EDUCATION BOARD.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 15119, 13 August 1913, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING. The fortnightly meeting of tho South Canterbury Education Board was held in tho Board's Office yesterday. Mr J. S. Rutherford presided and there wer e also present —. Mttsrs G.'J. Sealey, T. Sherratt, G. W. Arn itage, \Y. Lindsay, G. Lyall, and C. S. Howard. Mr Maze apologised for his absence. CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT. Tho chairman said that owing to Mr H, Mclntyre's removal to Pareora East,. Mr .jlcSwt-?ney was in temporary charge at G.'enavy School. Miss D. Ellis had been placed : n charge of the Rangitata Island School untTl an appointment was made. Miss E. Fcn-wu-k, pupil teacher at Timaru South, had been compelled by ill health to apply for leave of absence. Mr \Y. F. Evans asked th.it the Board should tlr S l, .tlie come to a tpcedV decision concerning" -the proposed site/or a s : de school at Temuka. Air Rutherford asked members to express an opinion concerning the' Architect's Bill, now before Parliament. Apparently it,wou!d, if pa-sed, prevent the Board's foreman from carrying out a great deal of the work he had been doing so efficiently for the Board. The contractor? had' made a good start at Temuka and Timaru West. The votes for the south ward election were to be counted that afternoon. i: ; RESIGNATIONS. The resignations of Mrs Mcintosh, IQtfii assistant Timaru Main, and Mr Mcintyre, headmaster, Gleiiayy, were received and accepted. APPLICATIONS. Applications were received for the positions of Glenavy (headmaster), Hiram Main (10th .assistant), and Raugitnta Island (solo teacher). The Board forwarded'-names- to the various committees.

L CONVEYANCE. ■'• A conveyance allowance was granted to the .Murphy family (4 children) at Suthc-rlands.. GOVERNMENT CORRESPONDENCE Ihe Department wrote in reflation to the boarding of beholarenclosing a resolution passed by the secondai-v Schools Conlcreiuc. 'J he resolution/ was thai the contereuco is of opinio,! that principals <,f Secondary heliosis should be authorised to report to the local Education Board on the suuaoaity or boardiug arrangements made l.y Junior District :ind Jun : or .National Scholars, with a view to Jiis::rmg the proper housing and j:uporvi.<.-on of such scholars." The communication stalod that so far as tae Boards scholarships wer? concerned it \wv.dd probably be enough simply tc add ii proviso to the regulation malting boarding .•.rrangentents i-übject to approral, leaving and -details lor mutual agreement between the Board and the "secondary schools. In the case of National Scholarships, a statutory amendinent would urobahly ha needed. — : — : * " .- Mr Gow, Chief Inspector, thought :t was quite a right thing :is there had been casts where the l»arding arrargemtnts were not suitable. .The ' hoarding allowance was not always sufficient. Mr Howard thought they should content themselves with the conditions m the letter. This was agread to. The Department also wrote in connection with medical insiiecton and transfer of record cards. The. Department proposed to ask each head teacher to rorward the cards by post to the head teacher of the school to : which the child was being transferred anil to make a . claim against his Education Board for amounts expended on postages: v Mr Howard thought the proposal was a good one. The Board approved of the suggestion. In connection with the forthcoming Auckland Exhibition the Department wrote'stating that arrangements were being made for Mr E. C. Isaac to visit tho district for information and

to confer with the Board. The Board was asked it they intended to do anything in the way of an exhibit. 