EDUCATION AFFAIRS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16036, 29 January 1920, Page 5

EDUCATION AFFAIRS.

MEETING. OF THE NO AND,

The usual monthly mooting' of the Wanganui Board of Education wan held last night, the chairman, Mr .F. Pirani, presiding. There were also present: Messrs Fraser, Collins. Bruce, Johlin, Pilkington, Mclntyre, Hemingway, and Bryant. THE STAFF. RESIGNATIONS. The folkwing resignations were accoplcd: A. Prideaux, pupil teacher, Patea-; E. Me* Dougal, solo teacher, Moawhango; 11. Rath bone, sole teacher, Taumata; M. Mikkelson, cookery instructress. APPOINTMEN'I'S. The following appointments hav© been confirmed:—To Arakura, assistant, Miss F. H. Tolley; Foxton, third assistant, Alisa I. Woodruffe; Wanga-nui East, sixth assistant. Miss A. P. Rice; CamplMdl Street, fourth assistant, Mr G. L. Mcljeod; Oouville, lifth assistant, Mr 0. J. Caiman; College Street, fourth assistajit, Mr N. Martin ; Waitotara, assistant. Miss A. McKee: Terrace End, eleventh assistant. Miss E. Bucha.nan; Awahou South, soje teaclu-r. .Miss M. J. Balmer; Apiti, head teacher, Mr A. S. Burns.

The following offers of appointment! and transfers have- liee-n accepted: - Campbell Street, first assistant, Mr H. Lyall; fourth assistant, Mr G. McLeod; eleventh assistant, Mrs Ferguson; Poxton, sixth assistant, Miss A. R. McKay; seventh assistant, Miss P. McMurray; Ohingaiti, assistant. Miss L. Laing;] Ohakune, second assistant, Miss F. Grant ; Wanganui Hast, third assistant, Miss F. Hornema.ii; sixth assistant. Miss A. P. Rive,; Piriaka, head teacher, Mr H. R. Harre; Ruaili, sole teacher, Air AY Tl. Gill; Woodlands, ©ole teacher, Air S. Parian©; Pukeroa, sole teacher, Air J. Galbraith.

GOVERNMENT GRAFTS. Tile Education Department notified, the making; of grants as under:—Kakariki, for new school, £780; Campbell Street, Palmerston North, grant increased to ,£8426, which would enable the lowest tender to be accepted; Lvtton Street, Feilding, for one room and additions to offices, ,£935.

SCHOOLS AND RESIDENCES. Application is to Ixs made for a grant for establishing a school at Mt. Biggs. It was decided, if possible, to re-open the Moumahald School, for which there would bo a mini mum attendance of 12.

The Senior Inspector is to rcjxirt, upon the advisability of erecting a residence at Euukura.

Tlie Education Department has agreed, to provide rent for site at Maxwell. For the present, a vacant cottage is to 1». utilised as a echoolhou.se on Bluff Hoad.

An adverse report was received from the architect concerning Great ford residence. and it was decided to make application for a grant for a new residence.

Permission was given to the Huntervillc Committee to launch its ground* improvement scheme, on which it proposes to spend £226 10s. A. cheque for £23 2s 6d was forwarded Jbj the Wanganui Cosmopolitan Club as its annual donation towards the prize funds of local schools. Cheque acknowledged with thanks.

An application w r as received from the Ohakuno Committee for the establishment of a district high school in that centre, pointing out that the school ■would have at least 30 pupils. Referred to Hie Inspector for report.