EDUCATION BOARD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1910, 29 June 1888, Page 16

EDUCATION BOARD.

An ordinary meeting of the Education Board, held on the 21st, wes attended by Messrs M. Fraer (in- the chair), J. Green, J. MacgregorJ H, Clark, .the Hon. Thomas Dick, and Dr Hislop. ,' > ' < , >■' ..BEFOUL . \ ; » The Finance Committee's report, which was adopted, was* 1 as follows t-^, l . | ' Your committee having considered the various raatters.referred to It, beg to maHe the following recommendations':— a , ■ '-. > Inch Olutha.— That a school be established, in' the district, and that the building be erected on the .site recommended by the inspector. ■. , . ; - ' -~Ebab the memorials for establishment of schools from settlers at Hsnley and Taieri Lake be referred > to the inspectors for, report. „Thafc the following sums, be granted for completion j of school buildings i-rEee Stream, £14 ; ' Luggafa, £15; Bvansdalo, £5 .105; Macandrew road, £4; ; Lovell's Flat, £4 ; Greyfcown, £8 ; Mount Stuart, £2 2s. ■ ' - r Otakla.— That the application of 'school committee for the erection of an additional room, at the residence be declined." , -, , -. . ' ■ Hamilton.— That the application for, a grant, towards cost cf erection of iron porch at • residence be "declined; • ' ' ' > ■ „ Kaikorai;— That the application of , the comtait- ; tee for payment of jrepairs to- roof of, school .be d - Olined., ■.. , ' ■ , i '' ; . Clarke's I"lat and Wpngaloa.— That the clerk of works be requested to "carry out' the repairs to the buildings recommended by him. • <v That the architect be requested to report on the ] i applications from the committees ,of South Oamaru,. Merton^ Flag Swamp, au'd St.' Leonards for improvements to the buildings. '„' i ' ' .Tuapeka'Flati— That the application of the teacher r fo"r permission to lease the glebe -for months be agreed to. >»• . ' ,> . •,• . '" , ' ■. ' . i BBSIQNATIONB. . ,' The following resignations iwere accepted :— -George Menzies, head teacher,- Fairfax; Louisa Mary ' Stone, head teacher, Stoncy • Creek ;' Elizabeth C. Johns, head' teacher, OUake; Emilja Menzies, mistress, Waihoja Gorge; : Emilie Geddes, mistress, Highcliff ; Rebecca Gordon, - first assistant, Green Island ; Edith Cox, pupil teacher, Macandrew Road. APPOINTMENTS. , The following appointments wefeconfirmed :— John Macfarlane, head teacher, Waitahuna; Emilia Menzies, mistress, Mosgiel; .Rebecca Gordon, first assistant, Mosgiel ; C. D. Robertson, assistant, Tokomairiro ; Louisa Mary Stone, , second assistant, Forbury; Alice Bowling, pupil teacher, Macandrew road; Francis Fagan, pupil teacher, Green, Island ; John R. ,WaJlace, pupil teacher, Anderson's Bay. , ( , NOBTH-BAST VALtET. , . r A deputation from the , North-East Valley r School Committee, consisting ;of .-Messrs S. . . Myers, J. Hislop, I. Green, and the Rev. D. Borrie, waited on the, board ,to urge the . desirability, of improvement in tho head master's residence. . .., . . Messrs Myers, Borrie, and Green spoke in supportof the committee's request. It was resolved that the board, before taking , any action in the matter, should obtain a report from .the architect on the condition of the residence referred to. - , ' . , t ". ACCOUNTS. - . . , Accounts amounting to £9000. 5s 5d were passed for payment. . , , - „ THE, CHANGE OF SCHOOL BOOKS. The following commußipation was read :— , ■■ , Education Department, „ a. . . Wellington, 6th June 1688. The Secretary Education Board: ' I am instructed by the 'Minister of Education to inform you that his attention has been direoted by parents in nearly all parts. of the colony, to the inconvenience to which, they are subject through. the frequent introduction of new books, and that' he has been asked in Parliament to take* this matter into consideration. ' lam to ask whether your board 'have exercised, or deem it desirable to exerclse'.their ' authority for the purpose of restricting the freedom o f teacher* with respect to the choice of books'; f The authority I refer to is conferred by the first words of the Order-in-Oouncil relating,- .to . school books <Gazette, July 7, 1887, p. 887). ' The Minitter would -, be glad to receive from your board any statement or any suggestion it may bVdisposed to make upon this - question. ,r, r . " -,;> -,- „\~- \ : , Wm. Jjls. Habkns.. The Chairman said that no, doubt this was becoming a very serious matter. - ; ' The Hon. T. Dick remarked that the list of books .was being added to ' from year tp year. He -thought that the ; Minister.; of Education i should revise the list and strike, oat a number of those books that, were not used. Mr. Macgrkgor .commented on the. hardship of the youuger memberaof a, family not being able to use the books as they were discarded by the elder children, and

change of l^k« ; wa h^aWp/j>","1 Djr Hisiiopt thoii^hfcj^t^feldiffioirt^r'co^i be best solved; by. the? teacher^,-, themselves, asd^ wouM move rt f o Uows^^^ Education be informed th^ the £ board faro mA c6romnriioatioh with thhOfiagd Educational Insti,! -\ tiite the sabject, andJhave.reasontto^expect < that the matte^ wilt:;te taken Jofeo consideration ' at the meeting of. theiinetitate tp.be held- next weekV and thaththeubpa^vUl^fecppaisler the v Minister's circular af ter= they have learned. whit 1 action the teaohfers themselves resolve to .take » i If tthßt thB teachers 'could not come toS satisfactory :- 'Conclusion 1 the board: could take-up the qnefr 1 tion.' '« %-•.*. i>, -■ \ h c:--Kk.UUi! i <t ■> 4 ■ 0 Mr Ghebn .seconded- Jih« motion, which • "carried nnanimouJsly^ .u-,^ // ' j>-i~Vi M* „ " - *ii M^MACGBEaoa'proposedTr-'fThat ,a :copy O f the, letter rfrom the Mmister_ of > Education bg forwarded to the secretary o£ the institute, to. ; .gather 'with. a. copy, of -resolutionand:that .the 1 secretary be: instructed to/request the nutitute totake the whole matter into their conswleration, and uthat-thay be sofgood aa to communicate the result of their deliberations to the board.'/ ' . , , *£>!*> s 1 This' motion was seconded Jt>y>Mt,GßfiEK, «nj ' carried nem eon. t .-.'; ; -■/ -„\ o*e^/- - *hk\ ■ -. The Secretary of. the; Kaikorai School. Com. mittee wrote forwarding; the resolutions passed by, the committee at itheir, last meetings and tho communication waa simply received* — i ( „<