HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15456, 26 February 1921, Page 8

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

Tlio annual mooting of the Gisborne High School Board was held in the Board’s office yesterday afternoon. Pre- , ;Vnt : Messrs if. IT. Mann (chftirman), J. i! Kinder. .1. R. Kirlc, A. J<\ .Matthews, T. ii Foote (rector), and J. 11. tßull . (sccrei tary). j Tim chairman’s nnmutl report was read and adopted, ii The secretary then called for nomiua |! (ions of chairman. Mr J. 11. Kirk proI posed that Mr E. 11. Mann be appoint--1 cd. 'Mr Kirk referred to the great scr- \ ice done in connection with the Board s I work in the past by. Mr Mann. Mr I Kinder seconded.—Carried unanimously. Mr Mann, in accepting, said that he j iv,us disappointed with tlio pour altendp mice of members at, Board meetings. | They bad a Board of nino members and | their average attendance was. three. I Mr Bull Mas re-appointed secretary to j the* Board. • ' . ; | The Education iDcptulmCnl advised 1 that it would endeavor to secure that , llui money required i’of pjuynienb ■ of | grants would he mado available as soon as possible. A little discussion took place regard- { big tlio increase to £3‘-TCs of- the foes ! for 1921. The Department Wrote with I regard to the Board issuing, in its prosj pectus that the fee w&a;£3 : pcr tc-nW,.if ! paid within 30 days from the commence, j incut of the term, the Education Do- | partment notified, under date,of January ! 6. 1920. ait increaso of 10s, making the ; fees £3 10s. The Department later i wrote that it could not see its way to withdraw or modify the regulations prei scribing the fees for secondary schools; i The Rector' wrote that; acting under, instructions from the Board, lie-had ob; ! t ained a teacher for Standard; 4' and 5. : in Mr Arthur Boswell, of Grey Eynik The salary arranged was £2OO and ini element due to grading, aud ..board. and ! residence. , -M T'he Board agreed to get printed cer»: tain conditions for signing by servants when appointed. | Tlio Education Department aeknmvc j lodged receipt of tracings in connection •with additions to tlio Gisborne High j School. . ... ■■ j In response tc> inquiries the'Education ! Department advised that with regard tlio'staffing the school, schedule 1 give 4 j the school 10 teachers (2 A, 2 B, 3 C. 3 I)). The chairman said that they were , now entitled to have 4 another teacher, 'Messrs dcLautour,-Barker and Stock > wrote showing a statement of account j in regard to loan from. 11. I - Buf’ke. The same firm also sent, a statement in > regard to The sale of lease of section 152. Gisborne. , i In respect to the valuation of part section 159. "Gladstone road, 23 perches for annual rental for r/tAfiii of 2U years.. Mi- Lissant Clayton valued it at £I6P per annum. . . Air T. 11. Vernon tendered his resiena tion from the staff of.file school. This, was accepted with regfet, several mem tiers speaking in high terms of Mr Ver-. non. A parent wrote notifying that lie was: unable to send bis son to the. sclioo 1 again at present. The Rector said that in quite six eases parents who had in tended to send their’ children to the; school were now unable .to do so owing' partly to the present financial position. The Hawke’s Bay Education Board, notified that its account for instruction ■ to High School pupils in woodwork, cookery and dressmaking for they year 1.920 would be- £l2O. The Education Department-wrote that (ho claim for capitation on account o free pupils during the third term, 1920 was being made on 214 units. Some dis cession ensued on this subject. T lie chairman asked that the amount recciv . ed for capitation for 1920 bo compiled; tor next meeting. . ' ' The Education Department advisee , that it was prepared to grant a subsidy ’ of £ for £, up to a reasonable' amount;; on moneys raised by. voluntary contrij buttons for tlio construction of tennis, • courts. The Department wuntod an indication of the total 1 -cost- of the work.; Mr 11. Walker submitted- plans o.j proposed maids’ bedroqm and broom] room, also cloak room, at the Girls.; Hostel. The cost for bedroom, etc., waß £143 IBs; for cloak room £77 14s 6d; not including any fittings. He also sub-, milled a plan for two bedrooms and broom room which would give an extra room, at an additional cost of £96. Tilt. iiuraised cost of proposed laundry at; the rectory would be £46 10s, on formei estimate, "making the present cost £3B2' IBs 6d. - • , ■ Mr Mann paid a high.tribute-to tin!' work of “Mr J. AY. Bright, mentioning! that lie had done good work oil the Board. , > Mr Foote was authorised!to see whaj. arrangements could be blade l'oi' the cut ) ting of grass at the scho'oj. ' j AFr MoAlahon, it was mentioned, hat; 1 kindly offered to coach the school cricke.t team. The chairman proposed that ai letter of thanks be seuftb-Air AloAlahor, expressing their,-appreciation.—Seconded by Air Kinder and carried. The chairman said that tlio school had made a, distinct advance in education; It was a very good recomrndhdation td the rector, lie moved that a letter be sent to the rector. This was .agreed td and it was also decided to send letter? to two boys (Aitken'and Lookie) with reference, to their sueedStf in the Univer* siv Entrance examination. With regard to the Te Mavunga erof sion, Mr Alatthews recommended that with the assistance of the Uaiva- County Council they havo 'certain' trees out, down. The Board laid between' its land and tile river the road. Ho suggested that the chairman, Air Kirk and himself interview the Commissioner ; of Crown lands when lie visits-here. ■ Air Traill's homestead,"Tie 'thought, was not now in danger and perhaps will not ’he in the future. Undoubtedly the. thing- needed watching. Jt was only Crown lands that it really affected.. The chairman suggested that they interview the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Air Alatthews mentioned that probably bv ■ that time they would have a new- district. Accounts totalling £3557 IBs Bd were passed lor payment,. ■ ■•', * Mi- Kinder asked ton be relieved of bis appointment as the Board’s delegate to the committee for the-furtherance of technical education iii the district. In connection with the tender system, Messrs Mann arid Kinder said that, as prices had a downward'tendency;, they had decided nob-to-'deal with tenders. The. .visiting committee, Messrs Kinder and Alatthews, reported’on their visit to* the school and boarding establishments last, Wednesday. They said that-ht the school the building of the. new rooms, etc., was proceeding slowly—as' far a's they coulij see satisfactorily. Oral room was in occupation. A good deal of dismission took place regarding‘l he cloak room, a suggestion being.made that pegs

