EDUCATION BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14282, 24 August 1910, Page 3

EDUCATION BOARD.

j I'ORTNIGHTLY MEETING. i r, The f ortni Shtly meeting of the South \ I Canterbury Board of Education was \ I lickl in the Board's offices Yesterday. 3 ; fj-cseni—Messrs C. S. Howard, actingchairman, J. y iuXilj T _ sj ler ,. attj G> -■.mutage, anU J. S. Rutherford Apologies lor absence wore received i-oni Messrs Sunley and Lvall. The Chairman (J lr Hamilton,," and the beeuui>ry (?,!,- j eh), are attending tbc , featon 1 . 011 B ° ai ' ds Confcr — - Wel - CIEVIRMAN'S -STATEMENT. if CtUlS " d!aivllla;l sported that J. d W » appointments {",,„,?• mados.nco Just meeting:— Vrs v,t ? Am », u .' Capes' VaMov, iV'Nf^V,»]'-:«; 'J'jmaru South, JVliss C nce4 -v * 0n ' U Wou!tl Pliably be t "or ui-V * :ipPomt a '-elienng teacher I Ut T!;L' n < ;' 02 "» le "CB on September ' Knini , ?. C °P land Wol,ld re-open the ' Vl,;''" '-, c ' lloal oa September Ist, when t .Jrr? °VV I»™*<-'A- The . l.edchh Scnool to Ikawai ! Dos'ft-,', C - at, f " S i ,VC, '° re^»; «l f or the I te -ii;; T h °V SO ?} and sole 1 ■dCl KM J ' lO , (£l - U a,ltl £ls ]IMS ° ii I - f, }l a ! ld t - ,t was dceidcd t0 smd or" t f 'ectiuu on to the Comrnitrp, each case. lie following appointments were ! e' bo7r .v 1?" Gl«nville. sole iiVddv '.M IP T S V ll,c - v ' aild Miss'T«resa l 1 cdd>, solo ipacker, Te Moana. A-\ AGRICULTURAL SCHOLAR. t , SIW- ■ in accordance with notice of motion, Xfer " 10VOt - that tlKi B ° a, ' d '« to p OVJt „ ~,,. H]l . lgl .: cu , tl]: . al £<;holaJ ._ c', h-, fl r n at lhe tanterhurv AgriAir Mo,"" ■". of his motion, . fr • f, 1 ""f , thi,t tile tin >* ™s ripe i -tor such a scluilnr-hi:). --,.-:-i;i-- th-K- i'h-v : !V, l ,' , '.;'! : '' ;l i .- :1 ' 1 ;l '--". , i;-;ilt;iii-:il instructer "in '.'"'';'"::.'..'''• -'" present the Board i'ti',:.'.';...;."""',■'„■'•''■;"' ", ■'f'iol.-.rships, but r,;;',;,;'i' y Jor t!ui honefit °* ; those i engaged m commercial pursuits. The ofX 1! di"t m, r !I,t T , wns tlle backbone' of the district, and lie was strongly i»

favour of encouraging the industry. The Aei'ieultiiral Collei/o foes were. .!-'-!'> l'..r the lirst. and s„„,„| yeai>. and i"J< I for the ibicd »i the. Hire., years' r.our.-o. and perhaps they might get some -wealthy formers to assist thorn, i u givoig the scholarship. The Board or Governors offered two scholarships ef £2O each, tenable- for one year, to be competed, for by students in residence —one. to students of the first year -proceedinK to the second year, and one to students of the second year proceeding to the third year. The motion was seconded by Mr Armitage. and agreed to, full enquiries to be made by the secretary from the College Hoard. "COMMITTEiOS' EFQULISTS. On correspondence from Committees, the foreman was instructed to attend to request for new gates at Clarcmont; to report on repairs to range and fences at llangitata : to supply a ladder, and report on request for painting at Salisbury. ft was agreed to make some alterations to the porch for the new room ji Temuka, expending up to £10; and to grant half cost up to £lO for a. new range at the resilience. ALLANDALK SCHOOL. Mr Isii t waited upon the Board in support of an application for a neiv seliou! at Ailandale, as Ihe lease of the collage at present being used would soon terminate. The roil number was I_, and the average attendance about '.). There was .-EM)!) on the estimates ior ihe erection oi a no v.' school there. It was decided to ask the foreman to prepare plans, and give an estimate of the. coit of a school building. OUAi-H GORGE SCHOOL. The Commissioner of Crown Lands wrote in regard to the extension of the I school site in the Tripp Settlement, ! that the three acres adjoining the preI sent site K,'r'.; leased to Mr H. Yates. ] To acquire the title to thc.s-o three acre.|it would be necessary to obtain the j lessee's eoiisenl lor tile surrender of the land, and for the Hoard to deposit I a survey plan, and then pav for ihe j area taken a; the rate of tit oer acre. this being the capital value at which The property wa.s assessed. This would be in addition to any payment- whieh Air ) stes might require fur turronder- : jug ins title. j ][' was decided lu holi. 'this matter ■ over. I GEXEPAL. ! It was decided to hold over till next i meeting the matter of a. teacher leaving a certain school before his Lime was up. Mi-s Tiuirsa Warring was granted the transfer of her scholarship from Timaru to Chr:stchurch. Miss Eh:o Oddie was granted a junior scholarship in place ot Miss .Helen Kiddle (declined). Ihe A\ annate County Council wrote thanking the Hoard fur ininaiin-- l [, l , agricultural lecture.-, ami congratulated the .Board, and Mr il-'oivn oil the success oi the first lee! ore given in Waimate. '-It- j s niee- to linish up our meeting with a letter like that.'-' said Air Armitage. and el her member* agreed with him.