GISBOENE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6297, 18 February 1892, Page 3

GISBOENE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

ELECTION FOR EDUCATION BOARD. THE SECOND MASTERSHIP.

A mekting of members ot the Gisborne School Committee was held last evening, when there were present— Messrs DeLautour (acting-Chairman), R. Johnston, and M. Hall.

The Chairman remarked that the meeting was a special one for the election of members of the Board, and also for considering applications for the vacant second mastership of the Gisborne School. The Committee was associating with the other Committees of the district with regard to the election. MiBright, Chairman of the Matawhero Committee, and himself had convened a meeting of the various chairmen by circular, and at that meeting six Committees were repreSBlltf6Ua The Secretary (Mr Quigley) read the minutes of the meeting referred to, -which showed that Mr Bright was voted to the chair. Mr Gordon said some change should be made in the personnel of the Board. New blood was required. Mr Haisman agreed •with these sentiments, and then Mr DeLautour proposed that the Committees unitedly rote for Messrs Gilberd, Edwards, and Cohen, and that these gentlemen be asked to pledge themselves to support the Committees of the Gisborne districts. This was seconded by Mr Haisman, and was unanimously agreed The other candidates for election to the Board, Mr DeLautour stated, were Messrs Ormond, Russell, and Dilion.— A letter was subsequently received from Waerenga-a-hika agreeing to any action of the united committees. It was agreed that the delegates should, as representing their districts—unless they heard from them (Messrs Bright and DeLautour) to the contrary— send in their voting papers this week. Telegrams were to be sent to the candidates chosen, and if the replies received were satisfactory it was agreed by all the matter was settled. A copy of the telegram which was sent to fcach of the three candidates chosen was Vead, in which it was asked whether the gentlemen would consent to stand as the nominees of the Committees of the Poverty Bay district, and whether they would pledge their sc l yes fco uz3 t ' ie^ r est en^ ca^ ors . m „.„,'■•„„ the requirements of the district, c 4g. u S to cr,,,^.' »•&* «•■ •** masters for their schools. Mr DeLautour said that satisfacto/J" Implies had been received from the candidates, all of whom agreed to the Committees' platform. There was no doubt all the Committees in the district would return Lhose three candidates. Tolago Bay had not becv communicated with. It was not that these three were considered absolutely the best men, but it was considered necessary to introduce some new element. Mr Hall said that Messrs Ormond and Russell were two of the oldest and best members of the Board, but he was far from satisfied with their action of late with regard to Gisborne, and quite agreed with the action taken by the Committee. He thought they had taken the very wisest step. Mr DeLautour said that they thought thut the effect of union of this district would )>e very good. Mr Hall said that they should have acted in a similar manner some years ago if their Chairman(MrD.Johnston)hadbeenagree*Ue, but he would never agree, because be had received such a smib over the matter from the Chairman of the Te Arai Committee (Mr Charles Evans). Mr Hall then proposed that the candidates selected by the conference be voted for by the Committee.— Mr Johnston seconded.— Carried. , Mr DeLautour said he se?/t a telegram that day to the Secretary of f» c Board, stating that there was to be a spf*? ial meeting ot the Committee, and asking fc»m to forward the names of the candidates 'selected by the Board for reference to the ftommittee. To this Mr Fannin had replied stating* that the names of the applicant* for thoir consideration were : Mr A. Cuthbert, late of Hastings, but now of Terrace school, Wellington ; Mr R. B. Ryder, Oxford-street school, Christchurch ; Mr McClure, of Waerenga-a-hika. The Chairman explained that a paragraph in the report of the Education Board meeting in the evening paper, which referred to (she master of the Waerenga-a-hika school, !w some easily accounted for inadvertence \ras in error, and should have referred to thp master of the Waerenga-a-kuri school. It did not in any way refer to Mr McClure. Mr DeLantour further said : Really there is not much choice. Cuthbert is a very suitable candidate, and we know something about him. Ryder, we have been unable to find anything about. Mr McClure is hardly suitable for the school. Mr Morgan, one of the members of the Committee, who was absent throught illness, hadfreen consulted, and was in favor of CuthbeH- othei> things being equal. Mr Cuthbert lfcul charge of the Hastings school during Mr Smith's absence in England, and managed it/ singular success. The Wellington B<»^> »* appointing him to the Terrace schoc'^ broke through their regulations in going without their own .listrict for a teacher, he wa^" considered so exceptionally qualified. Ry<ler might be as bighly qualified, according, to his testimonials, but so far they ha^ty knew anything about him. It was agreed to await the arrival of the testimonials by Friday's mail, and to hold a meeting at noon on Friday, then to finally consider what their choice should be.

The meeting then adjourned