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Otago Witness, Issue 1583, 25 March 1882, Page 12

Educational.

EDUCATION BOARD.

The usual meeting of the Education Board, held on Thursday, was attended by the Chairman (Mr J. Green) and Messrs H. Clark, K. Ramsay, M: Fraer, W. Elder, and T. Fergus.

TJEPUTATIONS.

A deputation from the Hooper's Inlet School Committee waited on the Board and asked them to provide a. few necessary conveniences in the shape of water-tanks, &c. They stated that sweats had only been provided for 25 chil-dren-^-the number it was at first thought would attend. Now, however, the number had increased to 40, and there was every prospect of this number being still further increased. The ventilation #as also very faulty.— The Chairman abated that the matters referred to by the deputation had already been granted ; or if not, at ailments i^he Board had been recommended to that, effect. He had no doubt that if the Committee "made application by letter for any improvements that were absolutely necessary, they woul'd,be granted. This would be much better (thari! sending a deputation to the Board. A deputation from the Forbury also waited on the Board, with a view to urge upon them the necessity of providing additional accommodation at the Forbury School.— Mr Osmond explaJAed that tho building was in a very dilapidated condition, and as the average , attendance was about 540, the children, espeojally in , the infant department, were packed, like herrings in a barrel.— The Chairman $Jiised that had the Board been in funds a new'|Bchooi y.oujd have, been erected before now. '^He, hoped the Board,, in reconsidering the matter, would see their way to help tho Comniittee.frThq' deputation' then withdrew, and ajEter ja. short discussion it was decided to refer^hq'matter^tb the Finance Committee. .'••<■ !'•, ..i , ! .REPORT. Th£'F,inance Committee made tho following reconimendatioris -—"That the following sums be gr^ftied' for. completion 'of school buildings, suchTJiims being' half the estimated cost of the -worW'i 'Kelso', £12 ; Nevis, £16." That the request < "fr'6m Blue'skin to 'defray tho cost of lining' 'tHe" teacher's milkhduse and removing the stove 1 be" declined.' That outhouse accommodation ''be provided for the Hooper's Inlet Schools." That the Lake Waipori Committee's request 'for '£12,; for removing the piles of school,' ! be referred to the architect to report. That) the' 'application from the Tapanui Committee f6r'£o for repairing fence be declined. Tha^'im" addition be made to the teacher's housjS'Qii' Port Molynoux. That the Board adhere to 1 their i previous resolution re the applica'iiibn'for' a 1 teacher's residence at Tuapeka Flat! 1 '"'With' regard to the' School of Arts, that Mr "Aty'G'J Walsh's '-'application 'for' an increase/ of ! salary be declined, and that the additional' furniture applied for by Mr Hutton^'egranted.— That the" 'architect report on ffie u apptfcation ll bf the Taieri Ferry Committee 'for 1 !£25;! £25; part' cost of erectingadditions to tfiSfdd'ch'er's 'residence.— That permission be granJJdd'tcf'itie Clarke's Flat Committee to sell the «ia"sch6ol,' thd'amount realised to be ;ex-i penc§)c; ! or('rMuisitelmproven»e J nts to the school > propffeA-That''the'sum of 'fiSXOsbe granted to th>.%aitah'una Committee 1 for necessary worßsU-Thatf? the 1 'Town 'Clerk ' be'informed thatHtfe" Board has no intention of at present deaKn f g* > with"the 'strip !of ■ land behind 'the' Doufclas Hdtti;— That tHe fencing' and wall recomfflerlded by the architect in ( connection with the CrWrge' f street School be proceeded with at once'j-l&d 'that* .the matter of asphalting' the groiinHSHe'cbnsidef ed when thenejet voteis being apptfrtipnad'.— That iJ the following, candidates for aa&isßidn't<y the Training College be'granted scWlarsnjpk'HHeleh Webster, Wm. McLaren, Man^Eeid^Mafy Gillies, Jessie Christie (whan' of ag ! ci)e i ), l Charl6s'Cplville,'Mary M'William, Eweh'Pillingi Th'qsi Firilay, Catherine Buick,; Ma|^ai { et; l Cahl / erbn i , and Eliza Nimmo. Also that 'the' fpllbwuig candidates having passed the entrkriie examination' be admitted to the training —Alice .Winchester, Christina KirbV,' 'Robina, M'Leod, Cecilia Johnston, Mary. A. Robertson, Mary Ferguson, Mary Leafy "Jptie Sanderson, Sophia Ferens, John Kn&c, 1 ' Maud Bishop, Eliza Farquharson, Isabella' Park', Frances Hilgendorf, Jane Mijcfyell, ' Bella Cameron, Alice Grey, Agnes M'Bori'aldj'Eliza Warden, Margaret Hamilton, anq'^arah Moss. That fresh tenders be called for the'ere'etion of school buildings at Maungatua^'^The report was adopted.

