CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 27, 2 July 1872, Page 2

CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The adjourned meeting of the Central Board of Education was held yesterday at the officc of the Board. There were present—His Honor tho Superintendent (in the chair), Messrs H. li. Lusk, W. Swanson and J. Sheehan. The following business was transacted Hamlltox East.—An application was made by the School Committee of this district that Mr. Smith be appointed the teacher of the school, which was done. Kiriiuri.—An application for books and maps. It was resolved to give books and maps to the value of 51. Taupiri.—This was an application for a grant in aid of the support of the school in this district. The application was postponed. Bombay.—There was an application for an additional gaaut of 201 for this district to aid the committees in erecting the necessary school houses, which would make the grant to this district up to IOOi. The sum asked for was granted. Report of the Joint Committee.—The report of the {Joint Committee on the subject of scholarships was then further considered. The Committee recommended that there should be ten scholarships of 30/ each, six of which to be confined to pupils attending the Common Schools, and four to be open to the pupils attending day schools within the province. This recommendation of tho committee was approved of by the Board. The Joint Committee in one of their meetings, agreed to recommend that the pupils of the Crammer School and Common Schools should be excluded from competing for the four open scholarships, but the Board disagreed with the recommendation, and resolved that the open scholarships should be open to all alike. The committee recomended that the minimum number of marks to be obtained by the pupil* competing for the scholarships should be 75 per cent. To this recommendation the Board disagreed, and a resolution was passed fixing 50 per cent, of the total number of marks in all the subjects of examination as the minimum number to entitle them to secure scholarships. It was stated that it was an easy matter to raise the standard of excellency, but it would be difficult to lower it even if it were fixed at too high a standard. With these exceptions the report of the Joint Committee was adopted. Inspector's Reports.—The Inspector of Schools, Mr. O'Sullivan, laid on the table a number of reports, giving the results of his examination of several schools, which were adopted, and the Inspector was instructed to forward a copy to the respective schools. This terminated the business for which the meeting had been called.—Daily Southern Cross, June 28.