BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 172, 30 May 1879, Page 2

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

■: (Prom.the New Zealand Times.) The ordinary monthly meeting of the Education Board was held on Wednesday last. There'were .present—The Hon. C. J. Pharazyn (in the chair), Messrs Hutchison, Beetham, Toomath, 0. Pharazyn. Buhny, Gisborne, the Yen. Archdeacon Stock, and the 'Rev. Mr Paterson, GREYTOWN. A letter was read from the Greytown committee asking that the Board would transmit £IOO towards paying the cost of the teacher's residenco in course of erection. Several members said this would be a departure from a rule the Board had laid down. It was resolved to inform the committee that when the Board's architect passed the work it would be paid for, A request was also sent that the Board would vote £7O towards alterations and extensions to the school building ; tho local committee would give £25. Agreed to, CAKTERTON. ' An extension of time to the builder of the school was granted. The local committeo sent a request that the Board would grant £35 for fencing, roller blinds, closets, a well, tank, &c. The money was voted. Some correspondence was read relative to a dispute between the head master and. a parent named Baggerly. The latter's son had been sent away from school by the master for untidiness and uncleanliness, and the father immediately wrote a letter to the master stating among other things that his son was far cleaner than the master's daughter's head, which was a nuisance to the whole school, and advising tho master to attend to his duties of teaching instead of criticising his pupils' appearance. The letter was worded tluoughout in most emphatic and uncourteous terms. Tho.master laid the case before tho committee, who ordered Mr Baggerly's four children to withdraw from the school. Mrßaggerly thereupon appealed to the Board, saying he had read the Act, and desiring to be informed which was- tho strongest, the Carterton Committee or the Government of New Zealand,

A long discussion took place, several members saying the committee had exceeded its powers in turning away the children for the fault of the father. Ultimately it was resolved that Mr Beetham should endeavor to bring about peace with all parties. A request was sent by tho local committee, asking the Board to give the master LlO a year increase of salary, and after considerable discussion the request was refused. KGATARAWA SCHOOL. A request was received from ihe Ngatarawa committee asking that the teacher's garden should bo fenced from the playground. Mr Toomath would say once more that they were keeping on paying money to country districts while there wore 1,000 children in Wellington growing up uneducated. The request was declined. GLADSTONE, The Gladstone committee wrote complaining that during the winter months they could not keep lip a good average attendance of scholars. The roads in the district were very bad, and they hoped the Board, in dealing with the capitation grant, would make allowance for this, • No action was taken. KUltirUNI, A letter was received from a number of settlers at Kuripuni, near Masterton, asking that their settlement should have a separate school. They did not wish to be constituted a separate school district. The nearest school was about two miles distant. Mr Donald would give an acre of land for a site. The Board accepted the acre of land, and refeired the question of the school to the building committee. KKATAIIUNA. A letter was received from Mr Green, who had been requested by the Board to inspect the erection of the Ekatahuna Sciiool, stating that Mr Petherick, the builder, was using timber in the building that could not be handled without falling to pieces, and was generally doing the work in a most slovenly and improper uianner. The same builder had erected an hotel for him (Mr Creen), and within four months after its being finished he had spent an enormous sum in repairing deficiencies. The Board, after some discussion, resolved that the builder should be informed beforo he received payment he would be obliged to satisfy Mr Green as to the quality of the work. PAIIK- VALE. A letter was received from the Park Vale Committee, stating that they recommended the acceptance of the tender of Mr W, B. Allen, for the erection of the school, though it was LlO higher (L 250) than the lowest tender, that of Mr Petherick. ' Mr Allen's tender was accepted.