EDUCATION BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14528, 20 May 1909, Page 4

EDUCATION BOARD.

Tlio ordinary monthly mcciing of Iho Otago Education Hoard was hi-ld yesterday, ami was attended liv Ihc ilou. Tlu'is. Fergus (chairman), and Messrs I). Bonk', "\. M'Kcrrow, G. C. Israel, das. Milcheil, W. Know, and I lis Rev. I'. 15. Frasor. J| r \V. Scott still, an apology for ln' s absence. WOIIKS. COMJIIT'IKK. The Works Committee recommended I hat Mm following claims for half cosl of repairs be grant-d:-Musselburgh (fencing, asphalting etc.), £20; Totara (asphalting), £2 10a 3d; St. Leonards (asphalliicr and levelling), £35. That tlm architect he empowered 1.0 carry mil llio repairs to tiip following school buildings rocominctidpd by )iim:-l.ovp|r s V\ a , (repairs | 0 school and residence), Taiar.a Heads (do), Arthur SI reel, (laying on of v.alcr and gas | 0 residence), Caversliam (now outhouses, drainage, ok'.), Arthur Street (drainage); that £5 lie oll'ered lo llm lain head master for the range left liy him in the residence, at llinl tin. application of the Loith Valley School (,'oiumilleo for supplying llm (school with wiit-r from the/ Dtiiiedfii mains Ik: declined; llml llm tender of Air Stewart for £32 lO.i for I lie Mipply of water lo llm Miller's I'lal School I*, accepted; thai the application for a now residence •■( Alexondri'. hn d»cliuod; Ihal the Clvdo and (,'roimvoll School Committees he informed that [he Government declines to |;r,'uil tile eddilions to the schools asked for; lhat application hn made In llie Government for the necessary funds for equipping ||„, okl elass-n,om at. I'ahnerston as a cookery and woodwork room; that the application of llm Maori Hill School Committee for llio pnreliiW of additional land in connection with llm school lx' declined; Ihal the inalerial for the old outhouses at. Macandrew road h" handed over lo llie commilloe cm the condition that, if sold, the proceeds he expended on improvements lo school grounds; Ilia I, the application lo have -a.; laid on at the Soulh Oamaiit School residence he approved. Tim repoit was adopted. OOI'.IIIIHI'ON'IIK.'.TE.

Mler.l were read from llie Koxlitirgli School Commill"" and from Air Donahfilou relating |.„ U,,. conveyani';. of thai genlh'man's children to .school, and il was agreed by Iho Ixiard lo defray liie cost of carrying tlie children lo school every day. Tho Kiml'igarien Association lvrole slating lhat il« leachnr would hold ehissesi every day in I lie si'hnol at Moray |iluce, at which Ixiard teachers would be welcomed.--Kcoeived.

I'm* Manager of Iho Oaniarti Mail naked that Iho hoard's advertisements calling for applications from teachers for vac-jut. positions be inserted in his paper. —Appliraf ion declined.

It was 'resolved, on the recommendation of tin; secretary, that, since the attendance at liaveusbuurno School had recovered, and now enliUed Ihe school lo Ilia staff that it had hofore it hud fallen awav and made it iieccwary to remove one of'the assistants tlie full stall' ho retained.

Tho Union Street School Commitlee reported that it had handed over the sum of £20 to fho principal of Ihe Training College, and the head maslor of the Union Street School, in trust, the interest lo be Spent in procuring a prize lo be called "Tho Old Union Street School I'ri7e," to 1m competed for hy Ihe pupils of Standard VI of Iho Normal School.—Noted with thanks.

Tho mailer of Ihe portion of tho Cadet Fund of Ihu Moray I'lnco School, brought before the board by a led or from the chairman, was "left 'in Ihe bands of the chairman, who «« asltcd lo mako I lie necessary adjust menl-s.

The Waihola Commitlee reported that the Library Committee had removed tho library books from the school to the hall — Tho hoiird resolved that it had no power to intorforo in tho matter.