be put .in the now passage for coats to , hung upon.' The visiting committee had found park of the 1 fence oil the west side in a ruinous condition. Villioils suggestions were made as to what would .make a suitable hedge or fotlce. The .Comilifttee recommended that new cricket matting be secured for next season. A request bad been made for a set, of parallel bars for (lie boys of the rectory,. Mr Alatthews donated a guinea towards the fund. On the motion oi the chairman the Board sanctioned it £ for £. The secretary was requested to make inquiries about a bubble form - lain for (lie gii-Ja at neliool. At present they have to iiriillc out of their hands, Tile committee was not favorably impressed with the. laying down of the tennis,court at’the hostel-. THE RECTOR’S REPORT. Ihe Rector reported as follows for February - , School re-opCned on Eebruarv Till with with an attendance of 292 'in the secondary department, an advance of 24 on -the best previous' figures. This attendance entitles tlio school, under the regulations issued*last. December, to two extra teachers, one of C gradde and one of B grade. Miss Jean Stewart, AT.A,, has been appointed to tlio C position, and applications for the B position have been invited, Also Air AV, I*. Dunpliy, B• A;, lias been promoted from (lie D grade to the C grade. Air T. R, Vernon resigned at the end of last year in order to complete his university work and Air T. P. Grist (of King’s College, Auckland) lias been appointed in his place Owing to the absence of Miss Chaffey and Air Duiiphy during the first week of the term the staffing of the school was quite inadequate, but I was fortunate in securing the services of two ex-pupils of the school, Air E. Aitken four weeks and Air J. R. ‘Lockie for one week. AVitli this help wo shall bo able to - carry on ' satisfactorily til! the new teachers arrive. 'Preparatory Department: The roll number in this department is now : S. VI., 33; S. V., 26; S. IV.. 13. St. AM. is taught by Ml- Ashton and S. V and S. IV. by Air Boswell, who rwas appointed in Alis 3 Moore’s stead. Buildings': Good progres.l is -being made with the new class rooms, which, I am assured, will probably be ready in about six weeks. Even with these in eonimiss.ion there will not be more than sufficient* room for the satisfactory working of tlio school. / Furniture: It will be necessary to proceed immediately with the ordering of furniture for these rooms in order that no delay may occur when the buildings are completed. Each now room will require a cupboard and a teacher’s desk. Also new desks will be required, 40 if tlio furnituro borrowed from the main school is retained and 80'otherwise. Cricket : Mr. McMahon lias very generously consented to coach the first XI. on Thursday afternoons. The school has eleven eleveuts and each team has at least one match per week. A new matting is required for the cement wicket at the school. Swimming: It is proposed to hold the annual swimming sports on Friday afternoon next. School Honors: University entrance scholarships, 2 (sth and lOtli places); higher leaving certificates, 5; matriculation and allied exams., 10; partial passes in above exam., '6; senior national scholarships, 5; Public Service entrance, 22; senior free places; 55; junior free places, 6; junior free places extended,.4; SL AM. exam., 26. Notes: -(1) Fencing; (2) care, of grbunds: (5) Tasker will undertake, to cut all the grassMn front of the school line for £2.10s per time, but would require a new'lawn xiiinVer of,large width.