EDUCATION BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13210, 17 February 1905, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

At the meeting of the Otago Education Board, held yesterday morning, thora. wore present-Messrs Dorrio" (ulliilrmait), Slmw, Al'lCcrrow, Nicolson, Marsha!!, Mitehcll, Siiu, and tho'Hon. T. Fergus. Sdliooi, SIATTEKS AT OIIAKAU. The following letter wan read from Mr J. J. Ramsay, Omakaui—

On. behalf of the petitioners for provision for (caching children at Omakau, I wish to poult but that tho board iids not dealt with- tho matter at all. All it has dono is to ask the Minister to do somethin" in the future. - What wo ask is temporary provision for tho present. Tho difficulty can' ho got over cither by sending tts a teacher to teach in Eady's Hall or by convoying tho children to Blacks. An offer htw bcon in.ido to Mr I'rydo, and I hopo tlio hoard will do something for us at this meeting." •

Iho Secretary explained. that in connection with this matter he wroto the following letter to tho department, on the 25fli of last Jannary, but no reply had yet been received to it: —

The Secretary, Education Department, Wellington,—The settlers ot Omakau are now getting impatient about tho education of their children, and, as they aeo that there is no chance of a footbridge being erected across the Manulisrikla River at Blacks in (rime to enable their children to attend school this summer they nsk that tile usunl allowance be made for tho conveyance of the children. I have to explain that tho distance from Omakau to Blacks School by the bridge is a little undtr three miles. Several of the children, however, live at a considerable distance beyond the township, and are over three miles from the Blacks School. I am to ask if the Minister, under the circumstances, would Sanction tho usual allowance for the conveyance of the children. As (he settlers nre very, anxious about the matter, I would he glad of an curly reply .-(Signed) I'. G. I'iivdk Secretary.

Mr Fergus asked if no reply whatever had been received to this letter. 'Iho Secretary; No,' The members expressed strong dissatisfaction at the lack of attention to tlio matters of the hoard, and the discourtesy of the department in failing to hckitowlcdec the letters from the hoard.

I!KHIONATia\'S AND APPOINTMENTS, ETC. -..T'® following resignations were accepted : William Service (Uiininerburn), .Jamo3 A. Jack (Maerewhenua), Matilda 0. Ducdale (Purekireki), Elizabeth L. M'Noill (ArthurIon) Olive J. M. Dare (Txiuder), Caroline Won (North-Hast Valley), Ivy M. Croft (Owaka).

Tl) e following appointments were ant p OV f, W ; 4' Service; Maungatua, vice 1 1'; , , <--lark (resigned); James A. Jack, Mataknnm,. vjcs S. G. Murphy (resigned): •> James M. Miller. Kalniika, new abpomte srNoil1 ' Kokoam °. viee'B. e K. Church (left the service); Sarah Heftiermgton, Spnngvale, vice Bessie Spenco (re--0 signed); .John F. Botting, Rough Ridge, ' V,™ ~J°hn Moodio (transferred); John « Moodie, Leith Valley, vice J. F. Betting (transferred); Mi•/.. M. Harrison, Blue Spur A Vice Jessie. Paterson (promoted); Ivy l\l! Oroft. Duntroon, vice Newlanos (transferred) ; Matdua. C. Dugdale, Flag Swamp !i V 3, Macdonald (promoted); Isabella 31 bregor, first assistant, Balclut.ha, vice 1 balloway (transferred) ; Olive J. M. Bare, c second assistant, Tokomairiro, vice Margaret 11 Macgrcgor (left the service); Louisa F. P Cameron, junior assistant, Momington (new ■ appointment : Jessie Low; junior uMist/int. r „*'p r ' '" n appointment). Tho following tnuififers of pupil teachers 1 wete made:—Harold B, Tomlinson, from r Normal School to Arthur Street; Clara ■ Nealo, from Ravensbburno to Arthur 3tre«t; Robert R. Ilunter, from George Street to > Kaikorai; Rachel B. Scully, from Nas»by t to Kaikorai: Vera Nieol, from Normal School to Albany Street; Helen C. Clothier . from North-East Valley to High Street. The following new pupil teachers were apJ pointed:—Alexandra, Janet Bothia Dc.v.ir• 1 Bolclutha, John Smith Nelson; Cavershun' 3 Bertha Jano Woodhoujo; Cavirsiiam' - Ralph Notman Macdonald; Albany Strce*i • Cecil Pollock, Ernest Partridge, and Dora • Grant Mathesoi); George-Street, Bedford t Moodie and Phrebe Garrey; High Street, - Janus Coniior;. Union Street-Victor Ilcr- ! Bert, Thomas Bremner, Agnes May Gillies, r Alico Wilson; Forbury, Albali Michael ■ Kirby; Kaikorai—Edward Smith, Amies 1 Catherine Macdonald, Alice Eva M'Lav I Kensington, Elizabeth Swanson Brims; j Macandrew Road, William Llewellyn Wat < ton; Mornington—John Alexander, Donald [ Rutherford; Nascby, Edward Brown; ftortli-East Valley—Arthur Henry. Ttobin- ' eon, Davina Reed M'lntyre; Sawyers' Bay i Isabella Mnckay. ' 1 The application from Maungatua School r for half-cost_ of an organ was declined, aiid I the- application of tho Technical Assoein-. 1 tion tor th® services, of tho board's architect ' for building. erection was granted • .. SPECIAL MEETING. : A special meeting of the board waa held ! subsequent to the ordinary meeting for the 1 purpose of appointing representatives r f the • board to the Dunedin Technical Classes • Association for the current year. The iVv.r ■ retiring members were Messrs A. Burt, D. R. F/Unson, A. Marshall, and D. R. 1 White, all of whom were i'eappointed.