EDUCATION MATTERS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18763, 20 July 1935, Page 16

EDUCATION MATTERS

HAWKE’S BAY BOARD

PAYMENT OF TEACHERS

MANUAL TRAINING SCHEME

The monthly meeting of the Hawke’s Buy Education Board, held in Napier yesterday, was faced with a considerable aihount of business, including a num. her of matters of particular interest to people of this district. included in the correspondence was an inquiry from the Department ot Education as to whether much difficulty would be occasioned by a change in the system of paying teachers, recommended by the Education institute. The change contemplated the payment of teachers at hall'-monthly intervals instead of monthly, and the Hawke’s Bay board, being informed by its secretary that the change would mean an extra cost of £2B m the lirst instance, agreed to support the recommendation. The finance committee of the board recommended the extension of the manual training scheme to provide for .a group comprising To lvaraka and Tolaga Bay district high schools, and the primary schools in those vicinities; also to include additional buildings at Gisborne to provide for children of schools in that area not already furnished with manual training facilities; and to compi ise the Wairoa District High School and primary schools in that vicinity. The recommendation was adopted by the board. A report was received from Mr. K. G. Lockhart, agricultural instructor for the Poverty Bay district, forwarding particulars of the awards made for Lhc best-kept school grounds, in connection with the Poverty Bay Winter Show Gup. Ormond and Waerenga-a-hika were placed equal first, and Hukauroa and Puli a. equal third, the report adding that there had been a distinct improvement in the general standard _of school grounds in other schools besides those mentioned. It was decided that letters of commendation would bo sent to the schools which figured in .the awards. The board’s architect reported oil a number of requests from the Aiangapapa School Committee for repairs and 'replacements at the school. He recommended, inter alia, that a new tool shed be attached to tlie existing fuel shed, which has become too small for both fuel and’ toots. -The board decided to convert an existing shelter shed into a fuel shed, and that steps be taken later to secure the erection of a new shelter shed. Replacements and reconstruction of desks were also recommended by the architect, for Alangapapa School. Approval was given to an application for closing in the the verandah of the headmaster’s residence at. Muriwai School at a cost of £l9 10s.

It was decided to apply to the department for a grant of £M- for a shelter shed for the secondary department at Te Karaka District High School. Another recommendation approved by the board was that application be made to the department for approval of £25 expenditure on concreting in the Wairoa District High School grounds.