'Hie secretary .said ho did not know k o. any committee in South Canterbury who were going to exhibit. The letter was received. A eiu'iilur was forwarded dealing wiYn ilio registration of boys liable for training in the Senior Cadets. A suggestion was made that the same system as was adopted in the case of tho junior cadet bo adopted in the vase or the senior, by a certificate of discharge. It was also suggested that the schoolmaster draw up and keep a list of such lads as were liable for training. Tho 1 thought the suggestion could bo carried out easily without any trouble. The Board authorised Mr V.alentine to circularise the headmasters accordingly. Four copies of the index of the report, and evidence of the Education Commission were received. A gazetted notice was forwarded in connection with the vacancies for eadetship.s in the Public -Servico. No g!r!s would be allowed to sit for public service,. No girls would be allowed to sit for public service entrance examinations 1913-1014. as the applications already qualified for eadotships greatly excoedod the number of vacancies. Sir iVrmitage: "We ought to get more teachers now. ' GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE. Tho Christchurch -Press" Co. Ltd., forwarded a plate of H.M.S. New Zealand. The secretary was instructed to thank the "Press" Co. for their gift. Sir R. Appleby, Ma Waro, wrote "clain ing £i< 13s* 9d for the erection of a fence on the Education reserve. The members thought the charge excessive and Sir Rutherford was instructed to inspect and report. Fairview Committee applied for a, cupboard for the school. —Granted. Sir W. Shaw, Four Peaks, wrote stating that the road to the site proposed for the new school was metalled, and in good condition, and would easily admit of the Hoard visiting the j-ite immediately. The school was urgently needed. The Board could not see its way to visit the place at the present time. Hanuaton .School was granted 30s for trees. Kakahu applied for repairs to tho spouting of the school house. Referred to the foreman. Kapu.i fojwardod_considorable cor'Tesnoudciico in connection with an aectmht for the repairing of a chimney amounting to £2 10s. N ' After diseussionSt was agreed to pay the account. Alonavale returned thanks for a timber granted by tho Board, and requested that two desks, which were necessary, be supplied.—Agreed to. Otaio wrote in connection with a tank which was defective, and forwarding an'aecount for 12s for trimming a hedge which the Committee had paid. The foreman was instructed to report on the tank, and the monev was refunded. Pareora East wrote asking the Board to .supply some disinfection. The request was refused.

Pleasant Point asked that 30 dual desks, which were necessary for the infant department, be furnished, and that the force pump at the residence he repaired. The Board agreed to grant the desks, and the foreman was instructed to deal with the pump. St. Andrews applied for additions to the school, which was at present inadequate for the number of pupils in the district, .and » class had to be, conducted in the porch. Mr Lyn.ll endorsed the statements contained in the letter, and pointed out that there was a prospect of the attendance going up and keeping up in the future. Mr Howard moved that the foreman and secretary be authorised to take the necessary preliminary steps and report to next meeting. To Moan a wrote in connection with the fencing and rent of the school reserve, and a. letter was also submitted by the lessee. After discussion this matter was held over till next meeting. Tcnuika asked payment from their subsidy fund ■of £lO towards fencing expenses. The Secretary said the funds of this school were in » healthy condition, and he recommended payment of the sum asked for. —Agreed. Waikakahi wrote in connection with the condition of a right-of-way. After discussion it'was agreed that Messrs Lyall and Lindsay insocct and ( report to next meeting. Woodbury wi-ote in connection with the insurance of the school, and also for repairs to be carried out on the school. The Secretary said in connection with insurance he had made inquiries and found that a school used for hut other than educational matters rennired to be insured. The other matters were left in the hands of the foreman. •i ?J°"'? n asked Boards to i-emove halt a dozen la rue trees, and that thev be allowed to use the timber for firewood. —The request was granted. INSPECTORS' REPORTS. Messrs Gow and Valentine reported on the schools they had iuspeetoct since last meet.ng. FOREMAN'S 'REPORT:. The Foreman reported on his visits i" a number oi' m-!:oo!s in the district, and also on visiting Oamnru iii connection with the heating apparatus. In connection witli rairlie School it j was agreed to make the drains. The Board agreed to offer the committee d-inch field pipes cement and drains. In connection with a defective drain at Jlannaton the chairman was empowered to have the work done. The foreman was instructed .to have the defective bell tower at Milford attended to at once.