EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144359, 25 March 1914, Page 7

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly mooting of the Taranaki Education Hoard was lield on Wednesday, Mr. U. Trimble (chairman) presiding. There wore also present-: Messrs. G. A. Adlam, H. Masters. A. IT. HalW. L. Kennedy, 11. Masters, A. H. Halcombe, \V. .Rogers, and A. M. Bradbury. Leave of absence was t granted tile secretary fMr. P. S. AVhitcouibe), who is suffer. Irom illness. TCCHMv AL EDUCATION. ~r(r. A. Clruy, director ol Lccltiucul education, reported as follows-i'he in 14b i. classes re-opened on -ud iuev. 'i'lu- iiunibers at present attending are; .Mociiuuical engineers 7, electrical engineering 9, plumbing 5, book-keeping Ji, suonimmi Lngiish (junior) V&, anthnuaie (juiuor) 12, precis and eurro-,-i|>ondcnee i, dressinaking .1'), advanced book-keeping and auditing 3. proficiency 4, mathematics drawing and construction 0. A class wnicli ought to be better supported is the eabinetmakiug dais conmicteu by Mi\ Kiddles. At present it .- rir.ro'Uinin'ci lor ;i IU at .-nipjiart, cant hi acd the director. I am emJc-av-onring t-o obtain from the deparl merit live pm-ses ir,r students ironi Wtr.Uirii, Lighvruod and Sil';ilfun.l, so that iho jj 11 >!nf>l-!'.■> and others Irom these centres can come into the classes here. Miss Till, tin- dressmaking inair actress appointed by the hoard, lias taken up her duties. The homo nursing class is now conducted bv Nurse Sinclair m place ol Sister l lnreiiee. ivlio has lioeh r 011..,, 11..,, ~lj ironi :ae district. -Miss lieU ami .Me.-sis. Hull and Kirkpatrick visit S-.ra.ford on one day in each week. .\iv. Henry is at work in seciion A of tiiu ('empaiue.' as outlined to the Hoard .- t last mcc:in,.-, Mr. E. C. Isaac, the departmental in.-jiccior. visited the college on ei'n, IDtli and lltti insl. ,si iIATfOiIU HURAL CLASSES. .Mr. W. A. Laiiaatyne. Cliicl Inspector, reported ms It,hows: -J n order to es!end the mut done in connection with the riuai classes a-t Stratford, ills i.itended 10 arrange for » course of work ii.: fourth year pupils. Ip to tho pr.i-eni tlie rural course- of work lias extended over two .veins only. Occasionally a few pupils have remained on for a earl o. me third year, but only on one or two.occasions has a pujni remained for the lull year, At I lie. protein, time them me nine rural pupils who have* ail pieerd flee Public *** r*. ic examination and who wish to com mite their studies. If adequate arrangements aie made for their instruction there is a prospect that the number of senior pupils wiil in the future increase eaech year. In order that provision may be rnado for (lie carrying out of a full programme of advanced rural work, it will be necessary to appoint an extra teacher. I have i-i'e---fore to recommend that Mias _ Amy Gernhcefor he appointed to r.-tiist in the work of the ’rural classes at a remuneration to bo at the rate of £6O per annum. MAHAKAU SCHOOL SITE. Mr. 11. Masters stated in his report on the question of a site for the Maltakau School that ha had visited Kiore and inspected several suggested sites. In Iris opinion there was not really a suitable ono in the locality, which was mostly hilly and swampy, Tho section ho would recommend was ono on tho corner of the Mono and Mahakau Roads. It was suitably situated, but limittd to two acres. The existing school site was’ totally unfit for the purpose for winch it was used, and he had received an offer to rent it, which ho recommended should bo accepted. After a short discussion it was decided to adopt the* report, with tho exception of the part relating to tho lease of tho old school site, and to apply to tho department for a grant for tho purchase of tho now site.