EDUCATION BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10362, 17 May 1895, Page 3

EDUCATION BOARD.

<& — 2tle indenting of tnc education Board, neld yesterday, «ra3 attended by Mr H. Olark (chairman), fcha Hon. J. MacGregor, M.li.C, Dr Stenhouse, Messrs D, Boti-io, M. Cohen, A. IH'Sorrow. J. Green, M..H.K. APPOINTMENTS. ' . The following appointments were confirmed : Mr JG. Hustings, head teacher, Waiareka (wee Prafur, left the service) ; HcKe ML DAvey, head leather, Tomahawk (vice KitxgerHld, promoted) ; Alice Annett, head teacher, Ilawea (vice Grieve, promoted); Maria S. Pretsch, head teacher, Hawsirau (vice Konrler, lefb the service) ; Jemima Hunter?, head teacher, Nevis {vice South, left the bervico; John S. Temiaut, lirst assistant, High street, (vice Johnson, transferred); Jessie , Cairns, third assistant, High street (vice Cameron, left the service); Jessie H. Rather- , ford, third assistant, Cavers h.>.m (wee M'JSwau, ■ promoted) ; John R. Wallaej, fourth assistant, Caversham (vice Don, promoted); Ada H. Bowuea, tourfu assistant, Omaara North (vice Thomson, promoted) • Elizabeth J. Gardiner, , fifth assistant, Oamarn North (new appointmeut) ; Jans H. Thomson, seventh aasititaut, George street (trice M'Donald, deceaeed). The following appoiutments of pupil teachers ' were made :—Bfther Mary Ferry, Kaikorai; Harriet Cathberfc MeiMe, Arthur,street; Margaret Samson and ltobert High Stables, Green Island. EJfSIQNATIONS. The following resignr.lioiid were accepted :— V 7. E. Bastings, head tescbisr, Coal Creek; D. Pearson, head teacher, Totsra; June H. Thomson, mistress, Papaksio; John S. Tennsnfc, second assistant, FEigti street; Jesiie Cairns, liftph assistant, High street- Jessie H. Eluthezford, fifth assistant, Ca7sr«ham. NIOUCT SCHOOLS. The Secretary for Education wrota :— I hava the honour, by direction of the Minister £or ICdncation, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th March, and in reply to say that though the Minister for Education is favourably disposed towards night Kchnuls if they are really continnation.schouk, doing hißber workthan that of the primary schools, or if the pupils, being backward, are too old for the primary school, lie is, however, of opinion that "The Education Act 1877" does not authorise expenditure on night schools out of board funds, and he is not prepared at present to move fOl au amendment of the act in this respect. Mr ConES thought they should be content in the meantime to encoarage the movement that land been started, and iE it answered tho expectations of Mr Thomson and those behind him they should ask the Minister fco reconsider his determination. ?&t Gkekn snggested that the board should defer consideration of the matter, so that if they agaiu moved in it they would not have to begin de novn. Tbe letter was received, and consideration defarred. . ...,-. . ■ THK IKKPBCTIOCf REQULATIONS. The following letter from the Secretary of She Education departou nt was read : — I have the honour, by ilirection of the Minister for Education, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd April, and in reply to say that the cords "if■ possible" in the first regulation relating to inspection may be takou to suggest that where economy requires it the inspection may take place at the same visit as the examination. There can be no doubt, however, that in email schools the inspector's advice may be of very great service to the teacher, and that therisis very. little time for it on examination days With respect to the second resolution, the Minister is of opinion that changes that have been made of late years have removed most of the objections that couW be alleged against the individual pass system, and that he is not prepared for the radical change proposed by your board. The letter was received. MISCKI.L4NEOUS. The ooard recaived the quarterly report of the Rector of the Boys' High School on the board's scholars, and rer.olved to intimate to one echolsr that if his next report was not much more satisfactory hid scholarship would be withdrawn, and that the attention of another Bchoiar be directed to his report. ! The following persons were appointed to act 63 members of school committees iv districts where the householders failed to elect the required number of members of committee :—Mr Anthony Paterson, Gimmerbnrn ; Mr William Eamin, Sawyers' Bay ; Messrs Frank Kelk wad Robert Wilson, Teanerabi; Messrs James Crawford, George M'Kay, and James M'Coll, VTaikoikoi. The School Committee st Nevis wrote insist*jag ou the schoolmistress living in tho residence provided for her; and the mistress wrote Boking that, as she lived with her parents two miles from the school, she should not be compelled to take up her residence in tbe house.— Messrs MacGbeoox and Gbebh thought the

committee ware very unreasonable, and on the ] motion oi: the former it was agreed to intimate to the committee that, in tho opinion of tfos i board, they might in the special cucutnst&uces, agree to the teacher living- at homo, though ;■,» 1 a rule, tho board expected the teachers to ocnujiy the residences. ' The chairman of tho Matnkanui meeting of housiilwldorfi having refused to receive nominations for the committee after April 15, the election-Was declared invalid, and a fresh election was ordered for July 10. I Jt was agreed, in accordance with the request From tbe Educational Institute, to send out the usual circular intimating that the meetings of the institute wpuld be held on July 10, 11, and 12, and further to grant the use of the Normal tScuool to the institute on those days for theix meetings. : Accounts amounting to £6408 18s 8d were I passed for payment.