S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2472, 4 March 1893, Page 3

S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The monthly meeting of the Board of Education was held at Timaru on Wednesday. Present Messrs S. W. Goldsmith (chairman), Pearpoint, Jackson, Gray, Storey, Rhodes, Howell, and the Rev. J. White. chairman’s statement.

In his opening statement the chairman stated that he had during the month consented to the request of the Hilton committee to allow Miss E. Hawkes to remain during this quarter as assistant mistress, at the reduced rate of two thirds pay, in the hope that the average would recover. The Scotsbnrn committee had written, pressing to have the residence re-erected, and he had replied that application had already been made to the Department to have this done. No definite reply had yet been received from the Department. He had, on the recommendation of the committee, appointed Miss M, McOaskill as pupil teacher at Temuka. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS. The inspector submitted the following report on the District High Schools : « Eighteen scholars took part in the examination at Waimato and thirteen at Temuka. The Temuka pupils carried on their work under great disadvantages, the head master being absent on leave, and the charge of the secondary work being in the hands of three others in succession before the session closed. “ Temuka —Considering the difficulties surrounding the teaching of the secondary work in this school during the past passion, I do not think it necessary to make special remarks with resnect to each subject. I would just mention that W. J. R G ore, who was .completing his fourth year as tire holder of an education board scholarship, acquitted himself wtdi iu his four subjects Latin, French, Euclid, and Algebra ; and that a few of the pupil s gave in good papers in Latin. "With these exceptions the rest of the papers were of very indifferent quality, as many as ton being almost, if not altogether, worthless AIDF,D SCHOOLS. Mr White presented the report of the committee on aided schools. They had rtxven the application and suggestions from Gapes’s Valley careful consideration, and recommended that the present scale sl allowance tv ftiM sslwela fvr tracking be retained, but that the allowance for incidentals be> increased from 6s 6d to 8s 9d P el ' head- (The lattpy pfOqg the amount paid tq apljqols vpith an average qf r 2t>). 'This alteration woulcTihvolve an jnqrease of aborit £fio a year. Tim Uuni-

mittee could not see their way to recommend any alteration in the scale of contributions from aided school committees. Mr White said an arbitrary line must be drawn somewhere, and the committee considered the present one as fair as could be chosen.—The repo it was adopted. TEXT BOOKS. Mr White submitted the report of the committee on the triennial revision of list of text books. The only alterations recommended were (1) the use of the Zealandia Geography, Parts 11. and 111., as an alternative to Petrie’s for the upper standards; and (2) the addition of the New Zealand and the Colonial series of drawing books. The report and recommendations were adopted, a proviso being added, in respect to the geographies, that the Zealandias be introduced gradually. ELECTION OF MEMBERS. The secretary reported the result of the voting by committees for three members of the board. Forty-two out of the 61 committees voted as follows : Rev. J. White, 21 ; Mr G. H. Graham, 21; Mr W. Storey, 19 ; Mr W. B. Howell, 19; Mr W. M. Moore, 13; Mr W. Balfour, 9 ; Mr D. L. Inwood, 7 ; Mr Salmond, 5. In accordance with the Act the board decided the tie between Messrs Howeli and Storey by ballot, the result being in favor of Mr Howell. —The chairman therefore declared Messrs White, Graham, and Howell elected. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr Rhodes asked for, and was granted, six months’ leave of absence. The committees’ correspondence was of no interest to this district, and it having been dealt with the meeting terminated.