 percentage.-^Two years' free education. P, A. Lindsay, 11 years, Middle Dunedin, 573 marks, or 603 percentage.—Two yeara' free education. J. A Johnson, 14 years, Waipori, 568 marks, or 59-7 percentage. Andrew M'Lean, 14 years 9 months, Wakari, 534 marks, or 59 3 percentage. Charles Davis, 12 years, Middle Dunedin, 530 marks, or 55 7 percentage. Fred. North, 13 years, Middle Dunedin, 516 marks, or 543 percentage. " " 'W- J.'Cattan," 'years, Maymgatua, 508 marks, pr 534 percentage. " "~ " W. J. Mauley, Waipori, 4§l marks, or 50 '6 percentage, David Sheiiff, 14 years 7 months, Outram, 470 marks, or 49 -4 percentage. William M'Ewen, 14 years 9 months, East Olutha, 466 marks, or 49 percentage. Robert Forsyth, 13years, Mi Idle Dunedin, 462 marks, or 48 "6 percentage. A Ew? n ' 12 years $ months, East HB™ft! 414 markS,a r kS, Cir43-5 percentage, William Bennie, 15 years 3 months, Outram, 404 marks, or 42-5 percentage. T?«ferMfth? e?ol rson! !2 years b9 months, tL?« w*-i^ 6marks > or 41-6 percentage James Wilkinson, 12 veara fl mra ,tt Wakari, 369 ma**, ' 9V ls^%^*'

J. R. A. Henderson, 14 years 8 months, East Clutha, 327 marks, or 34*4 percentage. P. -A. Cullen, 14 years, Greytown, 281 marks, or 29 "5 percentage. Michael Moloney, 14 years 2 month?, Queenstown, 235 marks, or 24 7 percentage. James Reid, 13 years, Arrow, 228 marks, or 24 percentage. James Robertson, 14 years 10 months, Shotover, 195 marks, or 20 5 percentage. William Alloo, 13 years 10 months, Queenstown, 162 marks, or 17 percentage. William Butler, 14 years, Arrow, 152 marks, or 16 percentage. Michael Owyer, 13 years, Shotover, 147 marks, or 15*4 percentage. W. J. Worthington, 12 years 9 months, Queenstown, 112 marks, or ,11 *7 -percentage. Hector Low, 12 years, Arrow, 85 marks, or 8-9 percentage. ' - . Robert Boyne, 13 years 5 months, Queenstown, 57 marks, or 6 percentage; • girls' district schools. (Total Marks Obtainable, 875). Mary Montgomery, 14 years, Albany street, : 614 marks, or nearly 70 2 percentage—Scholarship. Jane Smith, 13 years, Middle Dunedin, 512 marks, or 58 9 percentage. E. R. Smith, 12 year 3, Middle Dunedin, 494 marks, or 56.4 percentage. J. D. Hooper, 1-4 years, Sliddle Dunedin, 481 marks, or 54 9 percentage. Elizabeth lieid, 15 years and 10 months, North Taieri, 437 marks, or 49*2 percentage. Maggie Wales, 14 years, Middle Dunedin, 409 marks, or 40 7 percentage. Elizabeth Lewis, 13 years, Waipori, 402 marks, or 45 "9 percentage. C. M'Ara Graham, 15 years and 9 months, Maungatua, 393 marks, or 44 9 percentage. Margaret Reid, 14 years and 3 months, North Taieri, 3GS marks, or 42 percentage. Elizabeth Alioo, 15 years and 6 months, Queenstown, 250 marks, or 2S-5 percentage.' Jane Blackley, 14 yoirs, Middle Dunedin, 232 marks, or 26*5 percentage. Kate Macklin, 15 years and 4 months, Queenstown, 168 marks, or 19-2 percentage Margaret Marshall, 11 years, Arrowtown, 123 marks, or 14 percentage. The Secretary might mention that the questions were on the whole 15 per cent, easier. to be answered this year than last. Mr Reib : I understand, that the old practice should be carried out—the certificate of merit being granted. Mr Gillies : Tlio/ic who gained' over | 70 per pent, should have the fullest consideration. There are several points worth noticing, especially after the alteration was made with regard io the manner in wliich the examination should be conducted. It is gratifying to think that one result his been the large number of competitors that has been brought forward. Another point with regard to tlie High School—how the examination for the scholarships has resulted almost exactly with the examination in the school itself. The children gained the same marks. I think it should be mentioned to give the public confidence in the system. Mr Hislop mentioned himself that a great many of the competitors were suffering from measles. They even came from their beds, and went to their beds again. The Secretary: I forgot to mention that the examination this year was conducted under great disadvantages through the measles, some actually coming from their beds and returning again. Mr Gillies : There is "another thing worthy of mention—the competitors ol the Grammar School competed so excellently—the same as the High School. The public should know somewhat of the manner in which these examinations are carried out, so as to be able to form a judgment as to the.results. The papers should be returned to the masters of the I d fferent schools. Tho point of scholarships is not only to emulate the children, but also that the teachers should be stirred up. If they lind that they are falling behind, and other schools gaining the scholarships, it would be a good index of the teachers. The Chairman (to Mr Gillies) : Will you move a resolution on this subject, directing the examination papers to be forwarded to the ioachers ? _ Mr Gillies : Ko, it is only a suggestion. I think all the teachers should be stirred up to take an interest in these competitions, and be taught to look upon them as showing the character of the school. The Board adjourred till the Bth February.