EDUCATION BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14655, 24 January 1912, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

1 FO3TNIGETLY meeting. ! , I The fortnight'.,- meeting of the 1 Board of Education was hel3- yesteri day. Present—Messrs W. M. Hamilj ton (chairman", C. S. Howard, G. J. : Seaiey. J. S. Kutherford, G. Lyall. T. i Sherrait, J. Maze, G. W. Arimtagc, '■ and T. Lindsay. | APPOINTMENTS. | i'ho following appointments, were ; ceniiremd according to tlio committees' sel-.'.-tirii's: Pleasant- Point, secondary ; assistant, t). D. Thomai. Seadowr. | assstant. Mis~ A. Hastinas: Siivc-r-I stream, assistant, Sl.ss G. M. Ander'ho!i; Hilton, assistant. Miss Margaret |S:-aime!l; St. Andrews, assistant, Miss jV. Jones; l'airhe, assistant 3lis H. j Mi-Sweeney ; Orari South, assistant, , Mis M. Proudlcck ; Morwn, assistant. - M;=.s J. Polvin; Alburv assistant Mv-s ;i>. lirown; Koekwoo'd, sulc teacher. [Miss M. Hart. J APPLICATIONS. I Applications were dealt with in respo;t to the following positions:— CYicklewocd. sole teacher aire anplij cants) : Chamberlain, s„!o lonelier ~(2); 1 Ceraldine. assistant (II); Pleasant ; Pi-'nt, assistant (7); Orari Gorge, sole jtraola-r (3). ~'' ."''•'"■' deeded to rendrertiso the Om.ii Geor.ce position, and also the pr-s-t-'on at Chamberlain. TIMAP.U WEST, j Another offer was received of a site i for a school ai Timarn West, this one havni- a houso on it. The Hoard first on-posed to msix-et tl:e new s jte, but auei wards decided to purchase, the one o:-<;:i]al!y oltercu without look : nn- at r-hi. y.ew one. now offered. The site de- ; cried upon cons'sts of 2-i acres, and ! v.;a,; described as an ideal one. It- is istiiatod between Raymond and Hurd-!]°:''r-f.",if' S alld tho P ril ' u aslw<l ''or : * j r _ ""pupil TEACHEPS. j 'Hie following pupd teachers were |npjK,mtoJ:— i umarii Main Donald .McDonald,! ! V.-.:!;,-''.,:i) l! ;^°; l!:U1 ' McArthur, ! V. Ilavinan. ! | ■Ji.auru 5,;, ; :t1,, E-ieii, Maimer. ! \\a;iua.;a.i:u. \Vi:m:- Lilu-k SXANDAKD VI EXAMINATIONS. ; The -h c: im-pe •••< r i.M.- J. G. (;„•.,-> : reported on the standard VI. central ; examinations as follows: I 'iho examination was conducted at j nine centres, namely, Tiiaaru, Toniuka, | y„ all,ulU ;', PfirMme, Pleasant Point ! Alburv, I'lurhe, St. Andrews and Glen- ; aw.

Of the 435 pupils who entered for '■ the examination 429 were present, 273 ginned certificates of proiieienev. 95 gained certificates of eompetonev. the percentage of passes for the higher cort.li. at... be.ne UJ.2, and '.'or "the lower, 22.1. Tho corresponding percentages last rear were 02.5 and 23.5 From the Roman Catholic, schools 34 were presented, 31 were present, 21 yarned certificates of proncicncv, and S gained certificates or competency. : BARCLAY PRIZES. * { The Barclay prizes were awarded to : Alary Scott (Hdion), Dora liume (W annate), both first, prizes; Francis Hrosnan (Claremonc), and David Todd (Mihord) second prizes. DOUGLAS SETTLEMENT SCHOOL. Mr J. G. Cow repoixcd on The request lor a school at the Douglas Settlement, lie had visited the reserve set apart for a school site, and met a bunt a dt.zen of those interested, the chairman of the Board of Education being a'.so present. The proposed site Serpentine VaJlev road, md was j •■■'.lit +"--o and "a hail mil-s from ; the Vaihao D,-:wn3 school and uuout six iniies from the Waihaormigii school. Provision would refiuire to be made for about 30 children of school age, tho number under school age being 22. About a dozen children of s liool ago were n ,t \et re_id-->it. but as the dwellings for those were already erected or in course of erection they would he available for school atteudaneo bv tire time a school was : established. Praci'cally all the children would be within tlvree miles of i the prope:i?d site, while all were over j that distance at present from anv i existing school. Tho settlers were, prepared to cart al! materials for th-3 school building,, to do any excavation necessary for foundations, 'and to erect femes. They pointed out the expediency of erecting a. res'deuce as we!' as a school, but in the event of delay in erecting a residence thev said. ' arrangements would be made fo'r uro- I v ding accommodation for a teacher. Mr Cow strongly recommended the establ shmeiit of this school. It w-as decided to apply to the Dei partment for a grant for the erection I of a school suitable to hold 35 children. , CORRESPONDEVCE. Mr W. Hewson wrote offering to lea.se tho residence at Orari IJridge.— Agreed to, Mr C. Aker offered to lease the j :os:deueo at Oi-ton on the- former terms. —Agreed to. Mr P. C. Davie wrote rcs : gning his position at Hnnnaton.

Mr Lyell reported on the fencing at I'areora East. The. fence was a good substantial imp with nothing extravagant about it. He offered to meet the committee, go into the ratter of fencing the residence, and report at next report at next meeting.—Agreed to. Mr Maze said the Board had already refused a request for fencing from AVashdyke. They should treat all alike. Members said that justice would be dona to Washdyke. Mr Petc-rsou asked for a ii.-iowal of his lease at Pareora West.—Agreed to. AVaitolii Upper asked for" a new boiler and a w.e.—Agreed to. On the suggestion of Mr M.,zo it was decided to apply to the Department for a residence "for the master at tlw Point, the present residence being unfit to live in, ACRICULTUTUL IXSTRUCTOH, A long letter was read from Mr Brown, agricultural instructor. It was taken in committee, and it was decided to reply as follows to- the writer. —That the Board regrets the tone of Mr Brown's letter; that ha is under a misconception as to tho attitude of the Board towards liini; that no discourtesy was • intended in not calling him into the room when his resignation was accepted, such a procedure being unusual with the Board: that tho Board accented his •{ion as from January 30th, because they understood from his letter that lie should leave when it suited him to do so; that tho organisation of his work had been left to himself; that no resolution had been passed to the effect that tha Board should not go outside the Dominion for a successor to him; that the Board appreciates the fact that he has done valuahle work, and would doubtless hare appreciated it more had regular reports poncerning~t been, supplied to them:; that the terms of his agreement with the Board be adhered to, and that ho be thanked for his suggestions regards ing a successor. . The appointment of a successor to 3ir Brown was deferred. 'Fh'e I'imai-u High School Board advised that they desired to have no connection with the payment of any new agricultural instructor who might be appointed. Accounts were passed for psy -Tit and the Board rose at 8.30 n.q.