EDUCATION.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20092, 22 November 1930, Page 11

EDUCATION.

CANTERBURY BOARD. YESTERDAY'S MEETING, The Canterbury Education Board met yesterday. Present—Messrs W. A. Banks (chairman), J. G. Gow, S. E. Evison, W, Johnson, J. W. Preoii, S. Smith, C. S. Thompson, S. Wild, J. J. Hurley, W. P. Bpcneer, H. J. Bignell, and G. W. Armitage. Staff Changes., Tho i'ollowing appointments were confirmed:—Cave, Mr S. E- Fee, he&dtcacHer; Culverden, Mr F. E. Wilson, head teacher; Eyreton West, Misb G. M. JRowe, assistant mistress;. Opawa, Miss •M. A. Hawkins, assistant mistress; Shirloy, Miss A. Suckling, assistant mistress; Waihao Downs, Mr J. E. K. MacKay, oole teacher; Waikari, Mr G. W. Soal, head teacher; Winchester, Miss «T. McNicoH, assistant mistress. The following resignations were accepted: —Ahaura, Miss E. N. Ellis, assistant mistress (marriage); Blackball, Miss M. I. Burton, assistant mistress; Christchureh West, Miss A. Caithness, assistant mistress (marriage); EUeaniero, Mrs E. Dingwall, sole teacher (retiring); North Brighton, Mr K. S. McKay, eub. assistant (Wellington); Oxford, Miss F. E. O'Connor, assistant mistress (Marriage); Oxford, Miss S. M. Ruddock, assistant mistress (marriage); TimafrU West, Miss J. M. Bowie, assistant mistress; Waikari, Mr C. "V. Jackman. lieadtcacher (Washdylfe); Waimairi, Miss A. J. Cook, infant mistress (retiring); Woolston, Miss G. Bowring, assistant mistress (marriage).-

•The appointment of fc teacher to Waitohi Flat was deferred till tho consolidation scheme should be'settled.

• Lotters of appreciation are to be sent to Mrs Dingwall (Ellesmerc) and Miss Cook (Waimairi), who aro retiring after long sorvice. The Board approved of an application from Menzies Bay for tho establishment of an aided school.

The ' Greymouth School Committee wrote protesting against the removal of Standard VI. boys to tho Technical College. Tha question was referred to the Director of Education (Mr T. B. Strong). Permission was granted the St. Joan Ambulance Association to appeal for j funds through tho schools between the I Hurunui and Rakaia. Buildings. Tho Board ■ decided to ask the Education Department to provide two porta'olo buildings for Parnassus a 8 the temporary accommodation for the children of the employees on railway construction was suitable only for warm weather. Ono of the classrooms would be needed before the cold weather and the other about May. When the school population was transferred, in about August next, the portable rooms could bo removed to tho • next camp. ■ln- respouso to -representations trom the School Committee it was resolved to reply that: (a) The - Senior Inspector would oo asked to report on the application for the erection of two additional classrooms. *».„ .(b) Collix would be -supplied lor tne paths around the school grounds. _ The Education Department advised that.a grant had been, made for build-ing-another classroom at the "Waipara. School. The claim or' the. Anamu Committee for a new school to replace the one destroyed by Are, was being deferred, the Department advised, pending a report by tho Senior Inspector. j *' Why hasn't-th&" iKsp«ct6r-reported? avked -Mr- Armitage.' '"Everyone knows that? the children are buffering. -Ttee. Inspector explained that he' had been -unable-to get-away. . provided it does not co3t more than 4J40-a. : ahelter-ehed- is to bo built at Lorvgridge School. . ' Accommodation at Meiirren. Reporting on the request from Methven that a new building be erected for the Science and Domestic classes, &nd that the portable building for woodwork and cookery purposes.be retained, Mr Thompson, chairman of the Buildings' Committee, remarked that Mr Strong, during his inspection, had said that Methven was one of the first places which should have its educational facilities improved. A clause in his report stated: "The cookery room ie, I think, the worst I have seen in the Dominion, and the teachers deserve every credit for suffering such bad conditions for so long. I do not know whether funds will permit of the plans I have outlined being carried out in the near , future, but I am prepared to assist if the Board considers the matter an urgent one." The architect -is to be -instructed to prepare plans '.for adequate manual training, science, and secondary class accommodation at Methven. jkfr Thompson also- pointed out that a compound for the storage of petrol had been built opposite Hornby school, where about one . hundred drums of petrol were, ho understood, being (stored. The Board's letter to the Paparna County Council, expressing concern at the proposal, remained unanswered. Another should be written asking for. information, as it was not wise to have bulk petrol stores near schools. It was decided to write again, lot mformation. _ In reply to the Marshland Committee's application for a grant of £3O towards the cost of ground improvement, tho Board decided that if £lO were raised locally, and the Department approved of a subsidy •of & for £2O would be allocated. No Building for Sydenham.

The Board recorded its emphatic protest the attitude of Mr Atmore. who had" advised that he saw httlo prospect of a grant being made for r* building the old wooden portion of tho school at Sydenham during the present financial year. He would be pleasedl to consider' Sydenham when the publi finance showed some improvement Plans were approved for _ the ing of a new school at Crajgmore, for rebuilding the Cust Bchool, and for the partition of the Little Biver school. At Craigmoro tlie committee must provide the . site. Mrs King was appointed sewing mistress at the Selwyn School. Agricolttiral Clubs. The Chief Agricultural Instructor (Mr J Brown) reported that a total of BC2 entries had been made for the potatoerowinE competition under tho Boys' fnd Girls* Agricultural Clubs. These were made up as follows: Senior Competitors (over 14 years of age): — Boys .. •* ISO Girls • - • - - • - 3 Junior competitors:—— Boys .. • • •• Girls --. - • *93 Eighty-four schools under tho jurisdiction of the Board, from Kaikoura to the Rakaia, had entered competitors. Entries had also been received from Christehurch Technical College, Eangiora High School, and St. Andrew's Col-; lege. On his recommendation two inspections were agreed on for the MsFar-la-pn Shield and School Gardes. Com-

petitions—one in December and- a f.cal inspection in March. Training College Students. The Normal School Committee reported that a list of students selected to serve for a third year at the various training colleges had been submittedThe committee had recommended that students wishing to specialise m a S n * culture should be allowed to attend a an agricultural college. The Department had advised that Soatb Canterbury candidates for probationerahips would be permitted to go to the Dunedin Training College year if they bo desired.