EDUCATION BOARD.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11494, 29 January 1903, Page 3

EDUCATION BOARD.

The Education Board met yesterday. Present—Mr C. A. V. H:>nly.' M.H.ii. 'Chairman), and Me&sre T. W." Adams, H. \Y. r.ryman, M. Dalziel. C. H. A. TOpie. U. Buddo, JI.H.Ji., D. Mc.uillaii, J. itenni?, and J. ju. Scott. Tha building Comuiittee, amongst ciher matk-rs, 11-parted : ~ihe had intimated that the Board's share of the vote for school buildings was £6500, of which £2000 hud already been advanced. Tne clerk of works had been instructed to inspect and report re encroachment of river at, Gloiituunei school, al id to submit plan-* fin , additional iwconunodation at. the Highbank and Ladbrooks schools, 'lhe Lity, fcuburban, Kangiora, and Oxford schools had been informed re disinfecting of the building*. The proposed exchange of land at Sahwator Cn-ek was not recommended, on ilia terms proposed. The Oxford &M*t Committee had been written to re alleged uoglset ot (school grounds. Tim report was adopted. The Appointments Committee reported that Mv i-j. Just, Lytteiton, had the GoiniKittfv> to bring under their notice the ca;se of his daughter, who had failed to pnt--s her fourth year examination. It w;:s agreed to accede to the request of the Fiiirfield Committee that .Mr J. Campbell bo permanently appointed to the school. Tho Minister had r?igniiied his sanction to thj c-invei-sion of the Daifield school into a District High School. The it*ignation of Mrs Kidsou of her position, in the Port Hill School wa.s accepted. The application of the Prebbleton Committee, re appointmeni to the school, was not granted. Tae Inspectors were in favour of encouraging young teachers to matriculate before entering the Normal School, and recommended the rescinding of the Board's resolution I providing that no pupil teacher ehould be j al'owfd to sit for matriculation till after i lit fi.-i-I parsed the examination for the fourth \ Iy, a,-. It was decided to advertise for an ii-«- ---| ,si.<:mf at, the Ambei !-->y Dint rift Hirfh j i (vlsc'il, ;ind to omit 11;- condition confinuij; I t'u: position to graduates. The following jippiiintiucntfl -were rccomiiiended: — V. A. \\'f\ v>, mistre«--. (Jreta. Valley: Mi.'s B. H i.hnnd, mistress, Valey ; Mi,«s L. .M- Hojgson, pupil-teacher, Si-. Albaim ; I Mr (!. F. Alien, master, ypringstcn South ; 1M; <". V. Prat!, assistant m:if<tpr Ixubjccti to ciiinpletion of cErtiticaiej, Fcndaitun. J Til-' icpnrt w,ii> adopted. I Th-- Normnl S:ho;>l ,-md Tcchr.iral C'oinj mittep reported that the Department had j wiitt.cß. Ntatinij that were I j-iirnlw for a supply of a set- <"'f tools J suita'rilo ior .srhool cla-Mse*. An application j fn■■n'i ths F.niigioia Ti'ohnic;.-1 A>si>c-iatinn i r.i-.- Mihiidy had been forwarded to Wellington, it, had been agreed to ask t-hn Priinjipal to eeiect four Wcond-year <=tud&r.tii, the. admission of others to stand oycv till the applications from mati-irtilated university students should be rewived. Tlie seveVa.l schools had been notified that the fees in collection with the boys' woodwork classes Imd been abolished. The Registrar of Canteibuiy College offered a rebate of 25 per cent, on the ie-Ps of teachers attending the School of Art. The sum at the. disposal of the Board was intiufficient to provide for a large number attending the School of Art. The Chairman was empowered to make tha beet arrangements possible;. Mrs Bullock's classes at. the Normal .School are to be continued, and tho Ashburton classes to be discontinued. Regarding the boys' woodwork classes some "discussion took plaoe, the opinion being expressed and supported that the classes should be discontinued if the attendance fell ow twentyTlie report was aJfipted. The Department ivrot*, stating the applicittjon for a nxuvablo scliool at tScargill is receiviuK cionsideiutiou. An application that the Kaiapod school be converted into a District High School was referred to tha Appointments Committee. The Minister -wrote, consenting to the conversion of the Amberley school into a District High School. The Caledonian Society wrote, regretting that they were unable to make any award this year, none of the candidates having qualified. Reoeived. The Department, in reply to a telegram fro>in the Chairman, stated that provision I for sewing mistress was niada in the regulations under the Manual and Technical Instruction Act, and that the Department had still under consideration the special grant to provide additional capitation. The Chairman jwinted out that Parliament had six months ago voted £4000 J-o provide additional capitation. It. was decided, on the motion of Mr Buddo, seconded by Mr Qpie, to draw the Minister's attention to thfl irad.Pfju.icy of the provision for teaching sewing. in schools in sole chnrpe of a master. Tho Chairman referred to the forms required by the department in connection with technical educa,tdon, and said (ii-it owing tr> the number of farms it would Ik , nsccv:.siry to appoint an assistant in the Br-iiid's oflice. It wa.s decided—"That tho Board vigorously protests against th« mu.tiplicHtion of forms and rVturas dot , bpjng «-nt out in <:c.nrwt/.on with the manual and technical instruction, and that the Board finds that their o'erical staff was quite unable to cope with the work.' . Re additional capitation, it was decided t> ask the Department to forward the Beard's sh:)-re of the grant. £600. The Chairman pointed out that unless the grant was obtained, the Board's finances would bo in a worse position than they were last. year. The Commission appointed to iTpnrt on ths Fiaxton School district, leported that they wore not of opinion tint the erection of an additional school is not necessary. The report Mas agreed to. The fvammack Scholarships were awarded to D. C. H. Florance and Isabella Keith, with 5C87 ;uiil 2987 marks. After considering in Committee the mipplenientiiry w.pnrfc of the . Appuintments I Committee, the Board rose. I