Waihi School Committee.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1302, 15 April 1905, Page 2

Waihi School Committee.

Monthly Meeting. The asnal monthly meeting of the Waihi .4 School Ooruuiittee was held last night at' ' • the schoolroom, Present: Messrs. H. '( ' MeCatthny (chairman), J, Henderson (soorotary), J. Nswth, H. Hartley, Peroy G, Morgan, J. Newdick, and C. Goodridge. " > The outward andinwsrdcorrespondence was read and approved, Acoounts to the amount of £l9 10s 2d ;' wore passed for paymsnt, ' -. The, Secretary read the balance-sheet and draft report for the year ending 31st March. ' The report 'was approved and adopted. It was resolved to advertise the time for the closing of nominations for the committee, The Bocrotßry oftho Education Board wrote as follows:—Sir, in answer to your letter dated the 20th instant, I am '.directed to inform you that the only fund at ! the disposal of the Board for relieving fceaohers is applied to the purpose of employing teaohera to relieve members of \ the teaching staff who, through illness or other oapßß, are unable to perform their school duties. The Waihi school is graded upon the yearly average attendance for 1904 (551) for a staff of seven assistants andfivo pnpil-teachers. Before an additional pupil-teacher oan be ■ appointed il is necessary (1) ettfaor thnt the 'yoarly avorage attendance shall reach a minimum of 561; or (2) that the average attendance ' shall have reached 610 for one qu'irter,- or 690 for two quorfa-i, or 580 for three quarters (aeo clause 2 (.I) of the Kegula- '; \tiotiß Under tha Pubic School Teaohers' Salaries Act.—The letter was received. • ! >'.'' . On the motion of Mr Goodridge, .'! II seoonded by the Chairman, it was resolved, T •'' ''That this meeting viowwith regret tho ;i. discourteous reply by the Premier to the ' $ deputation re the East End sohool, and J K pledges itself to do all in its power to asiist •■•I 0 the establishment of the said school." ,/:•>; t The Secretary of the Board wrote:—Sir,— ■■;% lam directed to inform you that, in view of . ''' : l j: .tho inoroased attendanco at the school, tho ■#s Board is able to appoint another assistant J\% i and another pupil-tenchor to the staff of the '-'-^l , school, The Board nowßubmit3 the name h )■■■ | of Froderiak R. S. Bnllon, who ia deemed Wpi f to be the most eligible for the appointmont, ; las assistant. Mrßullenis t,ve.nty years . ' : | •of ngfl, He is not yot certificated, he has -'A ' , had three years' experience in teaohing, % ( and tho inspectors report that his school ' % work is very satisfactory. I have V ask ~ i| the Committeo to inform the Board, /Is asearly as possiblo, whether they have ',; any suggestion or recommendation to offer • I regarding tho appointment. The Board ;;| has authorised tho appointmont of .Miss , ,'| Hilda E, Ganley as a first year, pupil. : .v' teaoher at the school, from tho Ist instant, '—The jetter was received..., . ' ,;. ' ■ ."#,s Tho secretary of the Board, in answer f| to the commiltoo, wrote that the Board :'?s was of opinion that Mr Carter "had'not S| shown sufficient reason /of"the' granting of • 0 oxomptioncertificates for his children.— 'r'st Tho letter was received, , • %\M On the motion of Mr Morgan, seoonded • V'|§ by ivlr Goodridge, a hearty voto was uuanimon«ly accorded to the Chair- '■■s'; 'J| man for hia valuablo services in the cause vjv. 'f| of education in Waihi during his term of ';-f$ office' < ■■;■% It was moved by ,Jhe:j Chairman, ' vs| seconded by Mr and carried ~'sM unanimously, that a hear'liyVvoTo cf thanKs ! |«f§ bo passed to the local'pW.fbr their 7?m valuable assistance in reporting the ?f|| meetings fully. ■ ■';'"■'.. ''sm