EDUCATION BOARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12082, 10 August 1917, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The Canterbury Education Board met to-day; present—Messrs C. K. Opie (chairman), T. W. Adams, E. H. Andrews. W A. Banks, J. Grirumond, TC. M. Hamilton, C. S. J. Jamae-son. J. Maze and A. Peverili. APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. Appointments recommended : Annat, Mr G. Hancos. master; Eelfield. Mrs E. H. Allan, mistress; Christchurch East (Phillipstown), Miss D. Manifold, assistant, mistress: Christchurch "West, Miss M. I. Hardey, assistant mistressj Greymouth, Miss ?.. B. Strutters, assistant mistress (second division): Goldsborough, .Miss <(.'. M .Tores mistress; Hilton, Miss J- •!■ Miller, assistant mistress; Lyttelton AVest Miss A. E. Handler, assistantmistress; Makikihi. Mr T. Marlow, master; Okein's Bay, Mr T. Stagpoole, master; Okarito Forks, Miss A. Sweeimv, mistress on capitation basis and subject to tisual conditions; Owenga, Mrs H. Renwick, sewing mistress; Ranfiora, Wilfred R. Fame, pupil teacher: Ranald, Mrs Tan, sewing mistress ; Waitohi Upper, Miss E. Bishop, mistress; Elm wood, transfer of Miss F. Worden, pupil teacher, from Rangiora to the Elmwood School. The recom mendations were acreed to. Resignations received and accepted: -Christchurch West, Miss T). Manifold assistant mistress; Eifielton, Miss X TV \nderson* mistress; Governor s TJav. Miss L, Calvert, mitress ■', I.a Fontaine. Miss G. J. ParK, mistress; L'vttelton, Miss M. E. Olhver, assistant distress; Okarito Forks, Miss it. •£• Donovan, mistress: Ran-iora, Worden. oupil teacher ; St u ss H B Wicks, pupil teacher : ba!^bury, Mi'ss N A. R.JSV, mistress: Sprmgburn, Mr T* Stagpoole, master; Timaru Mam. Mice; \ F assistant misMiss'/nnio Kughov, mistress: ,'Kf'ircw'. -.ir 1. Marlow, master: Wa than,, M-s ME TL.rdev assistant' mistress; Wooclend, M : «s i'K Hnndlev. assign,,;, mistress. *'Th<* followins recommendaLions were ri ; d e--That the Cri4:lowood School .i-ouid be kept open and that the: servic» s of a temwrary teacher should be :'-.-„rcd untn'the end of September; -hot in resard to a notice from the Dethe Aknroa and Grey vnnth High School Boards had nolesal .-•cihority to supplement the salaries or tochers engaged in secondary depart-"■f-nt.s of district Ivcrh schools, the two concerned should approach the p.-T-rtment with the view of obtaining authority to make such d«vnrmts; that the annual grant of £'lo h~ made towards the cos 1 of printing M„, Training "Recorder'* and of the Students* Association. The recommendations were agreed BUILDINGS COMMITTEE. Included in the report of the. Build\v<r< Committee wer» the, follow n" recommendations .-—That improvements ft the Blackball School he put m hand a-, soon as £3OO promised by the school committee be received or guaranteed; (hat Mr Grimmond interview the Min-i-cer in regard to the Ccbden School s :r e; that u'teachers' residence ;t trha be erected at once; that the Lmwood School be placed in the list of ap-vl-'eations for grants for additions, but. that no action be taken in the meantime to obtain a. grant from the De* pnrtment ; that concerning the pro-po:-H school at Mount, Ncssing the settle;- should be met at, the Waterfall j:t 11. a.m. on August 1-1 to discuss the question of site; that in regard to the ' ?--n!>':.:"! to erect >-, school at. Parnas.'-us, application .should bo made to the department for a. grain, or l"2o0 and that ,-i report bo prei-arrd ; th.at certain alterations l.e made to the huildiir: at TV•::hmaker's placed at the di.,nosal of ;!,(> hoard for a temporary school ny ?.!;■ M'Farlane. provided lie allowed the building to be used for the purpose for t'.