EDUCATION BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 36, 25 January 1912, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The Education Board resmhed yesterday morning. Endowments. Mr 1) Hutchen, on behalf of the B-Srd of “overool-s, -note ‘that in accordance uith the rSEJSSaSa SgaftffliSaS gislatureoL th consi(ieratipn the district to t* i naki scholarships cn"S devise means for makuse of the revenue derived ptiSwEli der that they may be submurcu C °The Chairman and Messrs. Kennedy SSHpiS to report to the Boaid. Finance Committee’s Report. . The following report was rea am a^Norfolk~— -The Board will supply the sStfar-ara?-? to do the labour, according to *t£SSt Technical Schpol.-The linoleum for the cookeryX^irecto■ SU —^e 6 iff, be authorised to get half of the dividing fence Sected between the residence and Mr Brown’s property, and to h. the fence attended to generally. Warea -The bathroom and washhouse Si be erected as soon as possible, and'the matter of chairs will be referred to the inspector. Lincoln. —The committee will bo empowered to procure gates, as re .—The Board will supply the necessary material required fm fencing and dram .pipes, and v ill subsidy them £ for £ towards the work SP Kina d —The letter from the Kiim Committee is to be referred to Mr. Young, with power to act. Denbigh—The Board cannot see its way to make a grant for the formation of a track and bridges, hut has referred the matter to the Public Works Department. '< ‘ ; Hillsborough;—The matter of repairs to the doors and windows was referred to • the ! Chairman, with pow er to act, and the committee will bo informed that the remainder of the application is' - , entirely tile committee s work.- ■ . Waiongona.—The application of the committee was referred to the Chairman, with power to act. , Wood and Goal Radiator.—A couple of radiators are to he procured for trial in hackblock schools ■ where there are no fireplaces, i . 1 . • Bathrooms. —The foreman is to be empowered’to let-several of the bathrooms by contract in order to expedite their construction, and that he draw out plans'iandi estimates for’additions to the Norfolk and'Urenui residences and applyi'to:the- Department for-n grant. .Vr ; e'v ■■ •’ ■‘V'i u , sqholarshlp}s. ,i-*! A motion htels passed'Tp' 1 , the B6ard; that, prqvided-hll; 'the conditions are being cotnplied ‘with, the following . candidates be granted National Schor, larships:—Miss Doris A. Lawn, of the Fitzroy School; and Miss ,Ellen Warren, of the : Kotito'' Sclid'dl. The following candidates will be granted the'Board’s scholarships p'rhh vided the ’ regtilations are complied with:—ThbmaS Kelly, Myrtle Mackic, Belle Allbh, ! Goi'dort‘ Mcßride SCptt,' Annie Mace, Francis Alexander Brfiee, and Margaret-Ea Cook (New Plymouth High Schooled Eric Wc G. Johson, Co•lin J. Campbell,eahd Douglas L. Overbye (Stratford; High School). lan W. B. Roy afifl Helen-L: • White; (West End School)’, George Richardson ■ and Alice E. Press' .(Inglewood School), Efnest CoutfS (Tariki School), William J. Wolf and- Harriet J. Nielson (York School), Christina M. Gray (Ngaerc School). * Overseer’s Report. Mr. Clias. H.Aloore reported on the following schools TarmutangL—The bathroom and extra room are finished. The draining will be extended to the boundary as soon as the pipes come to hand. Urenui, Residenc eand School.—The alterations and additions to the residence and school, painting are well in hand. They will be finished within a fortnight. Korito.—The repair work at the school has been attended to. Waitara.—New blinds have been fixed to several windows and the floors have been repaired. The drainage is unsatisfactory at this school, and lip recommended a re-arrangement of the drains. At, present they flow into swamps. Huirangi.—Small repairs to the school have been attended to, and a bath is being put in at the residence. The painters have made a start with their work. ' Douglas (new school). —The sawn timber is on the site ready to start this job. "The earth is being removed from the site and the building will be started ih a fortnight. Waihi (new school and residence). — Material will he carted on to the site shortly, and a start .will then be made with the work. Dudley School.—-A new tank and stand have been erected, drainage altered, and two new lavatory basins put in. The school painting will he attended to this week. Durham.—Plans ■ for additions and alterations to the Durham residence have been forwarded to f) the Department. Painting.—The painting is finished at Rowart, arid is well on at Ngaere, Waitara, and Huirangi. Central.—Small repairs have been erected at the Central residence,which is being painted. A bathroom is being put on at Omata, with mew tank and drainage. Hurford.-—A new lavatory basin is being put ’in at Hurford School, with proper drainage. The tank and stand are being moved away from the wall. Kent.—The fireplace at the school has been examined and a Unique radiator is recommended before the cold weather starts. The present chimney will soon have to be re-built in brick, 'as it is part brick and iron. This would be a handy place to give the radiator a trial.

Central.—To make a good job of the asphalting at the Central School it would cost about £ls for material and £9 for labour. Ladders.—Two extension ladders have qome to hand and are very convenient. In view of the work at the Central School, he asked permission to get one more ladder, extra long, and two painters’ tressles. Messrs. Beckett and Roberts were entitled to full payment on their contract.

Miscellaneous. The question of the overseer’s sal-

ary and allowances was referred to the Cliairman to consider and report to cue Board. Mr. G. N. Poulson was granted permission to transfer iiis lease of section 1, Mock .15, Pouatu S.D., to Mr .). Ostler, provided alt rent owing to the date of transfer had been paid. •pile inspectors recommended that Miss Combs, of the )\ ailii School, be transferred to the Awatuna School, in place of Miss Powell, who has resignThe secretary of the Stratford School Committee informed the Board' that he had been notified by tnc Borough Council inspector that the Broadway fence of the paddock was in a condition dangerous to the public. The matter of renewing the fence around sections 812 to 815 and 850 to 853, town of Stratford, was referred to Mr. Rogers, with power to act. It was decided that tne sum of Lib 17s, the cost of re-erecting the boundary fence around the school grounds be paid the Midhirst School Committoo. The teacher of the Makalm School asked for an auxiliary wood burner to bo supplied for the stove. It is impossible to get coal there.—The Board is unable to comply with the request. The secretary of the Bird School Committee applied to have the porch enlarged, as it is too small and inconvenient, and the roof leaks in bad weather.—The overseer is to inspect and report. It was decided to obtain ano.Jier extension added and two tressles, as asked by the overseer, and a radiator is to be erected in the Kent School. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Young, it was decided that the teachers’ salaries bo paid m accordance with the. Chairman’s recommendation, in a similar manner to Wanganui.and Nelson.—“ News. ’