EDUCATION BOARD.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16418, 11 January 1919, Page 11

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY UKETIXG. The Canterbury Kduc.ilion Board met yesterday. I'reSoiU—Mr AV. A. Banks (chairman), tho lion.. J. Griminoud, M.L.C., and Messrs C. H. Opie, C. S Howard, AV. P. Spencer, G. Armitapje, J. Jnmieson, J. Maze, - A. Pe'verill, T. Hughes, li. o. 15ignell,. and I'j. H. Andrews. * - The Appointments Committee xe:ommcndeJ, with reieience to the u'.ierutkin made by til© Department under which, 1(4 be eligible lor appointment us pupil teachers', candidates must be no!, less than 36 ye«rs of age, that tho Board represent to the Department that, in the opinion of the Board, those candidates of 13 years of age who had • be.sn preparing for the pupil teacher course' should be allowed to be appointed; thai particulars of two special cases that hp.d corao 1 under ths Board's notice to be forwarded to Wellington. . Tho Senior Inspect or reported that owing to the examination having been delayed, it would, not be practicable to select the new . pupil-tcachers in time- to admit of their undertaking duty in February. Thia would greatly the schools, tinIces the old pupil-ieacher3 remained on for February, or other nrrun-jamenls were made. It was agreed that, in ail cases .where it was possible to do, so, a temporary teacher should be- put . on in place of two pupilteachors;. also to ask the .Department in other cases to allow the retiring pupil-teach-ers to remain during February where they were willing to do so. In moving the adoption of the report, jut K. 11. Andrews said that the Department's recommendations had not been biought in in time. TII3 pupil teachers' examinations could not take place'until later in the year. He suggested that the Board delegate power to make the appointments to the chairmnn (Mr W. 'Banks), the Senior Inspector (Mr W. Brock), and the chairman .01 the Appointments Committee (Mr AiiJspws). , The -report and motion were adopted. The Finance' Committee reported that.accounts amounting to Us "d hud- been, parsed for payment. Ai statement of the approximate income and Expenditure- in the different wards for the year ending December 31st. 1918, had b:-=n subiniited, and-it was decided to hold-over consideration iiiuil next meeting. Th-? report *«viis adopted. Tin Agiisuiturai Committee reported re* ceiviug a letter from the chief instructor in io High Jciioolfl, with regard to the reduction ot the number ol visits of agricultural instructors to District High Schools in connexion with the rural course of instruction. -It was decided:—J) To -make it -obligatory ior all headmasters of District High Schools to teach at least one oi the special subjects of • the rural course, or else forfeit the £30 increment at present paid to haudmas'.eis of D.ain.*t_ Hijli Schools; (2) That it be a recommendation to the Appointments Committee that no secondary' ass'sti.nt should be api'ointed to a District High School who. is unable to truth at least i.vo oi the special ruial <our»2 subjects: (3) To tai:- no re-arding (a) the payment of a bonus to secondary assistants teaching all tho subjects o the rural course: (b) prefiitnce of appoi.iluien. to male assistants. The report was adopted. . , The renort of tho -Manna! and Technical Committee stated that the supervisor s report for December contained t.ie mforuiatio that the Department had agreed to the i>a - mcnt- of full capitation rates 011 ail muni-.U traiuin 2 classes that- would have <:arned t hud it not been for the closing of * on account of the cpiJenrie. A ha-l bien sen; to the Department •' Slv , l "= in view of the increases in teacheis provision .should be maae* ? 01 ~ emoluments tor the Board s instjiic manual ' subjects. A reply hatr own received from the Department, while it was not possible to inc«»fe the salary oi instructors in vroodwors • and c<301.ery, as snggeeted by the rJoard, 1 . - ' £ ment had under consideration a 6e ' payment for manu,:l instiuc ;on ' may be ejected that Boards l>e "enabled" to increase the sa.ar*<» or ue instructors concerccd. The report -was adopted. FIRST AT THE FRONT AND lIRST AT home; The Bots at the front all use . Ro; " , ? ia ' and find "it unequalled, as a and Rapid Healing Ointment, lor the terrible wounds from which theT often "uffer. Don't forget R«onaus noL-essary and effective ir - tJl f ,°\ e in the tranche?. Hexona, le 0d una Übtaiimble everywhere.