, '„ APPLICATIONS FOB TEACHERS. Applications for teachers were received as follow, : — Kaikorai, assistant ; Waipori, pupil teaehetf;. Cromwell, pupil teachor; Port Cbilmers, assistant. — Granted, Kaikorai to gefe>a pupilteacher instead of assistant.

li'- 'APPLICATIONS FOR NKW SCHOOLS.

The applications for new schools from Earnscletigh' and Sowburn were declined. The application from Maerewhenua was referred to'the inspector to report.

h . ACCOUNTS. -^counts to the amount of £9109 13s 2d were passed for payment.

APPOINTMENTS.

The following appointments were made: — Henry 'S. M'Call, head teacher, Macraes, vice Robertson, resigned ; Ansless D. Silk, schoolmaster, Stirling, new appointment; Adam Mellor, first assistant, Balclutha, vice Morris, transferred; Jane Blackley, second assistant, North-East Valley, new appointment; John Williamson, fourth assistant, Arthur street, vic'o'Smifch, promoted ; Lillian Elizabeth Fowler, pu^il'teacher, Lawrence, vice Silk, promoted ; Jdhh;M'Meke, pupil teacher, Lawrence, new appointment ; Robert Church, pupil teacher, Union, street, vice Dagger, completed apprenticeship; Alex. J. Stewart, pupil teacher, Uni6n, -street, vice M'lntyre, completed apprSfiticesnip; Agnes Rodgers, pupil teacher, UHibrt' 'street, vice Robertson, completed apprenticeship ; Annie Alexander, pupil teacher, Ufiidn'htJreet, vice Gibson, completed approuti6®3liip; Jane Mackie, pupil teacher, Albany street,' vice Stewart,»completed apprenticeship; Gfaco 'Lawson,' pupil teacher, George street, vice ' Co'wie, resigned ; Moses South, pupil teacher,' Normal' School, vice Knox, completed apprenticeship ; James Gibson, pupil teacher, Normal School, vice Nicol,, completed apprenticeship ; James M. Beattie, pupil teacher, Arthur street, vice Lindsay, completed apprenticeship ; Dora S. Lawrence, pupil teacher, Arthur /street, vice Williamson, completed apprenticeship ; Isabella Sutherland, pupil tefceher, Arthur street, vice Wilson, completed apprenticeship ; Mary Hagarty, pupil teacher, Caversham, vice Anderson, completed apprenticeship; Emma Hayes, pupil teacher, North-East Valley, vice Duncan, completed apprenticeship ; Jane Bcthune, pupil teachor, .North-lfiast Valley, vice Mason, completed apprenticeship ; Oliver Growden, pupil teacher, Kensington, vice Grant, completed apprenticeship ; Agnes Rankin, pupil teacher, Morningt(m,ivice Wilkinson, completed apprenticeship ; W. J. Strong, pupil teacher, Momingtou, new appointment. Alicia M. Thompson, pupil teacher, Oamaru District School, vice Ferens, completed apprenticeship ; John Henderson, pupil teacher, Ravenebourne. vice Blackie, i resigned, j