- The report was received. HEATING APPARATUS.. In connection with the proposed healing system for the Timaru West School the Department asked for furtner information regarding the carbon stoves. . - • ~ Mr Sherratt wrote from Geraldiue in connection with the Kclicse No. 10 heat.ng apparatus. ' This stove was in use m Geraldiue Library, and was giving every .satisfaction. 'The cest was .J3 os, and was manufactured bv Smith uoll.ste.id. The Otego ' Ed«eat*on Board also turn ..shed -information relative to si-,u-combustion stoves which were in uw j„ several of their schools Messrs Priest and Holdgate forwarded quotations lor indent for the Eclipse slow combust.on stoves. The letters were received, and the secretary instructed to forward the iv,tormation dc-irod when abie. ' TE MOANA. Mr Sherratt moved that ~U . be Moan" t0 ° l>ell ' a ° ot ' t ' ago scl,u l° l :at Te After a. short discussion 'the matter was remited te the secretary te make che necessary arrangements for openiii" a cottage school.- - ." SCHOOL COMMITTEES' ASSOCIATION. The Timaru School Committees' Vswhich the Board considered se,,«tim. Jno first, m connection with the standardisation 0 r teachers- qualifications was reierrcd to the Inspectors.' The Board were thoroughly in fcymnatby with the resolution to ask the Department t0... afford facilities for teacher* m this djstnet to visit schools in other districts on similar lines, to the \\ anganui Board s svstom. Thev deemed, however, that as there we're difficulties m the way thev could lake no action. The resolution asking that the Jsoard publ:sh ths results of the sixth standard examination eariier than at prosent was -favourably considered. It was explained, however, that the results were declared as soon as possible, and in special i-::ses th 2 inspector had marked papers to oblige bovs who had jsositions <,iiering. It was decided to'ask ithe six-retary °f the Association to give'spocifie casus, i Board considered tnev had insufficient funds and could not consider tho advisability of arranging for an I organising instructor in 'swimming. ! In connection with the leaolution to ! recommend the Department to cease j using schools for polling booths at else- j tion times, because of "the disorganisa- I tion of school work, the Board decided that they could not support the Association at all, as, particularly in country districts, schools had to' be used. Tho adjustment of tho scale of allowances for incidentals was also turned down by tho Board. The secretary explained that at present they wore paying every penny they possibly could; in" fact, they had run into a deficit which now amounted to £134 per year. Mr Lindsay remarked that the town committees should economise as tho country schools had to do.« He had noticed a payment for 2s 6d in one account for repairing a basin, and also an account for repairing a lock on tho door. In the country the committees had to get screws and locks and do the work themselves ar.d if there were any basins, dof.'ctive they iiad to bring them to town and get the work done for a shilling. ARCHITECTS BILL. The Board discussed the Architects' Bill and the: effect it would have on theni if adopted. It was stated that their present foreman although he had given utmost satisfaction would not be allowed to draw up the plans of the Board and tins would cause them much extra expense. * The feeling of the Board was strongly against the measure and they considered it would be a groat hardship to many. It was agreed to instruct the socretary to write the four South Canterbury members of Parliament, giving them their position in regard to the proposed legislation and asking them to protect; the interests of the Board. TENDERS. Tenders were received for additions to the Waimataitai School as follows: Budding and fence Shi'llito Bros., £SBB 7s 3d and £3l 9s; Tooth awl Son £493 and £7B; H. T. Pring £678 and £75; P. O'Hagau £576 and £2O; J. Donaldson (accepted; £536 and £29: D. Hertnon £542 10s and £3O 10s; Lewis and Carlton £630 and £33 13s, "W. Baird and Son £581); J. T. Hunt £559 and £3l. Plumbing and dra.'nago—C Burtenshaw (accepted) £24 9s 6d, J. Currie £47 ss, J. Nisbat £l9 17s, G. Lewis £SO 9s, Mayer and Healey £4B 19s, Spencer Bros. £47 4s. Painting—A. McDuJf £49 7s (accepted), Dophoff and 'Lewis £52 16s. I A. Dephoff £sl ss, W. Doiui £55 ',>>. | The Board then ross.