EDUCATION BOARD.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16853, 5 June 1920, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

YESTSEDAY'S MBBiING.

The Canterbury Education Board met y&iitr-uuy. .fiejcat—Mr £>• H. As<LiW3 ui»u), uie o. Uwii-m-au, ALCisrs C. b. ilov.-.'-id, 'I'. J. Auze, (J. ±i. Op.c. A. >'<. .lianks, ■^ 1 = uc f I ,' G. V.'. Aimiiage, J. Jamiesoc, \V. ifcponcer, ana A. jt'everiil. jLiio Appointments Committee reported that letters hud been received from wie rtveral Lcairar.tecs, ttiongiy i>rotes.u:g uguir.fi the nzoposal to c.ose lh2 Awatuna. Oo.cisborciigh, and lilikor.ui schools. It v:as I*l each tise to lioid over tiie matter peiidiiig t;:e i.>eiiartincnt s organ.= - tijii of a satisfactory Echeme for coaveyauce of chilaxcn to school. The '-^ ra 3" s Curler Echcol T.ould bo re-opened if tnc residL'iV.3 could secure tile services of an »15nroved teacher. 'JL'n; i>u;iiiE?3 Committee's leport vras adopted. It wis agreed to amend tlic plaji for tho ilitcham and for a school of 2-t feet by IS feet. It v.'as decided to appiy for a grant for the erection oi a tcacher's residence at Roheby, and to thank ilr Uarclay, a resident, for his oiler 0; two acres of land for the site. A grant of £250 wculd bo asked for school extensions and improvements at. Gcralcune. Tno ISeckenhp.m Committee bad applied for two additional c'.ass roDms, the erection of caretaker's residence, and (ho shifting of ln " dows in the south wing. They also asked that comc effort be made to reduce the sise of classes. It was resolved that tho_ inspector be asked to report on. overcrowding, tho architect to report 011 windows, and that the heating system bo regulated. The rebuilding of tho ChriKtchureh West school v-o-i d hi taken in h;v?id at tho earliest possible date. Plans for the new infant f-chool at V.'ultliam would be prepared at onco.

The Agricultural and Manual and technical C-crnmittce reported that consideration of Mr Alley's offer with rccard to EiascinK use of hi 3 farm at Upper Riccarton as nn experimental one in connexion with the Norm ril Training Col"ere hnd been held over till Mr Martin (Agricultural Instructor) was in a position tn supply fuller information regarding Mr Alley's clfc-r. j>e 'Va.rj'ill School Committee wroto, statin? that it v.'.t; unable to carry on on its present finnace®. It was decidcd to reply that the Board ror.ld gra.ut 110 Wief. Rsgarding the errction of a schoi! at Cc')i:n, for which the Board had £3000 in bund, it was decided to apply again to the Department for the balance to make up £6300, the estimated cost, and if the Department declined to pra-Tii tho request tixr bnildinaj of the sebool 'o be commenced with tho money in ho-nd.