EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13358, 24 December 1906, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTER.

On. Saturday,- Messrs Wade, Tisch, Kennedy, and Whitcombe of the EduCati/on Board proceeded by the 4.15p.m. train ,to Inglewood ifor, the purf 'ose ,of meeting tihe Hon. G. Fowlds who was travelling to- New Plymouth by the first express. Mattel's in connection with the Technical School were discussed, and the Minister proinige& to carefully consider" the question. . , An increased! capitation grant was also asked ' for.' Thej Minister said thart> " perhaps the Board could get'ojut of its difficulties if money were transferred from the maintenance fund *to the general fund tb meet the payments to' the school^ cointoitteesi >Ph<6 "Vidtoria ' Soholarsiwps ' -won by Olive , Haddrell and Harry Cook at the New Plymouth High School - , were also mentioned. These- children entered for, the exam|ina^tiow^uiider the* old regulations,^ but before th 6 examination took place the regulations wore altered 1 . The inattsr was referroH to the Puib-lfc Petitions Committee of the House of Representatives who reported that/owing, do. an official oversi^hii 1 . candidates ontering Joic-iho examinations . in 1903 were not notified of the alteration ir£ the law. The- committee' held tKat' the successful candidates had, a' substantial grievance,.yand recommended that the candidates be placed on tKd' same footing as if the 'Amending Act" had not berm passed. .The Miniate* said ( 'iiat both children were *at present enteretl for this year's ex»mination; tmil if they fniled to get iihxavigh. he would ta T io the whole matter into considerat|pn, again. Now offices for the Board = were aiso discussed. The Minister promised to inquire if- it be (possible* i& "t*h^ Board to 'Mr'^w- money from, the Department and pay interest on it (paying the principal back in instalments) for the ■ purpose of building 1 ,, new offices.^ 1^ -was pointed out that the Board's' .valuable records were Kardly safe at present so far as lire "was concerned. Movable schools were also discussed . The Minister ; - suggestedjth'at whatrfviT .schools 'were ereefcod gfiofild be ma<le in a substantial manner, so that they could be added to and removed to better positions if so desir^ci. ? The Board^ in 1 , past had been in. the habit of putting such schools together- with .screws so that they couki be taken to pieces and removed". ■■ ' ' . rr ° r f' : '>' Tlic m a tter of a^^ch^tdaohers' residences. Iwag also, fc'rvough't '. . fprward,. and J. 3s J c ;dQait o ; ',»noth^r column. .- ." -$'i>ni >7.