••(■ v..:irs; that owing to thi- small toucher of children if would be prae-W'-.Me impossible, to obtain a grant for \';:c creel ion of a school at Tormore; -bet, plans and particulars be sent to Wellington, together with an application for a grant of £l6O. for the erection of a school at Whiterock. Tl." recommendations were agreed 10. .*• GRKX'LTEI?AL COMMITTEE. 'ln... following ricciumendaiiojo iv.a'i" by the Agricultural (,'ommnioe: - i'iiat lists of schools having available lands to be: used for patriotic purposes. b ; . sr'i'it in the :,. : .crotary of the Industrial Association oi Ca.ntcrb'l]y ; thao grants be made to the i'aKaia and houthbrook Schools to rcplac trees killed by drought; that £lo'be granted tor improvements f.o t!io Sf.hooi z rounds , that no grant be made to thf District- High S'.hool L ommir.tee towards paving the- salary of an extra assistant to speoiolke in the work of agriculture, it, being considered thai the school vas already overstaired, and rhti'o to grant such, assistance would create, a nreoedent that, could not be earned out in connection ->'.'ith other schools taking r.lio rural course of instruction ; that the matter of rlv appointment of an assistant agricultural instructor for the West Coast should fie left in the hands of the chairman of the board and of xh<\ Agricultural Oomraitj?o to deal with.

The recommendation;- agreed to

MA.YCAI, AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. The following; recommends tions. were .nade That a grain br> made to rhe managers of the Kajapoi Technical School to eorer ■the., cost oi' lilting up ili!; seience. room with rln-trii itv ; iha. tiiu proposed dressmaking elates at, i.vo.-iroii, Duylf scon and l-ake.-ido be approved : that the- agricultural inscruet•ir.s ;irid supervisors bo thanked for the :rcr:.:v and enthusiasm (hey had shoivu oi their work. i ccoffinit ndal2oll s v.oi'e, aiij'cod to. MIS C EL L A N I'] 0 ! "S. A motion move<l by Mr Hamilton ■» nat no member bo alkiivcd to exceed live minutes for_ speaking on each oecui.'i addressing trie board without tt:c special leave. of the chairman . v.-ns carried by a. smaii majority. Jho New Zealand Educational lusti--U'-e \\iott! urging the board to .support tile movement ior Liio early closing of Im.el i;-ai>. It was resolved to give full : - as lxrjiie.sted, Mr Opm remarking liiai no considered Jt neeessary in Hit- .interests of the youngu- peopie in p.u t-iciilar. i'rom what ho haci seen in >\ ejhr.gion on a recent Saturdav evening, Mr Opio > was (juice satisfied th.u ic was in the interests of the Dominion riiiit the hotel bars should be closed at Mi early hour each evumig. in© Depaitment ior>'.anted a circulir approving oi the suggestion of th ( , a-t-oital iiitieiency Board that in 0u1.,r to as.-.ist 111 liicincat.ug in ij- u ac;s ol bjy-s and girls a strong national sentiment, 'the American system of sa'utmg tho flag when entering school should be followed. Jt was agreed to give effect to me proposal. Lu was reserved to accede to the applicaton of the Oxford East District l-Jt.gh School that the school s-h/'i:]d be known as the Oxford L> .strict, J-j.gh School. Mr C. S. Howard was re-elected as tho board's representative on the Tiinaru High School Board. A letter was read irom the Department relative to the St Albans School Blection, and the necessity of conducting elections strictly in accordance with the Act. The letter was received. The report of Mr Opie and Mr Banks on the fire at the Burwood School was adopted. . The Ashburton Borough Council wrote definitely refusing to allow any portion of tho domain for a school site. It was decided to N £0 on with the work of erecting the scr-c-1 on the present infants' .school site.