Education Board.

Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 190, 28 April 1896, Page 3

Education Board.

The Board met on Wednesday. Present:—Miss Heywood, Messrs Bauchope (chairman), Hill, Faull, Ambury, Mackay, Adlam Allsworth and Wade.

Miss Cooper’s engagement as pupil teacher at the Central school will terminate on April 80th, and leave of absence will be granted up to that date owing to Miss Cooper’s illness. Miss G. Rickerby was appointed pupil teacher at the Central school as from May Ist.

The Palmer Road Committee forwarded a resolution, to the effect that the Committee protest against any examination of the school previous to the annual one in or near November, 1896, believing that an examination is detrimental to the interests of the school and also that it is contrary to the letter and spirit of the Education Act.

The Board saw no reason to alter the decision already arrived at. The following letter was received from the High School Board of Governors.

“ Chairman. Education Board.— Sir,—l have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of April 10 th, which was duly considered at a special meeting of the Board of Governors on 18th inst., after due consideration the following resolution was unanimously passed:— ‘ This Board is unable to accede to the request contained in the letter of April 10th from the chairman of the Education Board. In the opinion of this Board it is not, on principle, desirable that secondary schools should be examined by au Inspector of Primary Schools. At the same time the Governors of the High School are, and have always been willing as a matter of courtesy that the Education Board should have every reasonable facility for ascertaining the state of the High School and the efficiency of the examination.’ In conveying this resolution to your Board I would remind you that the High School is annually inspected by the Inspector General of Schools.— I have &c., J. B. Eoy, Chairman of Board of Governors.

Mr Adlam was instructed to report on the matter of sinking a well at the Pungarehu School, for which the Committee sent in an account of £6.

The paddock at Pukearuhe, less the area required for school purposes, will be handed over to the teacher during the Board’s pleasure. Messrs Allsworth, Macksy, and the Chairman were appointed a committee to confer with the High School Board or a like committee appointed by that Board on the question of scholarships. Two memorials were received relative to the division of the Oakura School District.

The petitions were referred to the Oakura Committee for them to express •their opinions thereon.-—Herald.