EDUCATION BOARD.

Western Star, Issue 377, 4 September 1880, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

(From the " Southland News.") An ordinary meeting of the Board was held yesterday. Present-Messrs T M Macdonald '(chairman), Lumsden, Mackintosh, Dennis-ton, and Dr Menzies. Heddon Bush.—The Committee applied for salary to the teacher from the date of his appointment till the time he entered on Ins duties. Consideration deferred pending more definite information as to why a length of time between the two votes was allowed to % ,l n „ s „._The same Committee applied tor new school buildings, and the Executive reeommerded delay till « «» had been fixed on, which was not yet done-Agreed to 'Wrev's Bus 1 -.—The Executive recommended that, the Committee fix on a*ite for ■ new school near that, approved of by the Inspector, and as the Board expected to be in funds shortly tho school would be forthwith er .. oto i -After Mr Mackintosh had explained the nature of the ground in the quarter «■ commended by Mr Goyen, be moved hat, the words "near that, approved of by spector" be struck out, which would leave tn- Committee more at liher.y.-Mr Denniston seconded this pro forma.-Ur Lumsden Objected to any alteration in the report-the school would not be built in a swamp ; that everyone knew.—Clause passed. Orepuki.—Mr Mackintosh inquired if no application had been received from fh« Committee for fencing fund* P The Chairman sail it was included in a number of applications, which bad been portioned till funds available. . . ,„j ._ Riv( > r ,on.—The Board was again asked by the Committee to bring tliedaima of this school to he declared-a High School under the notice of the Minister of Education, a chier reason urged being that the expense of maintaining the school as such would not. be materially increased. In discussing the matter the Chairman incidentally mentioned that there was ene, if not two schools in the Otago district Lawrence and Tokomairiro, rated as High Schools, where the average attendance of one did not come up to that of Riverton, and the other only slightly exceeded it.- Dr Menzies corroborated this.—Mr immsden moved communicating with the Minister of Education, and pointing out that as constituting this a High School does not involve any extra expense to the Dupartment, the Board did not see what objections there could be to the proposal, and that his attention be drawn to the fa<-t of the attendance as compared with the places mentioned. Agreed to.