EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11664, 25 January 1901, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

The Board met on Wednesday. Present : Mr McAllum (chairman), Miss Heywood, Messrs, Adlam, Wade, Allsworth, Mackay, Kennedy, Faull, and Hignett. The Architect reported that good pro gress was being made with the painting contract : that the Egmont Road School required inside painting (at an estimatoJ cost of £13) ; that good progress was be ing made with the erection of. the Stratford school ; that the painting at Egmont Road will be attended to. The architect was instructed to procure & new tank for the Fraukley Road residence, and have the windows at the school made to opeu at the top. The Commissioner, in reply to his complaint as to the out-offices, was recommended to use lime plentifully* Mr Kitchingman's resignation at Rahotu was accepted as from the 31st inst. The New Plymouth Committee applied for the Courtenay-street fence to be painted, and intimated that they were willing to attend to the necessary repairs. A sum of £6 was voted* The New Plymouth Committee also asked that the Board would receive a deputation who would lay before the Board certam- complaints of teachers on the alleged -unsatisfactory way in which the sewing had been examined. .> ' Miss Heywood - explained what had tak©tt-plab«v and said that' the Sewing Committee had met the teachers, out the interview was not a success, nor was the behaviour of the teachers satisfactory. Subsequently she had. sent a written reply, approved by the Committee, to the, complainant, tat-hadjtipt aoopy with, her. After discussion it was decided to hear the deputation, but subsequent events caused the Board to adjourn. Thelnglewood Committee wrote relative to the crowded state of the school and the inconvenience to both teachera and children consequent thereon. A statement was submitted showing the number of children on the roll of the various standards* tota| of 212. The Architect and Inspector were requested to report on the matter. v -• Miss M. Moore, writing from' Botorua, expressed her regret at being unable to resume duty on 4he 28tb, : as the was still under medical treatment. She therefore resigned her wb she did not expect to »c aole to rjbtura until Maroh. .„ ' * * '^Mj& Miss Moore was: gCTMfrygqe months' leave of absence,. „ ' The report of the Teachers" Selection Committee- was adopted., -[' Information was.at this stage received ' of the death of Her. Majesty, and the Chairman at - once mored the adjournof the Bpardj.jmd it was .decided to adjourn < until Thursday. - Messrs McAllum, Allsworth, and Mackay were appointed to draw up a resolution of sympathy.