SCHOOL COMMITTEES' CONFERENCE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10426, 31 July 1895, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEES' CONFERENCE.

An adjourned meeting of delegates from tho city and snburban'school committees wao held at the Normal School last night, when there ' were-present :—Mr J. While (Audereon's Bay), Messra A. Eleggst'and. G. C. lev&sl (Union street), H. WAite>nd.G. J. Andersou (Albany street),' A. Sligo (Arthur street), J. W. Roberts and George Calder (North-EMt Valley), H. Wabb and J.. 5. Atnolfl (MorDiogton), T. K. Sidey (Cavtrahftm). An apology for nonatl;er:dan«) was received from Mr M. Fraer. The rtEolutions received from the Scuth Gantorbury School Gomniittees' Confcteuce at lash ineetiug came .up for consideration.' The first cf these was as follows:—"That one uniform set of school books be used throughout (he colony; chaages to' be made only at intervals of hob less 'than three jeara; the education boards to supply books at cosfc price." r The Chaikman (Mr. J. White) pointed out tbat a motion h*d been carried with regard to the matwr soice time ago. The Becbktaky read the motion formerly carried as loilows :—''.That it ia durable that as fur m possible the 83,me Echool books should be available for aud be used in sash educational dif.trict tbr&ughtuii the colony, ia order to saye expenßo, 16. parents r/htti. rainoying from, one district vo another!"" ' '■ ; ' Ksr andekson itaiii Vpo Albany street School Comniictee had instructed their delegates at the first opportunity to support a motion to the <-ffrct thfefc a, uiiiform sft of school tiobks should be iutroduced. He thought the recommendation from the South Canterbury people was more in accordauca with the views of the Aibiiiy . strtjei tiorcmittee than the one the liuuediu Conferen<!e hK'd formerly carried. | Mr Caldkb. moved—". That the resolution of the South Canterbury Conference be given effect to by tae conference." ii!r Andeeson seconded the motion. . ; Mr Sidey mov^d ari amendment aißrtning the previous . resolution adopted by the DuntdinConference. . , Mr Slic.'o-seconded'the amendment, which after some discuiiaion.was carried' by 6 vote3 to .5. ■(■; . •.■..-:'., .:.;. / :

The second resolutich of the South Canterbury Confcrtinca was ax follows :—" That is is advisable, in the ioWrest of education, that the inspectors shoald.b-j appointed by and be uuder ihecoiiirai of the Governmeut, and that they should tot; be mote than three years in one pljice."

fc was decided Co in cos in the South. Canterbury Confrirenc^ that'-this Datedin Confei-tnce nail" to'"r<icomtnenclation to mslw at pteseuli wkh-rct'ttreiice to.the matter. . . .

Th« third .ivsolu^ion f./rwarded to the con--ferriuc-. was as foflov«^ :—•' T&at in the appoihtluciit &i teachers gref.ter weight should bs given to tbe rf-commeudiitioii of committees, and that

■o .'i..ssch?.r. (papil'.teiichws exespted) who h»d been J.cji3 that} 12 mouths in a school be eligible to apply for » vaciLCJ. . .

: JMt-gLTGO inoyed inresnrd to the firsb poction 6t". the resolution .re the appointment of teachers—" That this,'• confeience dsems' that Ot-sgo sobooV committMS ;h-ive no cause of complaint."..-. ■ ;'.■■■■•''■•-.; ; i ......

.The motion .was .agreed tp. ; Tha ceit proposal.' considered was "as fol-r lows :—'• That all teacheis should have tha eama right .ftrid ■ consideration' given to their a;>\>)ie«.tidns, v.o niatcer^ ia what part of the coldny they may live:" •;•■.-■

' Jfc was decidsd to point out that what was iDdicfced.by the resolution had always beon tne rule in this education district.

Thfi'confererics cama (o ho decision' with rffgnrdto the resolutions forwatdtid for their cousi<ii.-rition -,-—" That the numbtr of pupil teacher« is elicegsive, and liktly to prove a serious incubus in the near future ; arid that schools should be mote centralised than they ara ot present by: lV'fuf.ing,to open apy more schools within aradius of four tnilus." '

It was'decided to refec the queitiosi 6? a court of appeal t !ort<>Rohers to the committee to cail & mefcticg of thecouttrence when the bill dealing with the matter cemn down, and, it'iieceaEaryito t-ali a specisj me.etiu« of the conference. ■ •'.Tot Eayeus'tonrna Committee.forwarded a resolution 'p^Saed by it. in favour of a text book, desenbiug the riutara nf aleobol and its eSijats'on tho h'iimaa 'syat^m; bsing introduced iuto'the'schools.; -..-.-:; . ! :,..; ■_■ .. ;

■Sir SligO movedr-" Tb&t the Otago Education Bourd having already pliced a temp^rauca text b~ok on ttia list of b;>uk« for useih'schoola, the conferencs considers further action in the matter RlipreueDtuDneceasitry." ■ . Mt- Ishabl gtcoriqgd the motion, which was carried.' '' .'■". ■ . '■' "

Mr FjRAEft gava notice for nest meeting as follows !~!.'Tiiai; as the funds of the Otago Sducation Board,are in slieh a very satiofeetory state, the b'osirdNbV asked to consider the allowaiices at. presoat ■ made to sehopl .committees for,, incidental and other purpoaes with a view of iiicrensing'jthe same, especiiliy as the amounts aunuslly granted by thn-North Canterbury, and Asckland Education Boards to school committees ore-considerably largersthau those of Otago."

• Tho Ckaikiian,-on beh*lf of the Ravi Mr Camisron, gave notice of the following motion :— "That ths recommendation of the!inspectors contained in their reporb 'of 1894 on the subject of providing reading books be considered."