EDUCATION BOARD.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16985, 6 November 1920, Page 6

EDUCATION BOARD.

« ; ; MONTHLY MEETING. i The Cs.*.t<H\mry Board cf Educaticr. ase 4 ■ .'•»r-t<srdar. Vresont—-Ir K. H. , Active* « : o':;:lrr.im\ l);; I: ir.. J. fi nmiGcr.d, .-'.rjl , r.'=- 11. J. Bigiio;:, T. Hugl-v?. John -Tamio- • :w>n. J. G. C'ro-.v, (}. W. Armitisge, C. S. • Ti:-->::ip:-.»ri, J. Ma;-.e, .V. P. Spenesr. A. i P-r.oriu. V". .V. f In -ci'danw vi'.h r.otice cf inotior Mr A. Pever-U aiovpl "(a) That tho Depart inev-1 le atkcd to conduct examinations in homo tcienc'. : i eubieot-. i-y er.ablo fT---- who' wisli • t-> do fo lo ob'.n:r. a .-tn'.ui in .subjects relat- : ir? to ]- m&kir.p 1 -x: home keopiu"'." : "That th«s> t-xamir.titiov.® should bo' on the line.- of the Pub.'ic >crv!'x' entrance or £nt«-r- ---: mediate examinations. Tr.'-ro need 1:« very ; little cr'v-i i:xv>=ii=v> incurred in carrying them : «.iir. ss they could held at the .sann ti,mc n<s ; ll'o Pub'.;" sktvice rxiirair ,:tinn .- he'd, nivl the ■.••.wvw-nwjn '-raid include tho Kug':*H j a'A '■iiict ic as e.jt :or the Public >V rv-c--I ar.-l 5-«tto the .-.ubjeeM o't the following . groups. rn>-.fcery, dc-nieflfic- economy. Kc-ii.".' 1 - i -vif.-r.-'. a.-r-.-making. needlework, millinery. eV." j ••■Thtt Departmor.t I>e asked to in- ' stifute osamissatioMs for teachers t>: teeh- ! 'real un'l >!iai)tiHl training' subjects ar.d others ; iu iieu <•: the present 'City si;<l Guilds of • Lsjidon Instituts Examinations' (which in j somf respects :.ro ::ot suited to "the- reqnirei„ mints of tho Dominion). These examination.* . foa'd 'conducted conjointly with the teachers' oxa.'iiiu.ttions and -sh-iu'd include the Knsr- ; Zi-.U and for b»* schco] method papers set for lite D examinations, together with i the group of allied Aubj'oet-s tho stud-'nt or : tcacher intends to take tip." ; G, "Th:it. the Depnrtir.ciit I>.i to j fit-ill continti-t- to l;old tho City and Guilds jO; I.ondoa Inbtittjie examinations for thcs-2 • studor.tii ivho wish !o qu.ilii'r and jjain a ft«tiis that v.-onkl be recognised in oilwr parte of the Kn;pir<? nn:l bl«<> b&cuus? there may bo car'iidp.t<?.« who wish. U> ta.ko tr.fi.'jp'-ns thr.t it not piacti-cablo for tho D'-purtment to or.tmiuc ii;." Tli" uK.!ic-iv- vero second<i-J, jiro forma, by Mr. UisiH'W. I'. eventuniiy decided to 3*n:'r!v the matter to tho Anpoiiitmer.ts Commit if-o for a report. Th-a Building Committee reported ha-vijii; asked tha-t application ma-do for tlk* installation' of hVlitinjj radiator.? in the nev.huildings at Allontcm, luid tli'* roqiwst was agreed fo. Copiov of, corrocpondciuo with the M.ini.-tor oti tlic question of a.r« , ommodation. ni - AjdUmvtoji weie received and tiio chairman's action in pressing the matter was approved. A letter was received tVetii Die Department a-g-raeing to poy hah the cost of a,ll additional a-cres ii the committee would find the ljula.no-j. Tho committee declined, ai:d it- was resolved thfit tho Boa.r<l contribute one-tfuarter (iToh The committee applied for the provision of a marquee or hire of a temporary, buildinfc at Addington | to accommodate the overcrowded 3n-fu-nt departI nifnt. It was resolved to push oil with thy Eyttolton street school and to anar-gs in !j; ( . meantime to rent a, hall. The ivtib-coi))-mittee apjioiuted «t la?t ineetiug rr-coni-msnded the purchase of a new site of five acres for the Belta&t echooj, ond *' ivsolved to ma.ke ail nppl'.cu.iUm for a- grant for t-he purpose. The committee that a meeUi:? of householders had selected the Hilton street ."it-e tor a new school at Kaiapoi. and it was resolved to apply for n f.;ia.nt for the purchase of six acres., A petition \i received from residents at Tiittlc Akaloa, urging- the remova-l of t.lw «inool to a. more centnl. -site. It waij i-esolved that Mfstfr.s Xn&rews, ArmitagfO, and Spencer vuit tho district and report. A letter was received jjfrom the Department granting- £100 io ocqiuic an additional i-h acre?- for the school proimds at Okute Va.llev. T'ornUE-'ion was for the erection, cf a. soldier.v' memorial in the Otaio school pround--. A letter wail rec«iveil from the head tcaoher of the Somerhcld school outlining a scheme for the improvement, ot the school gronnds, wliicli was estimated to co?t £150. The committer expressed sympathy with the scheme, but considered as it was a nuef-tion of a Kiib«;dy, the matter should be referred to the Finance Committee. The latter commit.tec recommended that t-Uo assistance be granted' to Hie extent of £25. It was resolved "Tha-t an- eatimat® be obtained for converting the hot water System at Shirley school into tho combinaiion steam and liot water a.s outlined Mr Vincent, an expert on heating installations. It- was further re-solved that the "Ideal Bystem be installed in the new building at Opawa- ae already ananged. . Tlie rei>ort was adopted. It was decided that members should attend tlie opening of tho new echool at itt. ► Seiners on the 17th. inst. . II wj!.h decided to advis-o tho Ji.icciirton Sc(iiv.->1 Committee -that the Health authonties would not allow the installation of a seP™ tank in connexion with, the echool, and tnat in the meantime the pan system would have to continue. . „ In reply to ft question ky-Mr A. lefrarding. the proposal to procced with the rebuilding of the Phillipstown school, it was stated that tlie Board's application had not yegranted l>y tho Pop-iirtpic^t.