S.C. EDUCATION BOARD.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5495, 24 January 1907, Page 3

S.C. EDUCATION BOARD.

Thc monthly meeting of the South Canterbury Education Board was held on Tuesday. Present': Messrs \\. B. llowell (chairman'), C. S. Howard, G. "W. Armitnge, G. Lyall, J. Jackson, ■and T. Sherratt, Rev. G. Barclay s-ent an apology. ' The chairman reported that t'lu\ follow ng resignations had been received :—A. A. Uinta, lir.st assistant, and Emma Cooper, third assistant, Temuka; Martha Freeman, mistress at liannaton ; Annie Ritchie, sole teacher ut Adair; and Kobiua E. Steele, solo teacher at Te Ngawai. He expressed regret for the untimely death of Miss Crowley, sole teacher at Taiko school. Leave of absence was granted to the inspectors, and the next meeting was postponed to the HHii Eebruary. The Scholarships Committee was _ -authorised to allocate the scholarships without reference to the Board. The secretary for Education telegraplted on the -Ith inst. that arrange nionts consequent on the abolition of 'franking would be announced shortly. A second wire stated that letters/telegrams, and parcels must be stamped as required by the Postal 'Department, and the cost must be paid for out of •tho Board's funds. Mr J. Mewies, Waituna Creek school, applied for a supply of official stamps, as he did not think it just that teachers should bo expected to pay.postage on official correspondence, and he for one did not intend to do so. ~ , < The chairman thought it would be unfair to committees nnd rt.eaohers,and some plan ought to 'be devised to relieve them. . A resolution was passed protesting against the abolition ol franking correspondence, and trusting *h«t the Minister would see his way to restore the privilege. In reply to the Board's objection to the distribution of tho special grant to committees 6n tho basis of the average attendance, tho Department wrote that the Minister would favorably consider any proposal made by the Board. The Board bad previously proposed a distribution on the same basis as the incidental grant. The secretary said the extra grant would be just about one-sevoutb of the incidental grant, a distribution on that basis would therefore increaso each in-, cidontal grant by one-seventh. The 1 Board resolved to recommend their proposal to the Minister, as fairer than giving large sums to the large; schools, and trihes to 'the small ones. A largo proportion of tho time of. the sitting waß taken up with I.hc consideration of the question of shifting the Pareora school, and charges made against the inspectors by Mr Anstey, and their replies thereto regarding statements presented to the Board concerning \ the, numbers of children affected 'by ' the proposed change of site. It was unanimously resolved—" That this Board after considering the letter from the Pareora School Committee in which it is sought to substantiate charges formerly made, of misleading statements made by the Board's inspectors, and after hearing tho inspectors' cxplana- .'. tions, is of the opinion that the com- ' mittee fails entirely to prow the charges. ... _ After further discussion . tenders tor residence and repairs to the school building were accepted. The Department wrote that no spa-, cial concession would be allowed to - [Pleasant Point in regard to the staff.—This was a case, the chairman .. said, where an increa'sie of two or three in t/he attendance would mean adding two teachers to, the staff. ; Other letters were received from the department (l 1 ) asking for a revision of the pupil teachers regulations ; (2) permitting Elizabeth Seyb to continue in her position''; (»)• describing the arrangements made for cadet camps at the Exhibition. This letter has been sent to tho several cadet

companies. The building committee made the' following recommendaJlii/ons;—Burkes, Pass—That the architect arrange for the sinking of a well the- creek by the school having run dry. Fairlie— Half cost of asphafting (up .to £10), to be paid, and architect to report on repairs required at residence. Scots burn—Mr Macfarlane to be asked to get repairs to residence effected as .cheaply as possible. Tenmika— £6 granted towards cost of 'back ifence. The report was adopted, and accounts) amo-uinting -to i£2s/f/3/2 fcvere passed for payment.

The appointments commiWeo had looked over applications for. vacancies and recommended names to be subrritted to committees for selection. Positions, salaries, numbers j}i applicants, and of selections were as folIvws :—Temuka, first assistant £205, 9—3 ; Temuka, third assistant £135, 19—3 ; Temuka, fifth assistant £9O, 7—3 ; Willowbridge, solo teacher £144 and £2O house allowance, 19—4.; Adair, sole teacher, £l3O and £2O, 4—3 ; Hannaton, mistress, £9O, 3—2. Tycho, sole teacher, £l3O and £2O, 4—l • and Fairlie, mistress, £lO5, 3 L

Miss Roberta McOahon and F. D. Maurice were reoommended by the inspectors for tho ptipil teaoherships subject to the latter passing the metric, examination.

A report by Miss Watt that the progress made by one of the Board's scholarship holders had been unsatisfactory, tho Board resolved to terminate the scholarship.