EDUCATION BOARD.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16728, 10 January 1920, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. Tho Canterbury Education Board sit ia open board yestc-day. Prc3cnt—Mr K. If. Acdrewa (chairman), Hon. J. Grimmond, M.L.C.., M.-ssis C. H. Opie, IV. I'. Spacer, T. llughos, A. Pcvcrcil, J. Jair.iceon, G. W. Atmitage, H. J. Bigcoll, C. S. Howard, UU<l J. Mu2t*. 'iha Appointment Committee's report contuiuoi tli,> usual list <;t locomwondutiona ior ujjpoiutmcut.j ur.d vo or u'jjonce, and of rtccivcd ur.d nixcpted. Having coasiaercvl ;ho board's by-luv.-a regarding thy publication of inspectors' reports, tbe uoaixniUco iccommcadoa that it icrnuin for tho unaltered. A Utter had c".«sn rewsi>'cd iiOm Mr M. ('. Karv.aher, bLi Clummcck .Scholarship owing to illncos. It bad been c.jicvd to cxy.ican the board'a ro o 'iet at tho tircmnatanoe.i, with u liojk! for Mr Earwuiw.i.! tweedy lvoovery. in regard to tho Tu:.hiivi nchool tho Depart - moat had written setting that it was unublo to authorise a atatT in extoaa of that ailoived by the Act. It bad be»n agieed to ask tho IX-partmcnt to arringo lor tho inspector <:f Native schools to unset tho chairman of tho board in regard to tho ochoul. Tho TOport was adopted. Tho Building Committee, in the course of a lengthy report, stated that '.ho Department had written making an additional grunt of £OCO towards tho erection oi <ho new school at Ashhurton. It was vccounnenled that tiio matter of temporary accommodation in regard to that Rchool bo '-'it in tiio lian:la the chaiinian <•:' Iho board, that tho present iufani rclionl ; >c. further back, and that or.e additional room o:i tho open-air principle bo erected. The Department had made a grant for the erection of a two-roomed school lit North New Brighton, and it wa? recomuieirltv.l that the work bo carried out by th? Hoard's staff. In rogard to £outb Xcw the Department had written otating that tliero vva3 authority by statute l'nr tho Xea- Brighton Borough Council to transfer i acrci in tho South Nc-.v Brig):ion Domain ti the board for educational purposes, nnd it v::;« vccomtncndcd that neeensury steps >e taken to secure a title to tho ?iie. A grant hud been mnde by the Department for tho purchaKo of 4} acres as a new wrhool pite at Op nun, nnd it was Tccomincndcd that the ground bo pecurod, and tho plans lor tho four new rooms completed. The Depuitmcnt had approved o! the proposal to eonatitute Phillips'.ov.n a main school. It waa ror.omuicrfled that, ih > Scho*">l Committer Ik> asked to make enquiries regarding tiio purchiis? of nrulitional lnnd for tho enlargement of tho prerent nite of tho Sum- | nor school. I

Tho report was adopted. Tho Agriculture! imd Manual find Technical Committee's report recommended tlio appointment, of Mr ]•'. C. liobcrts as resistant woodwork instructor, Normal Centre', and etatcd that Miws Millr h:»l resigned hor position its rookery inr>iru:tior\ mid Miss McIntoah as commercial instructor at Oroymonth. A psri o: C.'ioO hnd I'c-cn sijaeort to by tho roparfnent f<>.- (he erection of :: woodwork 100:11 .11 AmhcrV". Tho ToiK)rt v.t.,-. adopted." A' rcp:)it of t!ic ir-.poction of school pardens was received, tho gcner;'.l tor.o of which was appreciative, und at'.er various members had expressed their opinion of t?:e import.moo of thii clss* of wrk. :'* wii« dccid:J that <npies of the ro)x>r: iimuid be sont to tho peh.'ol tcmaiiiU'i ■; interested.

Tlio Normal Srlicv.'l .C>>:r.:ni;ll»-', lepor'. •vhit'll was niin])'?.!. fi'r.i'.t that tlr> Department h-.d approved tli- appointment uf Mr H. W. Maxwell as assistant i-i cli.irgo cf tinModel School

Ti>a Grev branch of tho Educational ]r,slitujr v.-roto in rof-ronc® to ocv;-papr r report,! of v.ori: dir." Jiy liio b<i;•.-<! in criuniltlcf, stntiilsf '.ha'. 1 lie report.! had ca::=<>'l rviin r.r.:l annoyance to tcncV.-vs and thci' f'fc.v'*. A flimiinr biter v;.i» reeeivcd Iron tho Otira committee. If u-nij decidod lji.it '-h» ljonrd ;hr,;ild exprors its Terrrt nt th" incident, end should endeavour to prcver: ur.r rrenrrcrce.

-V li'tcr from tho Wellington Edisc.itiv! Bn.-H in to uniformity i;; 'he- m:>?;-»r c{ jeV.nnl hnlidnyn w«3 Tc{rr-?:1 t'> ti - ApCommitter.