S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1996, 18 January 1890, Page 1

S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The monthly meeting of the Board of Education was held on Thursday. Present— Messrs S. W. Q-oldemi b (ohoirtnau), HowolJ, Talbot, Jaokson, Pt-arpoinfc, *nd Barker, and Revs. G. Barolfty T. J, Sim'h.

In his opening et«.te?; cni t'P9 chairman said since last meeting no appointments had been made. Miss Fesgueso.i had resigned ( ho mißtresa-Bbip at Fcirlie Gi-or-k. T?ro pupil'teachers at Tenuika had eomplofc'/d their term of apprenticeship, r d two ap pointmonte were to br> nv.de. '' b.' Governor had sanctioned the r. !■• o? '.'•; ■. e bna s.t (Jera'dine, and he uncle,' f ooo 'K-. <> ••on.* be rcpsrttd by the locd mr ':•■■<' V- <i portion of fchem had been «'».i &-, r.-d; had been received from the Witiohroter Oum mittee respecting the sale of tbo school site. For eight vaoanfc posts tharo were 78 fip plioante, 38 of them already in this board 'n emp*oymcnt, and 40 were from other districts. After eom9 debate Ms* Jackson's motion rescinding fcho board's resolution aakinjr Mr Walker, master of the Waimataitai school, to send in his resignation waa curried, and it ■*as resolved—" Th*t Mr Walker's term of office as master at Wuimataitii be extended till af'er the next regular elimination rl tbo sohool " During the discussion it appeared that ths copies of the inspeotor'a report * s><vnt to the commititoss differed from those kept in the offioe, unfavorable being "toned down " a good deal, and a member eugssated that it would be we'll to let the pubiio know that there ware two sets of reports one for the office and one for the public. Mr Barclay reported that the conditions prepwod for the sale of the sections at Gr&raidine had beon approved by thfl Government, and five sections had been sold for £236, an advance upon the reserve. Oae other had been sold at the reserve, and ar.ather be sold directly. There was no»r a s'uffi-ii-n'-eum of money in hand to justify the b:>»rd in going on with the buildiDg ci the school. There would then be left abouo £2OO in hand for the reeidenoe. The present residence bad not jet been sold, but it wouid fiad a purchaser. Tbo arohi.cct reported that tenders had been invited for building t,b Ghn-aldine, but owing to the holidays no tenders bad bean reoeived. The time for receiving these tender* was extended for a fortnight. Reports were received on the standard examinations of schools, giving the following percentages: —

Mr Talbot reported that if the sohool at Mount Gay were removed, ss requested, ton ohildten who now attended it would be unable to do bo. It was resolved that Messrs Talbot, Howell, and Barclay and the Inspector be a committee to arrange for the instruction of the children referred to, and to suggest n conntitution for the school, salary, etc., to report at next meeting; and that Mr John Peterson be asked whet eum the Mount Gray dubriot weuld furnish towards the erectioK o£ the school on a new site—the amount to be a liberal one. Correspondence wao o.&sdfc Ktfch a« follows : From Albury Committee to inadequate water supply.—£lo graated for two new tanks. From Gnraidino Committee reco'timanding Miss Kiordan as pupil teacher.— * --proved F/om Pleasant Point Commit. • reccmm&nding Miss A. Jonaa aa pust-i «h,er.-«-to report Frqra Timaru Committee • ,e. mai-ndi-r. Mr Blake and Ms W T ke for -iu i •'.;,,.••.•>;. »". Second and nkth teachers.—« -,»» n

From retidonta of Waitaki VdUg» is, -tiemont, asking for a sohool to be eatablsvied there, for 54 children, of and under tchool ago, four miles from Buy uohool.—lnspector to report.

From residents of Waitohi Flat, urging the board to appoint as head the c*n. didate the committee had first recommended, and whom the board had declined to appoint. —Aa fresh applications for the po-t had been called for s,nd received it was decided to forward these to the committee j consideration of the petition held over. Applications from the Opihi Committee fo. e. grant for new top to tank, for painting at Kakahu, and fencing at Waihoa &nd Washdyke were ordered to etand over. The meeting then terminated.

Class Ad. P^-es. Failures, 6Uh», 8U>><! Orari Bridge .., . 36 28 57 47 Geraldine Flat.. . 43 30 48 S7 Woodbury , 53 19 67 75 BedclifE . 21 66 56 57 G-ape»'jVolloy .. . 60 16 70 65 Sootsburn .., . 54 10 64 48 Rilton , . 54 20 65 74 Pleasant Valley 52 27 51 77 G-eraldino , 40 25 61 76 Temuka . 37 22 64 80 Kakahn Bush... , 19 65 53 so