The Temporaiii'e Knform Council asked tho board's penuission to display on the inside wall of schools sheet,? relating to the evil ojfeola of alcohol.—After an amusing discussion it was rosolvod. on the motion of Messrs Frasor and Mitchell, that the applical ion 'he granted. On the inspector's recommendation, it Was rceolved that. Life's "History of Common Plants" bo procured for the schools which have cottage gardens. Mr Stringer wroto with reference lo the vuluo of a scholarship hold hy his daughter.— Tt was decided to recommend the department to grant tho holder of tl»i scholarship a boarding allowance for four months during the winter. The Alexandra Committee tusked for a grant o[ J!f> toward* unlet uniforms.—Declined. Mia TSarr olfertnl to lau* wet ion 34, block 1, Calling.—To bo infurnied that slro may ba.vo thu properly at till animal rental of In pea- acre. The 'Jbtsira. GnmntiUeo asked that a probationer hn apiKfinkyl to the. school.-l)e----elinud. KMrIHK DAY CELEBRATIONS. The Seurcltiry stated that a letter hatl been reooived from the cummii.too that w airanging for Kiupiro Day oekbralionfi asking that the, School Cadets In- called out. ami lake part in tlio procession. Tho Cluiirinan: I am not pleased with this. It appear* to lravo all been fixetl up More earning to Ihe. board at all. Was it. iulendod, ulco, lo havo all like, school chihb'ou tiu-jicd oul as well an the Cadets? Mr Israel said tint waß not thu intention. I\'o children below those in tiro Fourth Standard were, wauled-so far as thoy wore conwrncd tin matter was left to Uio discretion of tho schoolmasters thornnerves. Tlio arningomonls wore, practically on the lines of those made hy Mr l'jyda by circular lu.it y«ir. Pending the meeting of tlio board curtain arrangements Ikul been made by the.-sub-commiHee sot up by the Celebration CommiUou relative to.the calling out of t,ho GauVbs. It mis rcwolvod tint tho prot>oeal6 made relative to tho Cadets being called out bo approved of, and that, all biipli arrangemento as wera necessary he left in the hands of tho chairman. tiik iiii.i.knu school. Meant; Henry Cnltanoe, John and James Little, residents of tlio Hillend Soltool district, waited on tlio board with reference to Iho proposal lo shift tho 6011001, or in «mioiol'hi'r way to provide tliem with, bettor facilities for the education of tltoir olliklroli. Tho deputation first of a.ll pointed out that they in Hillend liwl nover nxwivivd oflrcial niinration of ttto board's dotcruiuL'ition 1101. lo carry out tho projros;J that it diould tihilt. Iho tii'hool to a uioro ouittj-aJ position. Tho Chairman .said that tho Imrd, after obtaining fuller information on the, subject from iks ollieials, had decided that it would not bo justiliod in shifting tlm udiool. Mr Cuttauvo asked if tire boanl, tiion, was piwparal to give Uioin any cxiiifikleration hi tho u<vr of building amither seliool. Tho Oluiirman: Well, wo would have to ftsk tJw Govornnicnt for tkvt.

Mr Cutaanoo eaid they asked the. board to put up ajiotW seJiool ut the otfiei- end of tho district, aid nrakn this now 6chool Mid the Hilleml School half-time schools. Tho ajtoejtihuic-J at. tho Hilleml School was v<u->- Biiuill in winter, on account of tiho district boing to soaUored, irtd was sowwJy largo enough, to justify a full-time school.

The Clisji-maii isaid tliai. it. was the same all over tho district, whore the. rowla were bad and tiio district scattered.

A membra- of tho deputation explained that ho was live miles from Awamattgu ami wis: from Hillentl, aaid ho found it moro conveuionl to solid Iris children lo tho latter placo owing to there being no hills; but in any casoho was seriously inconvenienced.

The Chairman paid Uiat tho board recognised (Jiat tlio parents at one end of tlto distntot wore not happily placed, and that, their cuso was a worthy one., and it would bo glad to aid tliem in tuiy reasonable way. But under present circumstances it was really dillioult to are wliat cotikl bo done. Ho did not think it would bo wise, (o have a half-time school as mtggostcd, and the. board, though happy io giro them a school if it could, thought it would lie in the best interests of tJio district to retain tlio H illcm! Sohool whoro it was. There were children in many |>artsof tin? district far worse oil' tJian they woro at- lliUejtd. In regard to improving tho rwd try which Mr Cuttance's children might travel to the Awauiangn School, the Bruce Count; Council bad agjvcd to effect improvements. The board's inspector, who bad been there and jnado inquirUv. had reported that, the disabilities of tho district hail been much exaggerated. Mr Eraser asked if it. were not possible for tho settlers to mako scmo arrangement among themselves in the direction of go.ttiiijr these cliildron conveyed lo school, or establishing a. household eohool.

Mr Corrigau said a resident of lite district had gone very fully into tlio question of conveying tlio obiMron to school, and had fomid that he could not do it for loss tltui £85 iicr annum. . After eouio furilicr discussion it was fluilly ro=olvcd that tho bc.u'd do what it cottW to assist tb>> settlers in Hilleml district, and dial the offer to cam- children to echool for £85 |>e.v year be sent on to the. department with a favourable recommejidation.